Saturday, November 27, 2004
Closing Comments
I have tried to approach this with the intent of learning. And I do believe I have learned much from this exchange.
BlogFrog4 has presented statistics showing how some people voted. These are figures from exit polls, since there is no way to know exactly how anyone actually voted. Taken as they are you can wonder if Bush did in fact won the election. But I warn the reader that those statistics are in fact taken out of context from the actual polling figures.
I say this based on the exit polling which can be viewed at CNN’s election results web site. I’ll provide that site in a moment or three. Anytime we look at exit polling figures, we must take them with a grain of salt. Remember it was the polling figures back in 2000 that gave this country heart burn until the dust settled. Polling figures do lie. It would be a wonder to know how many people polled actually told the truth of how they voted.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html
There you go, enjoy all those dry numbers accompanied by pretty graphics.
Now, I feel I have tried to keep an open mind in all of this so I could learn why and what needs to be done to understand the doubts and fears caused by this election. It seems that BlogFrog4 has no desire to come to grips with my desire to understand.
He keeps bringing up the Middle East Peace process and yet, his closing remarks are a key indicator why peace in that region has always been a problem. In order to obtain a peaceful resolution to any turmoil, it requires the open discussion between two parties. What it does not need is for one to ridicule the other over the sincere comments made by the other side.
There is an old adage that to ridicule a person is to prove you are unsure of your own position. I make no assumption concerning this, except that I am disappointed that BlogFrog4 would take this path. I took the high road on this and shall remain on that track.
As far as BlogFrog4’s question concerning if Bush actually won the election, I have only one reference. That reference is Kerry’s concession of the election.
Certainly Kerry won votes within the so called Red states, but if you examine the Blue states you will notice that Bush also lost some of those states by the narrowest of margins. In Minnesota, Bush won five of the Congressional Districts to Kerry’s three. But those three were more populated then the other five, giving the state to Kerry. In Michigan, Bush won 68 of the 83 counties in the state, but Kerry won the most heavily populate counties. And in New Hampshire, Kerry won six of the 10 counties, yet won the state by less then 100,000 votes.
As far as what legacy Bush will leave at the end of this term is still to be written. Let us all pray it will be one every American can be proud of.
I have said all I intend say concerning the 2004 Election. Comment any and all your hearts desire as this is my last posting on the subject. I have larger fish to fry and a small skillet to fry it in.
Till we meet again.
26 November 2004
The Oklahoma Badlands
BlogFrog4 has presented statistics showing how some people voted. These are figures from exit polls, since there is no way to know exactly how anyone actually voted. Taken as they are you can wonder if Bush did in fact won the election. But I warn the reader that those statistics are in fact taken out of context from the actual polling figures.
I say this based on the exit polling which can be viewed at CNN’s election results web site. I’ll provide that site in a moment or three. Anytime we look at exit polling figures, we must take them with a grain of salt. Remember it was the polling figures back in 2000 that gave this country heart burn until the dust settled. Polling figures do lie. It would be a wonder to know how many people polled actually told the truth of how they voted.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html
There you go, enjoy all those dry numbers accompanied by pretty graphics.
Now, I feel I have tried to keep an open mind in all of this so I could learn why and what needs to be done to understand the doubts and fears caused by this election. It seems that BlogFrog4 has no desire to come to grips with my desire to understand.
He keeps bringing up the Middle East Peace process and yet, his closing remarks are a key indicator why peace in that region has always been a problem. In order to obtain a peaceful resolution to any turmoil, it requires the open discussion between two parties. What it does not need is for one to ridicule the other over the sincere comments made by the other side.
There is an old adage that to ridicule a person is to prove you are unsure of your own position. I make no assumption concerning this, except that I am disappointed that BlogFrog4 would take this path. I took the high road on this and shall remain on that track.
As far as BlogFrog4’s question concerning if Bush actually won the election, I have only one reference. That reference is Kerry’s concession of the election.
Certainly Kerry won votes within the so called Red states, but if you examine the Blue states you will notice that Bush also lost some of those states by the narrowest of margins. In Minnesota, Bush won five of the Congressional Districts to Kerry’s three. But those three were more populated then the other five, giving the state to Kerry. In Michigan, Bush won 68 of the 83 counties in the state, but Kerry won the most heavily populate counties. And in New Hampshire, Kerry won six of the 10 counties, yet won the state by less then 100,000 votes.
As far as what legacy Bush will leave at the end of this term is still to be written. Let us all pray it will be one every American can be proud of.
I have said all I intend say concerning the 2004 Election. Comment any and all your hearts desire as this is my last posting on the subject. I have larger fish to fry and a small skillet to fry it in.
Till we meet again.
26 November 2004
The Oklahoma Badlands
