Posted on 11/20/2008 3:30:23 PM PST by Chet 99
MIAMI (AP) — More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes.
An Associated Press study of 94 percent of the state's total shows that the Republican beat Obama by almost 5 percentage points on Nov. 4, but Obama trumped McCain by 11 percentage points in early and absentee balloting. Overall, Obama beat McCain 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent in Florida, becoming only the third Democrat in 11 presidential elections to carry the state.
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What they really mean is “Early Cheating”
Second home owners who feel it’s ok to vote in two states.
I voted absentee here in FL. I hope they tallied my votes to the right people!
Actually, what propelled him to victory were nonvoting Republicans. In Ohio, Obama got 40,000 less votes than Kerry did in 2004 but won by 200,000. McCain got 300,000 less votes than W did in 2004. This race was so winnable. *sigh*
Probaby those absentee “Snowbirds” from New York, still up in the rotten apple so they could vote twice.
The American Electoral process has so many hole in it you could a Marxist Islamophile on a camel through one - and we did!!
Wonder if they got Mickey Mouse’s absentee vote?
Those non-voting Republicans and third-party voting conservatives should get rashes on their genitalia and around their noses.
Winnable it was. No Palin appearance here in South Florida, three McCain appearances in Miami only, and one at midnight on a Sunday, volunteers that went unused here in Broward...especially in the early voting poll watcher area.
Once the new leadership is installed, I plan to write a snail mail letter letting the RNC national chair as well as the Florida chair know exactly what I saw on the ground. Say what you will about W, he and his people did know how to run a campaign.
Also where in the constitution is early voting mentioned. It explains the time for Election Day not election month.
Most of my friends here in California voted early. I don’t get it. I think Election Day is Election Day. Saying it’s easier is, to me, an argument for taking away your vote. A tiny group of bedridden people could vote absentee but why everybody?
Early voting may have helped Obama in FLA, but nothing compared to the assist AP gave him nationwide.
Agreed. 4.1 million of them in total less GOP voters. That’s a lot of rash...
The GOP should consider running appealing, small government conservatives. If they want to win, that is.
Re#9 I have heard the same from Ohio and elsewhere. There were 4.1 million less GOP voters than in ‘O4. Unbelievable...
The schedule of events was lacking, but I don’t think that is what cost McCain a 3% loss in FL. It was a failure in message, lack of advertising from the GOP party and the McCain campaign and disorganization in the party ground game compared to the last two cycles.
It is a shame because the numbers show how winable this election was. McCain lost due to some Repubs not turning out and other voting for the other party. What a complete failure. All he had to do was get the base out this year and he won.
VOILA. HE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET OF THE FIASCO OF 08.
VOILA. HE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET OF THE FIASCO OF 08.
Exactly. Election DAY.
Before 2010 this early voting crap needs to be done away with. How would that happen? The US Constitution says it’s a “day”, but elections are administered by each state.
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