Who do YOU think is going to win the upcoming presidential election - and why?? - if you care to elaborate on it. :eek:
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Who do YOU think is going to win the upcoming presidential election - and why?? - if you care to elaborate on it. :eek:
I voted Obama but it is very close and who knows. I wish folks would remember we were on the brink of a depression when he took over, they tend to expect miracles and it takes time to undo the mess he had to clean up.
I personally think that Pres Obama will be around for another 4 years, simply because too many people are too lazy to even take the time to really look closely at Mr Romney and see what he is all about, whereas they do have "some" knowledge of our present president. Apathy may prove to be a bigger factor than it should. :(
ETA: And who am I voting for??? It's not necessarily what it would seem from the above statement. Only me and my voting booth will know. :p
I honestly don't care anymore. That probably sounds bad, actually yeah it does sound bad, because I should care, but personally, I'm constantly sickened by the morals of some people whenever election time comes around. I "never" get excited about it and probably never will. I really just can't wait for it to be over, personally. :rolleyes:
When I said I voted Obama I meant your poll, I haven't voted for anybody yet.
I posted this prediction on another forum:
Pres Obama will narrowly win re-election.
43 seats in Congress will change hands, but it will either be a wash or a slight gain for the Democrats, yielding another 2 years of fools like Chairman Issa in control of the house.
As such, the hyper partisan atmosphere will continue, and absolutely nothing will change.
My longer term prediction is that in 2014, 50-75% of the electorate will simply forget that the actually important offices (those of the Congress) are up for vote again, and 25% of the population will again decide who has the reins of power, yielding another 2 years of stagnation by a group of supposed leaders mroe concerned with party than country.
Having lived through the Romney years in Mass, we are in BIG trouble if he wins.
I have already voted :)
Michigan has 5 or 6 reasons for giving out absentee ballots - I fit in the age bracket. Personally, I don't think you should have to give a reason - why can't we just vote early? I heard on the radio today that Ohio residents have already cast over 800,000 votes.
From what I have heard on the news, the polling has them very close. I don't think I would want to be the next president if I knew that half of the people who voted, didn't vote for me. Early voting started yesterday in Illinois. I wish I could vote on line instead of having to go to the polling place and queue up for a machine.
I don't even care any more. I've been on this earth through 40 years and a lot of presidents. My family has never been homeless, hopeless, or broke, no matter who the prez was or how much the American public complained about them. :rolleyes:
The point I was making above is that the President DOESN'T REALLY MATTER!
Laws passed by Congress actually run the country.
The amusing thing about Presidential elections is that we're arguing about what the drapes should be made out of while the roof is falling in due to a Congress who is more interested in delaying accountability for anything than coming up with solutions.
There is NO leadership in Congress.
Until there is. we're not solving anything.
I so agree. I wonder if a multi-party system would encourage more cooperation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
I think the election will be close, but Mit Romney I think will emerge the winner. A lot of people in this country have lost faith in Obama.
Whoever is elected President in November is most likely going to be appointing at least one new Supreme Court Justice, if not more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
In other words, this time around anyway, it matters a great deal who will be elected President.
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Originally Posted by phesina
Excellent point.:) SCOTUS affects our every day lives more than the President does.
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Originally Posted by aTailOf2Kitties
Just wanted to say that you & your family are very lucky people.;)
The President can nominate the SCOTUS judges, however, as we have seen with many nominations in the past, ideologically pure candidates don't normally make it through the Senate confirmation process.
If the President is handed a Congress with a narrow majority, or a minority in the upper house, then they have to moderate their choices for the court.
As several nominees who have been appointed to the court have shown, (Souter, Breyer) even those chosen by a President who has a majority in the Senate don't often stay on the ideological reservation.
The President could nominate Herr Schickelgruber to the SCOTUS, but that doesn't mean they're ever going to sit on the bench.,
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Originally Posted by caseysmom
I agree with both of you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
Let us pet lovers remember that Romney is the man who placed his Irish Setter in a dog carrier on the roof of his station wagon for a 12-hour trip to Lake Huron. I COULD NEVER EVER vote for a man who did this to his pet no matter what.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/dog.asp
But isn't that the way it always is? People vote in a new president, and then expect miracles to happen almost overnight, and when they don't (of course), then they get the mindset of "kick the bum out and get Mr New President in here and he'll do the job right". Oh sure.....:rolleyes:....don't we wish it was that simple??? The only thing that's simple, is the way of thinking of these people.Quote:
Originally Posted by david p
I will be glad when the election season is over, and I get fewer calls for political robocallers, and this time around, I have even gotten junk mail - I mean ads - from both sides of the close Senate contest. I usually don't get much, as I am registered as an "unenrolled" voter, which when I first did it, meant I got virtually NO junk mail, which was great! For a short time, someone had mistakenly put me down as one party, and I got swamped, I quickly went to City Hall and switched back to "unenrolled" as in, "I'll vote how I want to vote, thanks!"
I'm with ya, Karen, as I'm not registered as a Democrat or Republican either, so I get the junk mail and calls from all parties. And as far as who I vote for - I just say "the lesser of the 2 evils"! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen
I, for one, can't wait for november 7th because all those political commercials will FINALLY be off my tv screen!
I keep the television off most of the time now, the commercials are driving me crazy. Iowa is a swing state and the polls show a tight race here, so we are bombarded. It was reported that there are 1558 political commercials on Iowa television every day. Not to mention the fact that Obama, Romney, Ryan and Biden are all practically living here - all for six electoral votes.
Pat Paulsen!
RICHARD, Pat Paulsen would've beat BOTH of them!!Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Although I have not voted, I would vote for Obama. Being that I live in UTAH, I know my vote for Obama has no say, and honestly don't want to bother going to vote. I know, I know, I should exercise my rights. No way in h*ll would a Democrat be even close to winning a vote here in Utah, especially when a mormon is in the running :rolleyes:. This is also why I hate the electoral college process.
Although Obama isn't perfect, he certainly isn't bad. I don't like Romney, and I don't agree with A LOT of what he says.
I have no doubt that Obama will win. Too many people dislike Romney, especially among the younger generation.
I read a couple of days ago that in Salt Lake City itself, Obama is actually leading Romney in the polls.Quote:
Originally Posted by dab_20
One of my worries is that Romney will win the popular vote but Obama will win the electoral vote. Although the last time this happened (Bush / Gore) there wasn't much of a stink; but I'll bet if Romney loses that way there will be quite ruckus. So in that regard, every vote counts when you tally up that popular vote.
As one who has long favored abolishing the electoral college, I've been told that "if the electoral college goes, no presidential candidate will bother setting foot in Iowa again ... " which, I can tell you, might not be such a bad thing!
Without the Electoral College, a candidate could theoretically campaign in urban population centers and never give one whit of consideration to anyone outside a city.
The electoral college ensures that ALL states have a say in the election of the President.
As to not voting because "your vote doesn't count"? Find a 3rd party candidate you like and maybe help push that party over the (IIRC) 5% bar so they can get matching funding for the next election cycle.
By the by, I'll see your Pat Paulsen and raise you a Lyndon LaRouche.
Of course, I can't vote in the US, but if I could it would definitely be B. Obama! I'm glad to see that the American people I know here, will too. :)
Taylor Swift has another broken heart and you are all worried about who is going to be prez for the next 4 years......
That's really creepy.
Actually, on most ballots there are other matters to vote on, many affecting you locally, as well as Senate and House seats, local officials, etc. So please go vote, and even if you don't make a choice in the matter of the Presidential race, your votes will counts in other important matters.
Plus, personally I find it kinda sad when we have a low voter turnout, as people all over the world have to fight to vote, our ancestors had to fight to vote, our great-grandmothers and grandmothers had to fight to get women the right to vote ... we owe it to them to get our butts to the polls and vote!
I sent in my absentee ballot a few weeks ago c: This is the first time I voted! I was pretty pumped.
That said, I voted for Obama and I do really hope he wins. Mittens and I disagree on far too many things and I have far too little respect for him for me to ever want him as president.
I'm at a college campus that is overwhelmingly in support of Obama (which is to be expected, as I really only know one or two people in my age group who aren't voting for Obama). It's kind of awesome.
Just a few observations.
Having a discussion with a Democrat is like having a discussion with your Ex-wife. If you say anything they disagree with you get cursed, called names (ignorant and bully are popular these days), then they run away in tears to plot your death.
If the Pentagon wants Battleships or an Ambassador wants protection, at the very least send them "horses and bayonettes".
The rest of the world wants a weakened U.S. Military too, just like our current president.
A precedent has been set, the POTUS now needs good knees. All that bowing to our enemies and such.
Thank You.;)
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Originally Posted by Buddy_Lee
There just aren't words for this level of ignorance.......
Thank you, LH.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
By the by:
I'm not a Democrat,However, I'm not a republican either.
I think that after 20+ years in uniform one could safely say that the next day I "run away in tears to plot your death" would be the first.
Congress keeps ramming weapons systems through that the Pentagon doesn't even necessarily WANT, wasting money that could be spent on what they need.
I could take pages to refute this, but won't.
Just wanted to clarify a couple little niggling issues.
Scary
Would Massachusetts keep the Senatorial race propaganda in Massachusetts , please?
I live in NY and both Sen. Brown and Elizabeth Warren are sending mer mail begging for my vote and contributions.
I think there's just so much money pouring in from outside MA that we're so saturated its spilling over!
Hopefully there will be no change in the White House this year.