It Was The Farmers And Homophobes...

[WillyT]

And Diebold. Thanks a bunch Ohio! :puke:

<snip>

Young voters didn't increase their turnout as Democrats had hoped. Neither did blacks or union members, two keys to the party's base. Bush, meanwhile, saw a surge in rural and evangelical voters, according to strategists on both sides. The rural vote, once reliably Democratic, swelled in size and supported Bush over Kerry.

In Ohio, exit polls suggested the rural vote increased from 15 percent of the electorate in 2000 to 25 percent on Tuesday. Rural voters backed Bush over Kerry 60 percent to 40.

In Ohio and Florida, the two most important states Election Night, Democrats said they met their turnout targets, only to see Bush's forces trounce them. They said state ballot measures to ban gay marriage may have driven GOP voters to the polls.

The most stinging defeat was in Ohio, which may no longer be considered a swing state. With 232,000 jobs lost under Bush and state voters uneasy about Iraq, it was as ripe as it will ever be for Democrats, strategists said.

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Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/03/politics1716EST1069.DTL

Bush claims mandate my ass!!!

:mad:

[The Chronicler]

1. Farmers and union workers used to be heavily Democrat

Now we win like 3 counties in these states.

[WillyT]

6. It is Truly Amazing How Religion Has Pacified Them, No ???

I mean, these guys get screwed on a regular basis. And corporate farming is taking much of what they had away. The only party that is willing to help is the Dems, but the Dems and the farmer's own economic plight get ignored, because some gay guys thousands of miles away might get married one day.

The Elmer Gantry circuit must have some REAL smooth talkers.

You could knock me over with a fucking feather.

:wtf:

[derbstyron]

2. news just keeps getting better

I don't like the folks in this country too much right now. :(

[JI7]

3. "Farmers and Homophobes"

that just sounds weird in a funny kind of way.

[WillyT]

7. I've Decided To Name My Band That !!!

As soon as I get a band...

After I've learned to play an instrument.

:silly:

[The Flaming Red Head]

4. Thats the ones they catch with the young male prostitutes in the park

forbidden pleasure is always more fun. Dontcha know.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. ohio is a tough nut to crack...

I was looking at past results


00 Gore 47%

96 Clinton 46%


92 Clinton 37%


maybe if we could win some southern and border states we wouldn't be in this predicament...