The USA Political Thread

[lennco]

Here you can spout your USA political views.

Rules:
1. Keep it clean
2. No fighting
3. Respect the views of others.
4. US Political views, No Religious views
5. Have fun

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[GILSAN]

Apparently from what I read and hear, Democrats have a tendency to vote early while Republicans like to vote later. Why is this so? I don't really see the reasoning in this tendency, but I guess there must be.

Also, how do they know and why do they release these numbers before the final count as can be seen in the link below?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83176.html

 

[bmugford]

Some interesting things today -

Chrysler gives workers the day off to vote. I wonder which way the vast majority of workers are going to vote, given the auto bailout, and Romney's shameless attempt to share credit and his Jeep lies?

"Chrysler's vice president of design, Ralph Gilles, tweeted Tuesday that
the company gave its entire work force the day off to vote. "Let's Go!"
he wrote.

Also, there was a story that circulated among Republican media that Romney was ahead in Ohio early voting by 92,000 votes

Ohio presidential vote by counties:

County Precs. Rprtg Obama Romney
Totals 9,550 4,141 605,546 697,143

Then the correction...

A Cincinnati.com front-page link to a chart with dummy data, created as a
design template for election results, was inadvertently posted early Tuesday
morning.

It purported to show early voting totals in Ohio counties. However, no votes have been counted yet - by law counting doesn't start until the polls close.

Cincinnati.com regrets the error.

 

[JB Lions]

Don't know but I don't think they should release those early voting results early. Should be all today.

"It purported to show early voting totals in Ohio counties. However, no votes have been counted yet - by law counting doesn't start until the polls close."

That's good, I think it's just unofficial asking people how they vote, not the official count then.

 

[bmugford]

Don't know but I don't think they should release those early voting results early. Should be all today.

"It purported to show early voting totals in Ohio counties. However, no votes have been counted yet - by law counting doesn't start until the polls close."

That's good, I think it's just unofficial asking people how they vote, not the official count then.

It was just dummy data that was going to be populated with real data.
It was basically just a placeholder page with random numbers that got reported as actual results.

Brad

 

[RogueWriter]

Apparently from what I read and hear, Democrats have a tendency to vote early while Republicans like to vote later. Why is this so? I don't really see the reasoning in this tendency, but I guess there must be.

Republicans don't vote early because they are working... ba-da-bing.

 

[DU]

Republicans don't vote early because they are working... ba-da-bing.

Most people work on Tuesdays.

 

[JB Lions]

Apparently from what I read and hear, Democrats have a tendency to vote early while Republicans like to vote later. Why is this so? I don't really see the reasoning in this tendency, but I guess there must be.

It's the American spirit they have. They're excited and motivated to get out and vote, no need to procrastinate. Could be fear of the alternative, which could be disastrous to this country, both economically and personal freedoms and rights, so voting early, you know you'll get it in.

 

[eyedomainous]

People who aren't working don't get up early to go vote. (They sleep in).

Many (working class) Dems vote on the way to work because the polling stations are less crowded, and they got the kids off to school on the way out the door.

After work, everything is busier, the kids need to get picked-up -if not home waiting, and you do your shopping on the way home.

Repubs vote late because they're just slow... Ba-Da-BOOM!

Republicans don't vote early because they are working... ba-da-bing.

 

[DU]

Don't know but I don't think they should release those early voting results early. Should be all today.

Early voting results impact late voting. The media has previously called Florida when voting was still open in Pensacola and the panhandle. (I think this was Bush v Gore and the claim was that Bush would have won outright).

Announcing shouldn't happen until ALL polls close.. imho.. if you don't want news to impact voter turnout.

As it is they usually call it before they count all the absentee ballots (depending on the apparently materiality of the votes).

I can't wait until it's over.

It's like bidding at SnapNames ... you don't want people to know what you're voting at first.. and then later you don't even show up if the bidding has already gone over limit.

 

[RogueWriter]

Worked a voting station for several hours this morning, there at 6a.m., place was packed at 6. Lots of voters! Whoever wins, it is good to see my community showing up to vote their choice. Traffic was steady right up until I left.

 

[JB Lions]

That's pretty much it. CNN has Obama at 238, Fox Obama at 244. Obama is leading Ohio, looks like Florida is going blue.

If everything holds, looks like Intrade will go 48/50, Nate Silver 49/50.

 

[johname]

Dems are going to have senate majority

 

[sanfran]

And GOP gonna have a heart attack

:hearts:

 

[JB Lions]

Yep, Fox just called it for Obama, he won Ohio. Obama HQ starting to celebrate, it's over. Other networks calling it as well.

Now we have to see if he wins popular vote as well. This might be another Gore/Bush, winning the Electoral vote, losing the Popular.

 

[johname]

CNN called it 60 secs after fox lol

 

[sanfran]

Imagine,
if the S!ckfvck preacher won, he could've talk to the S!ckfvck ayatollah as an equal religious S!ckfvck :hearts:

 

[verbster]

I was all set for a nail-biter.

 

[lennco]

Here is how I see things being played out.

Romney doesn't have a snow balls chance of winning.
Obama will win and I think that's Ok with the Republican party since they are not really behind Romney, just like they where never really behind McCain.

The Republican party wants a real solid candidate and I think they are willing to wait until 2016.
They would love to get Cris Cristie or their dream candidate Jeb Bush.

For the past 60 years the American people likes to alternate parties every 8 years with the exception of Carters term (4years) and the Reagan/Bush terms (12years)
Eisenhower (R) 8 years
Kennedy/ Johnson (D) 8 years
Nixon/Ford (R) 8 years
Clinton (D) 8 years
G.W. Bush (R) 8 years

And Obama (D) will be 8 years
Then a Republican for 8 years after that.

The Revolving Parties.
Its not rocket science, its just how it is.
It sure would be nice to have a 3rd party

Not a bad call I made almost 4 months ago.
I'll be back in two years to let you know who will win in 2016

:wave:

 

[JB Lions]

I'm kinda enjoying watching Karl Rove still thinking they have a chance at Ohio, then them going to the people who call it at Fox and explaining why there is no chance.

Anybody have a link to the popular vote?

Nevermind, got one - http://www.cbsnews.com/election-results-2012/

Close, Romney ahead in Popular vote
Romney - 44,625,997
Obama - 44,471,727

Karl ain't giving up, haha.

 

[johname]

You see the USA county map, so much red, by land of course. And Mitt still leading the popular vote. California might change that