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Edited on Thu Jul-15-04 05:25 AM by HamdenRice
In '00 before election night, I had the sinking feeling that Gore was really screwing up his own campaign. Remember all that silly stuff about him distancing himself from Clinton, not letting Clinton campaign for him? Like 8 years of peace and prosperity was not the kind of record he wanted to be associated with. I was shocked in the morning not about Bush "winning" but about the whole deadlock/recount mess.
As for this time around I hate to admit it, but I have that sinking feeling again -- not about Kerry/Edwards, but about this administration basically stopping at nothing to stay in power.
I truly believe that this election postponement thing will occur -- but in a very limited way that will throw the election. Everyone is talking about the Bush admin postponing the entire election. That won't happen. But Rove knows that if the Bush admin can change the outcome in just a few key districts in key swing states, he can win.
So, expect a code red "tourist" alert in a few places, like Cleveland and Dade County, Fla. The voting in those districts will be postponed only about 24-48 hours. When no "tourists" actually attack, voting will be allowed to proceed, but there will be a barage of Fox/Rush/Hannity etc propoganda that "Bush has this wrapped up" between election day and the postponed elections. No one will bother to show up to vote in the postponed districts, and Bush will win.
Everyone will breath a sigh of relief that the elections were not postponed -- only in a few areas. They are raising the idea of a big postponement, making it an acceptable topic of conversation, so that when there is only a small, few-district postponement, the media whores will marvel at the admin's "restraint."
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