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Larkspur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:36 PM
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What would happen if Kerry won the electoral and Bush the popular vote?
Would the Repukes run a guerrilla campaign to undermine Kerry's Admin? Would they use endless recounts to stall Kerry's Inaugeration?

It would be ironic if this situation happens.
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:39 PM
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1. Well, I think Kerry could consider that a mandate!!!
N/T
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Supormom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:41 PM
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2. The republicans would finally
Consider changing the election laws.
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rogerashton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:43 PM
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3. It could happen.
I don't think it will, but ... Kennedy-Nixon came close -- if Kerry were to win big states by razor-thin margins and lose the rest by a landslide it could happen.
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CityDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 05:00 PM
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13. More likely the other way around
Just as in 2000, Kerry could win big in NY and California and win the popular vote while losing the election. I don't think it is too plausible the other way around. I suppose Bush could win big in Texas and Florida, but he does not have enough support in the states with big population centers.
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Melsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:43 PM
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4. We would need earplugs
for the earsplitting whining from freepers
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Bonhomme Richard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:45 PM
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5. The supreme court would admit the mistake in 2000 and
take immediate steps to right that wrong and listen to the will of the voters.
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Deere_John Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:50 PM
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6. That scenario was already imagined by the Bushies in 2000....
...and the plan was to "flip" some electors, ostensibly by pointing out to them the problems with a split between the popular vote and the electoral college vote. Of course, there are other ways....
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dolstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 05:16 PM
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15. Exactly -- they would definitely attempt this, especially if
the electorate vote were really close.
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slor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:50 PM
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7. That is why SCOTUS said...
the 200 election should not be considered a precedent.
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MajorFlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:56 PM
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11. That decision, which stated that it should not be relied on as a legal
precedent, was the worst single act of the court. The entire reason for having a supreme court is to create the precedents that both it, and all other courts, must follow. If the supremes weren't willing to establish a precedent for others to follow, it should not have agreed to hear the case. I'm a lawyer-person, and this really offends me. (end of rant)
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MoonRiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:51 PM
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8. We should simply remind the Pukes of all their cries post Selection
2000, that "stupid Dems just don't understand the electoral college". Throw their crap right back at em.
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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:51 PM
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9. I don't know, but
I'm sure you'd find a way to attack the Dems over it
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rock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:52 PM
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10. I'd faint
I'm predicting the worst defeat in history for bushsucks* (say along the lines of 60/40 or worse).
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 04:57 PM
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12. They will try to undermine Kerry no matter what.
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Gothmog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 05:06 PM
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14. the Irony would be fun
It would be fun to see their faces. Maybe we could get rid of the elcttoral college.
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LETSGETFREAKY Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 05:31 PM
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16. Hypocrisy at its fulcrum
I would love to hear people bitch about it. As I stated in an earlier post I used to be a huge Bush supporter and I would love to hear Rush whine about it. He couldn't complain in good faith, but he sure would.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 06:09 PM
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LETSGETFREAKY Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 06:16 PM
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20. LOL
I have the day off from work, got out of a deposition early and have always read this site, but finally got the nerve after today's news from Iraq to make the switch. It feels liberating so I may be going overboard. I will slow down. Sorry
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hippiegranny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 06:12 PM
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18. i SERIOUSLY doubt it
not unless the ballot box is padded ahead of time for the little homecoming king.
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Mountainman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 06:15 PM
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19. I guess we could tell them to get over it, but like us they wouldn't
We are still the angry Democrats. We'er sore losers. We sore that Bush stole the election.

If the reverse happened then freepers could feel our pain.
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salonghorn70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 07:36 PM
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21. I Am Trying To Imagin
what tortured reasoning would Rush come up with to declare that it is an outrage that the winner of the popular (Bush) would not win the Presidency because Kerry wins electoral vote. You know he's going to say its an outrage and he will be screaming and yelling about it. I suspect that he will say that it is an outrage because Bush is an incumbent. Not that it makes any sense to us but when have you known Rush to ever make sense.:)
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dusty64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 09:10 PM
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22. The extreme court
will issue another "one time" ruling giving their selection to chimp again. In a 5 to 4 complete reversal of chimp vs. Gore they will now say that losing the electoral vote has caused irrepairable harm to their puppet and reinstall him.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 09:20 PM
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-04 09:44 PM
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24. The Rethugs would just have to "get over it"
mwahahhaaaaaa!
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Raenelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-30-04 12:32 AM
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25. They'll run a guerrilla campaign vs. a victorious Kerry, no matter what
They don't care about what's fair, they don't care about democracy, they don't care about any of that--and I've known that since their campaign against Clinton. They want power, and they will just keep coming after it. We have to accept that--that's the reality of the situation we're in. It's not the way I'd like it, I'd prefer civility, a functioning democracy, shared values, mutual respect for divergent opinions, etc., etc. But, for now, we don't have it, and we just do ourselves harm by wishing, pretending anything other than whatever it takes, means justifies the end, power grabbing politics is the game we're involved in now.
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flaminbats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-30-04 02:49 AM
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26. I would still support abolishing the selectoral college...
but it would be fun.

See...we told you so! :*
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