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The_Counsel Donating Member (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 12:56 PM
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85. Well, I Don't Know About That...
In 2000, bush lost the popular vote, and for the first six months tried to govern as if he'd won in a landslide.

In 1995, after having swept into majorities in both houses, the Republicans tried to marginalize Clinton -- insisting he was no longer relevant. They shut down the government, and paid for it in the next election.

In 2005, Kerry could still govern -- especially if he legitimately tried to reach out across the aisle. No "agree with me or get left behind" rhetoric from this guy. The funny part is, if Kerry somehow pulled this out and took the Presidency, it would be the REPUBLICANS trying to marginalize him, citing "no mandate."

Now THAT would be a recipe for failure...
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  -Looks like NM is going for Kerry, just heard on AlbQ news swhisper  Nov-04-04 07:32 PM   #0 
  - Thank God for small pleasures! Thanks NM! nt  holyrollerdem   Nov-04-04 07:33 PM   #1 
  - IOWA??? what is happening there?  ElsewheresDaughter   Nov-04-04 10:21 PM   #38 
     - Lotsa red counties. Don't expect anything to change.  Hobarticus   Nov-05-04 12:59 PM   #87 
  - What's the point?  Sannum   Nov-04-04 07:33 PM   #2 
  - One point is if NM goes to Kerry, Bush picked up no states.  gavodotcom   Nov-04-04 07:34 PM   #4 
  - Except Florida  kskiska   Nov-04-04 07:37 PM   #9 
  - Doesn't exit polling...  PsychoDad   Nov-04-04 08:13 PM   #20 
  - If the votes were counted...  Spangle   Nov-04-04 08:26 PM   #27 
  - Have all the Florida Absentee Ballots and Military Vote been counted?  Pachamama   Nov-05-04 11:15 AM   #73 
  - Did he? Oh, I forgot, his brother promised him Florida.  tsuki   Nov-04-04 09:14 PM   #31 
  - And we may have won FL in 04 too  Protagoras   Nov-05-04 11:03 AM   #71 
  - It also means it is important to count every vote! Even in OH and FL  Sara Beverley   Nov-04-04 08:24 PM   #26 
  - It's over. I  mountainvue   Nov-05-04 10:59 AM   #69 
  - Two, we busted our butts to keep NM blue  lefthandedskyhook   Nov-05-04 09:48 AM   #63 
  - No shit, did you catch the Daily Show  prairie populist   Nov-04-04 10:53 PM   #43 
  - NM gives 5 electoral votes for Kerry then? nt  libbygurl   Nov-04-04 07:34 PM   #3 
  - Is it now Kerry 257 to * 254?  seafan   Nov-04-04 08:22 PM   #24 
  - That would be grand ...  YDogg   Nov-04-04 07:34 PM   #5 
  - CNN has "Checked" Bush as the projected winner ...  Tesibria   Nov-04-04 07:35 PM   #6 
  - wrong.... that was the national map.... you have to click two maps....  flowomo   Nov-04-04 08:05 PM   #16 
  - The NM Sec of State has  burrowowl   Nov-04-04 10:43 PM   #42 
  - NMSU grad here glad to hear it.  gsh999   Nov-04-04 07:37 PM   #7 
  - I worked my ass off on election day here in NM 4 Kerry (16 hours)  dhinojosa   Nov-04-04 07:37 PM   #8 
  - Thank you for your work!  oldtime dfl_er   Nov-04-04 07:39 PM   #11 
  - I vote in Rio Aribba County  zeemike   Nov-04-04 08:08 PM   #19 
  - Hi, dh!!!  nm3damselfly   Nov-05-04 12:24 AM   #44 
  - I was there too, In Alb. Where were you?  alittlelark   Nov-05-04 01:08 PM   #90 
  - it was that way  Ducks In A Row   Nov-04-04 07:39 PM   #10 
  - Yeah, the Bush numbers have been pouring in on that website  high density   Nov-04-04 07:43 PM   #14 
  - Did they go through the 18,000 provisional ballots yet?  fearnobush   Nov-04-04 08:30 PM   #28 
  - Jesus.  Jackpine Radical   Nov-04-04 07:43 PM   #15 
  - hope it's true for all the campaign workers, GOTV'ers and the Voters!!  maddezmom   Nov-04-04 07:39 PM   #12 
  - Thank you, New Mexico  quaoar   Nov-04-04 07:40 PM   #13 
  - Yes, Thank you NM!  bendeminga   Nov-05-04 10:31 AM   #66 
  - Wonder what bush's PV will really be when California et al are finally  LynnTheDem   Nov-04-04 08:07 PM   #17 
  - doesn't matter - they already got the headlines  Retrograde   Nov-04-04 08:15 PM   #21 
     - Yep. But it's up to US to FIGHT those headlines.  LynnTheDem   Nov-04-04 08:17 PM   #22 
  - I did 'election protection' out there  alittlelark   Nov-04-04 08:07 PM   #18 
  - southeast heights! my old neighborhood  wellstone_democrat   Nov-05-04 12:56 AM   #46 
     - It was on Walker SE  alittlelark   Nov-05-04 01:07 PM   #88 
  - LINK?  rawstory   Nov-04-04 08:20 PM   #23 
  - It's hugely important, It proves Palast's point that if we dig hard enough  fearnobush   Nov-04-04 08:24 PM   #25 
  - KOB now lists  littlehammer   Nov-04-04 08:30 PM   #29 
     - Welcome to DU, littlehammer -- I'd love to see the Land of Enchantment...  DeepModem Mom   Nov-04-04 09:18 PM   #32 
     - Welcome to DU...  nm3damselfly   Nov-05-04 12:26 AM   #45 
  - We still need to study NM carefully and bring all voter suppressors  Dancing_Dave   Nov-04-04 08:57 PM   #30 
  - Kerry gave up too soon  daleo   Nov-04-04 09:47 PM   #33 
  - John Kerry is staying above the fray  Straight Shooter   Nov-04-04 09:56 PM   #34 
     - I hope you are right  daleo   Nov-04-04 10:16 PM   #37 
     - I hope you're right...your post is a glimmer of hope....nt  goodboy   Nov-05-04 07:24 AM   #57 
     - *fingers crossed*  lefthandedskyhook   Nov-05-04 09:51 AM   #64 
     - I think you hit the nail on the head....its not over really...Dec 13th is  Pachamama   Nov-05-04 11:41 AM   #75 
  - Absentee vote tallied  Reciprocity   Nov-04-04 09:59 PM   #35 
  - Winston Churchill is the inspiration here  Nostradamus   Nov-04-04 10:05 PM   #36 
  - I have thought a lot of Churchill  daleo   Nov-04-04 10:21 PM   #39 
     - it's not churchill, we should look too... but FDR  cap   Nov-04-04 10:25 PM   #40 
        - I have a picture of Kerry/Edwards and  zidzi   Nov-04-04 10:29 PM   #41 
  - I'm CONFUSED  Carolab   Nov-05-04 01:07 AM   #47 
  - The tallies keep going up and down at this point. n/t  hopeisontheway   Nov-05-04 01:10 AM   #48 
  - If this is true, congratulations  BillyBunter   Nov-05-04 01:12 AM   #49 
  - What would happen if we got close enough...like only a couple of  Buddyblazon   Nov-05-04 03:03 AM   #50 
  - Without the popular vote  dralston   Nov-05-04 03:07 AM   #51 
     - Depends how you define failure  lwfern   Nov-05-04 09:29 AM   #61 
     - Well, I Don't Know About That...  The_Counsel   Nov-05-04 12:56 PM   #85 
  - As of 2:27 AM(PST) 11-5-04...Kerry behind by 7429 votes  SoCalDem   Nov-05-04 03:43 AM   #52 
  - damn damn damn can't we catch a break?  freeplessinseattle   Nov-05-04 05:23 AM   #53 
     - now it's -7508  SoCalDem   Nov-05-04 05:45 AM   #55 
  - Does anyone know the statistics of exit polling?  Libby2   Nov-05-04 05:41 AM   #54 
  - don't give up on iowa either  iowa_democrat   Nov-05-04 07:16 AM   #56 
  - as of 10:08AM EST it's Bush by 3899  sidpleasant   Nov-05-04 09:09 AM   #58 
  - YAY... what do you want to bet  SoCalDem   Nov-05-04 09:22 AM   #59 
     - If Bushies go there....they will be opening up pandoras box  henslee   Nov-05-04 09:27 AM   #60 
  - Kerry/Edwards only down 5,000 votes, as of 10:40 AM EST  headache   Nov-05-04 09:44 AM   #62 
  - That's worse than a few hours ago.. ugh..  SoCalDem   Nov-05-04 10:25 AM   #65 
     - alittlelark taking on 'electionprotection'  savistocate   Nov-05-04 10:51 AM   #67 
  - Why in the hell was this election conceeded  mountainvue   Nov-05-04 10:57 AM   #68 
  - ok say this happened  bamacrat   Nov-05-04 11:01 AM   #70 
  - Heads up, DU!  mountainvue   Nov-05-04 11:13 AM   #72 
  - Yahoo just posted that Dubya picked up Iowa and the other last states  Riptide   Nov-05-04 11:26 AM   #74 
  - -2857 at 10:34:50 AM  Viking12   Nov-05-04 11:44 AM   #76 
  - Kerry still down in NM  ledvader   Nov-05-04 11:51 AM   #77 
     - We might get NM  dethl   Nov-05-04 11:54 AM   #78 
        - B+3204@10:49  traderob66   Nov-05-04 11:59 AM   #79 
  - WHERE IS YOUR SOURCE???  WMass astronomer   Nov-05-04 12:00 PM   #80 
  - post # 62 don't be so paranoid  traderob66   Nov-05-04 12:02 PM   #81 
  - Shrub wins Iowa  traderob66   Nov-05-04 12:08 PM   #82 
  - This is not true. Check out NM Secretary of State's website  lizzieforkerry   Nov-05-04 12:47 PM   #83 
  - NOT LBN - MOD, JUST LOCK THIS THREAD. NO LINKS IN ORIG. MESS .  henslee   Nov-05-04 12:54 PM   #84 
  - 1:57PM EST update: Bush lead in NM down to 2162  sidpleasant   Nov-05-04 12:58 PM   #86 
  - I think it is weird that more people voted democrat for the  lizzieforkerry   Nov-05-04 01:08 PM   #89 
  - Post This Somewhere Fresh Please.  jayfish   Nov-05-04 01:23 PM   #91 
  - Whats the latest update?  B Calm   Nov-05-04 04:57 PM   #92 
     - as of a few moments ago  chimpsrsmarter   Nov-05-04 05:00 PM   #93 
 

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