Look at it this way, you can't let the Neocon using the line "Well, Romney won Popular Vote, Romney actually has the mandate."
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Look at it this way, you can't let the Neocon using the line "Well, Romney won Popular Vote, Romney actually has the mandate."
CoffeeJanitor
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Damn I'm jealous. Wish I had a car so I could help with stuff like that
Beer Monkey
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Jesus fucking Christ, Romney declined the chance to answer kids' questions? Probably figured they'd be tougher on him than Jim Lehrer was.
soundahfekz
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Sucks that intrade requires you to wire transfer money. Means it's better to put a lot of money on obama since it costs 15-30 bucks to wire anyway.
I was thinking about getting my vote out the way on Sat., but I want to sleep in, and I don't feel like waiting in a long line. I figure there won't be a line at 7am on a Monday morning, and I'll just leave 30min earlier than usual for work :lol
Mercury Fred
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Bad news for cheesesteaks.
In all seriousness i live in a beyond solid red suburb. It's always awesome to go to the polls and basically tell them its easier to find me by looking for the lone pair of D's (my wife and I) on their roll's then our last name.
i remember voting for bill clinton as president as an 11 year-old. good times.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Romney momentum starts in the South and spreads like a wildfire. Can't stop it.
The Lamonster
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Same thing here in Massachusetts. Seeing equivalent number of Romney to Obama signs in the suburbs of Boston. Governor Romney to take his home state.
edit:
So I decided to look at the comments in that article:
'Brainwashed by liberals in the education system, what do you expect. Poor kids, trapped in the slavery of poverty by their liberal masters.'
People are just waiting around to troll or there are too many angry old folks with nothing to do.
mr. romney. your campaign has the momentum of a runaway freight train. why are you so popular.
IAmtheFMan
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Sent in my absentee for Ohio. Not thrilled with either really, but Obama's the lesser of two evils so...
You're welcome GAF.
You're welcome GAF.
eBay Huckster
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probably gonna wind up turning in my absentee in person at the franklin county board of elections, i don't trust mailing it out from my apartment
RustyNails
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How did the folks around you vote?
Not true, if you're only looking at election day maybe.
Sirpopopop
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Remember folks.
Ohio has VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail). It's not DRE only.
While VVPAT isn't the best system (really, properly regulated paper ballots are still the most secure), it's better than a system without VVPAT, which I believe was Ohio in 2004, and is still the system of choice in many states today.
Ohio has VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail). It's not DRE only.
While VVPAT isn't the best system (really, properly regulated paper ballots are still the most secure), it's better than a system without VVPAT, which I believe was Ohio in 2004, and is still the system of choice in many states today.
Manmademan
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Which suburb? I suspect I'm in red country- I've seen exactly one campaign sign and it's romney/ryan.
there is a rather large obama campaign hq in the next municipality over though.
Yep.
Aaron Strife
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Thompson using 9/11 in his ads against Baldwin.
Wonder how eznark is feeling about this. I remember many a-lolz being had when I said Baldwin could still win when it seemed like Thompson would win it running away.
Wonder how eznark is feeling about this. I remember many a-lolz being had when I said Baldwin could still win when it seemed like Thompson would win it running away.
That's good to know. Thanks.
el retorno
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Where did he go?
IAmtheFMan
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You mean back in Ohio? I'm in Chicago right now. I'm from Cincinnati (Hamilton County) so... it's in flux to say the least.
I live in Springfield (Delaware County, since there are two of them). Its strange to me because its a very union town but also insanely republican. I'll be moving next year to blue central though, so its my last presidential election in any kind of swingish state
The Lamonster
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It might sway the popular vote that NBC is insisting will end in a tie
Popular vote is important this election.
eBay Huckster
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Hamilton County in 2004: 53-47 Bush
2008: 53-46 Obama
Delaware County in 2004: 66-34 Bush
2008: 59-40 McCain
If Obama gets anywhere close to his 2008 vote shares in both counties it's pretty much over already
(Side note: I'm smack in the middle of the University District in Columbus and I've been seeing more and more Obama signs all over the place)
2008: 53-46 Obama
Delaware County in 2004: 66-34 Bush
2008: 59-40 McCain
If Obama gets anywhere close to his 2008 vote shares in both counties it's pretty much over already
(Side note: I'm smack in the middle of the University District in Columbus and I've been seeing more and more Obama signs all over the place)
Manmademan
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oh, you're not far from me then. I moved to Nether Providence (next to swarthmore) so i know what you're talking about.
i'm surprised it was that close
yup, you're right down the street. I lived there before i moved here, couldn't deal with the taxes when i was looking to buy a house
The voting machines i've seen in NC also use VVPAT, and print selections in full name form too so there's no confusion.
eBay Huckster
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oh wait, are you in Delaware County, Pennsylvania? oops
that was 57-42 Kerry in 2004 and 60-39 Obama in 2008
Beer Monkey
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The Hart DRE systems are only being used for the disabled in Hamilton County, OH according to verifiedvoting.org. That's somewhat relieving.
http://goo.gl/fBA03
metalslimer
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I don't know. The tears of him losing the popular vote would be delicious and speed up the abolishing of the electoral college.
thats alright, he actually won the county, i need to find my towns results
edit.. he only lost by 600 votes in 2008 (he won the county by 70,000)
I need to re-evaluate what this means
Fenderputty
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My father is in the electrical union here in SO CAL. IBEW. I'm consistently surprised by the amount of right leaning voters he talks to in the union.
Manmademan
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yeah, I just bought this place and the taxes aren't cheap! Which is probably why there are so many republicans here....
I've lived in delco a long time. its my understanding it was heavily republican for decades, and only recent migration from the cities into the first tier suburbs (of which springfield is not one) swung it towards democratic lately. I wouldn't be surprised if obama got annihilated there. too lazy to look it up though.
edit: ok I lied. here are the delaware county results. http://election.co.delaware.pa.us/eb/November_2008/summary.html
I'm not a very religious man, but I still remember pausing in my little Texas voting boothlet and saying, "Dear Lord - please, pleease let this happen" before casting my vote for Obama in 2008.
I also remember my prayer in the voting booth in Texas, 2004: "Dear Lord.. let that outlier poll showing a bare Kerry lead in Ohio be true. Please?"
In 2000 it was, "Lord.. you're not really gonna let this madman win, are you?"
And I didn't pray in 96 at all. I laughed and said to myself, "Ha! He's gonna win Louisiana again, and my uncles' heads are gonna explode!"
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I'm still not over 2000, and I don't think I'll ever get over it.
I also remember my prayer in the voting booth in Texas, 2004: "Dear Lord.. let that outlier poll showing a bare Kerry lead in Ohio be true. Please?"
In 2000 it was, "Lord.. you're not really gonna let this madman win, are you?"
And I didn't pray in 96 at all. I laughed and said to myself, "Ha! He's gonna win Louisiana again, and my uncles' heads are gonna explode!"
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I'm still not over 2000, and I don't think I'll ever get over it.
metalslimer
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As if the republicans in congress suddenly aren't going to be bitter or the crazy right wing people who think God has a plan for America won't be when Obama is reelected.
Sirpopopop
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Yep.
As I posted in the other thread about Ohio - I think that's why they are trying hard to clamp down on voting before people get to the booths.
After they get to the booths, tampering with the election becomes much harder due to the infrastructure in place.
As a gay man, and a Democrat to boot, I will never, ever understand how gay people can be Republicans. Especially not with the current politicians we have.
Gay GOP group hesitantly backs Romney
Isn't finding a Republican in congress who supports gay and lesbian rights about as rare as a finding a needle in a haystack?
Gay GOP group hesitantly backs Romney
Isn't finding a Republican in congress who supports gay and lesbian rights about as rare as a finding a needle in a haystack?
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