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November 03, 2004
It Ain't Over Yet
No big surprise, the presidential election isn't over....though it appears the fat lady is warming up in the wings. I went to sleep last night when it became apparent that several states were going to be too close to call....including Ohio, which will likely decide the outcome. Bush is leading in the popular & electoral vote, but there's still a slim-to-none chance Kerry might get Ohio. Theoretically possible, but unlikely from the numbers I'm seeing this morning. So Kerry's not conceding yet. Can't say I'd do any differently if I was in his shoes.
In the local & state races, my choices pretty much bombed. Mayor Dan won, my city council rep lost, my choice for the Ark. Supremes lost. The state bond amendment, which I opposed b/c it was so badly written, passed. We may live to regret that one. The Marriage amendment passed, which was stupid & unnecessary b/c we already had an applicable statute.
We're sending Blanche "Hillary is my role model" Lincoln back to Washington, but Boozman's going back also....so that one's a wash. I was really surprised by one election result: Farmington's local option to remain dry (banning the sale of alcohol) didn't pass....surprising b/c Farmington is a pretty conservative little town. Guess that local ordinance they passed illegally to ban alchohol a few years back really didn't reflect the wishes of the city residents. Snark. CORRECTION: The newpaper was wrong. Farmington DID NOT pass the ordinance to allow the sale of alcohol.
All in all though, results I can live with.
So far.
Posted by Rita at November 3, 2004 06:51 AM