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[felice]

Je vendredo, 5 novembro 2004 16:57:46 -0500 (EST),

I heard an interesting take on the US election from a commentator the
other morning. He was theorizing that the reason Bush won was that a
lot of conservative evangelicals and conservative Catholics turned
out to vote who ordinarily don't bother to.

I think a rather more significant contribution to the Bush victory was the
appalling hopelessness of the challenger. Bush did very badly in the
election, only getting 30% of the possible vote. But the majority of the
remaining 70% didn't see Kerry as worth voting for. You had the worst
incumbent of the history of the US, responsible for global outrage and
millions of people taking to the streets in protest, and the Democrats put up
a candidate who says "Bush is doing all the right things, but I'd do them
more competently"?!?

A number of states had
anti-gay-marriage initiatives on their ballot, and apparently enough
people turned up specifically to vote against them and voted for W
while they were there.

Not most of the swing states, though. This might have made some difference,
but it wasn't an overwhelming factor.

felice
slippers with a cold

[felice]

Je vendredo, 12 novembro 2004 16:30:08 -0500 (EST),

Hi is there anybody there........
Scottish Newbie,
Kesie xx

Hi 8) There's a bunch of us lurking, but the place has been pretty quiet for a
while now. Feel free to talk about anything, and hopefully people will join
in. But don't forget to mention your shoes, or you'll get a visit from the
punishment mod ;)

felice
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