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Election Night

Election Night

OK, it’s 11:07 PM We’ve got a string of republicans. While we already really had a republican in Zell Miller, this time it’s official. We did get Cynthia McKinny back, but I’m still not sure whether she is more of a pro or a con. She’ll raise the issues stridently, but I don’t know how effective it will be. The presidential race is running at about 51% Bush to 48% Kerry. It looks like Florida might not even come in…

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Still Early But Looking Bad

Still Early But Looking Bad

As of 9:38 pm according to CNN Nationwide 18% precincts reportingBush 53%Kerry 46% In Georgia 59% precincts reportingBush 62%Kerry 37% (we are so stupid here) Georgia Senate 58% precincts reporting (called it for Isakson)Isakson 62% (R) Magette 36% (D) Georgia 04 State Rep34% precincts reporting (not calling it)McKinney (D) 58% Davis (R) 42% Ban Same-Sex Marriage58% precincts reportingyes 77%, no 23% They have just announced the Bush is going to speak – what is going on here? That breaks with…

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Anti-Bush Republicans Speak

Anti-Bush Republicans Speak

“As son of a Republican president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, it is automatically expected by many that I am a Republican. For 50 years, through the election of 2000, I was. With the current administration’s decision to invade Iraq unilaterally, however, I changed my voter registration to independent, and barring some utterly unforeseen development, I intend to vote for the Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry.” — Ambassador John Eisenhower, endorsing Kerry in an opinion piece published in The Manchester Union…

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Blog the Vote

Blog the Vote

Done! I voted for Kerry. It took about an hour. I arrived at the small school that is my polling place. There was a line out the building and down the sidewalk, but it moved at about the pace of a roller coaster ride line at Six Flags. There were no representatives of either party in attendance, no pollsters, no cameras, no fake Kerry reps making bad impressions, nothing. I had phone numbers, camera, and cellphone in hand, but there…

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Halt Voter-Suppression Efforts

Halt Voter-Suppression Efforts

OneWorld U.S. Home / Today’s News / Global Daily Headlines / News – Politicians Urged To Halt Voter-Suppression Efforts With political analysts agreeing that voter turnout, especially of minority and youth voters, will likely determine the outcome of next Tuesday’s presidential election, civil and human rights groups are pressing the Republican National Committee (RNC) to call off plans aimed at discouraging people from casting ballots. At a press conference held in front of RNC headquarters here Thursday, the Leadership Conference…

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