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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yep.&nbsp; Ohio&#8217;s toast. &nbsp;</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
lbo-talk-bounces@lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces@lbo-talk.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Luke Weiger<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 02, 2004
10:00 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> lbo-talk@lbo-talk.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [lbo-talk] Pray to
Puff Daddy</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It's almost assuredly over.&nbsp; I'm crushed, but won't
apologize for supporting the &quot;lesser evil&quot;--there was no viable left
Dem in the primaries (unless you count Dean, who was really no more left than
Kerry), and even if you think the Dems should pursue a left-wing version of the
Goldwater strategy (which seems reasonable), it's important to note that the
moderate Nixon came before the radical Reagan.</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-- Luke</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:mdawson@pdx.edu" title="mdawson@pdx.edu">Michael Dawson</a> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:lbo-talk@lbo-talk.org" title="lbo-talk@lbo-talk.org">lbo-talk@lbo-talk.org</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Wednesday,
November 03, 2004 12:47 AM</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> [lbo-talk] Pray to
Puff Daddy</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>P. Diddy worked Cleveland hard.&nbsp; Cuyahoga County has 1.4 residents, which figures to mean maybe 700,000 voters, if turnout is high.
&nbsp;This seems to fit with what CNN is showing, which is 76 percent of
precincts there reporting, with just about 500,000 votes counted. &nbsp;If
there are 200,000 votes left in Cuyahoga, Kerry needs about 130,000 of them to
have a chance. &nbsp;It&#8217;s damned close!</span></font></p>

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http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</span></font></p>

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