Delaware Primary (Event)

[Gustaf]

Kerry has little support in my neigboring state of DE, Lieberman in fact has the endorsement of many high officalls there

Lieberman will drop out after NH I think.

He should, but he said he wouldn't.

[Gustaf]

Kerry has little support in my neigboring state of DE, Lieberman in fact has the endorsement of many high officalls there

Lieberman will drop out after NH I think.

He should, but he said he wouldn't.

He will.

OK.

[Gustaf]

I don't know, Lieberman has some sort of agenda. I hope has enough grace to leave us after NH, that is in case Liebermania takes hold on Tuesday.

Liebermania?  Even if Lieberman finishes second in NH (very unlikely), he will not win a single 2/3 state.

No? Think of the enormous momentum he would get after a surprise finish in NH!

[Gustaf]

I know nothing about Delaware...

Even Homeros slumber...

[Gustaf]

I know nothing about Delaware...

Nobody knows anything about Delaware, really, except they have a Division 2 college fottball team, called the Mud Hens, who won the title this year.

Politically, Delaware's upper county, New Castle county, is the most liberal of the 3.

Why are everyone suddenly being so mean to poor Delaware? All I know is that is used to be a bellweather, and it's really small and hard to click on in a map...

[Gustaf]

How was I being mean to Delaware?  When you mention Delaware to anybody in Ny, they always say "oh yeah, I drove through there once."

By saying that nobody knows anything about them, and mentioning the fact that they have a team somewhere way down...it looked a little mean to me...

[Gustaf]

How was I being mean to Delaware?  When you mention Delaware to anybody in Ny, they always say "oh yeah, I drove through there once."

Oh right, so Delaware is the Belgium of America?

Haha! It's OK to be mean to the Belgians...

[Gustaf]

Gustaf, you should love Delaware, formerly Swedish North America, but seized by the evil evil Dutch at some point in the 1600s. Delaware's most famous tourist attraction is the Old Swede's Church in Wilmington. Slaveholding until the Civil War, and considered a border state. Most of the state geographically, including the capital, Dover, have a Southern culture, accent, and voting tendencies. The strongest part of the state electorally is Wilmington in the north, seen as part of the greater Atlantic City/Philly area.

What all this means for Feb. 3 I have no clue.

Yes you're right! I had completely forgotten about that, but I do really know. The Dutch have always been mean to us, apart from the early days when they would support us against the Danes...damn Dutch...maybe I should change my avatar to Delaware at some point...

[Gustaf]

I did know something about Delaware, but it's traditional to know nothing about it

For example:
"So your from Delaware? How...er interesting"

BTW don't be mean to the Belgians. They make the best beer in the whole world, invented chips, plastic and oil paint!

Yes, I forgot about Pommes Frites, or fries. They also make good comics, like Tintin. They're renowned for their chocolate, but that's just for snobs, real people like me usually don't like it too much. Above all, the greatest detective of all times comes from Belgium!

[Gustaf]

Sherlock Holmes was Belgian! Who'd 'a thunk it?

Do you mean Hercule Poirot?

Yes, I like Poirot more than Holmes, Agatha Christie, the world's second most read author, was a far superior writer of detective novels, imo.

[Gustaf]

You see, Gustaf, and yet you do not observe. (puffs meditatively).

Oh, the "who'd 'a thunk it" was supposed to be a Poirot-like statement? I'm afraid that was way too subtle for me ...also, I read most of my Agatha Christie novels at an early age, so the majority was in Swedish, a violation of my rule of always reading books in the original language when possible.

[Gustaf]

no, that was just me being silly- that's something Holmes says to Watson in, I think, the Read-Headed League. Don't take me too seriously!

He does? I read most of these in Swedish too, way back. I do remember the Read-Headed League though. It always seemes so stupid to me that would someone would buy the ridiculous idea of such an association...

And don't worry, I don't take you that seriously...

[Gustaf]

i know but he will drop out sometime this week i think. miamiu u got any polls or anyone else?

I don't know if you're talking about OK or DE, but here goes:

Oklahoma:

Clark: 28%

Kerry: 27%

Edwards: 19%

Lieberman: 7%

Dean: 6%




Delaware:

Kerry: 42%

Dean: 12%

Edwards: 11%

Lieberman: 10%

Sharpton: 9%

Clark: 9%

[Gustaf]

I don't know if you're talking about OK or DE, but here goes:

Oklahoma:

Clark: 28%

Kerry: 27%

Edwards: 19%

Lieberman: 7%

Dean: 6%




Delaware:

Kerry: 42%

Dean: 12%

Edwards: 11%

Lieberman: 10%

Sharpton: 9%

Clark: 9%

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The Oklahoma poll looks very consistent with the ones I've seen locally.

That's good! I think it's obvious by now that all states except Oklahoma and South Carolina will go clearly for Kerry. Kerry will get at least 2nd place in those 2 as well.

[Gustaf]

does anyone in the forum live in DE? im going to be in DE campagining for John Kerry tommorrow!!!!!!!!!

Nobody lives in Delaware.  Nobody ever has lived in Delaware. Nobody ever will live in Delaware.  Delaware is nonexistant.

(Sorry for insulting any Delawareans)

That would be really out of line...if it wasn't for the fact that there are no forum members from Delaware...

[Gustaf]

DE exit poll:

Kerry 47%
Dean 14%
Lieberman 11%
Edwards 11%

YAY! Another exit poll! Not an unexpected result though. I hope Edwards can finish 3rd, it would be a fall in the right direction. Would this result give Kerry all the Delaware delegates?

[Gustaf]

Er..how exactly did Sharpton get one of the proportional delegates from Deleware?

I've been wondering the same thing, considering the fact that several candidates finished better than him.