What was the first sign of trouble last night?

[shawmut]

Everything seemed to be going perfect yesterday until West Virginia was called as soon as the polls closed there.


Anyone else agree?

[Zynx]

1. The margins out of the I-4 corridor in Florida.

That bothered me.

[Beetwasher]

2. When Repubs Started Telling Everyone To Ignore The Exit Polls

That's when I knew...

[Midlodemocrat]

15. I agree. nt

[KittyWampus]

17. "Ignore Exit Polls Showing Kerry Winning" & Bush's Wierd Photo OP in WH

[ksoze]

18. That was it...

Told everone Fla & Ohio were in the bag - before 6 pm

[jbane]

3. The Northeast checked in...

We picked up Illinois and then the Red Storm began and didn't let up until Pennsylvania went blue. By then, Ohio was sinking, I started the death watch.

[democrat_patriot]

4. When I saw 4 repubs on 4 diffferent channels

questioning the exit polls in FL and OH. "They polled too many women, we will win both OH and FL".

And we agreed.

[Big Blue Marble]

5. When the networks started giving Bush the red states and holding back

on the blue states for Kerry. I started to worry. Then when Bush called the reporters to the WH, my heart sank. It was a replay of 2000.

[Carni]

13. You are so right it was an identical replay

As soon as they didn't call New Hampshire last night and appeared to only want to announce the "red states" I knew what they were up to.

Same shit right down to the visit of bullshit watching TV with the family.

[derbstyron]

6. Kerry didn't do as well in the I-4 corridor (FL) as Gore.

Also, I could be wrong but it seems like he didn't carry Miami-Dade as heavily, as well.

[Arcadia1]

14. That's when I knew it was over ...

Since turnout was heavy in that area, I knew that they had gotten their vote out.

[snacker]

7. The minute they showed the Bush family

smugly sitting in our White House, I had flashbacks of 2000 when he whined that Jeb said he'd win Florida. It was creepy.

[Blue_Roses]

8. When Lisa Meyers for NBC stood there and said that the exit polling

wasn't matching up with the votes being cast. I knew then that Karl Rove was stealing the election.

[bushisanidiot]

9. When the repukes IMMEDIATELY started denying the exit polls accuracy

at that point i realized they screwed us once again.. and the media bought their lies hook line and sinker.

how could the exit polls be THAT off??????? it does NOT make sense!

[Jessica]

10. I began to worry

when Ohio's results for the anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment began rolling in. I just knew it was over -- that issue, IMHO, had devastatingly widespread results.

And I personally apologize for West Virginia. I live in our state's largest "city" - so I had false hope. Our results came in quickly - the rural areas succumbed to the lies .. :-(

[derbstyron]

11. Don't worry. The same for me and FL

I honestly thought we would take it.
I can't apologize enough for that my new friends.
It's the bastards in the N and the Panhandle. :(

[d_b]

12. Networks calling states for * with 3% reporting

That's when I knew it was over.

[pdx_prog]

16. What was pissing me off was PA....

They had Kerry WAY up there all night, but refused to call it for him....meanwhile, they were calling states for shrubya with 1-2 percentage points very early on.....

I knew then that they were itching to call it for Bush......I think ABC hung on to Ohio longer than anyone...

[shawmut]

19. yup

I was thinking the same thing about why they weren't calling PA. By the time they called it (whenever that was), I had already gone to bed angry and depressed.

[in_cog_ni_to]

20. When the RW talking heads seemed too relaxed about the exit polls.

KKKRove had called and told them the fix was in.

[Straight Shooter]

21. Alarms went off and red flags went up with shrub's little speech

I guess Rove had whispered in his ear, "The fix is in."

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