How did the home precincts go?

[2952-0-0]

How did Bush's Crawford and Kerry's Boston precincts vote?

[Sam Spade]

Probably heavily for Bush and heavily for Kerry respectively.

[??????????]

Probably heavily for Bush and heavily for Kerry respectively.

Didn't Edwards lose his own county?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Probably heavily for Bush and heavily for Kerry respectively.

Didn't Edwards lose his own county?

Kerry lost Edwards' home county (Wake, NC), yes.

[George W. Bush]

No Edwards Lost it. If the people he Grew up with really thought anything of him he would have won is own county!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

No Edwards Lost it. If the people he Grew up with really thought anything of him he would have won is own county!

In case you've forgotton, John Kerry was the Democratic Nominee for President this year.

I was going to write more, but it struck me that that would be a waste of time.

Remember: "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad"... but later on: "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better"

[Keystone Phil]

No Edwards Lost it. If the people he Grew up with really thought anything of him he would have won is own county!

In case you've forgotton, John Kerry was the Democratic Nominee for President this year.

Well that didn't stop all the talk in July about a possible Dem pickup of Virginia and North Carolina now did it?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

No Edwards Lost it. If the people he Grew up with really thought anything of him he would have won is own county!

In case you've forgotton, John Kerry was the Democratic Nominee for President this year.

Well that didn't stop all the talk in July about a possible Dem pickup of Virginia and North Carolina now did it?

No it didn't.

Which is beside the point (and I'm not going to get involved in a pointless flame war over Wake County, NC)

[Keystone Phil]

No Edwards Lost it. If the people he Grew up with really thought anything of him he would have won is own county!

In case you've forgotton, John Kerry was the Democratic Nominee for President this year.

Well that didn't stop all the talk in July about a possible Dem pickup of Virginia and North Carolina now did it?

No it didn't.

Which is beside the point (and I'm not going to get involved in a pointless flame war over Wake County, NC)

I'm not going to get into an argument about Wake County, either. Your point was that Kerry prevented a Dem victory in the county. However, weren't some members (I'm guessing you were one of them) saying that Edwards would provide a boost to the ticket that could help pickup VA and NC regardless of who was on the top of the ticket?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I'm not going to get into an argument about Wake County, either. Your point was that Kerry prevented a Dem victory in the county.

I did not say that

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The polls in the spring and early summer showed NC and VA as close (Mason-Dixon included).
Both sides made predictions that at the time seemed sane but look weird now.

[Keystone Phil]

I'm not going to get into an argument about Wake County, either. Your point was that Kerry prevented a Dem victory in the county.

I did not say that

You didn't? Well what did you mean when you said "Kerry lost Edwards' home county (Wake, NC), yes."

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I'm not going to get into an argument about Wake County, either. Your point was that Kerry prevented a Dem victory in the county.

I did not say that

You didn't? Well what did you mean when you said "Kerry lost Edwards' home county (Wake, NC), yes."

Look... Kerry was the Democratic nominee, not Edwards.
I could also point out that Kerry lost... let's see... Sam Rayburn's home county.

[George W. Bush]

No Edwards Lost it. If the people he Grew up with really thought anything of him he would have won is own county!

Remember: "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad"... but later on: "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better"

I dont understand what the Book "Animal Farm" has to do with this..... It must be more of that British Humor that only British people find funny.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It must be more of that British Humor that only British people find funny.

"...Two Legs better..."

Said the sheep

[Keystone Phil]

I'm not going to get into an argument about Wake County, either. Your point was that Kerry prevented a Dem victory in the county.

I did not say that

You didn't? Well what did you mean when you said "Kerry lost Edwards' home county (Wake, NC), yes."

Look... Kerry was the Democratic nominee, not Edwards.

Yeah, ok. I understand that. At first you said that you didn't say that and didn't mean it that way. I was confused.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I'm not going to get into an argument about Wake County, either. Your point was that Kerry prevented a Dem victory in the county.

I did not say that

You didn't? Well what did you mean when you said "Kerry lost Edwards' home county (Wake, NC), yes."

Look... Kerry was the Democratic nominee, not Edwards.

Yeah, ok. I understand that. At first you said that you didn't say that and didn't mean it that way. I was confused.

Thats ok

[2952-0-0]

What were the results??? Duh they voted for their candidates, but what were the the results? As the topic starter, I arbitrate that Kerry lost Wake, NC. Not Edwards.

[Hitchabrut]

Bush lost Teton, WY, Cheney's home county.

[Nym90]

Bush lost Teton, WY, Cheney's home county.

[sarcasm]

No, Cheney lost it. That just proves how much Cheney sucks, he couldn't even win his own home county!

[/sarcasm]

Both Bush and Kerry lost the states in which they were born. (Bush-Connecticut, Kerry, Colorado) I wonder when the last time that happened, the two major party candidates both losing their birth states?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

[sarcasm]

No, Cheney lost it. That just proves how much Cheney sucks, he couldn't even win his own home county!

[/sarcasm]

:-)

[??????????]

Its not like Teton county went for Kerry because all the rural American ranchers/farmers wanted him. Its because Teton county is a very liberal area of the state that has ski resorts and wealthy non-natives.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Its not like Teton county went for Kerry because all the rural American ranchers/farmers wanted him. Its because Teton county is a very liberal area of the state that has ski resorts and wealthy non-natives.

who cares? Their votes are just as valid as rural farmers and ranchers.

Anyway neither Cheney or Edwards lost their home counties, Kerry lost Edwards' home county and Bush lost Cheney's home county.

[bgwah]

Its not like Teton county went for Kerry because all the rural American ranchers/farmers wanted him. Its because Teton county is a very liberal area of the state that has ski resorts and wealthy non-natives.

Well the people of Teton County sold their home off as a tourist attraction and retirement area, so whats your point?

[Alcon]

Teton County was a flip from 2000. I doubt things changed massively in 4 years. Cheneymania ended. Ski resorts in Wyoming aren't massively liberal, but it doesn't matter. It's what the county went.

[??????????]

Its not like Teton county went for Kerry because all the rural American ranchers/farmers wanted him. Its because Teton county is a very liberal area of the state that has ski resorts and wealthy non-natives.

who cares? Their votes are just as valid as rural farmers and ranchers.

Anyway neither Cheney or Edwards lost their home counties, Kerry lost Edwards' home county and Bush lost Cheney's home county.

Of course their votes are valid. That's not my point. My point is you can't use counties out west like that as an indicator of some big shift in the demographics of the western states.