OT: The election cliffhanger (was: And the winner is George W. Voldemort (OT))

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 5420

At 08:29 AM 11/8/00 -0600, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer wrote:
>I'm going with this OT thread because this is so damn historic.

I consider it okay for this thread if only because I'm now seriously
considering writting a fanfic in which Hermione (grown up, of course)
runs against Cornileus "Dubya" Fudge for Minsiter of Magic, with a *very*
close race, a "spoiler" third candidate, and possible dirty tricks at the polls
by the Death Eaters.

>Just put OT in your subject lines so that people who are so inclined
>(particularly the Brits who may not care at all) can delete emails.

 From the posts I see on political lists I'm on, the Britons care very
much how this election turns out.

>Gore is winning the popular vote count, even if Bush takes the electoral
>vote in FL.  Amazing!!!

If Gore wins the popular vote but Bush still wins in the electoral college,
Dubya is in for a nasty four years and a likely landslide defeat in 2004
(Just ask John Quincy Adams!).



                                                 -- Dave