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From: Hogmami
Date: 11-02-2004, 11:14 AM (1 of 15)
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Boy, will I be glad when today is over. I'm tried of all the phone calls trying to tell you who to vote for. Last night we were still getting calls at 11:00PM.
Carolyn
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From: Mischka
Date: 11-02-2004, 01:35 PM (2 of 15)
| And it'll be nice to see a TV commercial for an actual PRODUCT! |
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 11-02-2004, 02:20 PM (3 of 15)
I'm tired of all of it, commercials, my in-laws and their opinions(  )the news casts that have no news, etc....and then afterwards we have the candidates 'reflections' on the votes till we gag on that too....::heavy sigh:: Luckily I have cable and theres plenty to watch..and theres always the computer  .
Chrys
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From: Magot
Date: 11-02-2004, 05:37 PM (4 of 15)
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You want to worry, I'm not even American and we've had to follow all the election hoohaa on the tele. Now I can understand that new US president is fairly important on the world scene, but frankly - just tell me the result I don't need all the "look they talked to their own suporters and everytime they said 'Hi' they got a standing ovation" mush. I'm sure there are more Europeans now than Americans since the constitution was signed last week - did you even hear of that? heigh ho. bear up Chrys - we'll know what's what soon enough now. love and kisses, Jan
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 11-02-2004, 10:40 PM (5 of 15)
Try Being in Ohio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   UGHHHHH!
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From: MaryW
Date: 11-03-2004, 06:45 AM (6 of 15)
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LOL, it looks like Bush eaked thru.
MaryW
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From: Reta J
Date: 11-03-2004, 07:53 AM (7 of 15)
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Try not only being in Ohio but one of the "provisional" voters!!!! When we went to our new polling place, having moved a year ago, my hubby and I were told our change of address wasn't on file. However, our daughter who still lives with us was. She was able to vote normally. Hubby and I had to vote and put our ballots in a signed envelope stating that this was our new polling place and fill out a bunch more info. Those will be counted today. It has been fun!!
Sewing Forever
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 11-03-2004, 11:41 AM (8 of 15)
I see that they didn't get the "youth vote" turn out that they were pushing for. Just what are they teaching these kids in Government Classes in school? It doesn't seem to be getting through to them, the polls show that only 17% of the 18-29 age range even voted!!!!! This is sad. They must not know that they are going to run this country one day. DAH 
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From: plrlegal
Date: 11-03-2004, 11:43 AM (9 of 15)
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Actually Mary, George Bush won by a pretty substantial margin and it's the first time since 1988 that an American President has won both the popular and electoral vote and the most surprising thing to me was that the most important issue to American voters yesterday was said to be "moral values". How many discussions have we had here on this board alone in the past about moral values or lack thereof in the world today? Before yesterday, all the polls were saying that terrorism was the most important issue to voters. Go figure! Patsy Patsy
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 11-03-2004, 07:24 PM (10 of 15)
I'm so depressed 
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From: Reta J
Date: 11-04-2004, 08:19 AM (11 of 15)
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If you go by percentages, it doesn't look like they got the youth out to vote. However, the youth voted in unprecedented numbers in this election, but, so did everyone else. Older voters, realizing the youth was putting the push on to vote, got out the vote also. I will have to say kudos to the youth and everyone else who voted. No matter who you voted for. When we were at the polls, there were a lot of young adults voting. Some looked like this had to be their first time voting. They were coming in between classes at local college or before going to their jobs. We live in a small town of mostly older people, but the youth were there too. In Columbus, Ohio which is where Ohio State University and 3 other colleges and universities are, the youth were in line at 7:30 in the evening, and if you were in line at 7:30, you voted. If you got there at 7:31, then you were turned away, state law. Those young people didn't finish voting till 3:30 a.m. They stayed in line from 7:30 til 3:30 so their vote counted. This was a small precinct that usually had a small number of voters so only had 2 booths, over 13,000 voters showed up to vote!!! Most of them (70%) were youth. How many of us older folks would have stayed that long to vote? Government classes, political science classes or where ever these kids are learning, (hopefully family also) it is working. Our daughter went with us to vote and our other daughter voted on her lunch break. They are in the 18 - 24 youth voters. They have always seen us vote. They also checked out candidates, learned their platforms and made their own decisions. Sometimes we don't agree on their choices, but it is their choice and they voice them. lol Oh and by the way, my husband is a registered democrat and I am a registered republican. lol Both daughters are registered republicans.  Son is 16 but already takes part in discussions and asks important questions. He is aware of how the process works, and can tell you how electorial college works and why the founding fathers set it up like they did.I am proud of my kids and all the youth in America for getting out and voting their conscience. Ok i will now step down off my soap box. Does anyone else need it?
Sewing Forever
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From: paroper
Date: 11-04-2004, 11:04 AM (12 of 15)
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I was in the 18 year old group that were the first to vote in an election when the law was changed. I drove 2 1/2 hours (from college) to get to my home district and stood in the cold drizzling rain for 4 1/2 hours to vote in a small milk barn. After I voted ate a very warm, quick meal and drove another 2 1/2 hours to get back to campus. At the time it was the most important thing I had ever done, to be one of the first under 18 voters! We had campaigned so hard to get that priviledge (this was during Viet Nam). Over the years, our kids have taken it for granted. I was proud to see my daughter and her boyfriend place their first votes this year. A lot of their friends did the same. One thing this election and the last election did was wake people up to the fact that their votes are still important. A lot of people had lost that realization because of the electorial college and press coverage. I'm so glad that the pollsters (and the press) are getting a lot of grief over how they handled this election.
pam
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From: paroper
Date: 11-04-2004, 11:05 AM (13 of 15)
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(I wasn't under 18, I was under 21.) I had just turned 18 at the time.
pam
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 11-04-2004, 11:33 AM (14 of 15)
I worked the election board in the small town that I live in. We had several "new" voters, both young and old. The one thing that amazed me, were the number of women in their middle age, that said this was their first time voting! I wondered if they had kids or grandkids in the military or just what brought them to the polls? We had a very large turnout for voting in the general election in our town. 
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From: plrlegal
Date: 11-04-2004, 12:44 PM (15 of 15)
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They said that over 120 million people voted in this election. That is great to see Americans exercising one of the greatest privileges that we have. I think more of the 18-29 age group voted than the news media realizes or admits to or maybe it's something they just want to rant about. I too saw a great number of young people voting at the County Election Board where I voted early last Friday. What a lot of people are just beginning to realize about presidential elections and the electoral college is that the electoral votes are only certified according to the majority party vote. A lot of people think the electoral votes are independent or unconnected to the popular vote. Hopefully, someday, the electoral college will go the way of the dinosaur. And you're right, it was great to see a revived interest in a presidential election in this country again even if the process leading up to it wasn't so pleasant. Patsy Patsy
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