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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ilaine who wrote (4425)	12/3/2000 5:48:01 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6710

This is interesting; Gore's Tantrum Has Democrats Switching to GOP Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) – Al Gore's refusal to concede to President-elect Bush is causing a flood of Democrats to switch to the Republican Party. The Duval County Supervisor of Elections office has been busy since Election Day signing up new voters and helping registrants change parties, WJXT-TV of Jacksonville reported Friday. Clerks said they have never seen anything like it after any other presidential election. Many people are registering to vote for the first time. Many have said they did not realize before this election that their vote could really count. Assistant Supervisor of Elections Dick Carlsberg said he talked to the clerks in the office and they told him, "There's been a definite surge in party affiliation changes, and it's been from Democrat to Republican." He said nothing like this had happened after the presidential elections in 1996 and 1992. One disgruntled former Democrat is John Carswell, who switched recently after 34 years in the party since he first registered to vote. He said he did it because he didn't like the way the Democratic Party had reacted to the presidential election results.

To: Ilaine who wrote (4425)	12/3/2000 6:34:14 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

I'm lurking, but not contributing here yet since I don't have access to the proceedings in Sauls's court and so don't have much basis to talk from. Not that that usually stops me, but I do at least like to sound like I know what I'm talking about!

To: Ilaine who wrote (4425)	12/4/2000 4:29:19 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

Looks like we should get a ruling this morning and I suspect in Bush's favor. Can't see anything that would cause the FSSC to overrule so I think this one is done. Is there any chance on the altered application case. I can't see how a judge would throw out all absentee ballots over that but at this point nothing would surprise me. Seems to be a lot more talk of an exit strategy by the Democrats. Perhaps this will all be over soon. I just hope that trying to make Bush pay for the next 4 years isn't going to be the Democrats strategy in DC. Jeff