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The reelection of George W. Bush, achieved largely through the mobilization of the evangelical Christian vote on the basis of overtly religious appeals, will have far-reaching and disastrous consequences for American democracy....

A short article about Bush's vote rigging in Ohio, and Florida....

One thing we can say for certain at this point, after the grieving, the anger, is that the country is still bitterly divided. We saw two turnouts and Two Nations last night. Both sides of the chasm saw a major turnout of its voting base. Karl Rove talked about creating a permanent Republican majority. But the truth is, he has a divide-and-rule strategy. And the electoral college amplifies the rural, socially conservative vote. (Twenty percent of voters considered "moral values"--...

For several months, one of my brothers, who is a bit prone to hyperbole, kept insisting that speculation about the election was meaningless, basically because it wasn’t going to happen. He was absolutely convinced that the Bush regime would manufacture some excuse to postpone or cancel the election in a bid to stay in power. However, I did not consider his proposal paranoid (for reasons that should now be obvious to the whole world) and in hindsight, even hyperbole may have been a bit harsh. ...

"There was trouble with our elections in Ohio at every stage. It's been a battle getting people registered to vote, getting to the ballot on voting day and getting that vote to count."...

Meria Heller was urged by her listeners to interview me. She had already read many of my articles. Her ex-husband was Jewish, so she refuses to be bothered by anyone who calls her "anti-Semitic", a term we both agreed has been way overplayed and as a tool by Zionists to try to squelch criticism of Zionism, Israel and US support of Zionist Israel....

"President Bush had to pull out all the stops to beat back the mobilized opposition he faced in this campaign. He will face an even bigger mobilization if he now tries to pack the Supreme Court with new anti-choice zealots..."...

Washigton state's I-884 would have raised an additional one billion dollars each year for education. The ballot measure did poorly in yesterday's polls....

...Kerry's running mate, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, was suggesting that he shouldn't concede. The official said Edwards, a trial lawyer, wanted to make sure all options were explored and that Democrats pursued them as thoroughly as Republicans would if the positions were reversed.......

Oregon voters rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have greatly eased access to medical marijuana by raising the amount patients could legally possess, and creating state-regulated dispensaries for the drug....