Kerry Concedes

[Mike F]

It's all over

The Good:
Avoids weeks of uncertainty
Should be good for Canadian economy and $CDN

The Bad:
Just reinforces Bush's belief that he was sent by God to defeat the Axis of Evil ™: Saddam Hussein, Homosexuals and the English Language

[octothorp]

As much as I hate the outcome, this was the right thing for Kerry to do.

[Flickered Flame]

Kerry to speak at 11:00 mtn time, Bush to have victory speach at 1:00 mtn time.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Good God! John Titor was right!

[Bingo]

Good for Kerry ... a classy thing to do. The right thing to do.

Anyone think Gore would have done this at this point? I can't see it.

Kerry isn't a bad guy ... never had a problem with him. I wish this whole election would have been clear of Guard Duty and Vietnam record scandals.

[albertGQ]

Classy move by Kerry. Although I am a Bush supporter, I was kind of hoping Kerry would win since he is strongly for stem cell research and that directly affects me

[Agamemnon]

Originally posted by Bingo@Nov 3 2004, 04:37 PM
Good for Kerry ... a classy thing to do. The right thing to do.

Anyone think Gore would have done this at this point? I can't see it.

Kerry isn't a bad guy ... never had a problem with him. I wish this whole election would have been clear of Guard Duty and Vietnam record scandals.

Lol, considering Gore's experience, would you blame him? There are a lot of people out there who believe that if Gore had stuck to his guns, he'd be president.

I'd rather be a classless President than a classy loser (what a coincidence! It's that way now!).

[Mike F]

Originally posted by Bingo@Nov 3 2004, 08:37 AM
Anyone think Gore would have done this at this point? I can't see it.

It was mathematically impossible for Kerry to win Ohio, being over 100,000 behind.

Florida ended up with a difference of less than 600 votes, and it was always extremely tight.

Apples and Oranges.

[Table 5]

Originally posted by Bingo@Nov 3 2004, 11:37 AM
Anyone think Gore would have done this at this point? I can't see it.

Gore only lost Florida by a few hundred votes, and won the popular vote.....he had a legitimate change at squeaking in, so I can see why he hung on.

Kerry, on the other hand, was losing the popular vote by 3 million, and was considerably behind in Ohio, the one big swing state this year. It was a much clearer outcome this time around.

[Table 5]

oops, mike beat me to it.

[Bingo]

I agree ... Florida was a hotter issue.

I'm speaking more to personalities, and that I could see Gore in the same situation as Kerry this morning not conceding. Clearly, nothing to back that up, just my take on his character.

[Lanny_MacDonald]

Let the healing begin? It will be a tenuous period for the country. Kerry could go a long way to diffusing things, although there is still a massive number of Bush-haters out there that will not get behind the President. It will be a massive challenge to see if Bush can be the uniter he said he was in 2000 or continue to be the divider he has proven to be from 2001 on. I think John Stewart said it best last night, "Its just sad".

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by albertGQ@Nov 3 2004, 10:43 AM
Although I am a Bush supporter, I was kind of hoping Kerry would win since he is strongly for stem cell research and that directly affects me

How does that effect you as a strong Catholic albert?

[albertGQ]

Originally posted by MrMastodonFarm+Nov 3 2004, 10:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrMastodonFarm @ Nov 3 2004, 10:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-albertGQ@Nov 3 2004, 10:43 AM
Although I am a Bush supporter, I was kind of hoping Kerry would win since he is strongly for stem cell research and that directly affects me

How does that effect you as a strong Catholic albert? [/b][/quote]
When did I say I was a strong Catholic? I never said that. Stop assuming.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by albertGQ@Nov 3 2004, 11:21 AM

When did I say I was a strong Catholic? I never said that. Stop assuming.

Just strong enough to tell people what to do right?

[albertGQ]

Originally posted by MrMastodonFarm+Nov 3 2004, 10:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrMastodonFarm @ Nov 3 2004, 10:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-albertGQ@Nov 3 2004, 11:21 AM

When did I say I was a strong Catholic? I never said that. Stop assuming.

Just strong enough to tell people what to do right? [/b][/quote]
Nope. I gave my opinion on how I would vote and thats it.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally posted by albertGQ+Nov 3 2004, 05:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (albertGQ @ Nov 3 2004, 05:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Just strong enough to tell people what to do right?

Nope. I gave my opinion on how I would vote and thats it. [/b][/quote]
Please no more incest arguments! :angry:

[CaramonLS]

Originally posted by TheyCallMeBruce@Nov 3 2004, 04:34 PM
Good God! John Titor was right!

ROFL

[CaptainCrunch]

I've been thinking about this a lot from last night, and I can only come to the conclusion that the term popular vote is a misnomer in this case.

It wasn't that Bush was more popular. Its that Kerry just did not come across as a strong viable candidate.

His generalities about his plans did not inspire confidence. His past records in the senate absolutely killed him.

Most American's wanted a change, you could feel it and taste it. Kerry didn't bring enough to the table strength wise to make a change.

[albertGQ]

Originally posted by Bertuzzied+Nov 3 2004, 11:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Bertuzzied @ Nov 3 2004, 11:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Nope. I gave my opinion on how I would vote and thats it.

Please no more incest arguments! :angry: [/b][/quote]
Don't worry. There won't be anymore. MMF keeps dodging my question even though I answer every single one of his