Assuring His Fate
John Kerry has apparently decided to contest the presidential election in the courts by forcing Ohio, to count its 150,000 provisional ballots.
It's 10:00 in St. Louis
I’m drinking Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel (all time favorite wine). Bush is up by 1/4 million votes in Florida with 90% of the votes counted.
The Plan
I’m going to the store to get beer and wine. When I’m confident that I know the outcome of the election, I will open one or the other: Wine if Bush, beer if Kerry.
Polls Closed
On most of the East Coast and Midwest. At the top of the hour, projections have Kerry up 77 to 66.
South Carolina
I understand caution, but South Carolina is going Bush. I get the feeling the networks are declaring the Palmetto State as “too close to call” to give Kerry hopefuls hope out West.
Election Prediction
For what it’s worth–this is my most optimistic guess: Beginning with WSJ’s 216-203 Bush, I see the Toss Ups falling like this:
Anti-Republican Violence
In today’s OpinionJournal.com (Wall Street Journal), John Fund details recent AFL-CIO criminal activity aimed at intimidating Republicans in Missouri, Florida, and Michigan.