When surrendering doesn't matter

[andrewducker]

Technically, an election isn't over until the electoral college meets on  December 13, 2004 (the Monday after the second Wednesday in December).

At that point they will vote according to the results in their home states.

Kerry may have conceded defeat, but he can still be made President.

It _is_ unlikely though.

Comments

[laserboy.livejournal.com]

Let's hope it happens.

[rainstorm.livejournal.com]

I don't want to get my hopes up..

[robhu.livejournal.com]

It looks pretty damn unlikely. I think it was smart for Kerry to concede at this point, he has clearly lost - contesting it up until the last possible point would have caused a lot of distress that would be blamed on him.

[derumi.livejournal.com]

People in America can make a difference more than once every four years. There are people who represent us that we actually directly elect. Yet, we never write to them or ask them to do anything for us. We'd rather get up once and vote each November, and complain bitterly in between.

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

Kerry may have conceded defeat, but he can still be made President.

No. Because official vote counting stops when one candidate concedes defeat. The results now on the table are the only official results that anyone has to acknowledge.

[thefirethorn.livejournal.com]

hmmmmmmmmmm...........

Unlikely. But we can all *dream*