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November 02, 2004
Election Day
Election Day: Time to sit back, relax, and watch the results. I must admit, I'm pretty nervous. The polls all indicate a Bush win... but... I believe massive turnout (and the widespread voter fraud that can come with it) will help Kerry. Something said on Air America last night haunts me as well. Do Americans come out in droves to vote for the status quo? Generally not.
I hope I'm wrong.
Update 7:50AM: Something to consider. Both sides truly believe the other wants to steal this election. There's news from Philly that votes were planted on voting machines this morning. The bad news is the votes were planted. The good news is someone cared enough to catch them. We don't know who those votes were for, but they're not going to count, and that makes me feel a little better about the ability of our system to work!
Update 8:02AM: Powerline reports:
A reader in Wisconsin reports that thirty vans that the Republican Party had rented to drive their voters to the polls had their tires slashed last night.
Not very nice, Democrats!
Update 2:18PM: Exit polls show Kerry leading in FL, OH, and pretty much all the blue states. But I actually am less nervous than I was this morning. I think the chances are much greater than not that George W. Bush is the victor.
Update 2:33PM: If one assumes the exit polls are in line with the ones in 2000, Bush wins Florida, Ohio, and Michigan. (And loses NH). If he wins New Mexico and Hawaii, that gives him 300 electoral votes, though he would easily win without those two states (or Michigan for that matter.) Heck, Kerry can take Colorado too.
Of course... that's only if one assumes.
Update 3:20PM: Polipundit reports that Kerry is worried about Oregon. Reportedly exit polls are showing the race very close there... maybe even a win for Bush. Huh. I don't believe it.
Update 3:31PM: Just in case you're wondering, I recognize absolutely nobody is reading this. (Last election I had thousands of visitors... but that's what happens when I start over again) But I figure somebody will read it someday.
Update 10:56PM: The fat lady hasn't sung yet. But she's warming up.
A couple comments.
One: No matter where you voted, or who you voted for, you made a difference. Here in Washington, my vote for Bush didn't affect the actual outcome of the election. There was no doubt that this state would give it's electoral votes to John Kerry. But instead of 50,000,000 votes, George Bush got 50,000,001. And when I turn the TV on, I can literally see my vote there. That's a very cool concept. I think it's important to keep in mind.
Two: Do you think Dan Rather stayed up all last night coming up with ridiculous color commentary? He had to have, because some of it was pretty brilliant.
Three: Earlier, in response to the Bush campaigns claim that they were leading in Ohio, the Kerry campaign claimed they were living in a very different reality and saw things in a very different way. And that reality showed Ohio for Kerry. Well isn't that the problem? The Democrats are living in a very different reality. And the problem is... their "reality" isn't REAL.
Four: I don't think the Democrats are going to get a lot of support if they choose to drag out this process. Let's hope they don't choose to divide the country further.
And finally, I'll be working to overhaul this site to create a more dynamic, exciting setting for content. I'm hoping to finally automate everything, and it ought to be categorized and searchable. That ought to make things a lot more interesting... and I think it will bring in a lot more traffic, since this site has virtually no traffic and is NOT seeing any growth right now.
I'm not sure you'll see a different visual design, but the innards of the thing should be completely different very soon. Neato. Starting over is fun.
Update 11-3 3:21AM
Final Election Thoughts: Well, at least for now. I have to sleep.
I am amazed that Tom Brokaw is essentially admitting on NBC that they aren't going to project any more states for Bush because it will put him over 269. The result is dishonest reporting. Give Bush the states he deserves. Take Ohio away for the time being, if you must. Or would that be too embarrassing.
I just don't get it. It's statistically impossible for Kerry to win in Ohio... thus it's statistically impossible for Kerry to win, period. Isn't this what the networks do? They play with statistics and PROJECT a winner. Well, unless the winner is a Republican. Then it's "too close to call."
Furthermore, one of the reporters on NBC appears to be crying. At first I thought it was just me, but she just came on and her mascara had clearly been running. I guess it's hard to deal with a Bush win when you've been cocooned by the belief that America loves John Kerry.
Have you noticed I've become a lot more partisan lately? Huh.
Whatever. Now that the election is over, I guess we can expect the REAL Iraq War to begin.
Posted by March at November 2, 2004 07:23 AM
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