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Acrobat
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
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Looks like we got the Senate!!
Looks like the Republicans got the senate!!! WOO HOO!!! Cool beans.
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The Fly
Join Date: Jan 2001
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I think Democrats can blame themselves for this defeat. Clearly they didn't have a clear national strategy for this election, the issues they chose didn't resonate enough with voters and they just couldn't mobilize their side to the polls.
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Acrobat
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: South Bend, IN USA
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Goddammit.
It's just a bad idea for one party to hold the House, Senate, and Presidency. |
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I'm not complaining. Maybe some things will actually get done around here now. ![]()
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Having all of Congress and the president in the same party is like saying, "I have complete trust in you, Mr. President, and anything you want is fine with me." No one in Washington represents me. |
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love, blood, life Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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I think I'm going to have to be forced to reshape the Democratic Party.
![]() They had better watch out before they head into irrelevance. I would not fear to say that the Democratic Party is in slight danger of being destroyed, in a similar fashion as to how the Federalist Party imploded in the early 1800s. Melon |
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
FOB Join Date: Oct 2001
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MWAHAHAAAA
South Dakota elected its best candidate, Democrat Tim Johnson. But check these results: JOHNSON (D) 167,477 50% THUNE (R) 166,949 49% EVANS (L) 3,064 1% Don't think recounts aren't in the process. ![]() What's amazing is that is a lot of voters! I mean, that's a little over 350,000. And that's uhh well almost half the population LOL. So...our one senator is a Democrat. |
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1. Any election that close should be recounted. 2. I was under the impression that there were a number of absentee ballots still to count. Either that's wrong, and there aren't so many...of the AP has called it prematurely. |
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And I'm determined to do just that. Melon |
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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Two points: 1. yes. but recounts in other cases are irritating. 2. i wouldn't say "a number." it's probably less than 1,000 absentee ballots, which will not make or break this election. remember, we have a freakish population here. |
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The Fly
Join Date: Sep 2002
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u have 2 demos. lest u forget Tom d. Recount is automatic. Yes it will be interesting given "voting registration irregularities" in SD. If the talley is close to the same w/ Johnson still in the lead, Thune should concede. BTW- recount isn't automatic according to tim J...Thune hasn't conceded yet. |
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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I meant 1 this here election to vote on. I can't live in So Dak and forget about Tom. He wasn't up for re-election or anything though, as his name wasn't on any ballot.
Recount? yes Thune win as a result of absentee ballots or recount? no, probably not. |
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NBC’s Tim Russert: Now, you said in The New York Times last week, “Jeb Bush is gone.” You want to take those words back? McAuliffe: Of course not. I’ve very excited about what’s going on in Florida. Russert: He’s going to lose guaranteed? McAuliffe: Yep. That is why the president was down there yesterday for his 13th visit. People in Florida are energized. They’ve already started the early voting. And if you look at Broward and Dade counties, there are lines already, huge lines, people--record vote coming out in Florida... we are going to win Florida which is going to set us up, Tim, very nicely for 2004. (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” November 3, 2002) |
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![]() me, i'm just glad the governor i voted for won. this was the first election i was able to vote in, and it made me feel glad that someone i voted for won. it made me feel like my voted did matter, and it did make a difference. i wasn't surprised that the person i voted for for senate didn't win, though. i voted for a third party person, which is essentially like throwing away your vote, at least here. it sucks, but that's how it is. for the house, the person i voted for didn't win (not by a long shot) but oh well. you win some, you lose some.
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The Fly
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The Fly
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Republicans! Start funding the green party! It's our only hope. It's an exciting time to be a Republican! |
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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No one will say it, but I think a big part of the reason for the Republican victory is support among Americans for Bush's war on terrorism and policy on Iraq, despite indications that these were not the top issue's by media polls in this election. I remind you this was a midterm elections for a president that lost the popular vote in 2000 with an economy that has been slow on the recovery front. First term presidents, even popular ones, usually do not gain seats in mid-term election, this is the first time in a half century or a century I believe. Add in the economy and it is truly a huge victory. War on terror and Bush's policy on Iraq I think clearly swayed voters to vote for the GOP.
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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![]() This country is clearly split on the validity of the War on Terrorism and apparently its subsequent wars that MUST be fought. I don't really want this to be a war discussion thread, so I'm going to bring it back by saying there are other reasons people voted Republican. |
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