 2004 Presidential Election
Coyote Gulch has been hoping, no matter who wins the presidential election, that the results are known quickly and are not controversial, as in 2000. Alas, according to the Rocky Mountain News our beloved Colorado may end up delaying results this year [October 23, 2004, "Election delays expected"]. From the article, "Ballot verification, new voting rules and potential legal fights could delay results for days or even weeks, said Secretary of State Donetta Davidson. It's also likely results will be slow in Colorado's tight U.S. Senate race and in the 3rd and 7th congressional district races, she said. Two years ago, Colorado ended up with the last undecided congressional race when both parties went to court over the counting of provisional ballots. Republican Bob Beauprez eventually won by 121 votes. New voting rules were imposed after the messy 2000 presidential election, and fiercely competitive races this year have added to county clerks' headaches."
Here's an interview with master strategist Karl Rove from the Rocky Mountain News [October 23, 2004, "Rove likes Bush's chances here"].
The Rocky is running articles both pro and con regarding Amendment 36. Here's the article for the amendment [October 23, 2004, "Proposal to split state's electoral votes is fairer to Coloradans"]. Here's the article against [October 23, 2004, "Voting no on 36 will shield state's influence, avoid legal nightmare"].
Electoral-vote.com: "Florida can't make up its collective mind. It's tied again. A new Insider Advantage poll puts the race there dead even, with Bush and Kerry each getting 46%. As a result, Kerry edges ahead nationally again, with 257 votes in the electoral college to Bush's 254. However, if we look at the strong+weak totals for each candidate, Bush leads 209 to 205, with 124 really too close to call. According to the latest polls, these are Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. However, in my judgement based on a number of recent polls rather than just the last one, Kerry will win New Jersey, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. The others are true tossups. None are relative safe for Bush. If we count these three as Kerry wins, the "hard" totals are Kerry 246, Bush 209, still a tossup."
TalkLeft: "Who will get the doper vote?"
Update: Blogs for Bush: "Slap the candidates." Good harmless fun. I've gave both a couple of slaps just to get their attention. 
Update: TalkLeft: "The LA Times examines who the soldiers in Iraq will vote for on E-day and says there is one paramount issue--which candidate has an exit strategy."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "The latest Newsweek poll shows President Bush maintaining a small lead over Sen. John Kerry among likely voters, 48% to 47%. The latest Time magazine poll shows Bush with a 5% lead among likely voters, 51% to 46%. Here are some notable state polls: Iowa - Kerry 46, Bush 45 (Iowa Newspaper Assn); Hawaii - Bush 43, Kerry 43 (Honolulu Advertiser); Pennsylavnia - Kerry 48, Bush 46 (Morning Call)."
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