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Originally posted by The1calledTKE
If the election was delayed it would not be a big deal. Democrats would have more time to show how Bush failed at national security and they should elect Kerry.
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cute, tke.
Anyway - this is a non-issue, b/c the actual 'federal election' doesn't happen on that date anyway - it's the first wednesday after the second monday in december, when the electoral representatives from the states cast their ballots in the senate (IIRC?).
Each state dictates its own terms for elections - therefore, each state would have until that date in december to do its 'direct' voting to set up the indirect electoral college vote. States like Oregon already do most of their polling by mail, anyway, so it really shouldn't be a big deal.
Don't cry wolf until they do something extreme, like move back the inauguration date. That would be reason to whine . . . but setting up a contingency plan so the states have guidlines? Nothing wrong with that, in fact, it's part of the reason why we have a centralized gov't to begin with, no?
also - thread title is brutally dishonest, maybe a mod can change it to something actually relevant?