http://election.sos.state.oh.us/results/SingleRaceSummary.aspx?race=PP
This was it! A closer nail-biter than the Yankees-Sox game 7, but with greater ramifications. And to think, Ohio, the heartlands, the center of normality in this country made the final call who was going to be President of the United States.
I was fairly confident with Bush’s early lead, but found myself a little moist in the underarms during the Florida, Ohio, Michegan, New Mexico races, ad naseum. At 1:00AM, with 81% of the precincts reporting and Bush at a solid 52% over Kerry’s 48%, I feel confident (as do most of the media outlets) predicting that he’ll take Ohio.
That puts him at 266 electoral college votes, which means he only has to take Alaska and New Mexico to become President… and since he’s at 62% in Alaska and 52% in New Mexico, I can go to bed tonight with a great deal of confidence that I’ll wake up tomorrow to a President, not a President-Elect. That and 20,000 lawsuits from ‘disenfranchised’ voters. Boy, am I glad it only took me 30 seconds to vote…
