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Kerry Concedes Election To Bush

Posted by timothy on from the now-clean-up-all-these-damn-peanuts dept.

WilliamGeorge points to this MSNBC story "that presidential candidate John Kerry has called George W Bush to concede the election. So it is over, and without a lot of extra fuss and recounts."

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  1. Considerations by daveschroeder · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Bush has...

    Nationally:

    - A 3.5 million vote (3%) margin
    - An absolute majority (51%), the first since 1988
    - The most votes ever received in any presidential election (though that's not necessarily relevant)

    in Ohio:

    - A 136,000 vote (2%) margin
    - An absolute majority (51%)
    - 100% precincts reporting
    - Election results perfectly mirror exit polls (i.e., no tampering)
    - Approximately 140-150,000 provisional ballots outstanding (according to Ohio Secretary of State)
    - A statistically insurmountable lead

    This time, it's clear.

    Though, these campaigns are $300 million operations that have been going for almost two years, and when almost 60 million people vote for you, you have a duty to ensure that every vote counts - I won't fault anyone for that.

    However, get ready for the Diebold conspiracy wackos to crawl out of the woodwork, because Diebold's chairman said in his capacity as a Republican party backer that he was "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year." Really, really poor taste? Yep. Probably a fucking stupid thing to say when you're CEO of a company that makes electronic voting machines? For the *state* about which you're making those comments, no less? Yep. But don't forget one thing: the exit polls exactly and perfectly describe the 2% Bush margin. That's one thing you'll never see the Diebold conspiracy blogs mention. (In fact, somehow they're now saying that the some of the exit polls *don't* match...which will give further fodder to the Diebold tinfoil hat crowd.) They'll just fantasize about how a 13,000 person company secretly rigged the election, and that somehow, the mainstream media is "hiding" the story because it's in bed with Bush. Ahh, conspiracy theorists. Gotta love 'em.

    And I didn't vote for Bush.

  2. Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug by didde · · Score: 1, Redundant


    Well Buddy, you're wrong.

    This election is just amazing for me as a European. I cannot bring myself to believe that the US went for Bush - again.

    Geez, looks like I won't be vacationing in California for another four years.