Oh, oh, oh, oh, Ohio.

[adderslj]

So, we're down to Ohio. Whomever wins Ohio wins America (a divided one, but still the most powerful nation on Earth). And there's less votes in it than the absentee, postal and provisional votes.

Fun, fun, fun.

Update Mind you, the White House has just announced victory, so maybe not.

Comments

[adders.livejournal.com]

My perception, speaking as an utter outsider, is that part of the problem was, despite the huge amount of anti-Bush sentiment, there wasn't enough pro-Kerry sentiment. Over here, Blair won his landslide by combining a massive anti-Tory vote with a strong pro-Blair vote. Kerry only seemed to have half of that.

[wtimmins.livejournal.com]

That's it in a nutshell. And the lack of pro-Kerry sentiment was pretty much Kerry's fault.

Some of it Alex mentions below. Some of it was that Kerry isn't a very charismatic type and had no drama.

If he took a dramatic stand for something, a 'take charge' type of thing... maybe he wouldn't win, but it's that kind of thing that makes people go 'Huh.' Things like 'screw it, gay marriage!'

Yeah, middle america might not have gone for that. But look at the election map. They didn't go for vague middle of the road stuff, neither.

[predicate.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I liked a lot of what Kerry said, but that's mostly because he was focusing on what he wouldn't do -- namely, Bush's mistakes.

It's a strange, strange reversal of the Clinton/Dole race in 96. I was camped solidly in the Republican-Conservative-Christian subculture at the time, and the vibe is almost identical now in the 'progressive-anti-bush' crowd.

If Bush is indeed re-elected I'll be disappointed but not crushed. While it has IMO grave implications internationally, in our country the real battle is in mens' hearts, not polling booths. What kind of people we will be is a decision that will resonate far longer than one election cycle.