Elected not Selected

Well...crap.

OHIO
100% of Precincts Reporting
George W. Bush 2,794,346 - 51 percent
John Kerry 2,658,125 - 48 percent

NATIONAL
99% of Precincts Reporting
George W. Bush 51% 58,301,150
John Kerry 48% 54,782,697

Guess my victory dance was premature...scared the cats for naught.

I packed it in about 1:30 AM PT thinking I'd wake up and find Bush's numbers putting him over the top. So now we wait for the asshats lawyers to take over.

The media bias grinds on, desperate to pull this out for their guy. Ann Althouse notes:

MEDIA BIAS IN CALLING THE STATES? Generic Confusion notes: "All close Kerry states are listed as Kerry pickups. All close Bush states are listed as undecided."

Yes, why is Wisconsin called for Kerry already? Only 99.3% of the vote is in with 1,466,963 (49.3%) for Bush and 1,480,256 (49.8%) for Kerry. I did notice on TV this morning that Fox hadn't called Wisconsin yet. The NYT also hasn't called Wisconsin. There is a .5 percentage point difference in Wisconsin with .7% of the vote still to count. In Ohio, which is getting so much attention, the percent counted is listed as 100 and Bush has 51.0% over Kerry's 48.5%. That's a 2.5% point lead. How can anyone call Wisconsin before Ohio and expect to escape charges of bias?

Indeed.

The DJ jumps 175 in first half hour as Wall Street endorses four more years.

A sign that Bush will be declared the winner? Snark begins at The Corner

[KJL] Kerry couldn't. Wouldn't. Kerry as Minority Leader?

Nah. He'd have to show up.

Gloating to follow.

Didn't you love Peter Jenning's interview with Bill Frist last night. Frist handed the Dems a stunning defeat in the senate, unseating a minority leader for the first time in 52 years, and what does Jennings have to say? "Will you ban Abortion?"

No bias here...no none...but CBS delivered the best line of the night: Dan said “We’d rather be last than wrong.”

Be careful for what you wish Dan.

Vote or Die...whatever Dude. Seems the effort and money the Dems poured into the youth vote didn't pan out for them as the percentage for 18-25 yr-old (17%) was exactly the same as 2000. The statistic that was the most stunning was that the youth demographic was split 49%-49% on the war...in spite of the constant draft drum-beat. Kids are not a dumb as the Dems thought...or as motivated.

The Captain's Quarters sends The Guardian a big shout-out:

So much for the Guardian's Operation Clark County:

Bush -- 34,444 (50.96%)
Kerry -- 32,824 (48.56%)

More from Capt Ed:

Once that math starts to sink in at Kerry's campaign HQ, I suspect we'll be hearing a concession from the once and future Massachussetts Senator. The math will sink in elsewhere in the party, and as I heard at least one Democratic spokesperson say on television a couple of hours ago, Kerry will be forced to concede by his own party. Attempting to pull another Florida after losing by so many votes, and losing the popular vote by over three points, will be disastrous to the Democrats.

Expect the concession speech by noon today. All the votes will be counted, of course, but the outcome is not in doubt. Only the character of the loser is.

This we already know all too well.

Posted by feste at November 3, 2004 07:43 AM | TrackBack