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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
So while doing research for the local positions here, turns out Oregon doesn't have day-of registration because a cult tried to take over a backwater town by shipping in tons of homeless people a few days before the election to vote for them.
See, that's election fraud.
edited 26th Oct '12 8:04:19 PM by Pykrete
I almost want to believe in God so it would have more impact when I say: "GODDAMN, America!"
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.The Wall Street crowd isn't really the same crowd as the "Regulations hurt big business" crowd. To be honest, feelings about regulation of financial systems and of general commerce tend to vary. From my time on Linked In, I get the sense that there are a lot of Free Market types who blame the regulators for not doing their job. So apparently, they want regulation, they just don't want more regulation, they just want the regulation to actually be enforced.
So, it's a different culture.
Traditionally, the wealthiest Americans grab new powers and levels of wealth under Republicans, and quietly consolidate them under Democrats. After fucking up so badly in 2008, though, even Democrats realize that the stability of the country depends on reigning in Wall Street, which doesn't want to give up its new goodies.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Wall Street hates Obama, no matter what he does, and no matter what he'll do.
Cut the social programs? They'll donate to Republicans in the Senate. Bail them out with TARP money? Donate to Romney. Doesn't prosecute the frauds and personally appoint them to cabinet positions? Badmouth him for being "too much of a regulator", even though he's deregulated you by the bucketload.
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I never doubted the Republicans hold on Nevada.
It seems that the only Senate Seat Democrats are going to lose this year is Nebraska (and possibly Montana and North Dakota.)
edited 26th Oct '12 8:17:32 PM by DeviantBraeburn
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Yes, Serocco, we've said that a lot of times. You've said that a lot of times before now, in fact. I think the whole Occupy thing still has them freaked out, personally. Once a thing happens once, it stands more chance to happen again. Also, those people are looking for other ways to make their wants happen.
edited 26th Oct '12 8:21:42 PM by AceofSpades
Does anyone find it interesting that Latino voters were once a swing constituency, but now have been successfully turned into identity voters? This has created two solid states for Democrats at the presidential level: Nevada (Senate, Ho R, and state level not so much) and New Mexico.
Bush tried to make them identify with Republicans with amnesty in 2004/2005 but his party derailed his attempt.
Pretty much. Statistical analysis of Obama's popular vote is at 50.3(O)/49.6(R). His electoral college votes are around the 290s. 538.
This is a base election, so deep-blue and deep-red states are more solidified in their vote.
edited 26th Oct '12 8:27:03 PM by Completion
Serocco is being blindly pessimistic, don't take it too seriously.
That being said, I can see a 5-4 ruling wherein the Supreme Court would hold that the electoral college took priority. Possibly 6-3. I mean, I can see Scalia and Thomas voting in a partisan hack manner. But you're not gonna get the "hard constituionalists" aside from Scalia to vote that way.

edited 26th Oct '12 8:03:09 PM by PotatoesRock