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raven
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Bush wins
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Nov 8 07:52 UTC 2000 |
Well in the real world outside the Grex universe Bush wins, now what?
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bdh3
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response 1 of 216:
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Nov 8 08:34 UTC 2000 |
bend over and kiss yer ass goodbye?
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raven
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response 2 of 216:
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Nov 8 09:13 UTC 2000 |
Hmm I spoke too soon, Florida just went back into limbo. gore retacts his
concession speech. What a nail biter.
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senna
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response 3 of 216:
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Nov 8 10:20 UTC 2000 |
It ain't over... It ain't over....
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birdy
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response 4 of 216:
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Nov 8 10:24 UTC 2000 |
Hee hee hee...
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n8nxf
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response 5 of 216:
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Nov 8 11:52 UTC 2000 |
That's what happens when candidates campaign only inches apart on the
"Issues".
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carson
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response 6 of 216:
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Nov 8 12:29 UTC 2000 |
(I think it helps to show how out of touch the "Grex community" is
with the rest of the U.S.... not that that's necessarily a bad thing.)
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polygon
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response 7 of 216:
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Nov 8 13:57 UTC 2000 |
Re 2. What are you biting your nails for? You voted for Nader, saying
Bush and Gore were indistinguishable.
In any case, it looks like Gore won the popular vote by a margin of over
200,000, about twice JFK's margin over Nixon in '60. I think Bush is
unlikely to lose the Florida recount.
That means that President GWB is going to be the weakest president in
modern times, constantly being reminded by the media and Democrats that he
"really lost" the election.
I'm almost glad that it's Bush, and not Gore, in this awful position. I
think we politicos, who unlike the public are accustomed to and accept the
Electoral College, understimate how difficult it's going to be to try to
govern with this kind of non-mandate. Imagine trying to advocate
democracy overseas, when half of your country and all of the media are
screaming that you're not the legitimate winner.
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albaugh
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response 8 of 216:
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Nov 8 17:27 UTC 2000 |
Shoe's on the other foot...
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gelinas
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response 9 of 216:
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Nov 8 18:05 UTC 2000 |
I'm drafting an amendment to the Constitution to eliminate the Electoral
College. I'll post it as an item for discussion later today, probably after
tonight's school board meeting. (I'm supposed to be working until then,
so I won't have time to finish writing it until later.)
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jep
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response 10 of 216:
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Nov 8 18:35 UTC 2000 |
re #7: Do you think Bush is going to be weaker than Clinton was after
1994, when he lost both houses of Congress, and 1996, when he was
re-elected but didn't have the support of either house? I think Bush,
with a majority of both houses, will have the same opportunity as any
other 1st term president. Provided he wins.
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senna
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response 11 of 216:
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Nov 8 18:48 UTC 2000 |
Yeah, the situation seems analogous to me. I'm still not sure if deleting
the electoral college is such a good idea. Doing something too fast might
not be a good idea. Although, given who the winners are, I wouldn't be
surprised if this referendum took a while to gain momentum.
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