USA: VOTERS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON D.C. REACT TO THE NEWS OF SENATOR JOHN KERRY'S CONCESSION
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USA: VOTERS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON D.C. REACT TO THE NEWS OF SENATOR JOHN KERRY'S CONCESSION
- Title: USA: VOTERS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON D.C. REACT TO THE NEWS OF SENATOR JOHN KERRY'S CONCESSION
- Date: 5th November 2004
- Summary: (U7) NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA (NOVEMBER 3, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. TIMES SQUARE; NASDAQ SIGN 3. PEOPLE WATCHING NEWS TICKER 4. NEWS TICKERS 0.31 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MELISSA DRAPER, SAYING: "I'm just shocked, just shocked and so disasppointed. I was really looking forward to change that was a little bit more balanced. And our foreign policy and our status in the world is so diminished and I don't know that we'll ever be able to recover." 0.44 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEL GAVILANAS, SAYING: "A little disappointing but, you know, four yeras of Bush and we're just going to have to support our president and keep and eye on him and hopefully he'll make the decisions that we need him to make." 1.05 7. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) MAN SAYING "I can't believe that this guy is actually in office again. I am, you know, a little bit nervous. More now that he's in office, it's going to be more threats now. You're going to have to watch your back more now." 1.22 8. MV BACKVIEW PEOPLE IN TIMES SQUARE 1.26 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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- Story Text: Voters in New York and Washington, D.C. react to the
news of Senator Kerry's concession
New Yorkers reacted with disappointment and
resignation to the news of Senator John Kerry's concession
of the Presidential race to U.S. President George W. Bush.
Kerry called Bush Wednesday (November 3) morning to
officially concede.
Senator Kerry won New York's vote handily yesterday and
New Yorkers hoped the rest of the courtry shared their
opinions. However, the news this morning was the opposite.
"I'm just shocked, just shocked and so disappointed. I
was really looking forward to change that was a little bit
more balanced. And our foreign policy and our status in the
world is so diminished and I don't know that we'll ever be
able to recover," said Melissa Draper.
After a divisive and hard fought election, some New
Yorkers believed the country should unite behind President
Bush. "A little disappointing but, you know, four years of
Bush and we're just going to have to support our president
and keep and eye on him and hopefully he'll make the decisions that we
need him to make," said Mel Gavilanas.
In Washington though many reacted with cautious
optimism, but mainly were glad that a long drawn out legal
battle will not hold the decision hostage.
"I'm happy he won, but i'd like to wait and see after
four year whether I can gloat or not. I want to gloat, but
I think I'd rather wait until after the four years to see
if my vote was a good choice," said one Bush supporter,
visiting from West Virginia.
"I think Bush clearly won it and it was obvious to
everyone at this stage that the results wouldn't be
overturned by any sort of legal appeal, so I think he did
the right thing by conceding," said Bush supporter Marty
Regela.
Senator Kerry is expected to address his supporters to
publicly concede, along with his running mate John Edwards.
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