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Entries from November 2008

The Rose of Hope — Election Night 2008

November 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · * Politics *, Real-life Adventure Tales

The  Rose  of  Hope
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Election  Night  2008
by Brian Hassett
Early morning in the Universe  –  sunrise over a New America.
I arose from the floor of a Harlem hotspot dreaming of something way bigger than me.  And right off the mat, the Election Morning Ritual of tea & subtlety, pacing & breathing, and dreaming in the bright new light [...]

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How the Election Night Numbers Played Out

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments · * Politics *

The Post Election Numbers:
The Presidential race –
I finalized my predictions on Nov. 1st, and called the final Electoral College to be:
367  to  171 and it turned out:
365  to  173

“My bad”:  I thought the Dems would pull off North Dakota;  and I gave Indiana to the Repubs, but the Dems squeaked it out by .9%.  And [...]

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