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Averett · 11-03-2004, 05:43 AM

Although last night's election isn't quite done just yet, I'm going on the hunch that Bush well keep the presidency.

So, what's going to happen in 2008? What needs to happen?

We won't have the "Anybody but Bush" people. I think that's what killed the Democrats. It's hard to win an election on an "Anyone but the Other Guy" stance. It needs to be "We love our candidate!" It just wasn't that way for Kerry. The Democrats need to really use these next 4 years and find/groom somebody for 2008. Will that be Hillary Clinton? Maybe. Will that be a smart move? Maybe, maybe not. I don't know if this country is ready yet to elect a woman president.

Looking at that Red/Blue map, it seems pretty clear to me. The Democrats need to head South. Kerry tried that with picking Edwards as his running mate, but it didn't quite work out. Apparently Edwards didn't even stand a chance of getting back his own senate seat. The Dems need to find a Southerner with that drawl to attract the voters in southern Ohio, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Florida, among other states.

I think we also need to have election reform. We can't have so many different counties in so many different states voting in different ways. Some using old school pencil and paper, some using punch cards, some using electronic touch screens, others still using lever systems. It needs to be the same, universally across the entire country. What system should be used? Whatever is the most effective. Of course they all have their flaws, but wouldn't it be better for everyone to use the same system?

11-03-2004, 05:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Looking forward to 2008 Although last night's election isn't quite done just yet, I'm going on the hunch that Bush well keep the presidency. So, what's going to happen in 2008? What needs to happen? We won't have the "Anybody but Bush" people. I think that's what killed the Democrats. It's hard to win an election on an "Anyone but the Other Guy" stance. It needs to be "We love our candidate!" It just wasn't that way for Kerry. The Democrats need to really use these next 4 years and find/groom somebody for 2008. Will that be Hillary Clinton? Maybe. Will that be a smart move? Maybe, maybe not. I don't know if this country is ready yet to elect a woman president. Looking at that Red/Blue map, it seems pretty clear to me. The Democrats need to head South. Kerry tried that with picking Edwards as his running mate, but it didn't quite work out. Apparently Edwards didn't even stand a chance of getting back his own senate seat. The Dems need to find a Southerner with that drawl to attract the voters in southern Ohio, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Florida, among other states. I think we also need to have election reform. We can't have so many different counties in so many different states voting in different ways. Some using old school pencil and paper, some using punch cards, some using electronic touch screens, others still using lever systems. It needs to be the same, universally across the entire country. What system should be used? Whatever is the most effective. Of course they all have their flaws, but wouldn't it be better for everyone to use the same system? __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.