Reply #9: Interesting hindsight conversation re Kerry in NYC… [View All]

In passing, I brought up the election results with someone I’ve only worked with a few times so I don’t know exactly where he stands on the political spectrum. However, I had to use his computer to access my email and noticed that Fox News was listed in the IE Favorites Bar.

Anyway, he eventually said that he never trusted Kerry. To him, Kerry just seemed like someone who would do or say or not say anything to be President. I was shocked to hear this from someone in NYC, especially since Kerry’s debate performance was SO much better. And if you bothered to look at his record (keywords: bothered to look) you would know that he was telling the truth.

I conceded that the goose hunting photo op might have contributed to that perception, but considering the * alternative of brush-clearing, etc. I had much more confidence in Kerry and voted that way. At that point, he shifted the conversation back to the work at hand.

And this is from a NYC area voter that was not subjected to the extreme campaign ads that were aired in the battleground states. I have to wonder if it was the Fox and/or GOP Koolaid that tipped this opinion and how it played out in the swing states. Franky, after this conversation I’m surprised we got as much as we did.

I know that there were massive tactics to obstruct our vote. I’m sure the vote tabulations were compromised wherever and whenever they could be hacked. I’m still waiting for a report that a Democrat mistakenly got MORE votes than a Republican candidate.

I know we won this election. And yet, my conversation with just one person (not a poll) makes me wonder by how much more we could have irrefutably won or supposedly lost.