Why do the democratic supporters still cling to the 'fixed ballot' theory already misproven ?
443378
they're just bitter that they're in the minority. there's nothing they can do to set policy in the country, so they just b itch and try to discredit others. expect more of that this fall when republicans retain both houses of congress.
705468
I think its a toss-up really.  They always endorse democrats.  We are always astonished by the lengths they will go to to do this.  Perhaps the passage of time makes us a little numb to the tactics of two years ago, or four or six or eight for that matter.  But I do not see any more anxiety this time around.
841383
The truth,stonewalling and dragging of heals by the democrats,as they lunge in great bounds to try to get any recognition for the war effort and the American voter,as they reach for the prize though they will probably step on their own toes...so take it from a loyal Rebublican,if you really want it,look to see through the disguises of this and find candidates within your party that have morals not laurels(a good example of your losses of character issue is Lieberman whom got disgusted with the Democratic principals and went independant, and he Won!
928363
It is important to vote Democrat.
334647
It has been the GOP talking point since the last election. Remember when Bush challenged the Democrats to come up with a plan for winning the war? It's like someone tearing apart an expensive timepiece and then demanding that you immediately fix the problem he created. Maybe the better idea was to not break the timepiece in the first place, and certainly not to hire the same person to break even more!\nAnyway, the strategy of ignoring democratic ideas clearly works, and the media love to repeat the mantra that the democrats don't have any solutions. Even when the Democrats held a news conference recently to map out new policy, the news media covered it little, if at all, and continued to bemoan their lack of ideas.\nDemocrats just need to insist that their ideas be heard, and continue to false statements.
904424
Politicians distorting the truth?  Unfortunately very common.\n\nDemocrats claim to support the troops yet are quick to try to invalidate their votes.\n\nClearly the Democrats know who the troops support.
702504
Just an observation, over a couple of decades. Exit polling seems to skew to the left, partly because democrats seem to want to answer questions about their vote, more than do republicans. As for pre-election polling, the keys there are "sample" and "style" of the question. Both can have a remarkable influence on the results. More generically, I believe pre-election polling skews democrat, because more democrats identify themselves as "independent", and thus, when that portion of the sample is counted, it generally skews the result to the left. You'll note (realclearpolitics.com) that the polls tend to drift back to the middle, as the election nears.
919943
The actions of the Republican party can be fully explained in one word:  "Posturing."  \n\nAs for the Democrats, you assume they are competent.  They are not.  They worship two fallacies:  1) Man can be perfected by his institutions (such as schools and government and civil law).  2) Equality and utopia can be accomplished by the establishment of classes of citizenship.\n\nThese crippling fallacies insure that the Democrats will not be able to fix much of the damage.  They are so conceited about these fallacies that they don't even understand that it was furious INDEPENDENT voters who put them in charge this time.  Independents like me.  What we gave this time we will take away unless they get over their ideological blinders.\n\nYou've been warned.
1093065
No.  It's a typical nutjob Democrat belief.  They keep calling Republican idiots, and these idiot Republicans seem to keep kicking Democrat rear ends in elections, year after year.  The Republicans have won every single national election since 1996.\n\nSome droolers will blame the idiot voter for that.  But they have to say that.  They're inventing a solution to a problem they can't figure out.  That, or Republicans steal elections.\n\nHow about this for an idea:  Americans reject Democrat ideals.  Flatly reject them.  It's the truth, so deal with it.  Don't blame voter I.Q., don't blame Republican trickery, BLAME YOURSELVES.  Democrats are out of touch with the rest of the country.\n\nWe don't like our President being called "Nazi".  We don't appreciate having our soldiers, our sons and daughters, called "the real terrorists".  We won't stand for having the 9/11 victims called "little Eichmanns".  We reject hearing liberals call Islamo-Facists blowing up our children in Iraq "freedom fighters".\n\nAs long as mainstream Democrats talk and act like they hate the U.S., they'll continue to lose national elections.
508810
It's democratic inasmuch as we vote for stuff.  Anything short of amending the Constitution is subject, directly or indirectly, to a majority vote of the people.
851287
Only 1 that I know of is in favor of that... Charlie Rangel from NY.  Why would you make such a generalization about the entire Democratic party based on what ONE member thinks?  I'm a Republican myself, but I have to come to the defense of the Democrats on this one.  The vast majority of Dems don't agree with Rangel's position and won't support it.\n\nSee... this is why you need to actually pay ATTENTION to the news and think for yourself, not just parrot what someone else is saying.
896878
This one REALLY pisses me off.\n\nThat’s all we need a bunch of uneducated voters just punchin' holes in whatever happens to come to mind at the time!!...There is already a problem with people going into the polls with little facts and lots of fiction why increase that? Voting is a privilege in itself.. it is serious and should be taken seriously. What the hell are they thinking???
162092
I certainly don't. It was a shameful exercise in partisan politics that led to the Bush regime and our current hapless state.\nWhether you believe the election was fair, of course, is almost entirely based on your bias for Bush or Gore. For example, the incorrect purging of voters, largerly democratic, from the rolls certainly favored Bush. It's also hard to argue that the confusing butterfly ballot did anything but cause many Gore supporters to inadvertenly vote for Buchanan or to have their ballots thrown out. This is pretty compelling, when you look at the ballot and know the political makeup of the county. And, to me at list, the discrepancy between a number of the exit polls and the final results simply reinforces the idea that many voters were disenfranchised for a variety of reasons--and in a Republican-controlled state, guess who is most likely to be disenfranchised?.\nStill, if a simple recount had been allowed, disregarding some of the other problems, the recount probably would have favored Bush. If so, the case might have been closed.\nBut the way it was handled, concluding with the Supreme Court's unusual intervention, creates a controversy that will never end.\nAnd, as far as the popular cry, "get over it," discussing history is actually a useful concept. Maybe we can learn from what happend in Florida and Ohio, for example, we can actually strengthen our own  democracy. Similarly, maybe by revisiting 9-11 we can help strengthen our defense; by revisiting the decision to invade Iraq we can avoid such faulty decision-making in the future; by revisiting Katrina we can help Homeland Security do a better job.... \nSo, no I won't "get over it." Neither will I dwell on it except when asked about it.
149947
First, it "naive".  Second, as for your argument, it's actually quite the opposite.  Democrats are the ones who do nothing but mislead people, scare people, and spew hatred.  One of these days, when you grow up and open your mind, you'll realize that.
119577
Very good point.  Funny how nothing is really said about the democrats that did that.
830358
FR_Chuck is almost right, and somewhat deceiving.\n\nIt was FLORIDA ELECTION LAW that would not let them change the ballot. It had nothing to do with the Democrats.\n\nIncidentally Florida has a Republican legislature and a Republicans Governor.  Democrats can't do anything in Florida if they wanted to.
781956
Thank you!\n\nWe need conservatives to take over complete power in order to fix this. The Democrats have been using this flaw in the system to cheat for decades. Those who think it's not the Dems, check out the voting records of who wants to force ID and who wants to let illegals, criminals, and dead people vote.\n\n.