Some fun while we wait for the Sunshine state.
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Have some fun while the craziness abounds. Check out this site. http://www.tvdance.com/bush-gore/
I say forget about recounting the votes. Let
I say forget about recounting the votes. Let
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From: Austin
How funny.... politics is the one *very* off limits topic in conversation for me and Greg!
Hmmm, a Democratic prez and Republican veep... that could be even funnier than our current presidential problem!
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Hmmm, a Democratic prez and Republican veep... that could be even funnier than our current presidential problem!
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From: On the lakefront...
Sondra, you should know that I'm not a Republican...! I tore up my party card several years back...in the middle of all that tobacco silliness, when they were trying to convince us that increasing thetaxes on cigs was not a tax...I was disgusted and never looked back.
I'm more of a libertarian. And my main platform is the removal of all speed limits. Everything else is negotiable...
I'm more of a libertarian. And my main platform is the removal of all speed limits. Everything else is negotiable...
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From: WA
From an Email today..
NOW --- WHAT'S THIS ABOUT A POPULAR VOTE?
OK ? here are some facts on this week's vote from this map and USA Today.
Counties won:
Gore ? 677
Bush ? 2,434.
Square miles won:
Gore ? 580,134
Bush ? 2,427,039
Population of counties won:
Gore ? 127 million
Bush ? 143 million
And what was the only state that did not have one single county vote for Al
Gore? Hint. It was the only state that Bill Clinton never visited during
his presidency.
If we were to move to a popular vote in this country those counties up
there in blue would be the counties that our politicians would concentrate
on. Nebraska would, for all intents and purposes, cease to be a part of
this country insofar as presidential politics is concerned. After all,
there's a reason Bill Clinton never went to Nebraska while making dozens of
trips to California.
Also --- think about this! My bet is if you took those blue counties and
compared them to the red counties in terms of federal government spending,
you would find out that much more federal money is spent in those blue
counties than those red companies. Also --- look for concentration of
government workers. Again -- you'll find them in the blue counties.
You want a popular vote for the presidency? I'll assume you don't live in
one of those red counties
NOW --- WHAT'S THIS ABOUT A POPULAR VOTE?
OK ? here are some facts on this week's vote from this map and USA Today.
Counties won:
Gore ? 677
Bush ? 2,434.
Square miles won:
Gore ? 580,134
Bush ? 2,427,039
Population of counties won:
Gore ? 127 million
Bush ? 143 million
And what was the only state that did not have one single county vote for Al
Gore? Hint. It was the only state that Bill Clinton never visited during
his presidency.
If we were to move to a popular vote in this country those counties up
there in blue would be the counties that our politicians would concentrate
on. Nebraska would, for all intents and purposes, cease to be a part of
this country insofar as presidential politics is concerned. After all,
there's a reason Bill Clinton never went to Nebraska while making dozens of
trips to California.
Also --- think about this! My bet is if you took those blue counties and
compared them to the red counties in terms of federal government spending,
you would find out that much more federal money is spent in those blue
counties than those red companies. Also --- look for concentration of
government workers. Again -- you'll find them in the blue counties.
You want a popular vote for the presidency? I'll assume you don't live in
one of those red counties
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From: Chicago
Interesting map...the larger question is what causes the location of the reds and the blues on the map. Kinda sad if you ask me...forget about the election mess - we have to fix the country!
If I am a blue person with a red car - does that mean i have to move to texas?
If I am a blue person with a red car - does that mean i have to move to texas?
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