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GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#36851: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:01:29 PM

The lot of you who are not yet old enough to vote had better remember the ABSOLUTE INSANE BATSHITTERY FROM THE REPUBLICANS next year, when local/municipal/state elections are up.

And then the year after that, when all of the House and 1/3 of the Senate is up.

And then the year after that, when local/municipal/state elections are up.

And then the year after that, when the presidency and all of the House and 1/3 of the Senate is up.

And so on.

And vote accordingly.

Cute: I'm in the Fairfax area.

Jordan Azor Ahai from Westeros Since: Jan, 2001
Azor Ahai
#36852: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:02:32 PM

I voted. So, saw latest Gallup puts Romney ahead by a point. Does that mean Obama is in trouble?

Hodor
GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#36853: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:03:22 PM

Not necessarily.

This applies to, like, every poll.

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#36854: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:03:43 PM

Plus, Gallup leans to the right.

Also, here's a wild card. Let's say Gary Johnson takes votes away from Obama in Nevada, but he also takes votes away from Romney in Michigan and North Carolina. What then?

edited 5th Nov '12 4:04:48 PM by Serocco

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36855: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:04:10 PM

[up][up][up]

Romney might win the popular vote and lose the electoral vote.

[up] All sites have some bias.

edited 5th Nov '12 4:04:52 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#36856: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:20:40 PM

Serocco,you're sounding more and more like a leftist,obstructionist Tea-Partier,while I do not like what Obama has done myself the fact is the third party would be useless anyway. No one can blame him for the actions he's done after 2010,of course he had just been an iron Reagan and shoved a public option and everything before that election,it never would've come to that.

Besides Gary Johnson still supports a helluva lot of bullshit economic policies that got us into this mess anyway.

Voting on principle just means a loss,unless you're conservative. You have to live in Europe if you want to vote as a principled liberal because this country is just too conservative for any meaningful changes by the left. If it were any other way,we'd have elected Mc Govern in '72 or re-elected Carter,those elections were the last chance to stop over-conservatism.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36857: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:26:58 PM

[up]

Mc Govern screwed himself over with Eagleton.

edited 5th Nov '12 4:27:37 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#36858: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:31:20 PM

[up][up]Oi: we European Liberals can be just as pragmatic as anybody else when trying to work with boneheads to keep things ticking over without turning into moral time-bombs. tongue

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36859: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:32:32 PM

Governor Cuomo issues order saying city residents can vote anywhere.

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terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#36860: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:32:34 PM

[up] He was screwed before that,that was just the final nail in the coffin.

And now that everything seems to hinge on Virginia,I really hate myself for voting as an absentee Californian

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36861: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:44:38 PM

Ohio official: Voting machine lawsuit 'ridiculous'

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higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#36862: Nov 5th 2012 at 4:50:05 PM

Wow, so Jon Husted, the Republican secretary of state in Ohio, was just on CNN and he talked about he thinks that Ohio WON'T end up being like Florida in the 2000 election, despite the fact he's pretty much trying to suppress anyone who means to vote for the Democrats. Oh, and he's pretty much severely restricted early voting.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36863: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:12:52 PM

UAW president rallies workers in NH to oppose Romney

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#36864: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:18:06 PM

I'm unsure how I feel about that. At least he's not threatening to fire them.

DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#36865: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:23:41 PM

[up][up] Really, an auto workers union rallying against a guy who disagreed with the auto bailout? Color me surprised. tongue

"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#36866: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:24:22 PM

[up][up]You know the UAW is the autoworkers union, right?

edited 5th Nov '12 5:24:48 PM by Arkasas

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#36867: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:26:32 PM

It is? Well then he's not threatening to kick them out so that's good. I guess if he's not forcing them to vote or anything it's okay. I just don't like companies and unions forcing their workers/members to support certain candidates. I'm not saying the organization can't be for a candidate I just don't want them to try and blackmail their workers/members into supporting someone.

edited 5th Nov '12 5:27:05 PM by Kostya

Montegoraon Since: Jan, 2011
#36868: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:31:15 PM

Less than 24 hours until the polls close on the east coast, and I'm nervous as hell. The polls say President Obama should win, but the Republican camp has been cheating, and is sure to continue cheating.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#36869: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:32:27 PM

Romney's coming under fire of the auto industry with all these last minute claims of sending auto jobs to China. So uh... I'm not surprised by this article.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36870: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:47:15 PM

California's political watchdogs accuse Arizona group of laundering $11M donation

And Koch brothers might be tied into it too boot.

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AlTheKiller Eh. from The Swamp. Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm Clockwork and she's Quartz
Eh.
#36871: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:53:56 PM

I'm scared. I can't vote, and I'm scared. What if He who Must Not Be Named wins?

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GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#36872: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:54:35 PM

Then life goes on and we deal with the consequences.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#36873: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:55:30 PM

My hope is that Romney screws up so bad that people realize the Republicans are insane and vote them all out. I doubt that will happen but it's nice to hope.

DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#36874: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:57:53 PM

@Al: Then we just call Harry Potter. Duh.

"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#36875: Nov 5th 2012 at 5:59:52 PM

It took me longer to get that joke than it should have.


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