drdolittle
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posted on August 27, 2004 06:21:41 PM new
Like everyone else I am anxious for the debates to begin.. so I thought it would be interesting to hold our own Poll here on the Round Table.
Here's the deal.. vote only once, and vote for who you believe will win..and give a brief explanation why you think he will win.
(This may not necessarily be the person that you are voting for, but the candidate who you think will win the election if it were to be held today.)
Okay.. I will go first..
I am a Democrat but I believe President Bush will be re-elected. I think that Kerry's campaign has been based to much on his War Hero Status and not enough on how he will deal with the issues. I am not saying that this is his fault entirely, as he has had to spend a great deal of his time defending his war record.. and the bad press has hurt his chances.. But I believe he should have shown more strength of conviction and got his message out there loud and clear. In my opinion, he hasn't done that.. maybe we will see this during the debates... anyhow.. sadly I must vote for President Bush right now as the candidate who will win the election if it was held today...Doc
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etexbill
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posted on August 27, 2004 06:30:54 PM new
Well, dr., I agree with you. And Kerry brought it on himself by campaining strictly on his "war record". Every sentence that leaves his mouth, he tells you what a hero he was. He made a big mistake. He's just not very bright, in my opinion. Bush will win. And, just for the record, I'm an Independent.
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Libra63
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posted on August 27, 2004 06:36:03 PM new
Great thread now lets see if stays that way You know how things can change really quick.
I am a republican, voting for Bush but it is a tight race, polls are close. It will be a nail biter again. I feel he will win because there has been too many promises by Kerry that I honestly see cannot be achieved.
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bunnicula
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posted on August 27, 2004 06:52:24 PM new
I am an independent & will be voting for Kerry. Unfortunately, as I've said before, I believe Bush will win simply because we are currently at war & it is a slim chance to unseat a wartime president.
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"Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim." --Charles Buxton
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etexbill
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posted on August 27, 2004 06:55:25 PM new
Great thread. Everyone is being honest and intelligent. Let's see who will be the first to mess it up.
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Linda_K
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:06:44 PM new
I'm an Independent who has re-registered this year - joining the Republican party for the first time in my life. [And I'm older than dirt  ] I made this decision because I'm really beginning to feel that the democratic party is leading us down the path to socialism....and I don't like it. I believe in government giving a 'helping hand' for a short while, then people should become self-reliant and grow up and take care of themselves and those the produce - not be encouraged to become government dependent for life.
To those who are not aware, I didn't vote for Bush in 2000. I voted for Nader....a protest vote because I didn't like either choice. But this Presidents actions, following 9-11, have impressed me greatly.
I believe President Bush will be re-elected because I think voters can see:
his strength of character,
his moral committments,
his family values,
how he truly is doing the best he can to protect this great Nation of ours,
how he supports our country having a strong military,
how he has guts to 'go it alone' if need be, when it's in our Nations best interests, and he's not an Internationalist who believes we can't make a move without UN approval.
he's tried to bring the economy back from the recession and the tech boom that burst before before he took office, and having to deal with the effects of 9-11 and two wars.
I think the majority of American's judge him to be someone they can more easily relate to....more down to earth...more honest...more average, with lots of common sense and much more straight forward than his opponent.
But I firmly believe that in times like these...with the threat of terrorism...American's want and need a man willing to make a decision and stand with it...even to the point of realizing it couldn cost him re-election.....not going with the 'change in the current wind' or not with a belief that we can 'reason or talk' the terrorist out of their plans for our Nation.
And especially re-electing a President who's on OUR side. Not a traitor to his own country nor one who says our Democracy is a farce....and wants to lead like the Europeans are led.
Well...that was pretty short....
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profe51
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:07:11 PM new
Kerry.
by the way, who's in charge of counting?
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Our `neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon
and evil as Hell." --Edward Abbey
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Helenjw
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:10:22 PM new
Kerry
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bigpeepa
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:15:10 PM new
I only know that Kerry/Edwards will win Pennsylvania. This is just the 10th round of a 12 round prize fight. I think the debates will tell all.
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drdolittle
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:17:06 PM new
LOL Prof... after everyone votes.. we can all count the votes and then vote again on which total is correct! LOL Doc
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davebraun
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:21:58 PM new
Kerry
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davebraun
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:21:59 PM new
Kerry
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drdolittle
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:25:24 PM new
uh.. is that a vote for Dave 1 and Dave 2 LOL
See how this electronic voting can go.. HA
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Helenjw
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:29:56 PM new
Hey! Good votes, Dave!!!
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yellowstone
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:33:29 PM new
Nader.
Why you say, well partly because of what Linda said; a protest vote because I beleive this is what most democrats are feeling right now and also because I beleive that alot of other Democrats will come to their senses and realise that Kerry is a dead stick candidate. So I say now to all you Democrats out there; Wake up and cast your vote for Nader.
Nader, the other white candidate.
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drdolittle
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posted on August 27, 2004 07:49:31 PM new
Okay.. so far we have:
5 for Bush
3 for Kerry
1 for Nader (Other)
1 undecided
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crowfarm
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posted on August 27, 2004 08:05:37 PM new
My vote would go ,of course, to Kerry.
But it's really up to the CEO of Diebold (THE MAKERS OF THE VOTING MACHINES)who says he can hand Bush the election. So I guess Bush will win in this wonderful democracy of ours.
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logansdad
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posted on August 27, 2004 08:26:23 PM new
I am voting for the man or woman that goes to the electoral college to cast his vote for Kerry in this situtation.
Since this is Chicago, I vote and vote often on election day
Let's have a BBQ, Texas style, ROAST BUSH
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YOU CAN'T HAVE BULLSH** WITH OUT BUSH.
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We the people, in order to form a more perfect Union....
.....one Nation indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for ALL.
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ebayauctionguy
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posted on August 27, 2004 08:28:27 PM new
Are Democrats' pets, dead people and illegal aliens allowed to vote in this poll?
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ebayauctionguy
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posted on August 27, 2004 08:30:44 PM new
My vote is for Bush, by the way.
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crowfarm
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posted on August 27, 2004 08:31:03 PM new
No, but maybe this time ALL the votes in Florida will count.
But I doubt it.
[ edited by crowfarm on Aug 27, 2004 08:31 PM ]
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yellowstone
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posted on August 27, 2004 08:58:42 PM new
Crowfarm
Apparently not all the votes in New Mexico counted either but you don't hear anyone bitching about it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22536-2004Aug21.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004
From the site;
The Washington Post examined the voting results here because New Mexico had the narrowest winning margin in the presidential contest, and Rio Arriba County had the largest percentage of voters who had no presidential vote. The review discovered that 203 voters turned out in one of Rio Arriba's voting districts, but the state's certified results show "0" votes were recorded for Gore or Bush.
Ed to say; Sorry but it seems my link isn't working, but you can find it by googling, type in; votes rio arriba county
[ edited by yellowstone on Aug 27, 2004 09:03 PM ]
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crowfarm
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posted on August 27, 2004 09:11:18 PM new
yellowstone says,"Crowfarm
Apparently not all the votes in New Mexico counted either but you don't hear anyone bitching about it."
What's that supposed to mean....that it's OK to not count votes ?????
Pretty anti-democracy, un-American, communist viewpoint to me.
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parklane64
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posted on August 27, 2004 09:12:20 PM new
Bush. Better machinery and Kerry's admission that one PH was not deserved is detrimental to his veracity.
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yellowstone
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posted on August 27, 2004 09:24:39 PM new
What's that supposed to mean....that it's OK to not count votes ?????
I have no idea how you came to that conclusion.
Do you have your rubber manure boots on the wrong feet again??
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rosycat
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posted on August 27, 2004 09:24:40 PM new
President Bush will get my vote.
I believe he is a man of faith, character, and is not swayed by the polls - he stands by what he believes and acts on what he believes. I trust him.
And actually, when Kerry first started advertising on tv, I thought his ads made himself look bad. He showed himself in Vietnam, then in the same ad he showed himself talking to Congress against the war and his fellow soldiers.
I thought that was a contradiciton and I don't understand why he formatted his TV ad that way. He scares me. His wife scares me, too. I just do not trust either of them. Just a gut feeling when ever I see them speak.
"Being Overworked and Underpaid and Unappreciated
Is just a Perk of Being Middle-Class and Educated..." Mark Schultz (songwriter/singer)
[ edited by rosycat on Aug 27, 2004 09:26 PM ]
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Libra63
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posted on August 27, 2004 09:46:36 PM new
logansdad- The saying goes "Vote early vote often" That was when it was really corrupt in Chicago, I guess like in Cicero.
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yellowstone
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posted on August 27, 2004 09:54:38 PM new
.....and the homosexual Chinese people in Chicago think it's erection day.
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NearTheSea
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posted on August 27, 2004 10:05:36 PM new
I'm voting for Bush
I have to agree with DrDolittle about Kerry. His campaign with Edwards started with his Vietnam record, and now *looks* like its not going well, but everyday there is something new, so who knows.
I think it will be close, but I think Bush will win.
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Twelvepole
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posted on August 27, 2004 10:19:03 PM new
President Bush, lets see if the Democrats from NY vote again in FL... and President Bush still won
AIN'T LIFE GRAND... 
Re-Elect President Bush... the only true choice.
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