The Official US Elections Results Thread...
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Johnny Canuck3
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I first put this on one of the election threads, but think I'll put it here. After all, you're an American, DC, and this is your thread, and it applies to you just as much. It's what the election made me feel.
D, you must be happy and proud to be an American at this moment. America hasn't done much for awhile that would bring that sentiment to mind, but now it has.
I think that as a result of a moment, a time of grief, rage and uncertainty, the United States allowed itself, its interests, its future, to be hijacked, co-opted by unscrupulous men, men of ill intent. And as a result of their ministrations, it's my belief that the country began to go off the tracks, to lose its way.
I'm sure this was disturbing for your citizens; I know it was for us foreign observers. For us, it was something like being trapped inside a submarine with Andre the Giant, as he slowly fell under the influence of a psychotic episode.
A lot of people have lost faith with you. I think the only saving grace for those who didn't, was a belief that the spirit of the country and its citizens, was not represented by the men who had hijacked it.
And tonight, you took your country back.
Watching Obama speak in Grant Park, took me back. I was quite young when John Kennedy, an Irish Catholic, was elected president, much to the chagrin and dismay of many reactionary Americans. But young as I was, I can still recall the feeling of hope that he engendered, the feeling that it didn't have to be this way, that things could be better.
Watching Obama speak, brought back that same feeling of hope, and looking at the faces of those in the crowd, I believe that it had brought the same feeling to them.
With hope can come fear, and that fear was justified, as the promise that Kennedy represented, was removed via a bullet, but I suppose that Obama would say that we should never let hope be pushed aside by fear.
Well done, America.
D, you must be happy and proud to be an American at this moment. America hasn't done much for awhile that would bring that sentiment to mind, but now it has.
I think that as a result of a moment, a time of grief, rage and uncertainty, the United States allowed itself, its interests, its future, to be hijacked, co-opted by unscrupulous men, men of ill intent. And as a result of their ministrations, it's my belief that the country began to go off the tracks, to lose its way.
I'm sure this was disturbing for your citizens; I know it was for us foreign observers. For us, it was something like being trapped inside a submarine with Andre the Giant, as he slowly fell under the influence of a psychotic episode.
A lot of people have lost faith with you. I think the only saving grace for those who didn't, was a belief that the spirit of the country and its citizens, was not represented by the men who had hijacked it.
And tonight, you took your country back.
Watching Obama speak in Grant Park, took me back. I was quite young when John Kennedy, an Irish Catholic, was elected president, much to the chagrin and dismay of many reactionary Americans. But young as I was, I can still recall the feeling of hope that he engendered, the feeling that it didn't have to be this way, that things could be better.
Watching Obama speak, brought back that same feeling of hope, and looking at the faces of those in the crowd, I believe that it had brought the same feeling to them.
With hope can come fear, and that fear was justified, as the promise that Kennedy represented, was removed via a bullet, but I suppose that Obama would say that we should never let hope be pushed aside by fear.
Well done, America.
You know it looked like he was going to win for awhile now, but I must admit that yesterday, I had a bout of nerves that white people would bottle it at the last moment and fuck it all up.
I am really glad they didn't, quite an historic win and quite a convincing win too.
I can't believe he has won already, I remember the last election and I am sure the results didn't come in til like midday our time or something, I am sure the polls only closed a few hours ago, what 10pm US time, 8 hours ago in some places.
That is a quick win.
I am really glad they didn't, quite an historic win and quite a convincing win too.
I can't believe he has won already, I remember the last election and I am sure the results didn't come in til like midday our time or something, I am sure the polls only closed a few hours ago, what 10pm US time, 8 hours ago in some places.
That is a quick win.
well the under 30 crowd came out in droves and 70% of them were Obama supporters. i think that made the difference because usually the voter turnout for younger people is pretty dismal.
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Apparently it looks like the youth vote was up one point, African Americans up two points (from 11 to 13% of the total so a 20% rise in African American voters).
Applied in the areas where the Dems went all out to get their vote out, this was significant. Having said that, Obama was slightly ahead amongst white males anyway.
nino_savatte
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Elizabeth Dole has lost!
That was good news. Her vicious campaign against her opponent backfired spectacularly!
Barking_Mad
Non sibi sed omnibus
52% to 48% of the popular vote last i heard.
Very close considering how 'unpopular' Bush was said to be and how innept McCain was as a candidate.
Very close considering how 'unpopular' Bush was said to be and how innept McCain was as a candidate.
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