# Kerry Concedes The Race to Bush! **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 3, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775 "2004-11-03T16:03:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snaggletooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Snaggletooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snaggletooth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/1 "2004-11-03T16:03:41Z")
Kerry concedes the election to Bush as report by Fox News. Kerry called Bush and conceded the race to the better man. Finally! Bush had nearly 4 million votes, the most ever. Woo Hoo. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/2 "2004-11-03T16:09:00Z")
> [@Snaggletooth](#): > > Bush had nearly 4 million votes, the most ever. Woo Hoo. šŸ†’ Bush HAD 58.5 million votes, the most ever. He WON by nearly 4 million ---
**Author:** ![Snaggletooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Snaggletooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snaggletooth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/3 "2004-11-03T16:13:02Z")
> [@Garfield226](#): > > Bush HAD 58.5 million votes, the most ever. > > He WON by nearly 4 million oh yeah, my bad! Cant contest that number! :smack: šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/4 "2004-11-03T16:17:18Z")
So a majority of the people in the country are wrong. Whatā€™s the debate? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/5 "2004-11-03T16:18:30Z")
> [@Snaggletooth](#): > > ā€¦and conceded the race to the better man. I would like to see a cite where Kerry calls Bush ā€œthe better man.ā€ ā€œThe guy who got the most votes?ā€ yeah, but better? Seems unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/6 "2004-11-03T16:19:32Z")
Grrā€¦I knew it would happen. I didnā€™t expect it to fucking HURT this much, though. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/7 "2004-11-03T16:21:30Z")
This is the saddest day in history since the Crucifixion. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/8 "2004-11-03T16:21:57Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Grrā€¦I knew it would happen. I didnā€™t expect it to fucking HURT this much, though. Me neither ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/9 "2004-11-03T16:24:29Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Grrā€¦I knew it would happen. I didnā€™t expect it to fucking HURT this much, though. ā€¦Or so quicklyā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![robz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@robz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/10 "2004-11-03T16:27:46Z")
My respect for Mr. Kerry just doubled. Not to drag this out is a victory for everyone. Maybe he wasnā€™t such a bad guy after all. ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/11 "2004-11-03T16:28:10Z")
ā€œBut other than that Mrs. Kerry, how did you like the play?ā€ Not only am I really depressed, but I got sick from working outside the polls (cold, rain, wind) in Wisconsin yesterday for Kerry. Apparently no good deed goes unpunished. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/12 "2004-11-03T16:29:39Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > This is the saddest day in history since the Crucifixion. DRAMA!!! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/13 "2004-11-03T16:30:21Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > This is the saddest day in history since the Crucifixion. Yeah, this is much worse than the invasion of Poland by NAZI Germany, the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the day the World Trade Towers fell. Please tell me you were joking. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/14 "2004-11-03T16:31:18Z")
As I said in the Georgia thread, Bush has a tough row to hoe. Heā€™ll have to try to get us out of Iraq with a modicum of dignity intact. Heā€™ll have to try to close the budget deficit and get the economy back on solid footing. He faces looming Social Security, Medicare and health care crises. And of course, we still have terrorists who wish to cause us catastrophic harm. As an American first and a Democrat second, I wish him the best of luck on all fronts. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/15 "2004-11-03T16:38:59Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > This is the saddest day in history since the Crucifixion. Yes, the Black Death in 1352 which killed 25 million people in Europe pales in comparison to the horror which has unleashed upon us now. Good grief, youā€™re blind to the reality of the world around you. Keep up this attitude, though, because the inability to see beyond what all your left-wing friends vigorously agree upon is what killed your party this time, and, with luck, youā€™ll stay just this blind. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/16 "2004-11-03T16:44:59Z")
> [@5que](#): > > Not only am I really depressed, but I got sick from working outside the polls (cold, rain, wind) in Wisconsin yesterday for Kerry. Apparently no good deed goes unpunished. Well, thank you for your effort. You helped win Wisconsin. Oh, and conservatives who apparently donā€™t have a sense of humor? Of course **BobLibDem** was joking. It was hyperbole. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/17 "2004-11-03T16:48:08Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Yes, the Black Death in 1352 which killed 25 million people in Europe pales in comparison to the horror which has unleashed upon us now. > > Good grief, youā€™re blind to the reality of the world around you. Keep up this attitude, though, because the inability to see beyond what all your left-wing friends vigorously agree upon is what killed your party this time, and, with luck, youā€™ll stay just this blind. The Black Death was caused by flea-infested rodents. While the death and suffering was lamentable, it was no more a preventable tragedy than Krakatoa. The US has elected (not re-elected) a man who is going to start more wars, curtail our civil liberties, and drop any pretense of fiscal responsibility. When the Iraq fiasco goes even worse, when the draft is instated, when Patriot Act II rears its Hitleresque head, when Haliburton trucks back up to Fort Knox, and when your job is outsourced you will change your mind. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/18 "2004-11-03T16:54:22Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Oh, and conservatives who apparently donā€™t have a sense of humor? Of course **BobLibDem** was joking. It was hyperbole. Really? > [@BobLibDem](#): > > The Black Death was caused by flea-infested rodents. While the death and suffering was lamentable, it was no more a preventable tragedy than Krakatoa. > > The US has elected (not re-elected) a man who is going to start more wars, curtail our civil liberties, and drop any pretense of fiscal responsibility. When the Iraq fiasco goes even worse, when the draft is instated, when Patriot Act II rears its Hitleresque head, when Haliburton trucks back up to Fort Knox, and when your job is outsourced you will change your mind. Man, I just donā€™t get this sophisticated liberal humor. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/19 "2004-11-03T16:58:55Z")
Well, thatā€™s part one of Inigoā€™s vision of the apocolypse. šŸ˜ƒ Parts two & three will be a plague in East Asia (Anthrax, Ebola or TB are my bets) or Bush getting the 22nd amendment repealed to lay the foundations for ā€œdictator for life.ā€ Iā€™m not sure which comes first though (foil & condiments are available in the lobby). Help me understand this. Because currently I show a number of states not yet given to one candidate or the other. Iowa isnā€™t even Red yet, and then thereā€™s absentees, etc. in states that were just barely won by Bush. I donā€™t get it. The concession seems prematureā€¦and bitterly disappointing. I would like to have seen Kerry take this one to the death. Maybe he \*is \*a puss. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775/20 "2004-11-03T17:03:11Z")
**Bricker** , I believe I owe you a bottle of Scotch. Iā€™ll email you when I get home tonight. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-concedes-the-race-to-bush/272775.md?page=2)