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Wed Feb-18-04 11:15 PM
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269-269 tie. It's possible. |
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Edited on Wed Feb-18-04 11:15 PM by Bleachers7
If we win all the states from last time and pick up NH and WV, it's a draw. Imagine that. More incentive to pick up house seats. http://www.johnedwards2004.com/map/
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:18 PM
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1. That would be ironic and funny |
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if it wasn't so fucked up.
First time around Supreme Court elects Bush.
The second time around the House of Representatives elects him.
He would be the first president in U.S. History to serve two terms without being elected by the voters.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:25 PM
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10. No it would not be funny |
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Bush would win again because they control the house
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:58 PM
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32. Or worse, Tom DeLay would be president... |
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Actually I don't think they can do this but somebody mentioned it last time there was a 269-269 thread and I found the idea funny at first. And just because they control the house doesn't mean they get Bush in automatically, they need a majority of the congressional delegations because it's done by the single vote per state system.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:01 AM
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33. It's possible. There could also be shenanigans. |
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Edited on Thu Feb-19-04 12:20 AM by Bleachers7
They could nominate you if you were 35. Electors could switch sides or do other crazy stuff. This would throw the country into turmoil
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:18 PM
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2. oh lord. lets just hope for an official win in florida this time |
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:19 PM
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I don't think Jeb will allow that. Sad statement about America indeed.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:20 PM
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7. Florida is a lost cause as long as Jeb is in charge. Think OHIO |
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OHIO alone would make the difference.
There is no reason in the world for anyone in Ohio to support the moron this time around.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:25 PM
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9. I don't think we can count on ohio |
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with the exception of DK's district, that is right wing country.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:29 PM
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Any Dem will carry Cuyahoga County (not just DK's district), plus do really well in Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown.
Repuke country is Cincinnati and the rest of SW Ohio (incl. Dayton), and most of rural Ohio, save for a couple pockets way down on the Ohio River and Athens County, home of a very liberal college town.
The key is central Ohio, namely Columbus. If we can carry that area, Ohio is winnable. Also, many of the rural counties in the east could swing more our way due to job loss.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:32 PM
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I don't mind being wrong !!! I hope you are right, I really do !!!! :toast: I just think it's going to be close, and I have a bad feeling regarding the cheaters (you know who they are)
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:34 PM
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I might go to a tight state for GOTV. I hope we are all considering this.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:29 PM
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15. or North Carolina with Edwards on the ticket |
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That would make the difference.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:30 PM
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17. It doesn't look good for him there. |
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Even though there is a majority of Dems and a Dem governor.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:35 PM
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22. Haven't seen any NC polls |
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Sounds like you've read some polls on NC that I haven't seen. Why is Bush popular there?
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:38 PM
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25. I saw it a while ago there. |
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Edwards has pissed people off by running for president half of his first term. Besides that, it's a southern state. I think Bush is a nice guy to them who tries to do the right thing.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:18 PM
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Which is why we need to do our best to ensure that it doesn't end up that way. We know from 2000 that we can't count on a recall happening in a close call situation. No, not with right-wingers dominating the SCOTUS.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:19 PM
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4. which way did you count florida?? <nt> |
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:27 PM
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i think you are right. We can't depend on florida,even though we won it last time, look how that ended.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:22 PM
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you're sick. Now I'm never going to be able to sleep! :scared:
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:26 PM
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11. Incentive to pick up House seats? It's the CURRENT House |
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which will decide who is the next president.
:hurts:
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:29 PM
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Don't give up just yet my friend !!! The pendulmn swings BOTH ways !!! It's about to swing back. It has to , cuz i can't take 4 more years of these lying assholes !!!
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:39 PM
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I will never give in to these guys. I have been raising hell all over lately challenging pukes and waking up dems in power.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:43 PM
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:30 PM
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16. Does this take into account the one or two? states that |
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don't use a winner take all but apportions its electoral votes according to who wins a particular congressional district? I want to say Maine and Nebraska?
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:31 PM
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:33 PM
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20. So where are you in your decision to run for one of those house seats? |
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You obviously see how important it can be.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:36 PM
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I have discussed it with a couple people here. It is up in the air. The odds against it are very high. I am not situated right to do it. Then again, I am going to one of the Camp Wellstones this weekend (pre-planned). Also, the guy that ran last time was a real turd. Hopefully the next person will be better. I might go for it if it's vacant, but I have to find a way to make money.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:43 PM
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28. You'd get my vote, but I'm in Queens. |
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:46 PM
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:hi:
I think I can hammer this guy if I campaigned 24-7. I could turn seniors, laborers, and regular families on him. He voted for the war, medicare, and I believe the patriot act and a few other undesireable things. Besides that, he is a whore to the money. H ehas taken tons of PAC, lobby, and corporate money.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:51 PM
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30. what state/disctirct? |
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:08 AM
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34. Very, very possible--I think it's more likely than us picking up FL |
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Chimps argument will be--i won more states (which he undoubtedly will, since he's the favorite in states where farm animals outnumber people) and that "the rule of law has been followed."
But, that being said. Congresspeople will be under intense pressure to vote for the candidate who won their states and districts (see the 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election which went to the state house of reps.) which in all likelihood the Dem will win since he would win more populous states.
But any way you slice it it would be a fucking nightmare.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:14 AM
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35. They would never give up. |
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I guess you could hope for some shenanigans in the electoral college.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:50 AM
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36. Draw? No problemo! We have Scalia, n/t |
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:54 AM
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37. Chances of a tie are .05% of all swing state combinations |
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Out of the 21 swings states 344 combinations can be created. I am working on a computer program that is both interactive and prints out the resulting combinations. Does anyone know how to create all possible combinations of an ARRAY and not a SET in Turbo Pascal?
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Thu Feb-19-04 04:22 AM
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38. Here is a possible 269-269 tie |
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Edited on Thu Feb-19-04 04:26 AM by ps1074
If the Democratic nominee wins:
California - 55 Colorado - 9 Connecticut - 7 Delaware - 3 DC - 3 Hawaii - 4 Illinois - 21 Iowa - 7 Maine - 4 Massachussets - 12 Maryland - 10 Michigan - 17 Minnesota - 10 New Jersey - 15 New Mexico - 5 New York - 31 Oregon - 7 Pennsylvania - 21 Rhode Island - 4 Vermont - 3 Washington - 11 Wisconsin - 10
Basicly - CO goes to the dem column and the other states stay the way they were 2000. This is just one of the possible REALISTIC scenarios, there surely are more.
The other possible scenario is instead of CO, the Dem nominee wins LA (both CO and LA offer 9 electoral votes).
Third possible scenario is instead of CO, the Dem nominee wins NV and NH for a combined 9 electoral votes.
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