Bush won Iowa by 10,000 votes

[sled]

Bush won Iowa by 10,000 votes

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041117/NEWS09/411170308/1001/NEWS

By LYNN CAMPBELL
REGISTER STAFF WRITER

Copyright 2004, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company

November 17, 2004

Iowa's final tally shows President Bush defeated Democrat John Kerry
by 10,059 votes - less than 1 percent of the 1.5 million votes cast
for president.

That leaves Iowa, a battleground state that launched the 2004
presidential race with its Jan. 19 caucuses, with the second-closest
margin in the nation proportional to its total votes. The closest was
Wisconsin.

Iowa was one of four states where votes for Bush and Kerry differed by
about 1 percentage point. The others were New Hampshire, where Kerry
won by 9,171 ; New Mexico, where Bush won by 6,061 ; and Wisconsin,
where Kerry won by 11,813 , according to unofficial totals from The
Associated Press.

[Wickerman]

1. so much for his man date

4 states that were settled by less than 1% - convincing. :eyes:

[bluetrain]

2. are we gonna recount Iowa as well?

[booksenkatz]

3. Should. Won't. n/t

[President Jesus]

4. shouldn't help Vilsack's bid for DNC chair

Rule 1: deliver your f'n state. Hell, even Terry Mac always made sure Maryland came through.

[tkmorris]

5. Nah

Prince Georges County has always ensured that Maryland came through.

[goddess40]

7. We need to leave him in place

We need all the Dem's in power where they already are. Dean is the most credible choice for the DNC chairmanship.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. I don't believe it

we need BBV investigating there too! How many Dems were disenfranchised in Iowa?

[L84TEA]

8. I WISH they would recount.

I really really do!!

Also from NOW on make sure you put republican on your little card you fill out before you vote, if you do that they of course don't challenge those voters!! ANOTHER thing... we were encouraged to have our dem friends vote absentee... they decided the election before they even counted those. I will never vote absentee again!! BIG MISTAKE!!

[goddess40]

9. WI recount

In Wi the absentee ballots are counted along with all other ballots cast on election day.