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A nervous night under way

Posted by William Thomas Mari at November 2, 2004 07:04 PM

Man o man, am I edgy! I’ve been watching the news off and on all afternoon and into the evening. Even though Mr. Bush is currently ahead with 171 electoral votes to Kerry’s 112 (as of 6:45 p.m pacific time) ), both Florida and Ohio are still up in the voting air, and that means about 250 votes are yet to be determined. Plus, there are a bunch of potential twists and turns that could swing either man towards the much-coveted 270. Not to mention our state’s neck-and-neck governor’s race. This is nerve-racking! I’ll have to stay tuned!