(2004-10-31) — The U.S. Supreme Court this morning ordered all pre-election polling halted and declared George W. Bush the favorite to win, if the election were held today.
Democrat presidential candidate John Forbes Kerry immediately denounced the ruling but said he respected the court “as an institution as much as I respect the teachings of the Roman Catholic church.”
A spokesman for the Bush-Cheney campaign said the court’s decision was “tantamount to a popularity mandate, spurring the president to continue to act as if he were going to win.”
The 5-4 court decision was within the margin of error.
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1 Who Can Really Say? // Oct 31, 2004 at 8:51 pm
Fan, Meet Blade
With the feces about to hit the oscillating blade in just over 48 hours, here’s a bunch of links. KERRY WINS: Or rather, the Packers beat the Redskins in Washington, and if trends hold, that means the incumbent is…