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Iwillnevergiveup

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30. My dad was a nervous nellie

Reply to Mayberry Machiavelli (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:57 PM

Nov 2012

right up until Obama's re-election was confirmed on teevee. He's 91 and has voted Democratic his whole long life. When I saw this news about Florida, I wrote 206 in red and 332 in blue with a smilie face on an index card and taped it to his laptop. He was thrilled, and for Florida folks, acknowledged the sacrifice of many thousands who stood on long lines.

IT'S TRULY SUNNY IN THE SUNSHINE STATE!

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Romney Campaign Concedes FL [View all] Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 OP

I am so, so, so grateful to all those people who stood in line for hours renate Nov 2012 #1

Well said! Spazito Nov 2012 #10

+1 n/t BainsBane Nov 2012 #25

Especially grateful to those who waited in line even after VWolf Nov 2012 #29

I know! It seems they felt like a lot of us..that they just wanted Cha Nov 2012 #36

Add my thanks and gratitude to all who stayed in line no matter what... agracie Nov 2012 #43

Profound statement. myrna minx Nov 2012 #31

Amen. TahitiNut Nov 2012 #39

Yes! Thank you to all who endured the efforts to suppress the vote! PA Democrat Nov 2012 #46

The door is right over there, Willard. Berlum Nov 2012 #2

woot! love those extra electoral votes cali Nov 2012 #3

It's about time! frazzled Nov 2012 #4

hot sauce on the GETTINGTIRED Nov 2012 #5

Yes! deutsey Nov 2012 #6

Hey Robme and Turdblossom oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #7

Here's to all the late night line voters!! Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 #8

+10000 CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #18

332-206 EVs! hifiguy Nov 2012 #9

Yes, 51.2% of the popular vote (Politico last update) and 61.7% of the electorial votes. AnnaLee Nov 2012 #13

Plus 55 Senate seats, gains in the House, and more total popular votes for all House races: NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #22

Ass kicking B Calm Nov 2012 #16

I knew I stood in line AlGoreRhythms Nov 2012 #11

thank you GETTINGTIRED Nov 2012 #15

welcome to DU and thank you niyad Nov 2012 #41

haHA! MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #12

What they did wrong was to try and suppress the upaloopa Nov 2012 #14

Yes, it was a mistake, but frogmarch Nov 2012 #19

My only Regret.... PoliticalBiker Nov 2012 #17

Concession is mostly irrelevant. longship Nov 2012 #20

Early voter - Santa Rosa County, FL smccarter Nov 2012 #21

Next door in Escambia JohnnyBoots Nov 2012 #24

Alrighty! City Lights Nov 2012 #23

A little salt in the wound for poor Mittloaf. LOL. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #26

Loser ... loser ... loser ... loser ... loser lpbk2713 Nov 2012 #27

Yeah, Baby! ReRe Nov 2012 #28

My dad was a nervous nellie Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2012 #30

It's my... DirtyDawg Nov 2012 #32

332 electoral votes is a mandate and I don't want to hear anything from Repubs that it is not. Jennicut Nov 2012 #33

Rick Scott needs to be looked at by the FBI... Hubert Flottz Nov 2012 #37

Hell yeah! MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #40

In spite of Rick Scott! Can you believe how incredibily determined Cha Nov 2012 #34

Can y'all smell that? Hutzpa Nov 2012 #35

Luv the color of Florida Blue. n/t L0oniX Nov 2012 #38

332!!!! So no more is it a mandate . . . Hell yes it's a MANDATE! W claimed to have earned Liberal In Red State Nov 2012 #42

...heh.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #44

No mandate my arse! Lugnut Nov 2012 #45

I just called and told them to stop counting votes. lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #47

YES!!!!!!!!! lexw Nov 2012 #48

332 LostinRed Nov 2012 #49

GOTV effort was huge in FL! & Scott's tactics shortening early voting backfired demo dutch Nov 2012 #50

MSNBC and CNN said as much around 11:30pm Eastern on Election Night. 4lbs Nov 2012 #51