The Official 2004 US Presidential Election Thread

Galvatron91 · Post by **Galvatron91** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:05 am

Rules in this are pretty simple: No FLAMING each other! Post your thoughts, observations, whatever you want within reason and within board rules.

Proceed!

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:16 am

Is it correct that most phone polls in the US are conducted via landlines only?

Dead Man Wade · Post by **Dead Man Wade** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:18 am

Originally posted by Denyer
Is it correct that most phone polls in the US are conducted via landlines only?

Do you mean, as opposed to cellular?

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:28 am

Originally posted by Denyer
Is it correct that most phone polls in the US are conducted via landlines only?

Polls aren't allowed to call cell phone users because it might cost users money in phone use. So basically, I think there is a small 5% or so of users not included in any polls. Also not included are newly registered voters.

Sociopathic Autobot · Post by **Sociopathic Autobot** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:30 am

Canada can get elections done in one night.

Reflector · Post by **Reflector** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:32 am

Zogby recently conducted a text message cell phone poll and found those who responded favored Kerry 55% to 40%. Somewhat comforting.

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:03 am

I'm either keeping track of it on Fox News or http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/a ... efault.stm

Good stuff so far.

Sociopathic Autobot · Post by **Sociopathic Autobot** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:16 am

Bush has so won.....

homerbot · Post by **homerbot** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:21 am

oh well, i need to go take note of signs on people's lawns

i have a habit of haggling people even if they are rooting for the same candidate as me

edit: my dad calls for a recall even tho my parents both went bush, and bush is winning

Bombshell · Post by **Bombshell** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:49 am

Originally posted by homerbot
bush is winning

Those three words are the worst thing a person can hear.

Sociopathic Autobot · Post by **Sociopathic Autobot** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:05 am

Originally posted by Bombshell
Those three words are the worst thing a person can hear.

No.

Bush Has Won.

btw: he has won, no doubt about it now.

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:07 am

Well, if Kerry loses, it's his own damned fault. If I had his kind of money, I could have beaten Bush. Anybody could have actually, provided they showed a bit of spine and cornered Bush on just how many screw-ups he's made, plus how much difficulty he has in acknowledging he's made any mistakes.

homerbot · Post by **homerbot** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:10 am

Originally posted by Snake
Well, if Kerry loses, it's his own damned fault. If I had his kind of money, I could have beaten Bush. Anybody could have actually, provided they showed a bit of spine and cornered Bush on just how many screw-ups he's made, plus how much difficulty he has in acknowledging he's made any mistakes.

who says we keep a running charity for election money for snake for 2008?

must you pound it into our heads tho? when people said anything about subpar debates, i thought "snake could so win this"

Originally posted by Bombshell
Those three words are the worst thing a person can hear.

i shed a tear with each keystroke

nah, that woulda been mucho crying very fast

but i was tearing up

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:16 am

Somebody explain our election system to Myles...

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:17 am

I wouldn't say its in the bag yet, for our Election Labor was infront but then they got smashed in the end. That lost by a land slide.

Their is still hope yet ...

Reflector · Post by **Reflector** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:21 am

Originally posted by Sociopathic Autobot
No.
Bush Has Won.
btw: he has won, no doubt about it now.

Two words: west coast.

The problem is that the election coverage is so far showing everything the polls have already shown - this is about the swing states. Hopefully some of the eastern ones will start panning out soon.

Anyhow, remember Dewey vs. Truman, 1948? You never know until it's over.

Plasmodium · Post by **Plasmodium** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:21 am

Damn, its not looking too good.

Garand · Post by **Garand** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:22 am

play out your own electoral "what-if" scenarios..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6393338/

Things are staring to look bleek..

How's the IT sector in Canada?

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:26 am

Originally posted by Garand
How's the IT sector in Canada?

They're hoping to be have electricity by 2008.

Garand · Post by **Garand** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:33 am

Originally posted by Cliffjumper
They're hoping to be have electricity by 2008.

Then I'm going to India..

If I want to wait that long, I may as well wait fo rthe next president..