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It's finally official! Bush wins Iowa
Iowa's seven electoral votes fell into President Bush's column Friday, making it the final state to be settled in this year's presidential election. Although there was little suspense about the outcome since Democratic nominee John Kerry conceded the election Wednesday, the shift sends a troubling signal to Democrats who are finding once-comfortable states in the Upper Midwest increasingly competitive. Bush laid claim to Iowa's electoral votes as county officials continued to count absentee and provisional ballots. By Friday, those totals showed Bush with 745,980 votes to Kerry's 732,764 and the number of votes remaining uncounted was far too small to change the outcome. Iowa has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1984, but Bush put a high priority on winning back the state, including two campaign stops the day before the election. Along with Iowa, Republicans narrowly lost Wisconsin and Minnesota, putting in play three states that Democrats have counted as part of their political base.
Posted by: Steve 2004-11-05 |
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