Posted on 11/03/2004 1:29:45 AM PST by dennisw
| Candidate | Electoral | States Won | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | 28 | 51% | 56,732,387 | |
| 242 | 19 | 48% | 53,004,905 |
It is going to wind up looking like a Risk board.
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As told to this FReeper:
TROLL: "Look at what Republicans have posted to celebrate their victories on Tuesday.
"Necessity compels me to ask, as a troll, Who in this world ever decided that the electoral map should be divided between Red states for Republicans and Blue states for Democrats? This is unfortunate and unfair.
"Red has always stood for the Glorious Russian Revolution, and the Chinese Reds, not to mention Bolsheviks, Communists, Socialists, Independents from Vermont, ... and Red Sox fans from ultra-liberal Boston.
"By this sinister plot, Democrats have been robbed of their colorful identity. We have lost control of one of the most powerful symbols of our Party, as well as a cherished heirloom of historical proportions.
"Instead, this advantage has been stolen from us -- like the election of 2000 -- and handed over to Republicans, who benefit from all the positive associations that relate to states that are healthy and thriving -- as people migrate there from Blue states. Red under this sinister scheme has come to stand for red-blooded, American, sanguine, healthy, ruddy, optimistic, lively, spirited and dashing.
"Democrats are now relegated to all manner of things associated with the color Blue. Blue stands for sad, lonely, gloomy, discouraged, depressed, rust-belt, blue nun, and out-of-the-blue policies that dont work. Does this not conjure up images of an Old America versus a New America?
"We protest, and make a non-negotiable demand that these colors be rotated each and every election year.
"Alternatively, we demand that colors for Democrat-won states be adopted that are more in line with our hip and stylish Hollywood-like image, like mauve or fuscous."
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