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johnnyfog Actual Wrestling Legend from the Zocalo Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
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#33126: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:03:23 PM

Anyone else feel like James Callis in the first Bridget Jones?

"Fight! ....''well'?? Come on! It's a REAL FIGHT!'

I'm a skeptical squirrel
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
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#33127: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:03:24 PM

Basically. They were constantly taking shots at each other.

vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
Mystical Monkey Master
#33128: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:04:00 PM

@couch: up their ass like always

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#33129: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:04:51 PM

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It's the "If I vote Green or Socialist/Libertarian or Constitution, Romney/Obama practically gains a vote" problem.

Remember when Nader played that spoiler role in the 2000 election?

edited 16th Oct '12 8:06:47 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
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#33130: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:09:15 PM

@Rational: Eh, I figured. My dad is the only liberal I know who doesn't get all their political news from Tumblr memes/ Tumblr "social justice" movements (this is a fairly conservative area for California) and I feel that he's forgotten that Obama has broken promises. Or maybe his hatred of Republicans just overcomes EVERYTHING. So yay, more people to talk to.

@Nettacki: I haven't really considered third parties before because I'm pretty much on board with the Democrats in general anyway.

The last battle's curtains will open on stage!
vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
Mystical Monkey Master
#33131: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:12:21 PM

Third part votes are useless. The third party supporters only serve to hurt one side and help the other depending on votes.

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Aqueos Nova here from Los Angeles Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
#33132: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:18:00 PM

If you get all your political news from tumblr, something is wrong. That's almost as bad as watching fox news in some ways.

edited 16th Oct '12 8:18:17 PM by Aqueos

Bet you didn't see that coming
SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
Drummer Boy
#33133: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:22:06 PM

No shit.

For example, there was a gif from the first debate circulating Tumblr. Romney was getting a white thing out of his pocket and setting it on his podium or something. The caption was some panicky thing about how using notes was against the rules and omg please reblog this is soooo important. It had a significant number of notes the last time I saw it, and if we assume that everyone who reblogged it has five or ten followers... yeah.

Even Rachel Maddow, a shining paragon of the right wing, pointed out that it was almost definitely a handkerchief—you can see Romney wiping his face later—and there was no need to get so worked up.

And I haven't been following this thread for very long so if that has already been mentioned, I apologize.

edited 16th Oct '12 8:29:30 PM by SnowyFoxes

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
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#33134: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:22:51 PM

Any polls?

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mailedbypostman Since: May, 2010
#33135: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:23:51 PM

It all depends on staying away from the ridiculous Obama-Messiah crowd and following more level-headed folks.

That said, it requires thinking, people are not particularly fond of that for some reason.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#33136: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:36:20 PM

So is there a way to view the debate now?

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#33137: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:45:16 PM

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Ignorance is bliss.

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#33138: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:45:48 PM

I just watched the last 1/3 of the town hall debate.

I get the feeling that we've been underestimating Mitt Romney. Back in the primary season, there were all these comments and news articles about how silly his political strategy is and how wishy-washy his remarks are. For the majority of this year, there was a lot of poking fun at the former governor and his his faltering campaign. The consensus here was that President Obama would easily get reelected and that's for the best. It was reassuring.

Now it doesn't look like he's so gullible. He's not politically incompetent, or at least able to give impression that he isn't. He's able to explain that he does have a plan and a policy to help the nation and its people, and it's probably going to genuinely sway some voters. And given the trend for the past couple weeks, it's not going to be so easy anymore. It's a real contest.

It's easy to look at some periodic news articles about how person X made comment Y and talk about that. Once you actually see the candidates talking, you get a different perception of them. I can definitely see that the debates move voters who are truly undecided but are still interested in the election.

Morgikit Mikon :3 from War Drobe, Spare Oom Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#33139: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:47:17 PM

I know Obama's not a saint, but I don't hold out much hope that someone I might like more would beat Romney.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#33140: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:48:41 PM

"Once you actually see the candidates talking, you get a different perception of them."

But we have already seen him talking, and he was never this good of a speaker in the Republican primaries.

edited 16th Oct '12 8:53:44 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#33142: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:51:14 PM

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#33143: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:55:35 PM

[up]x3 Yeah why is that?

All this talk back then about Romney being unlikable candidate with little chance of supporters is being put to doubt. Now he's doing well when it's less than a month away from general election when it really matters. This is rather serious.

[up]Ninja link. I'm impressed that it's already up.

Also, here's a winners vs losers article on it.

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#33144: Oct 16th 2012 at 8:59:18 PM

Just too much attacking from both sides really bugs me.

HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#33145: Oct 16th 2012 at 9:01:26 PM

So Romney got better at lying, then.

Well, okay, I guess that's technically progress.

edited 16th Oct '12 9:04:27 PM by HilarityEnsues

vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
Mystical Monkey Master
#33146: Oct 16th 2012 at 9:02:22 PM

@thorn: fuck that noise. "Attacking" is them trying to say why the other is wrong. It's fucking politics. But when you "attack" you better have yor facts right.

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Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#33147: Oct 16th 2012 at 9:04:22 PM

What I meant was it was never about "vote for me because blah blah blah" it was "Vote for me because HE doesn't/does blah blah blah"

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#33148: Oct 16th 2012 at 9:05:36 PM

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Agreed.

edited 16th Oct '12 9:05:51 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Aqueos Nova here from Los Angeles Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
#33149: Oct 16th 2012 at 9:06:05 PM

This election has turned into quite the lesser of two evils mess.

I don't even practically care who wins anymore, I just want this out of my hair lol.

Bet you didn't see that coming
vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
Mystical Monkey Master
#33150: Oct 16th 2012 at 9:07:30 PM

@Thorn: It's called debating the fucking points. You never say "vote for my cuz X" it's bad form.

edited 16th Oct '12 9:08:24 PM by vanthebaron

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