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Burden said the Gonzales nomination would strengthen Bush’s support among Latinos—44 percent of whom voted to re-elect the president last week, according to exit polls...
...started this diary an optimist. Not only did I think John F. Kerry would be president-elect by this point, but I thought that when he won, on that glorious day, I’d be able to talk about it with my roommate. I wrote on these pages not too long ago that we would embark on an experiment in civil discourse, my Republican roommate and I. We would put differences behind us and consider each other’s side...
...Americans feel a sense of relief when they complete a four-year political cycle and elect a new President. But Asians, for their part, are focused on a 40-year goal of renewal and renaissance. They are relieved that Bush was re-elected. They do not have to face the trauma of educating a new President. But they expect more from a Bush than a Kerry. Without the pressure of re-election, Bush should pursue wiser long-term policies to regain the goodwill sadly lost in recent years...
Tomorrow’s election is bound to disappoint some people, and, according to many pundits, election forecasters and the presidential futures contracts online, they are going to be Democrats for the most part. For many Democratic activists it would be hard not to: If a Republican president can’t win a war and preside over a booming economy, how could anyone want to re-elect him? With all the impassioned campaigning of “Rock the Vote,” “Vote or Die” and the efforts of 527 groups like Moveon.org...
WHEN WILL WE HAVE A PRESIDENT-ELECT? Even without legal disputes, it will take time to validate and count all the provisional ballots. Two years ago in Colorado, a tightly contested congressional race was settled only after 2,400 provisional votes were evaluated. The process took more than a month (even though Colorado law requires that it be done in 10 days). The number of provisional ballots cast in this year's presidential election could reach several million...