GameTavern's Election '04 Coverage
 

Aight this is it, the final round-up. Will John Kerry be elected 44th President of the United States, or will George Bush win 4 more years? Check here all day Tuesday for the latest news from the campaign front. My final prognostications will be updated tomorrow morning.

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An exciting time to be a political nerd sitting in front of his computer watching states electorates get handed out.

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Kerry will win :wink:

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Please do not believe any of Neo's prognostications. Thank You.

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I'm really hoping Bush wins. I think this will be the first time in my life I actually pay attention to the election.

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For a summary of the lies and distortions committed by both sides during this campaign visit http://www.factcheck.org/article298.html

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I think I shall stay up all night to get a jump on voting right when the polls open...

Although voting could be the new star wars and there will be lines around the block starting at 4AM...

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Bush, by 2%.

We shall see.

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I just got back from voting! Using those confounded touchy-screeny electrical machines...

Surprisingly minty! Cool tingly sensation! Seriously minty...

Go me!

I say Kerry wins by 1/3 of an electoral vote...

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Rise and shine everyone! Time to let the fiasco commence.

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So who's winning? :yawn:

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Your mother.

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Voter turnout reported to be extremely heavy:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._america_votes

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Encouraging columnist: http://www.newsday.com/news/columnis...4887692.column

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VERY Early numbers have Kerry opening up leads in FL, OH, and PA. Bush leads in CO, and the two are tied in IA.

AZ CO LA PA OH FL MI NM MN WI IA NH
Kerry 45 48 42 60 52 51 51 50 58 52 49 57
Bush 55 51 57 40 48 48 47 48 40 43 49 41

www.mydd.com

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It has been the fabled Quad-post!!!



I find it strange that when online surveys, and things are done, Kerry comes out on top, but this morning on the radio i heard in municipalities or whatever they are called down south are giving the nod to Bush.

This can only mean one thing.

The southeners have no computers.

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Exit polls confirmed by Drudge Report.

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I'll tell you what, the polls by me are rediculous. When I went to vote toda I waited in line for 45 minutes and that was the low point according to many of the people that are working the polls.

This may not sound surprising, but considering I live in a small rural community, its huge.

EDIT: As for exit polls... remember they are not designed to predict a winner, but to inquire about WHY voters voted the way they did. They have never been an accurate predictor of election results.

With that said, just seeing the turnout of this election (especially among young people), I'm predicting that Kerry will win. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

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People here in Austin are looking at one hour waits.

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Just a question here, how long until we know who won? Because i know this may sound crazy, but here in Canada, we know by the end of the day of the election. Yes, it is a crazy thing, i know.

But like, i forget how long it took last year, but how long will it take this year?

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Ohh sweet jesus

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My dad, grammy, and brother went at liiiike 9:30AM and stood in line for an hour and 45 minutes...

They went around the same time last election, and they said the line had to have been more than twice as long this time around...

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I'm going tonight. Any advice for a first-timer?

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Bring a gameboy

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Bring protection.

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You're going down bitch.

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Some of this folks are novices.

I just had to wait 2 hours in a line while it was raining to vote.

I mean an hour? Rookie stuff...

And my school is in a small town :(

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Don't be a minority.

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I bet that if Bush wins, liberals are gonna find a way to make it seem like the elections were rigged. But so far, Bush seems to be doing really good, but the key states aren't finished yet I dont think.

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Yeah, nothing at all has really happened yet, Bush leads 39-3 right now, but all of the states so far have gone to the person they were expected to, so it's no big deal yet. We'll wait for Ohio because that is huge.

Edit: Zogby predicted Kerry to win with 311 Electoral votes but for Bush to win the Popular vote. Wouldn't that be just perfect?

Edit 2 : Latest projections have it at 77-66 for Kerry. All the NE states started rolling in and obviously most are for Kerry.

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So far only 2% of precincts accross the nation are reporting........ Although the current numbers still have me worried :p

Though CBS noted that of course it's very early, and also many of those votes counted so far came from areas Bush was expected to win anyways.......

Virginia's apparently too close to call, and it was expected to go to Bush... Hasn't gone democratic in long time... *crosses fingers*

Coming up in a few minutes a lot more states close the polls...

Edit: Man, Dan Rather is awesome...

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Bush 102, Kerry 77

Still nothing special. Battlegrounds haven't clocked in yet.

*edit* Zogby has been predicting Kerry winning for a long time now. Just thought you would like to know.

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UPDATE

Bush 155 Kerry 112

*edit* Err, make that Bush: 170 Kerry: 112

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Kerry will make a big comeback when California's 55 votes kick in. :p

As for me, I had to wait about five minutes. :unsure:

I was wondering where the challengers and the long lines would be. I even brought reading (I've been assigned to read Bush v. Gore for class tomorrow). But I just went in there, showed my ID and then pulled the levers. It was kind of disappointing.

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Well, my first time was great. I walked in and was out the door five minutes later. With a sense of accomplishment in one hand, and an 'I Voted Sticker' in the other, I feel proud to have made an impact in the election. My vote counts and my opinion is important.

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Ya, your vote counts alright. Inless the popular vote dosent agree with the electoral college like in 2000.

In this case your vote dosent count.

*end rant on me not liking the entire electoral college concept*

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UPDATE

Bush: 195 Kerry: 112

But, as has been said, California basically makes Kerry 170, so its still very close.

So far, still no word from battlegrounds.

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How I wish this was true...

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OH DEAR LORD!!!!

Leaflets were dropped!!!

That picture takes me back to the time when the show was on TV....good times.