In the wee hours yesterday morning, the victory cry could be heard all over campus, as mobs of Bush supporters took to the streets when the networks named Bush the winner.
Jason P. Brinton '00-'02, president of the Harvard Republican Club, explained that these students were merely exhilarated by the victory of their candidate.
"They've been waiting for this for eight years," he said.
"We definitely need to wait until all the votes are counted, but statistically speaking, [the election] should go to Bush," he said.
The Democrats, however, are not giving up yet.
There are so many scenarios," Stad said. "These absentee ballots may be coming from businessmen and members of the military, who tend to vote Republican, but they may also be coming from travelers, like Floridian Jews visiting Israel, and academics, who would also be more likely to vote for Gore."
But Mike A. Pineiro '02, a Bush supporter, said a large shift is unlikely.
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