What election repercussion could result in Bill Gates' & Jack Welch's alignment with the Republican Party?
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I doubt it'll affect things much for the hard-line people.  The waffles in the middle...I don't know.  A lot of people really don't like Gates and most people don't know who Welch is.  So, their "charisma" won't have much effect.  I haven't really been following the campaign finance reform recently, but I'm guessing their financial contributions won't make that much of a difference either.\n\nIf you're suggesting that Gates is going to get someone to code up some program to skew the election results, there are better conspiracy theories that are more interesting floating around these days.\n\nEdit: I stopped following your train of thought after you made claims such as Welsh owning half of MSFT.  \n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqlqQoulrFM_sC_doXwDU8nsy6IX?qid=1006042633264\n\nYou have sources for that?  Does MSFT even write the software that counts election results?  Sources for that?  Most of your train of thought is just based on random suppositions that ring about as true as the Da Vinci code.  Might fool a few people but if you ask for real proof, it's just a nice story.\n\nThat said, I understand your position and the use of the Internet to pass on thoughts to help your cause, so I'll leave you to that.  You said it best yourself: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgCLJuynwt_Fyvagqj5DwFLsy6IX?qid=1006042425650
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Many republican finks have been evacuating that sinking ship for some time now.  Many of them lost elections because they knew they couldn't support Bush and win and ended up having no platform on which to campaign.  That Foley thing was like the Titanic breaking in two, leaving half temporarily above water and the other half to drown helplessly.
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Already with Pelosi backing Murtha and Murtha bragging he has the votes for majority whip this could back fire. Moderate Democrates are already backing Hoyer who would be the wiser choice. And already Murtha has been ranked the unethical democrat by several groups. From what I read on the Drudge Report it sounds like its going to backfire.
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Subtle. Let me guess. President Bush, Republican Party. Dems win the next election! Don't bet on it!
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Of course not. The Republicans bank on these types of people to gain votes primarily, they don't care if your starving. I am sure 9 months ago you watched the outcome of Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Coasts treatment by these people. The Red Cross(Catholics) showed up, but no Bible belt. HUH!!! Christan's HUH!!!
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Lauran Ingraham, A right wing radio host, urged her listeners to jam phone lines intended to help voter fraud. See link # 1 below. \n\nTroops overseas received info on how to vote for Foley's replacement, but were told nothing of the opposing party. See link #2 below. \n\nThe FBI is currently looking into complaints of voter intimidation in Virginia where incumbent Allen (R) is struggling to keep his seat. See link #3 below \n\nDaggett County in Utah has more registered voters than they do residents. The story also indicates that the fraud here was intended to help republicans. See link #4 below. \n\nFraudulent "robo-calls" in Nebraska were obviously created to deter or discourage voters from voting democrat. See link # 5 below. \n\nAnd keep in mind, this is just a few. The voting stations aren't even closed yet. Democracy is at stake. We need to wake up.
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Houstonians selected Democrat Nick Lampson in the bitter race to succeed former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Tuesday, overcoming Shelley Sekula-Gibbs' strong write-in effort to save the seat for the Republicans.\n\ncc
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Republicans will blame the media, accuse the Brits of being idiots, or say that the polling was supervised by Bill Clinton and Nancy Pelosi.  They will do everything except take a hard look at Bush's policies and how they have caused 3/4 of the population of one of our closest allies to no longer trust us.
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If it wasn't for the cozy relationship between the Republicans and the Diebold corporation, which manufactures and sells a majority of all electronic voting equipment, the answer would be no, there's nothing sinister about it.  It's just the usual smirking chimp mindless optimism.\n\nI think it remains to be seen whether things are rigged so that it doesn't matter whether you vote or not.  I think the Republicans would like you to think there's no point in you voting for other than the Republicans.\n\nLet's not get all hot and bothered until Wednesday morning.  Just go vote your conscience on Tuesday and if things stink on Wednesday, we'll take it from there.
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Moderate here\n\nMy republican vote would be for Rudy Giuliani as he seems to be a good guy\n\nMy democratic vote would be Howard Dean..may be weird but I think in a more honest and decent fashion than most politicians
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Both parties are the same and neither care about your interests. It's the unfortunate truth. Both parties run on the same platforms, socially and economically. The Republicans are in bed with big business and hurt the country for their gain, the Democrats are in bed with unions and special interests. Vote Nationalist.
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"Didn't they foresee the tables could get turned?"\n\nNo. There are 2 kinds of Republicans. One type has a one fiscal quarter horizon arising out of business mentality of looking mostly at immediate results, and short term profits. A few knocks on the head will cure these guys. The other, infinitely more dangerous type, fully expected to make this a one party nation.
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Nothing can doom the G.O.P. except strong Democrats. As long as the Democrats remain weak with ideas, the G.O.P. will quickly bounce back even if they get slaughtered in the upcoming elections.\n\nMost people vote for the least of the two evils.
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The Republican Party would have to dump the extreme right wingers and move to the center very quickly.  \n\nHe was only the mayor of New York, which is a big job, but not a governor nor senator.  That puts him at a big disadvantage. \n\n If you listen to him speak, he says, "I think this, and I think that."  I never vote for people who say they "think."  I vote for people who know the subject matter and know exactly what their position is.
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That would be the GOP (Republican party).  You will notice that we have taken great pains to pretend to search for Osama while really allowing him to operate without any real interruption.  Who else can make this claim?
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Well, that used women, Sheehan, and Michael Moore, are useful as long as they can slander Republicans. Since Democrats have regained control, I suspect you will hear a lot less of these two. Unless there is a opportunity to slander, for political gain.
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George Soros is virulently anti American.\n\nHe is a supporter of ultra left Democrats who also are anti American such as Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Patty [Osama Mama] Murray, Chuck Schumer, etc.\n\nIf he can swing the election by exerting control over electronic voting, he will do just that.