Congratulations George W. Bush

The smear campaign and the negative attacks by the Democratic party backfired on them. The Republicans have gained seats in The House, Senate, and 4 more years for George W.

As one of the 5 Republicans playing Second Life Congratulations George W. Bush and The Republican Party.

Commence my bashing below ....

Congratulations GW Bush and The Republicans!

Now they can't blame ALL OF the country's problems on the Clintons and the Democrats!

You've got the reigns now. I hope to God you take care of our beloved country and don't destroy it in the process of persuing your conservative agenda.

If you didn't count me in as one of the 5, raise the count to 6.

I counted you Korg, But man their aren't many of us from what I saw.

Raises hand

Might be a bit premature. Its being said now that the difference in votes in Ohio is actually around 113000 and its believed that there are anywhere from 150-250000 absentee and provisional votes to be counted. Unless Kerry Concedes which is unlikely it will be 2 weeks before the votes tell the story.

Republican Lawyers are on the way to Ohio as I type.

Simple math says that it IS over then.. Kerry can't really hope to get 2/3 of those provisional ballots, can he? And that's IF the 250,000/upper end number is correct. If it's on the lower end of the estimate, he'll have to get an even higher percentage.

It's over.

Is it too much to just count the votes? Why rush declaring victory? Interesting...

Simple math was Florida 2000

And it's so ironic hearing about how the democrat smear campaign failed. I think I'll defer to Jon Stewart on this one.

Hank. You can probably do the math faster and more accurately than I can. IF the curretnly reported numbers of votes ARE correct and the estimates are as posted above... am I wrong in saying it is a statsitcal improbability that Kerry has lost already.... ????

Nothing personal and I am not dancing on anyone's grave here. But math is math as far as I know. If the numbers being reported in Ohio ARE accurately reported already.. AND the numbers of the provisional vote estimates are within the range stated.... tell me where I calculated it wrong?

I jus want this all over... then maybe we will get three years without campaigning (though more likely 2.5 or so).

It figures.

By the way, look behind you. Harvey the Pooka wants to speak with you.

Well, math is math, yes. But without all of the information to make a decision, or just having a stack of ballots you don't know anything about, any decision or result you come up with will be just plain wrong.

Wouldn't you like to win correctly? Wouldn't you want all votes to be counted, and have GW Bush be the undisputed winner and leader of America? Or would you rather leave a question in everyone's mind like after the 2000 election?

Did you count me? I should count as two votes. Make it 8.

Not that I push this as plausible it is not completely improbable.

Bush is currently leading in Ohio by 136,221

There could be up to 250,000 provisional ballots not yet counted.

If 90% of those ballots are good, as they were in 2000. That leaves 225,000 votes.

If 85% of those ballots prove to be for Kerry, about the number that Gore got in 2000. That leaves Kerry with 191,250, giving him a lead of 55,029.

If there are only 200,000 provisionals, following the same calculation would leave Kerry with a lead of 16,779.

If the provisional ballots are only 175,000 that leaves Kerry with a deficit of -2,346 that will trigger an automatic statewide recount.


So the math isn't all that far out in left field.

I don't think there are 250,000 provisionals not counted in only OHIO..
Did you factor in military ballots as provisionals?

Win correctly??? Why would they want to win correctly??? Didn't you see Bush on that landing pad talking about Iraq with the huge sign in the background that said, "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED"??? They don't understand the fight, they don't understand the fuss, and they certainly don't understand 'victory.'

and ther could be less than 150000 provisionals... the math still doesn't work.

Listen, you said there wasn't a scenari oand I gave you one. If you want to make your own scenarios then please do so.

If there are only 5 provisional ballots it wouldn't work either.

What my example does show you is that once there is a final tally of provisional ballots, you can then follow a best case scenario or worst case scenario.

I still don't see Kerry getting 311 electoral votes, Neehai.

Do some searching on the Liberal blogs. The excuses for Kerry losing are highly entertaining.

Yes.... I have already prepared myself for the "Universal Liberal Whining/Creating silly conspiracies" stage of the post-election victory for Bush. I have my earplugs right on my desk .

It no longer matters about waiting since Kerry has conceded.... also count me as a republican

I am a Libertarian/Independent, so I can't be counted as a republican, but I am very glad that Bush won over Kerry.

This is one of the few times that you will see me openly admit my political views to "friends", but I am very happy today.

Now all we can do is pray that Bush fucks up badly enough that the American people actually sit up and listen.

Maybe the terrorists'll attack soon. That'd wake some people up.

*sigh* I just hope the supreme court has some actual intelligent people on it, and they get rid of the Patriot Act. If they don't, America as a free nation is officially over.

The Supreme Court will be changing... and with that, it is likely that Roe v. Wade will get overturned. Hoorah for back-alley abortions (for the poor, the rich will go to Canada)!!!!

Things I think we'll get to look forward to over the next 4 years:

- Roe v. Wade overturned
- another attempt to add a Constitutional admendment banning gay marriage
- Patriot Act 3.0
- Iran war
- Iraq war, cont'd.
- Afghanistan war, cont'd.
- attempt to reinstate the draft
- investigation and coverup of Haliburton

It should be fun.