National Presidential Election contest thread

4 more years.

This is my last post.

Enjoy the future. My posts will live on like 2pac fu.cking a blow up doll on stage at a Digital Underground concert.

Killuminati.

[Danzig]

looks like missouri had a way to shut akin down. mcaskill projected to win there.


mass. looks like it will pass the medical marijuana initiative. here in arkansas, looks like a narrow defeat which is too bad. try again in a few years, maybe it'll pass then. surprised it was so close, since there are still many counties in the state that are dry.

[Cannon Shell]

Most agree the country has major issues and we are headed in the wrong direction. For those that are celebrating tonight realize that almost the exact same situation still exists in Washington as it did yesterday and that the tactics used to win this election will further the demise of the election process and in turn the country in general. No one should be proud of your country tonight. We re-elected the staus quo. More or less we brought Andy Reid and staff back for 4 more years. Similar results should be expected.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

More or less we brought Andy Reid and staff back for 4 more years. Similar results should be expected.

Andy Reid's had just one losing season in the last 13 years. He's made the playoffs nine times since 2000. He's won 60% of his games as an NFL coach in the toughest and most competitive league in pro sports.

You respect Obama far more than I had thought.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Andy Reid's had just one losing season in the last 13 years. He's made the playoffs nine times since 2000. He's won 60% of his games as an NFL coach in the toughest and most competitive league in pro sports.

You respect Obama far more than I had thought.

Clearly Reid should have been replaced last year as his team is and has been underachieving and is heading in the wrong direction. Same thing for Obama and Congress. Hard to have much hope that anything is going to get done for at least 2 more years.

[hi_im_god]

why is everyone so upset that we re-elected a moderate republican?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

why is everyone so upset that we re-elected a moderate republican?

The facade will come off since he doesnt have to run for office anymore.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The facade will come off since he doesnt have to run for office anymore.

and pass what through the house?

[joeydb]

This country is done. It will be like Detroit.

With the same chance of getting a Republican in office. You won't recognize it.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

and pass what through the house?

Exactly. Thats the point. He will go on the offensive coming up with things that they know the GOP will block, trying to blame the GOP for the continued slide in order to influence the midterms to regain control. The thought of this election's results providing either side that idea that working across the aisle is a good one is laughable. The Dems will arrogantly believe the GOP's misteps which cost them the Senate and Presidency are somehow a mandate that they can push through more tax hikes like Obamacare and the seemingly endless beaucracy they love to assemble. And on the other side the GOP might learn from its mistakes and continue the ultra-partisan path that they have chosen many times to defend the turf that they have.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by joeydb

This country is done. It will be like Detroit.

With the same chance of getting a Republican in office. You won't recognize it.

Then move. Nice touch "Like Detroit"'

[Danzig]

oh. my. goodness. just saw this message at the bottom of an article i just read about how the 'war on women' may have helped out some female candidates. thought i'd share.


Jerry-1927474
You people in the swing states who voted for obama will rue this day, you are complicit in the destruction of America. You people who call yourselves Christian and you voted for Obama need to just stop living a lie and go ahead and fall down and worship your true father Satan. I will not ask God to have mercy on this immoral, sinful, country. I will pray that he returns very soon. I was actually fooled on this one, I really did not believe that there were this many ignorant blinded people in America. It is as the Lord said, their eyes will not see the evil, they will readly except the evil into their heart and it will turn to stone.

[Danzig]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...n_party_s.html

an excerpt:

But even a clumsy candidate might have beaten Obama if not for a simple factor that could not be overcome: the GOP’s growing extremism. The Republican strategy of making the election a referendum on the president’s handling of the economy was perfectly sound. The problem was that the Republican Party couldn’t pass the credibility test itself. For many voters disenchanted with Obama, it still was not safe to vote for his opponent.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by joeydb

This country is done. It will be like Detroit.

I'm thinking more like Californee.


Look for

comprehensive immigration "reform," with its sole goal of increasing the Democratic base,

even greater division on the basis of gender, race, party and religion,

unelected regulatory agency rulemakers run amok,

steady increase in federal debt,

stagflation,

continued Congressional gridlock, with the President attempting to bypass it with executive branch fiat,

a higher likelihood of going over the fiscal cliff,

and generally lowered expectations and acceptance of the new norm

to name a few.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by OldDog

I'm thinking more like Californee.


Look for

comprehensive immigration "reform," with its sole goal of increasing the Democratic base,

even greater division on the basis of gender, race, party and religion,

unelected regulatory agency rulemakers run amok,

steady increase in federal debt,

stagflation,

continued Congressional gridlock, with the President attempting to bypass it with executive branch fiat,

a higher likelihood of going over the fiscal cliff,

and generally lowered expectations and acceptance of the new norm

to name a few.

Absolute lock that we go over the cliff. You can thank those who view any form of compromise as defeat. Kind of like a kid holding their breath until they get their way.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...n_party_s.html

an excerpt:

But even a clumsy candidate might have beaten Obama if not for a simple factor that could not be overcome: the GOP’s growing extremism. The Republican strategy of making the election a referendum on the president’s handling of the economy was perfectly sound. The problem was that the Republican Party couldn’t pass the credibility test itself. For many voters disenchanted with Obama, it still was not safe to vote for his opponent.

This is very well said. Look at these threads on this board. How many posts did you see about birth certificates vs. GDP?

Romney needed to go so far right in order to get through the primary that it was near impossible for him to get close enough to the center to win the general election. His campaign did a phenomenal job to get that close.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...n_party_s.html

an excerpt:

But even a clumsy candidate might have beaten Obama if not for a simple factor that could not be overcome: the GOP’s growing extremism. The Republican strategy of making the election a referendum on the president’s handling of the economy was perfectly sound. The problem was that the Republican Party couldn’t pass the credibility test itself. For many voters disenchanted with Obama, it still was not safe to vote for his opponent.

You beat me to it...I was going to post this..highlighting the growing extremism


Slate OPINION: Mitt Romney lost the election because he couldn't separate himself from the Republican Party’s growing extremism.

OPINION: What ought to pain Republicans most about Barack Obama’s victory is that 2012 was entirely winnable for them. In European elections over the past few years, voters have thrown out leaders who were in charge during the worst of the financial crisis, whether those leaders deserved the blame or not. Economic indicators in the United States, where an unemployment rate of 8 percent is highly correlated with defeat for the incumbent party, pointed in the same direction. Obama himself had proven a disappointment to many of his former supporters, going from a beloved symbol of generational and social change in 2008 to a detached and remote figure, with limited ability to touch an emotional chord in the electorate.

That Mitt Romney lost nonetheless is in part a tribute to his own weaknesses as a candidate. The Obama campaign put Romney on the defensive early about his work at Bain Capital, and left him there. The Republican nominee made any number of horrendous gaffes. He ran a disastrous GOP convention. He never found a way to talk about himself or his agenda in a way that middle class voters could relate to.

But even a clumsy candidate might have beaten Obama if not for a simple factor that could not be overcome: the GOP’s growing extremism. The Republican strategy of making the election a referendum on the president’s handling of the economy was perfectly sound. The problem was that the Republican Party couldn’t pass the credibility test itself. For many voters disenchanted with Obama, it still was not safe to vote for his opponent


http://news.msn.com/politics/why-mitt-romney-lost

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

4 more years.

This is my last post.

Enjoy the future. My posts will live on like 2pac fu.cking a blow up doll on stage at a Digital Underground concert.

Killuminati.

This is not good. Derby Trail is not a better place today.

My avy is a salute to a legend.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

This is not good. Derby Trail is not a better place today.

My avy is a salute to a legend.

Neither is the country for that matter.


My salute to CP, his design for the 2008 Belmont Logo.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

This is not good. Derby Trail is not a better place today.

My avy is a salute to a legend.

good job! i like it. too bad coach left, won't be the same without him.