The 2004 election ended this morning when John Kerry threw in the towel after doing the math and correctly deducing that he wouldn’t have enough punch left from the provisional ballots in Ohio to capture the Buckeye state and turn the election.
Kerry was very gracious in his concession on TV today, promising to help reunite the country and thanking his supporters for their dedication to his campaign.
I did not agree with many of his stands, and was appalled by some of his personal choices in choosing liberal politics over his faith. His stock went through the ceiling with me when he stuck a fork in the election and pronounced it done without resorting to the legal system to get his way, as Gore did in 2000.
He even said that the election is best left in the hands of the American people, and not in the legal system. In spite of all the pre-election lawsuits that happened, and some of the antics of party challengers in many states at the polling stations, the election went very smoothly, and I wanted to express my appreciation to Kerry for keeping his word and not allowing a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco in Florida.
I’m very glad this campaign and election is over.
Oh, and if you are reading this and still have campaign signs up in your yard, or stuck them onto roadsides at various places around where you live, please pick them up. They will become major eyesores now that the election has come and gone. Thank you for helping to keep the litter problem to a minimum.
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