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The Official Presidential Election Thread

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danderson.
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Predictions? Post who you're voting for and why. I figured I would make this a tad early for all the predictions.
Oct 31 2012 5:17PM
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volvotom
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Agree entirely. I hate people from viewpoints that refuse to accept facts and cannot have honest disagreements over issues.
Nov 1 2012 2:37PM
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four1two
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Wait so millions of dollars in that auto bailout went to Mitt Romney? Do you wonder why conservatives are against federal spending?
Nov 1 2012 2:47PM
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volvotom
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So IFFFFFF the Electoral College is a tie, which although highly unlikely is possible:
The newly elected House of Representatives picks the president. But it is NOT a simple vote, each state gets exactly 1 vote (yes Wyoming least populous state same say as California, the most populous). Each state's delegation have to get together and decide on a candidate. With the current distribution and composition of the House, this heavily favors Romney. But, the Senate with a simple majority vote picks the Vice President. Current models show the Democrats holding the Senate so we would end up with Romney/Biden.

Something to think about.
Nov 1 2012 2:52PM
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yuck
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hey man, im just saying.

his name is mitt for god sakes... as said above, his name means pussy. come on
Nov 1 2012 2:59PM
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k-rob
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lol against spending on anything except military, you mean. mitt romney, the conservative presidential candidate, is a hypocritical criminal profiteer, and you think voting for him is gonna prevent other people from doing the same thing he did? what are you, retarded?
Nov 1 2012 3:04PM
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volvotom
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Although I support him, I find it ironic that Obama is the only Nobel Peace Prize winner to have a secret drone force and kill list.
Nov 1 2012 3:08PM
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k-rob
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don't forget the football, the suitcase that an armed man who is always with the potus carries around, which has the function of being able to launch nuclear missiles from america to anywhere on earth, at the command of the potus, at any time, on the potus' judgement and decision alone. and there are people who want to trust mitt romney with that kind of power, it's so scary i have to laugh.
Nov 1 2012 3:12PM
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dompuch
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who cares. jah
Nov 1 2012 3:13PM
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1337
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>canadian
>not of legal voting age
>stressed about the election in USA
Nov 1 2012 3:17PM
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k-rob
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50% of americans:
> american
> of legal voting age
> won't vote
> doesn't give a fuck

the rest of the world:
> affected by america effectively tanking the entire world economy
> affected by wars started over imaginary weapons
> scared of republicans
> wish americans gave a fuck
Nov 1 2012 3:31PM
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1337
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o ya, forgot

>she supports romney/ryan
Nov 1 2012 3:34PM
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k-rob
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> retarded
Nov 1 2012 3:35PM
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theBearJew
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>most of Americans dont give a fuck about anything
>dont care about school
>become fucking idiots
>election comes
>election decided by idiots who are uninformed and stupid
>country goes to shit.
>world explodes.
Nov 1 2012 3:36PM
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Bill.Nye
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When you read this I want you to all remember just how wise our founding fathers were. I mean think about it, they could have just set up elections so that we voted for whomever we want to win and the candidate with the most votes wins, but they of course saw how unnecessarily complicated and flawed that would be so in stead they set up a system where about 80% of the people who who even bother to vote don't matter and if it's a tie it's chosen by whomever has the biggest......tracts of land.

American politics: Making perfect sense since 1789
Nov 1 2012 3:37PM
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Petey.
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No worries guys I'm sure some level-headed individual will assassinate Romney if elected, Ryan too.
Nov 1 2012 3:37PM
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k-rob
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that would probably cause a civil war
Nov 1 2012 3:39PM
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Petey.
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Eh, if Romney is elected this country is going to shit regardless, might as well spark some civil unrest and kill some of the idiots that voted him into office to begin with , right?
Nov 1 2012 3:43PM
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RedEyeTheJedi
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Yeah he needs to stop that shit though. Still voting for obama because hit romney is a jew snake lier trying to take our money and give it to the rich.
Nov 1 2012 3:47PM
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zahava
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Seriously, the outcome of the election effects so much more than just America. And yeah, the 'average' american is ill-imformed and very susceptible to political bull shit from both sides.
Nov 1 2012 3:57PM
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DirtyDan
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Won't matter if Romney or Obama win, as they're both drones of the system, and have no personal opinions or beliefs other than what will get them the most votes. Gary Johnson 2012.
Nov 1 2012 4:11PM
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hellomynameisjef
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If you actually want your vote to matter you cant seriously consider voting for anyone other than the major party candidates.

A vote for Gary Johnson is a vote for jack shit.
Nov 1 2012 4:17PM
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deleted5
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100th time
Nov 1 2012 4:23PM
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RedEyeTheJedi
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He is lying about his religion. A jew shape shifter Mitt is actually 100% jew.
Nov 1 2012 4:31PM
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volvotom
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What the fuck are you smoking.

1. VPOTUS is not a cabinet level position that serves at the "pleasure" of the president. It is only in more modern times that they have run together as a ticket. For a long time the runner-up became VPOTUS.
2. Senate would for sure vote Biden because then if Mittens dies, they reclaim the position.

Go take poli sci 101.
Nov 1 2012 4:46PM
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Bill.Nye
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That would make sense for a state election. For a federal election it makes zero sense.
Nov 1 2012 5:46PM
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Bill.Nye
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To be fair, this situation is extremely obscure and probably isn't covered until PoliSci 102
Nov 1 2012 5:49PM
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[hamnuts]
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>majority of family is American, including my father
>it is very likely that I will become a US citizen or applying for citizenship within the next few years
>my family pays taxes to the United States
Nov 1 2012 6:23PM
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[hamnuts]
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I bet you voted NDP or some bullshit. THAT is fucking retarded.

Nov 1 2012 6:25PM
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k-rob
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i already said you wouldn't care. romney's son is still romney's son. he made and almost immediately took back quite a few alarming comments about iran and syria. no shit he doesn't want a war with china, he would lose. i'm not a liberal.
Nov 1 2012 6:27PM
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k-rob
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lol i'm conservative but i'm not an extremist.
Nov 1 2012 6:28PM
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[hamnuts]
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Oh thank god, you had me worried for a second!
Nov 1 2012 6:29PM
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MLB
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Wow....im just gonna say wow.  Please complete that application for American citizenship and move south ASAP hummmmkkkkay thanks. I think Canada would be better without you.
Nov 1 2012 6:38PM
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k-rob
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by extremist i meant republican.
Nov 1 2012 6:40PM
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danderson.
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Are you lonely up their on your pedestal? You know, I almost liked you because Tarantino is my favorite director, but no, fuck you. My reasoning is this:

It's pathetic because, in simple terms, Romney tells you what you want to hear at the time. His tax plan cannot even be explained in detail due to "lack of time" by the so-called "numbers guy" Paul Ryan and he has no real foreign policy that would benefit anything. He basically leached off Obama's during the third debate because, again, that's what people want to hear. Now, I am not a liberal or conservative, so this is a completely unbiased opinion.

Happy?
Nov 1 2012 7:10PM
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volvotom
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Even 8th grade US History covers the constitution and role of the VPOTUS. However, I agree that the issue of handling ties in the electoral college is really obscure.
Nov 1 2012 7:32PM
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Alexander_Keith
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InB4 If _____ wins I move to Canada.
Nov 1 2012 7:55PM
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zahava
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-k

Your allowed your views, but don't call me a retard because i believe in publicly funded programs, not lower taxes for the rich.
Nov 1 2012 8:14PM
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volvotom
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Do people really think things will be that much different if the guy who they don't like wins?

I mean I hated Bush but other than a bunch of my friends going off to war (and I am not being sarcastic here), nothing much in my life changed.

As with if Romney wins. I really don't like him, and didn't vote for him, but barring prematurely going to war with Iran and causing a global crisis, I really don't think much in my life will change if he does win.


Nov 1 2012 8:19PM
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k-rob
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so i'm assuming they came back?
Nov 1 2012 8:33PM
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volvotom
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Of the 20+ friends I know of, most of which did 2+ tours, they all made it back. My friend who was in Army PsyOps was only part of 3 from his original group of 20something to make it back.


Nov 1 2012 8:52PM
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[hamnuts]
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I just got called retarded a few posts back for being conservative. I wasn't picking on you specifically, but if you like socialism so much then why don't you just move to China?


Nov 1 2012 8:56PM
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k-rob
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good to hear, it's a tragedy when soldiers die over silly things like oil instead of protecting their nation.
Nov 1 2012 8:57PM
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volvotom
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communism =/= socialism
Nov 1 2012 8:58PM
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1337
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No, you're getting called retarded because you just told someone to move to China "if they like socialism so much"
Nov 1 2012 9:03PM
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[hamnuts]
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wait, so you're calling me retarded again?
Nov 1 2012 9:04PM
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1337
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because of what you just said, I do believe any opinion you have made or will make in the future will file under the category of "lol did not read"
Nov 1 2012 9:06PM
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Zimmerman
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Oh god she's more fucking retarded than I had previously thought. And she was already pretty damn low.
Nov 1 2012 9:06PM
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[hamnuts]
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Yeah it is. Communism is just a further development of socialism. Saying that they are different entities is like saying Catholics aren't Christian.
Nov 1 2012 9:08PM
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volvotom
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Except that their government owns most industry.
Nov 1 2012 9:08PM
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Big_C
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U my friend are the pathetic one. Romney has been successful throughout his life, and being Morman has ond of the most giving and caring group of people in our nation. Only uneducated people or people directly bennifiting from obamas idiotic mistakes will vote for him. Our somewhat educated elected officials in the house and senate voted down his last budget plan 100% to 0%. Romney has shown he can work with both parties being a conservative governor in a liberal state. Therefore either you dont know what you are talking about or you have been told too many lies
Nov 1 2012 9:09PM
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