New Hampshire

[rain_gryphon]

McCain gave an inspiringly warlike victory speech. I like the ominous "We will not be the victims of history..." I'm completely disgusted with the man for his support of Bush's amnesty bill for illegals, but apart from that, I could support him. I was an enthusiastic supporter in 2000. He's liberal on social issues, conservative on fiscal issues, and he wants our enemies dead and thrown on the dung heap.

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Woot for Mighty Hillary! She's somehow managed to turn it around. I didn't think she could. It would be a bit of a novelty to have a race between two candidates that I liked.

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Giuliani got his ass kicked, unfortunately. I expected him to do better.

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I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying this election cycle. I'm not sure why, but I'm having a great time this year. I don't think I've enjoyed one so much since 1968 or so, the first one I was old enough to pay attention to.

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I still have my enormous Robert Kennedy button from that election. He came though our town that April, campaigning for the primary. Our teacher told us about it that day at school, and I ran all the way home to get my grandmother to take me downtown to see Kennedy. We ended up sitting on the roof of the porch on the front of my uncle's office. I was bouncing up and down, going nuts (I was seven), and one of the people riding in the convertible with Kennedy pointed at us, and he looked right at us on the roof there and waved :)

Comments

[doc-moreau.livejournal.com]

I was really moved by Edwards' speech.

I'm surprised how much enjoyment i had listening to the reports as the results poured in, *lives in NH* i thought i was stricken with apathy... i must be getting old >.>

This is a far more interesting cycle so far though. And i think it will continue to be, no matter who is nominated. (as opposed to Bush vs. Kerry ...which equals asshole vs. asshat)

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I like Edwards, but he's completely doomed. I wondered if you'd vote.

This time really does seem different and interesting. There're a goodly number of choices, for one thing.

[doc-moreau.livejournal.com]

I didn't vote... though it was for an embarassing reason (i thought it was the 7th... until i got to work ...that's what having a few days off does to my sense of time i guess, heh)
But after listening to NPR all night covering the primary, i wished i had. Though honestly i don't know who i would have voted for. It'd be between two of them... but i'm really undecided as far as narrowing it to one ;p

[dakhun.livejournal.com]

Woot for Mighty Hillary! She's somehow managed to turn it around. I didn't think she could. It would be a bit of a novelty to have a race between two candidates that I liked.

I disagree, but only on one point - I *did* think she would win.
Other than that, I'm in complete agreement. OMG :-o

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I didn't. She looked to me like she was drifting aimlessly these past few days.

[dakhun.livejournal.com]

It was statistically improbable that her fortunes would not begin to approach what the nationally averaged polls indicated from the start. Iowa is more influential than it should be, but it isn't as influential as it is made out to be.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I have little faith in polls. I routinely lie to pollsters, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.