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2016 Postmortem

Raven

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10. The real heroes in this election are

Reply to GallopingGhost (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:39 PM

Nov 2012

the voters in Florida who braved the lines and the folks on the east coast who lost everything but still voted.

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Man, Florida was close! [View all] GallopingGhost Nov 2012 OP

You have to take into account that a lot of votes were calico1 Nov 2012 #1

Oh, but we do "need" them! murielm99 Nov 2012 #4

Oh, I didn't mean it that way. Of course I am calico1 Nov 2012 #9

So true!! lucca18 Nov 2012 #14

Close, but a win's a win. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #2

Not 500 hanging chads mzmolly Nov 2012 #3

Nah, 527 was close frazzled Nov 2012 #5

Yes, I meant to put that in my post. GallopingGhost Nov 2012 #6

thanks barbtries Nov 2012 #7

Voter suppression almost worked -- but not quite struggle4progress Nov 2012 #8

The real heroes in this election are Raven Nov 2012 #10

+1 calico1 Nov 2012 #13

SUPPORT! Cosmocat Nov 2012 #21

+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #23

+1,000,000 BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #28

Right on. Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #31

right on. Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #32

Did they call Florida yet? If so, please provide link. Thanks! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #11

To my knowledge GallopingGhost Nov 2012 #12

Sorry; the link GallopingGhost Nov 2012 #16

100% precincts... Lugia Nov 2012 #19

Have they called FL? WI_DEM Nov 2012 #15

Just checked again, GallopingGhost Nov 2012 #17

So proud... LP2K12 Nov 2012 #18

Not as close as the "official" Florida count in 2000 when bush was Cha Nov 2012 #20

No, not yet. GallopingGhost Nov 2012 #27

Repubs are masters of duplicity RosedaleGuy Nov 2012 #30

And, maybe some of them actually believed Ryan and his mom.. Cha Nov 2012 #35

Yeah!!! Now we have to boot Scott out and get a Dem. in there. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #22

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #24

hear hear coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #25

The MSM hasn't called it yet. But even THEY know it's going blue. n/t jenmito Nov 2012 #26

I've seen Florida go closer than that. sadbear Nov 2012 #29

I'm in NC...:( imac567 Nov 2012 #33

It gets even more sweeter Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #34