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Poll ONLY: Who do you think will win the election?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by AroundTheWorld, Oct 18, 2004.

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Who will be elected?

Poll closed Oct 19, 2004.

  1. Bush

    43 vote(s)
    49.4%

  2. Kerry

    44 vote(s)
    50.6%
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  1. AroundTheWorld

    AroundTheWorld Member

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    No comments in this thread, please, just vote...this is not about who you WANT to win, I would just like to see who you think will win - as of today, Monday October 18, 2004.

    Thanks!
     
    #1 AroundTheWorld, Oct 18, 2004
  2. ima_drummer2k

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    Beltran.
     
    #2 ima_drummer2k, Oct 18, 2004
  3. No Worries

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    It really too close to call.
     
    #3 No Worries, Oct 18, 2004
  4. JuanValdez

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    Haha. You thought people wouldn't comment just because you said not to? :p

    Besides, your poll would quickly fall to the second page if no one posted.
     
    #4 JuanValdez, Oct 18, 2004
  5. AroundTheWorld

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    Not really, but it was worth a try ;).

    Good point! :)
     
    #5 AroundTheWorld, Oct 18, 2004
  6. bigtexxx

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    #6 bigtexxx, Oct 18, 2004
  7. HayesStreet

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    bush will again win when he shouldn't.

    See Ann Richards.
    See Al Gore.
     
    #7 HayesStreet, Oct 18, 2004
  8. No Worries

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    A significant difference this time is that GWB has to run on his record.
     
    #8 No Worries, Oct 18, 2004
  9. RocketMan Tex

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    Bush will "win", because if it's as close as it was in 2000, Daddy's friends on the Supreme Court will make it happen.
     
    #9 RocketMan Tex, Oct 19, 2004
  10. Kimble14

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    However, as far as I can tell, those futures are based on the winner of the popular vote, not the winner of the electoral college. As Gore, Cleveland, Tilden, and Jackson* can tell you, that's not the same thing.

    As to who I think will win the election:

    . . .

    Pretend I was able to find an image of a Magic 8-Ball with the answer "Reply hazy, try again" showing.

    * And presumably G.W. Bush, Arthur, Hayes, and J.Q. Adams as well. (From memory -- not necessarily correct.)
     
    #10 Kimble14, Oct 19, 2004
  11. ima_drummer2k

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    Kent.
     
    #11 ima_drummer2k, Oct 19, 2004
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    Vice President Lidge
     
    #12 JPM0016, Oct 19, 2004
  13. RocketMan Tex

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    After last night, they need to make Beltran the Secretary of Defense!
     
    #13 RocketMan Tex, Oct 19, 2004
  14. HayesStreet

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    I don't think so. A lot of people I've spoken with that are voting for Bush are doing so because they're more philosphically aligned with republicans - strong defense spending, cutting taxes, ect.
     
    #14 HayesStreet, Oct 19, 2004
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    #15 mc mark, Oct 19, 2004
  16. No Worries

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    My terse remark applied mainly to the independent, swing voter that decides most elections. These voters will now have to decide if "more of the same" is good enough.
     
    #16 No Worries, Oct 19, 2004
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    You don't have to run on your record if you're running exclusively on "values." You can't disprove values; plus, they're maleable enough to justify about anything.

    Bush has been an abysmal failure as a president, but since he touts "values," his record is irrelevent.

    Brilliant strategy. Completely dishonest and utterly manipulative, but still brilliant.
     
    #17 GreenVegan76, Oct 19, 2004
  18. ima_drummer2k

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    How can a sitting President run on anything but his record?
     
    #18 ima_drummer2k, Oct 19, 2004
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    When he runs on distortions of his opponents record, trying to create wedge issues and divide the country based on those issues, etc.
     
    #19 FranchiseBlade, Oct 19, 2004
  20. Dubious

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    Where's the Nader button?
     
    #20 Dubious, Oct 19, 2004
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