Archive through November 06, 2002
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Archive through November 06, 2002
Katlady53 | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:27 pm     Goddess, come on over to Illinois and enjoy the party! ROFL!!! |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:28 pm     Oh, Katlady - you poor girl It doesn't matter if you're dem or rep over there - everyone loses for the next 4 years. {{{{Katlady}}}}}} |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:29 pm     Why yes, thanks for asking, Baby - got my Atkins low carb cocoa-bean treats all lined up right here. If I could stop smoking long enough, maybe I could eat some. |
Katlady53 | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:30 pm     Lol!!! I hope this won't destroy our friendship, Goddess, but I have always been a died-in-the-wool...oh, never mind! |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:31 pm     GANGSTER!!!! I'm telling you, Chicago needs to be made its own state and cut it off from the rest of Illinois. |
Katlady53 | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:33 pm     Lolololololol!!!!! Well, I'm in southwestern Illinois, far from Gangsterland! |
Babyruth | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:33 pm     LOL. Been there with the smoking. Well, sweet dreams. I'm off to sleep. |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:34 pm     Nite, Babyruth. Katlady, you southern Illinois farmfolk need some talkin' to. Except my Dad's one of you (he's from Jasper County), so I can only get so far in that argument. Chicago's still got to go. |
Katlady53 | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:37 pm     I'm actually in an area considered to be a part of metropolitan St. Louis, Goddess, so I agree. Most people in these parts resent Chicago's influence so you won't get any argument here! Lol BTW, Jean Carnahan just announced that the St. Louis City votes aren't in yet...hehehe! |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:39 pm     Oyyy, crap - longer night. PS there's nothing going on in Chicago that has anything to do with the rest of the state. It has to go - cut it off like the diseased limb it is. |
Meggieprice | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:40 pm     Shhh Katlady-I'm one too...and the Guv race here in CA is so close I am scared. |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:42 pm     Meg, I'm surprised CA is so close - I figured it was a Davis pick, regardless of his problems. That Simon guy's a mess - and so is Davis. Bad news all around on that one. |
Katlady53 | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:43 pm     I agree. Cut 'em off just above Springfield! Carnahan said that Kansas City just came in and has some good numbers. St. Louis City should favor her, too. I guess I'll have to wait until morning to see how it turns out! |
Suitsmefine | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:43 pm     Guys , I'm out...Just got call that DH grandmother passed away....Will be leaving for Millington, TN.... |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:44 pm     Oh, Suits - I'm so sorry. Hugs to your DH. Keep us posted, OK? |
Suitsmefine | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 09:48 pm     Thanks, Goddess...She was a dear sweet lady....She passed doing what she loved best, playing a mean game of Scrabble. She could whip all of our hineys! She lived life to the fullest. Will talk to you all soon. |
Goddessatlaw | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 10:01 pm     NBC's reporting that Republicans have retaken control of the Senate. |
Meggieprice | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 10:08 pm     Hugs to you Suits and I will send love to your DH's GM as she makes her transition. I just had my little hissy fit with my own DH since he voted Green Party today as did my Bro-I-L. It is like not voting, GRRRRRRRRR! GAL I might have to room with you and your Mom if Simon wins! |
Hillbilly | Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 10:12 pm     Suits...I'm so sorry to hear that. Have a safe journey. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 07:08 am     What happened in California? Did Davis win? |
Hillbilly | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 07:43 am     Yep...Davis pulled a squeaker. |
Rissa | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 08:58 am     Good morning all!!! I am always interested in hearing the outcomes of other countries elections, although obviously I don't seek out the depth of data as I do about our own elections. But I decided to do a duck 'n run last night in case it got ugly (we really should stick to discussions re: the weather and cute barnyard animals (oops, nope.. can see trouble with that too. LOL). Anyhooooo. I have read the results on the news sites but was wondering if anything that happened was a big surprise? Any dropped jaws or did it pretty much go as expected? Also, pet peeve.... people who complain about the gov't but don't vote!!!! I heard from individual friends that turnout seemed higher, but I haven't seen any percentage's on the sites I've checked. Anyone know how the turnout really was? |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:09 am     It was miserable here, Rissa - around 40% if that. But we had no governor's race, either, so kind of to be expected. I think the only shocker was Kennedy-Townsend losing in Maryland. Most of the Republican governorships lost have been attributed to party fatigue more than anything - Republicans on the seat for 30 years or so, like Illinois (although Illinois has a whole nother set of problems to go with it). I think they were surprised at how close California was, too. |
Marysafan | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:31 am     Voter turnout varied from state to state. Those with hotly contested seats were realy high like Minnesota...others not so much. I heard some reports that Iowa was projecting near 60%, but across the river in Nebraska where folks were mainly turning out to keep the status quo...considerably lower around 40%. I heard that overall, it was better than it was for years ago though which is a good thing. |
Hillbilly | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:38 am     Rissa...I was truly surprised by the Talent/Carnahan race. I figured Jean Carnahan would win. I was disappointed in the Arkansas Senate race but not really surprised. The main Arkansas race I was concerned with was the governor's spot. Voter turnout was higher than normal here I think. I was also surprised that some of our ballot issues failed here: The Cruelty to Animals and The 1/8 cent tax increase to support a couple of our local colleges. These colleges could really use the money to help keep tuition low. |
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