tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post1487229207913079989..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-28107820276057125502008-10-31T21:14:00.000-05:002008-10-31T21:14:00.000-05:00art.... Indiana voted for FDR twice, his election in '32 and blowout reelection in '36.<BR/><BR/>Then Indiana rejected FDR twice.... in '40 when it went for Rushville's own Wendell Wilkie and then voted against FDR AT THE HEIGHT OF WWII in '44 when it went for Thomas Dewey.<BR/><BR/>Then it went for Dewey again against Harry Truman.<BR/><BR/>Indiana was and will always be Dewey Country. vbgCovenant60https://www.blogger.com/profile/00778037319510838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5726712235173078912008-10-31T19:10:00.000-05:002008-10-31T19:10:00.000-05:00Indiana voted for FDR for one of his terms.artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5451626596533468862008-10-31T18:34:00.000-05:002008-10-31T18:34:00.000-05:00and a republican will some day win the 7th!!!<BR/><BR/>If Obama is winning the presidency, Indiana will go for McCain by somewhere between 120,000and 170,000 votes.<BR/><BR/>Indiana for Obama?!?!?!?!<BR/><BR/>C'mon. vbg<BR/><BR/>Remember, Indiana voted against FDR.<BR/><BR/>Twice. <BR/><BR/>For that matter, Indiana voted for Dewey.<BR/><BR/>Twice.<BR/><BR/>Against JFK and against Carter.<BR/><BR/>Against Clinton twice, with Perot taking GOP votes each time.<BR/><BR/>In fact, Indiana has voted Dem only 4 times since going for Grover Cleveland in 1892. Once for Wilson in 1912 (GOP was split), twice for FDR, and for LBJ.<BR/><BR/>Look at it this way.<BR/><BR/>Last time, Bush won Indiana by a half million votes.<BR/><BR/>Where is Obama going to come up with a half million votes? Bloomington???<BR/><BR/>Not gonna happen.Covenant60https://www.blogger.com/profile/00778037319510838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-9479940670077549512008-10-31T18:01:00.000-05:002008-10-31T18:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing, Wilson.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-71724940466378991052008-10-31T17:44:00.000-05:002008-10-31T17:44:00.000-05:00Indiana will be blue this year...the only question is what time it will be called for Obama.artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-56158774962307203512008-10-31T17:39:00.000-05:002008-10-31T17:39:00.000-05:00Michael, You are correct about that agreement, but I sort of recalled someone jumping the gun anyway and calling Indiana. Maybe I've got it wrong.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80310781437987252942008-10-31T17:34:00.000-05:002008-10-31T17:34:00.000-05:00The networks will not call Indiana(or Kentucky) until at least 7pm EST, because that is when the CST zones close their polls.<BR/><BR/>In 2000, both Indiana and Kentucky were called for Bush at 6pm.<BR/><BR/>In 2004, both were called for Bush at 7pm, which was the first year that the networks waited till all the polls in a state closed before making a call.<BR/><BR/>You can see election timelines for those two elections (maybe earlier ones, too) at Dave Leip's Election site. All kinds of real interesting presidential election history there. If you are a junkie about this stuff, go check it out, you won't be disappointed. Just google Dave Leip.Covenant60https://www.blogger.com/profile/00778037319510838719noreply@blogger.com