Bush Wins! Liberals move to Canada!
Today was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, the clouds were sparse, and the sunset was an array of oranges and violets. But to me, and 51% of the nation, things shined a little brighter. In what was considered by most to be an extremely tight, but ultimately liberal election, Bush was looking like the underdog. But this has been the day that myself, SHU College Republicans, and hundreds of thousands of volunteers for the Bush campaign had worked so hard for. By now you certainly know the outcome of the most important election in history, and I couldn't be happier.
George W. Bush won the presidential election in what was a total surprise to many. I started my day by waking up at 9:30am and going door to door downtown, passing out literature about W. Then I sat in class for three hours, fidgeting from nervousness. I spent the evening working at the Victory Center, and then watching the results stream in at the Mountain View Inn in Latrobe. It was an exhausting day that didn't end until after 3am.
Even more surprising about this election was the turnout. This election had the highest election turnout of all time, and this allowed Bush to get the most votes for any president in all of American history! Not to mention the fact that he won the popular vote by the largest gap since his father in 1988. He had 269 electoral votes by 1:00am, but his victory wasn't announced until today at 11am when Kerry called him and conceded.
I do have to say that I give John Kerry a lot of credit for conceding and wisely not challenging the vote in Ohio (this elections most important state). The statistics and numbers coming from Ohio all said that Kerry had no chance, of course Edwards seems to think that some sort of miracle will happen (this is because he doesn't have a job now). In Kerry's concession speech, he asked all of his supports to remain civilized, not to cause trouble, and to accept the results.
What I like about this election is that Bush won clearly. He received both the electoral and popular vote, and there are no lawsuits pending. Bitter Kerry-supporters have absolutely no argument against the results. And what's better, the Republicans didn't just get the presidency... we got control of the Senate and the House! And eleven states banned same-sex marriages! Holy cow! So all of those liberal folks who said that they would move to Canada if Bush won... well get packing because it's gonna take some time to get that passport in the mail!
The prayers of so many came true in this election. The nation has chosen, and has chosen for the best. I'm proud to be an American, and I'm glad to have worked for one such as this.
Let the good times roll.
Posted by MikeRubino at November 3, 2004 3:42 PM