Members 9520575 Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 Yeah - why can't we vote for the second most powerful person in the world?I still can't believe anyone actually think Romney has the slightest chance. Any president, no matter how hated, has about a 90% chance of re-election. And I think to qualify for that 10% they have to be dead. Contemporary candidates though, start at johnson, 5 have not finished two terms, no one was killed either. Thats over 50%. Have not servered two full terms. Regan, bush jr. and clinton are the only chumps to pull that off. Or just go from when we have been fifty states . Still 50% didn't make it the full two terms, only one dead in that count too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 If you're eligible, PLEASE GO VOTE. I don't care who you vote for, Just Do It. Civic duty and all that... This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 Nick Saban Bill Snyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 Oh hey, I hit 10k some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arthurdent'd Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 just got back from the polls....gonna bang out some ugly chords and {censored} and wait for the whole country to implode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 Totally see your point, and of course I was exaggerating. Still, from your count - Nixon didn't lose an election, Ford was never elected in the first place. Maybe I'm just pretty stubborn and naive about this, but I think psychologically it takes a lot for a president to not win an election. I mean - Bush got re-elected, I may be out of touch, but surely he was a hell of a lot less popular than Obama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Totally see your point, and of course I was exaggerating. Still, from your count - Nixon didn't lose an election, Ford was never elected in the first place. Maybe I'm just pretty stubborn and naive about this, but I think psychologically it takes a lot for a president to not win an election. I mean - Bush got re-elected, I may be out of touch, but surely he was a hell of a lot less popular than Obama? Yeah, it takes a lot, sure. Carter and HW Bush were the most recent, its not like its ancient history. look at HW Bush: 35 day swift victory in Iraq, Berlin wall comes down, loses the election to a virtual nobody with numerous sex scandals. I mean, I actually think Obama is going to win. But Romney has more than a good chance to actually win, Obama in no way could phone it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caeman Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Carrots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Totally see your point, and of course I was exaggerating. Still, from your count - Nixon didn't lose an election, Ford was never elected in the first place. Maybe I'm just pretty stubborn and naive about this, but I think psychologically it takes a lot for a president to not win an election. I mean - Bush got re-elected, I may be out of touch, but surely he was a hell of a lot less popular than Obama? Hating Obama seems to be a religion for some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eti Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Most major networks are calling it for Obama already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hating Obama seems to be a religion for some people. Not enough people, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Otis Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Fun little fact: republicans haven't won the presidential election without a bush or nixon on the ticket since 1928. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Fun little fact: republicans haven't won the presidential election without a bush or nixon on the ticket since 1928. I was going to say Reagan, but Bush was his VP. What about Eisenhower? Edit, I see it was Nixon. But Herbert Hoover was President in 1929 - 1933 with Charles Curtis as the VP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hoover won the election in 1928. Sworn in 1929... Four year term ended in 1933...Hoover is the 1928 canidate I'm talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted November 7, 2012 Members Share Posted November 7, 2012 I would like to congratulate you Americans for making the okay choice rather than the {censored} choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 2 things 1) Nate Silver is the man and probably kept me from losing my mind trying to interpret all the media static and {censored}-ass polling half of the pollsters did (why the hell do news networks even bother with Gallup anymore?)2) Neither candidate mentioned the NHL lockout in their victory/concession speech. for shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pelliott Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 2) Neither candidate mentioned the NHL lockout in their victory/concession speech. for shame. Kinda strange considering Mitt Romney owns 7 NHL franchises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Bain Capital used private equity to buy up the Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques, cut their costs and loaded them with debt to make them 'look good' and dumped the stock for a profit before they went bankrupt. They all got outsourced to rinks in the Southern US where poor hockey players were willing to work for half the wages. I will never forgive Romney for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 2 things1) Nate Silver is the man and probably kept me from losing my mind trying to interpret all the media static and {censored}-ass polling half of the pollsters did (why the hell do news networks even bother with Gallup anymore?)2) Neither candidate mentioned the NHL lockout in their victory/concession speech. for shame. Yeah Nate Silver is the real deal apparently. He's predicted the 2008 election correctly, the Republican takeover correctly in 2010, and with this election, he called all 50 states correctly. Contrast this to Dick Morris on Fox News who said, don't listen to these people, they're all wrong. Romney will win in a landslide, probably 5-10% points more. Haha. Fat stupid {censored}. Nate, the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnitto11 Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 Jbrazz for president Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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