ledgerbay Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Rand Paul 2020! +1 Rand is the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Looks like Obama is a 60-40 favorite to win for now. That could spell very bad news for our SCOTUS. I'll be taking the day off Tuesday to enjoy the election results over a few beers. The internet will be quite fun that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demiterracotta Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Looks like Obama is a 60-40 favorite to win for now. That could spell very bad news for our SCOTUS. I'll be taking the day off Tuesday to enjoy the election results over a few beers. The internet will be quite fun that day! Few beers? I'm going to get hammered and curl up under a table to weep, regardless of who wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Early lead for Obama in swing states. LOL @ calling Indiana and Kentucky for Romney with only 5% of the vote in. I'm still betting on Romney to win. Anyone else following? I know Pali is... don't be shy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Im at work. Give me an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Fox has it at 78-71 Obama, CNN has it at 64-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Florida will be race to watch. 50-49 split right now. Whoever wins that state will probably win the election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Romney starting to pull ahead in Florida... I smell another 500 recounts coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Implementor Volgathras Posted November 7, 2012 Implementor Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Got 4 different news streams open watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Implementor Volgathras Posted November 7, 2012 Implementor Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Nprs has it 84-65 romney, and it's far to early to take those numbers very seriously. Florida has been waffling all night, and i'm sure they'll be a scandal. A new article came ago not long ago about absentee voter fraud where people who claim to help the elderly get their vites to the polls have been fillig ot the ballot sheets themselves and selling them. Both parties hae been accused. According to what i've heard from abc no president has ever won without Ohio, and the winner in new hampshire is usually a more than fair shot for the presidency. All can change though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Fox has it at 147-145 in favor of Romney, with Obama taking Michigan and Pennsylvania. Florida is a 50-50 now with only a couple hundred difference in votes. Almost definitely going to be a recount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark215 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 what all sites are you using to watch? I have the washington post up. I rarely follow politics as I feel the basis of the two-party system is flawed and is set to have the rich (earned, perhaps) lead. if I had a choice, a scientist would be in office, but I am still quite curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Implementor Volgathras Posted November 7, 2012 Implementor Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Politico, npr, abc, msn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Fox, CNN. Facebook and twitter feeds also provide great commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Starting to look bad for Romney. New Hampshire going to Obama is actually a little surprising. So much for the Live Free state! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Implementor Volgathras Posted November 7, 2012 Implementor Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Republicans are nervous as hell for florida as well. With NH down, if obama nails florida, It looks unlikely. Romney would need every other battleground, practically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark215 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Okay: so who did you vote for? Why and why not? Educate a person who feels voting in Texas is redundant as the electoral vote no doubt goes to Romney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Ohio is looking like its going to Obama, and North Carolina and Virginia will probably go to Romney. It's all about Florida right now. I voted for Gary Johnson, because he was the best choice for president. Between Romney and Obama, though, I'm hoping for a Romney win. Obama and Romney are largely similar in their choice of policy, but with three SCOTUS picks possibly on the line, a Republican in office means my personal freedoms are protected in the Supreme Court, while a Democrat in office means the government gets more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 We could even see a 269-269 split! http://reason.com/blog/2012/11/06/what-happens-if-the-electoral-college-is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Implementor Volgathras Posted November 7, 2012 Implementor Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hillsborough county in florida has accuratly predicted the president since 1960. It was recently called for obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibber Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I've lost all respect for the American people. Literally. This country is finished. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akoz Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Been finished - do away with the electoral collage. More people would vote then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 It's what happens dude. Democracy is just majority rule, and when a majority of your population are leechers and not providers, you get a government that favors spending more than you make and providing free services off the back of the handful that do provide. In reality, Romney wouldn't have brought about any miracles over the next four years, and with him defeated, we can hope to see more of the "A-team" Republicans run in 2016. The major downside to an Obama victory is the possibility of him appointing another three justices to the SCOTUS, which could destroy many of our personal rights and freedoms. For all their talk about sticking up for the little man, justices appointed by Democratic presidents ALWAYS favor government over the individual. I consider myself a provider with education/experience that will get me work in any condition... so I will be just fine (relatively) regardless of how bad the economy gets. I'd hate to be poor, sick, or jobless right now, though! I was a bit disappointed to see the Republicans fail to pick up Senate majority. I think that speaks volumes about the condition of the Republican party at the moment. Hopefully this will spark a swing further right for the upcoming years. Where did all of the fiscal conservatives go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demiterracotta Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Been finished - do away with the electoral collage. More people would vote then. Do away with electoral college and adopt same voting laws as Australia. It's illegal there not to vote from what I'm told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Do away with electoral college and adopt same voting laws as Australia. It's illegal there not to vote from what I'm told. The electoral college needs reform, but getting rid of it completely is a terrible idea. It would take away influence from the lower-population states. And forcing people to vote is terrible as well. Not only is it a violation of a person's individual freedoms, but the people you'd be forcing would typically be less educated and more prone to vote for the candidate with better face time.... i.e. more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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