As I watch the evening news people are going to the polls in the United States to vote in these ‘most watched’ mid term elections that could render President Yahoo the lamest of lame ducks Presidents.
Of course it looks close, so I wonder if this election result in the so called ‘land of the free’ will end up being decided in court? With news electronic voting machines and reports already springing up of vote rigging and voter intimidation I suppose we should expect so.
Despite this being essentially a local election in the U.S, coverage here and across the world has been plentiful. President Bush is hugely unpopular outside the United States and with this midterm being so closely watched by the world it’s fair to say that many are watching in the hope that the President will be dealt a harsh political blow today. Having said that the general feeling among those I have spoken seems to be that there would be little surprise if the the republicans pull of a sweeping victory today. This, after all, is a country that put Bush in office for a second term, so with that in mind, anything seems possible.
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Wrote the following comment on Nov 7, 2006 at 10:10 pm
I was just bitching about this on my blog. The candidates have been especially annoying this time around. I swear if my phone rings one more time with a recorded message of “Vote for this dumbass or that dumbass” I’m going to rip my hair out.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 7, 2006 at 10:47 pm
its going to be close…. whatever happens or whoever gets the majority in the senate, its going to be close… which means a lot more fighting to get anything of value passed and negotiations/deals with the other side… but I guess that’s what we’re all about here in America… but honestly, there’s so much hostility towards Pres. Bush at this point, he wont be able to get much done regardless of what happens. I mean, that’s how it is towards the end of any president’s term who’s not really respected.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 7, 2006 at 10:55 pm
There are lots of us in the States that hope the Chief Ape gets a political thwacking.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 8, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Well, seeing as the Democrats won essentially, we more than likely won’t hear anyone wailing on about ‘disenfranchisement’, ‘voter intimidation’ or ‘rigged votes’, etc. Had they lost, I do believe we would have heard such accusations and seen wide spread court cases and tedious litigation and thus would have gotten the results sometime in early January. Politics, what a hateful beast it is.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 8, 2006 at 4:30 pm
As a regular participant in the U.S. voting process, I have a high level of confidence in the system. Everyone has their hiccups, but overall I trust that the people, not the courts, decide who wins. And the people have spoken as to how they feel about Republicans due to the Iraq war and the financial / sexual scandals in Congress by turning over the House (and possibly the Senate pending recounts in 2 states) to the Democrats. The next 2 years should be interesting to see how the odd couple of Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Bush works out.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 8, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Because republicans never whine about anything do they. ;-)
Wrote the following comment on Nov 8, 2006 at 4:34 pm
I’m interested to know, did anyone here vote 3rd Party? Perhaps Libertarian? ;o) Libertarians certainly never whine…except about whining.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 8, 2006 at 4:38 pm
I think that a lot of people don’t follow their hearts but instead ‘tactically vote’ in order to remove the person they feel should be removed and replace him with the person they feel is most likely to win.
Here’s something that annoys me though : Exit polls. I thought they were banned after the 2000 debacle? I’ve long thought that exit polling is a bad idea because the later in the day it gets the less likely someone is to vote if they think there candidate now has little or no hope.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 8, 2006 at 4:41 pm
Yes, the media projecting winners via exit polls and the like are quite annoying and unnecessary and counterproductive, but I’m not sure they were banned.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 8, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Well clearly they weren’t banned. Maybe it was just a call for them to be banned.
And Rumsy has been fired.. oh sorry, I mean he resigned of his own accord. I can’t say I am sorry to see that gun-slinging warlord fool go.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 12, 2006 at 8:18 am
Saddly, I think in these elections democrats voted out of pure hatred for Bush than they did for the “change” that the democrats leaders were offering.
Wrote the following comment on Nov 12, 2006 at 11:44 am
You may be right Kev. But if that was the reason then that in of itself is a vote for change. Though I think you’re being a tad cynical my friend. I think that they voted for change because of the hidious situation in Iraq which only recently is Bush now willing to admit is not going according to plan.