Posted on 11/03/2004 5:44:13 PM PST by bill1952
Some time ago, I posted that I thought that we had a great shot at 286 EVs for Bush.
Looks accuate at this time, but I had always hoped for Wisconsin.
Here's why:
Taking WI would have validated Rove/Bush's alternate plan to win the EV without WI.
That would change the pre election dynamics for 2008 and greatly altered the dim's strategy to retake the White House.
Now, it seems like a validation to concentrate even more on Ohio/Florida, and also that the alternate plan would have failed.
What happened, and how do we plan realistic steps to change the future outcome, and thus ensure the viability of multiple winning scenarios?
Rush knew we'd win OH all along. :) S'why he never gave up playing that song to kick off his show. As for WI - I'd like to know as well.
How did cheeseheads vote for a guy who calls it Lambert Field.....
we did win wisconsin if only valid votes were counted.
My one critique of Bush's 2004 campaign was that he should have spent less time in Pennsylvania, and more in Wisconsin and New Hampshire.
Milwaukee was the difference, it was real close but the Dems own the major metro areas with high minority populations.
Nuke Madison!
Fraud. You must organize to repeal same day registration. Demand an inquiry into double voting (U of Wis, Marquette, etc), purging the rolls of ineligible voters. Really, It was, again, stolen in Mailwaukee.
Bush's gains in western Wisconsin were counterbalanced by increased turnout in Madison and Milwaukee and Ralph Nader voters returning to the 'Rat fold. The result was that Wisconsin voted almost exactly like it did in 2000.
Minnesota was 1% stronger for Kerry than for Gore. The whole upper Midwest didn't vote see any great shift in either direction.
Why izzat? Pennsylvania was extremely close and could have very well gone to Bush.
I agree. We need to start thinking about how to "soften" up certain states like PA, MI, and WI. They seem to "yearn to be free" and yet a hairline majority somehow always has a liberal deathgrip on them. There is hope however: Look how close these three states were this year compared to 2000 (besides WI). And that with Nader off the ballot in PA - Kerry should've won PA comfortably, but he didn't.
Strategizing for 2008 begins today on Nov 3 2004.
Require rudimentary voter photo ID. Law was passed, but then vetoed by Doyle, our liberal Gov. The wide open opportunity for fraud was used extensively by the Dims
Not enough cheese.)
Speaking from Wisconsin, I know that Bush really did win it. If there's ever an investigation of registrations, there's going to be hell to pay for the democrats. I bet bush actually carried the state by 100,000 votes.
Madison, is where all the Red diaper babies, go to College.
I wonder how many absentee ballots they have? And did they/will they count them? Looks like the count was really like 49.8 Kerry 49.2 Bush. Less than 12,000 votes as opposed to the squeaker they had in Ohio where they couldn't call it Because Kerry was close to breaking into Bush's 140,000 vote lead.
Maybe next time?
I expected PA to turn. It sure would be nice to know the whole count on both these states even if they were not needed.
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