Alot of people are saying Kerry will concede today

[goju]

Mike Barnicle, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Mathews, Tom Brokaw, and Tim Russert have all suggested they think Kerry will have to concede today. Why isnt Kerry making some statement, anything? I honestly think its over but if Kerry will fight this for the next few weeks, he should say so. If he's not, he should make some indication.

Looks like everyone is on edge over what direction the campaign will go and I think Kerry should relieve our fears one way or another.

[redsoxliberal]

1. agreed... the waiting is the worst, either announce you're gonna stay

and fight, or concede. But do it now.

[progressivebydesign]

11. What's the hurry? Gotta catch a train or something?

MOST Democrats prefer that the votes are ACTUALLY counted. Hold your horses.. and stop attack John Kerry. This is NOT the day for it..

[redsoxliberal]

28. I would really like him to say

"we are gonna fight this. This election is not over until all of the votes are counted, and since there are hundreds of thousands to come in Ohio, and 1.6 Million in Florida, there is no need to concede anything."



If, by any chance, a Kerry campaign member is reading this, feel free to use it.

(as i flatter myself...:P)

[desi]

43. Mike Barnicle, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Mathews, Tom Brokaw, and Tim Russert

Do we really give half a rat's ass what these people say, suggest, feel..??? FUCK them. Mike McCurry and Joe Lockhart will be having a news conference at any moment. I will wait to hear from THEM knowing that they were firmly entrenched fighting the radical right while Clinton was under attack. If it was Joe Lieberman with the news conference I would have already gone to sleep...

[Demit]

2. consider the sources--all in the Repugs' pockets. Don't listen to them.

The counting isn't over.

[soothsayer]

3. We'll hear something from Kerry's camp once they decide what to do

I don't think they will cave, I think they will look at the whole picture and see what they can do with it, legally speaking.

Relax and hope for the best of all possible outcomes!

[candy]

4. Frankly,I think he is a disgrace----He didn't have the class to go---

out to all of his loyal followers in Copley Square early this A.M.----he sent Edwards.

They stood there in the cold for hours and he didn't come out.

[progressivebydesign]

10. God.. the trolls are out early today. n/t

[Stuckinthebush]

12. Candy is hardly a troll

She is a pissed off Kerry supporter who is voicing a complaint about something that happened.

[candy]

17. I'm not a troll----my son was one of the ones standing-----

there waiting for Kerry to show up. Even Democrats can be mad at a Democrat-----grow up!

[ElectroPrincess]

24. Well Candy, you are not alone and the PRIMARY reason

that Democrats will never win. There's too many folks such as yourself who doesn't know when to hunker down and "root for the team" instead of bitch.

Democrats will never be as mean spirited as Republicans but we better wake the hell up and work together OR ELSE we're (and the world) is in for a horrible four years.

John F. Kerry can do NO wrong in my eyes even if he concedes. He's a fellow veteran and I love the good man and patriot that he IS.

AMEN and watch out for the fundies! <sigh>

[desi]

45. Amen ElectroPrincess

"John F. Kerry can do NO wrong in my eyes even if he concedes. He's a fellow veteran and I love the good man and patriot that he IS."

He was not my first choice but this family will walk alongside him. C-Span just said that he called DUMBO to concede. This from C-Span so until it's official let's not get excited. I will be thoroughly disappointed.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

39. No, at the moment you're not a Democrat....you're a big-time whiner....

...with selfish interests that didn't get met last night.

Too damn bad. Stick with the program or get the hell out.

[Ruby Romaine]

18. You are obviously new to politics-Kerry could not address supporters last

night, he would have had to either declare victory or concede.

[candy]

30. New to politics?LOL---

I've been a registered democrat since 1953. He didn't have to offically speak,just show up,say thanks, and tell them all to go home.

[ElectroPrincess]

33. Ok, I understand. If you have a tendency to stab a man

when he's down. Especially a man who has fought so hard for the Presidency, then I hope you leave the party. No joke, if you kick a fellow Democrat when he's hurting, you are not a team player and not an asset.

[candy]

35. I'm talking about class,gratitude and loyalty here,that's it!

People worked their butts off for him.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

41. Just in case you haven't noticed, it's NOT over yet...

...when are you going to show any "class,gratitude and loyalty"?

Just in case you haven't noticed, we're faced with a ruthless enemy that will stop at nothing to grind us into the ground...why do you insist on making it easier for them?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

You, and others thinking like you, should realize that he's pretty busy...

....right at the moment and doesn't have time appear publicly just to satisfy your petty little desires.

Grow the hell up.

[liveoaktx]

5. I don't care what that bunch says-I don't watch MSNRC or Hardball

They are always saying negative stuff about Kerry and have been for months. Their opinion is worth a teaspoon of spit.

[elfwitch]

6. Look at this before you get too worried...

Kerry Campaign Not Ready to Concede
Wed Nov 3, 6:01 AM ET

BOSTON - Promising to hold out until election officials count every vote, Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) sent running mate John Edwards (news - web sites) to tell voters still awake in the early hours Wednesday that they weren't conceding defeat.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041103/ap_on_el_pr/eln_kerry_edwards&cid=536&ncid=536

[Karmadillo]

7. Quite the panel of wise men and women. We must do as they say.

n/t

[progressivebydesign]

8. Since WHEN do I let MEDIA WHORES tell us when it's over????????

Such bullshit!

[goju]

23. I dont think you read my post carefully

I was calling on Kerry to make a statement, that is it. The last we heard from them was a half minute speech at 2am by Edwards. Its a new day, 11 am on the east coast... maybe they should check in and keep US informed?

[baby_bear]

9. I just want him to wait until all the votes are counted

...and there are no outstanding reasonable legal challenges that could turn things around.

And I want him to know that his supporters are not in favor of conceding before that. I will be so disappointed if he caves to the White House and the cable news people.

He has to remember that it's our fight, not just his.

s_m

[gasperc]

13. we need evidence of corruption in FL and OH counts

that's the only way to keep this going

the numbers don't add up

[Raster]

14. Alot of people would be wrong. Kerry has said all along that...

...EVERY VOTE COUNTS and COUNT EVERY VOTE! All votes--absentee, provisionals, military--have not been counted. We won't make the same mistake as last time. This time EVERY VOTE COUNTS!!!

[Ohio rules]

15. "We will come out even more united"

Is what Kerry said yesterday before he cast his vote.

If he say's " I support the vote count as it is"

?
?
will the rank and file follow suit?

[wovenpaint]

16. That's what they want us to believe

Next we'll be told to "get over it, for the good of the country"
In other words, we're being bullied.

NOT.THIS.TIME!

Count the votes.

[CrashBurnRepeat]

19. I was also mad

that he didn't come out and address the crowd. I think we should wait till all the ballots are counted but to just send Edwards out I thought was kind of a let-down.

[ElectroPrincess]

32. Study the rules of political science before you come out dissenting

[pala1]

20. .............Agreed

Silence is not necessarily 'golden' in a situation like this. It's best that he just put this behind him and prepare to move on----with Bush up 3.5MM in the popular vote count, it certainly is not as though there is a moral high-ground associated with winning the popular vote, like there was with Al in 2000.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Stream Air Ameica and get off the media

the right wing corporatist media

[goju]

25. Why?

Is Kerry making statements on Air America?

I dont see your point.

[The Stranger]

22. Disagreed.

Let them count the votes.

[goju]

29. No one here, i think, ever said otherwise

The point Ive had to reiterate several times, which I thought was clear in my original post, is that Kerry needs to make a statement. Why is that such a bad thing, why are people so averse to kerry keeping us in the loop, why the want/need for secrecy from the campaign?

[The Stranger]

31. After the votes are counted, he will make a statement.

[dmr]

40. Give him a break

You want him to keep you in the loop, I want him to work with his team of advisors and lawyers to work out a plan of action.

Rushing things just to placate you, the impatient one, can lead to mistakes and problems down the road.

You don't understand Kerry's "want/need for secrecy from the campaign", oh jeese, are you sure you don't understand that? You're impatient desire is like giving Rove a call and let him in on his strategies.

Just give him a break, already!

NOTE: As I was writing this, CBS just announced that Kerry will concede to Bush*.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

26. Because he is avoiding the error Gore made last time

by conceeding while there was still counting.

[goju]

42. IM not saying concede, just dont keep us in limbo

Dont you get the sense that you dont really know whats going on in the campaign?

[klook]

27. RWers will apply HUGE pressure

in favor of a quick resolution. We must resist and fight back until all the votes are counted.

Read Joshua Green's excellent article, "Karl Rove in a Corner" from the Atlantic, and tell me whether you think the Bush campaign would give up after one day. In 1994, Rove demanded recount after recount after the Alabama state judicial election, until his candidate, Perry Hooper, was declared the winner. It took almost a year before Hooper was certified as the winner.

And you want us to give up after one day?

[jacksonian]

34. really people, relax

let the situation develop, counting votes can only be good for America.

Kerry will make a statement when there is a statement to be made.

[WindRavenX]

36. If he doesn't fight

I have severly misjudged his character.
He MUST fight. Ohio has a big freakin' flag with the word "suspect" all over it; something is NOT right.
DO NOT STOP FIGHTING JK!

[pala1]

37. FLASH! Radio just announced Kerry to concede at Noon CST today.

ntxt

[Media_Lies_Daily]

44. Bullshit. Where's your link?

[demjomr313]

38. An upsetting indication of how his leadership would be - and

I'm PRO-Dem.