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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 4:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

what i meant when i said that it was amazing how high the numbers are is because people here take voting for granted and the iraqis arent taking there voting privliges for granted, they have alot at stake in this election and alot of americans over here really take there country for granted. i just thought that i would clarify my earlier statement.
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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 4:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

Ryan_ZOOM_Turner wrote:
what i meant when i said that it was amazing how high the numbers are is because people here take voting for granted and the iraqis arent taking there voting privliges for granted, they have alot at stake in this election and alot of americans over here really take there country for granted. i just thought that i would clarify my earlier statement.


that makes sense.

your earlier statement seemed like you thought americans were forcing them to vote.
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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 4:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

greg donovan wrote:
Ryan_ZOOM_Turner wrote:
what i meant when i said that it was amazing how high the numbers are is because people here take voting for granted and the iraqis arent taking there voting privliges for granted, they have alot at stake in this election and alot of americans over here really take there country for granted. i just thought that i would clarify my earlier statement.


that makes sense.

your earlier statement seemed like you thought americans were forcing them to vote.
sorry, i had just woke up.
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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 4:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

Ryan_ZOOM_Turner wrote:
greg donovan wrote:
Ryan_ZOOM_Turner wrote:
what i meant when i said that it was amazing how high the numbers are is because people here take voting for granted and the iraqis arent taking there voting privliges for granted, they have alot at stake in this election and alot of americans over here really take there country for granted. i just thought that i would clarify my earlier statement.


that makes sense.

your earlier statement seemed like you thought americans were forcing them to vote.
sorry, i had just woke up.


no big i have been up since 5 am so i have a bit of an edge.
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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 5:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

Stay safe, Cote!

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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 5:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

I'm damn proud of those Iraqis and hope and wish that good will come of this and it will be maintained. But I am always afraid that once we leave, the Suniites will start a civil war with the majority Shiites.
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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 6:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

sonnylarue wrote:
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Surprising turnout. We need to make election day a holiday here, too.


a holiday fror US votiing ? yes it's a good idea...

but in Iraq, where the country has been understandibly locked down to insure security, It's a "holiday" in name only.

I agree that eligible americans who don't vote, should feel shame when they see brave people face REAL danger to make themselves heard to determine thier gov't's destiny.

Today's sucsess belongs to the iraqis and men and women like Cote who helped good people reach this important first step.

There's still a long way to go.


Definately.
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PostPosted: Jan 30, 2005 6:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

I think this is great news. These people really needed the opportunity and I'm certain many of them went to the polls thinking there was actually a chance of being killed or injured. That makes it all the more impressive.

I really got the feeling that a lot of people in the US (mostly politicians and anti-Bush pundits) were actaully hoping things would go badly with the election so they could get in the old "I told you so" and it always made me sad to hear that mindset. Instead of saying "you can do this" they were saying "there's little chance of it working because...".
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PostPosted: Jan 31, 2005 6:55 am    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

Hate to be a kill joy but I've heard mention of peculiar polling practicies and limted coverage. Nothing concrete so far but suggestions that only 4-6 centers were actually polled and those were the ones predicted to have high turnouts ahead of time......more as it comes...
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PostPosted: Jan 31, 2005 7:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

Now, the estimate has been lowered to 60% with much lower turnout in Sunni areas.
It will be interesting to see what the actual turnout is after the truth comes out.
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PostPosted: Jan 31, 2005 7:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

Kirbys corpse wrote:
Now, the estimate has been lowered to 60% with much lower turnout in Sunni areas.

Which is less than our last election (I've actually heard 57% for the Iraqi vote). It's not bad obviously, but America certainly wasn't "schooled" and there's no reason to crap on America over it.

For one thing, it's 72% of registered voters. But no one's saying what percentage of all Iraqis registered. 72% of 10%, for example, isn't that much.

And, before we consider ourselves "schooled" let's actually see who they elected, hmm?


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PostPosted: Jan 31, 2005 7:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Iraq schools the US in voter turnout. Reply with quote

I know Presidential Election day Federal, State, and Local governments as well as Universities get the day off, other elections we get a 1/2 day (though at Universities they seem to put the addendum only if you don't have the time to do it before or after work).
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