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Volume XVVIl, Issue 9
Educating Women To Excel
November 4, 2004
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Four more years for President George W. Bush
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CHRISTY KIMBAiL
Managing Editor
After a long night of vary
ing margins in the electoral
vote and hope in the battle
ground states, Senator John
Kerry conceded the election
yesterday. He took 238 elec
toral votes while President
George W. Bush took 274,
exceeding the 270 electoral
votes needed to win. Bush
also took the popular vote
at 51%, surpassing Kerry
by almost 3.6 million votes.
It was a disappointing out
come for Kerry supporters
across the country and an
anticipated victory for Bush
supporters. Republicans also
celebrated maintaining the
majority in both the House
and the Senate. Another
blow to the Democrats was
losing Senate minority lead
er, South Dakota’s Tom Das
chle, who lost on Tuesday
to Republican John Thune.
Kerry’s concession came
as a surprise to many Dem
ocrats. Many supporters
were hoping that Ohio’s
provisional ballots would
win Keny Ohio’s electoral
votes. Kerry decided not
to take legal action in Ohio.
However, on Tuesday night,
the owner of the Boston Red
Sox had a private jet ready
to take lawyers to Ohio at
a moment’s notice. Kerry
cited that his reasoning for
not pursuing legal action in
Ohio is due to the great di
vide in the country. Kerry
telephoned Bush on Tues
day and addressed him as
“Mr. President” at his Oval
Office desk about 11 ;02 a.m.
ET, White House spokes
man Scott McClellan said.
The Bush camp was fairly
confident throughout the
election about its candidate’s
win. Bush became the first
U.S. presidential candidate
since his father to win with
more than 50% of the vote.
Bush said in his acceptance
speech, “America has spo
ken, and I’m humbled by
the trust and the confidence
of my fellow citizens.” He
also reached out to Kerry
supporters by saying, “I
will need your support”.
The youth vote was a
sought-after demographic
this year. There was a surge
in voting drives targeting
18-24 year olds. This year,
voter turnout for 18-24 year
olds was similar to the tum-
Pho»os courtesy of msnbc.com
President George W. Bush greets supporters Wednesday. Vice
President Cheney, left spoke to crowds, while First Lady Laura
Bush, right, looks on.
out in the 2000 Presidential
election. The total voter turn
out was the largest it has been
since 1968. At least six states
including Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Virginia, and
the District of Columbia set
new voter tumout highs this
election year. Kerry snagged
the 18-29 year old, female,
African-American, Hispanic,
and cities with populations
exceeding 50,000 demo
graphics. Bush snagged the
30-60 years and older, male,
Caucasian, suburb, and small
town/rural demographics.
Kerry voters cited education,
Iraq, economy, and health
care as the issues that mat
tered most in this election.
Bush voters cited taxes, ter
rorism, and moral values as
the issues that mattered most
in this election.
Check local listings for
more results on other na
tional and local races. See
page 6 for North Carolina
election resuhs.
photo courtesy of wral.com
Senator John Kerry resilient during his concession
speech Wednesday, 2 p.m.
photo courtesy of cnn.coms
President Bush waits for results Tuesday evening with daughter Bar
bara, wife Laura and parents George Sr. and Barbara Bush, right.