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I'm pretty sure he was trying to set up a gotcha moment, but was surprised that people actually had legitimate responses.
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I'm pretty sure he was trying to set up a gotcha moment, but was surprised that people actually had legitimate responses.
I think this was the case, as well. I know republicans are going to continue with the "lol no record to run on" thing, but I think last week showed that there are several things this administration has done that democrats are very proud of.
lol, drudge is trying too hard with this as a big headline
The comments on Drudge links are always funny, too. Someone pointed out 538, and no one believed him.
Also, someone said this "You can't fix stupid ,private contractors have built everthing .Have never seen a road or bridge building co named uncle sam to date!"
lol
also this: "Thank you, Michael Baram. I am an eighty-two year old southern, conservative female, and don't have the tattoos, but am with you on everything you said. May God bless you. BTW, I am beginning to think that it was a mistake to allow women to vote. So many of them think with their emotions, rather than with their intellect."
The comments on Drudge links are always funny, too. Someone pointed out 538, and no one believed him.
Also, someone said this "You can't fix stupid ,private contractors have built everthing .Have never seen a road or bridge building co named uncle sam to date!"
lol
also this: "Thank you, Michael Baram. I am an eighty-two year old southern, conservative female, and don't have the tattoos, but am with you on everything you said. May God bless you. BTW, I am beginning to think that it was a mistake to allow women to vote. So many of them think with their emotions, rather than with their intellect."
CharlieDigital
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Commenter is 100% correct.
Rocket Scientist
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Do VP's only do one debate? If Biden can pull it off and there's only one debate, that would be amazing. It's the moment to finish Ryan off.
Damn... That's sad.
This sounds pretty big. Good stuff.
National Police Union Refuses to Endorse Romney, First Such Refusal in 98 Years
When it rains, it pours. Ahahahahahaha.
When it rains, it pours. Ahahahahahaha.
Byakuya769
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In 2008 did we see Obam'a candidacy described as the "Obama-Biden" ticket constantly? It feels like "Romney-Ryan" is odd, but maybe it's my partisan blinders.
Yep, there's only one.
"See?! There's a real conservative on the ticket, we swear!"
Yeah, but at least he's coherent to the untrained ear, unlike Romney that responds with a chuckle before force closing his interview application.
Wow.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Why don't they just endorse Obama, then? They make this a slant against Romney, but the same could be said, on a GOP-leaning page that they didn't endorse Obama. I am aware they did so for the GOP candidate for the last 3 elections.
CharlieDigital
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That guy in the video sums it up pretty well.
Wisconsin may yet backfire on the GOP.
Made a great point about GOP claiming they didn't raise taxes, which forces municipalities to raise taxes to keep essential services.
Do they always endorse Republicans? This article says they did in 2000, 2004, and 2008. Does that mean they endorsed a Democrat before that or were they just referring to specific recent years?
Edit: Nevermind, the WSJ article they link to says they endorsed Clinton in 96.
NullPointer
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Yup. He makes that nnnghlrp sound every time he's uncomfortable by the look of things. Did it probably a half dozen times during his convention speech.
Thats one hell of a tell.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I think this statistic alone shows how out of touch the GOP actually is with the lower and middle-class.
I really don't see Biden letting him get away with being so vague.
matthewwhatever
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Portman would've just set up a different line of attack -- something along the lines of "Mitt Romney's so excited to bring back the failed economic policies of George W. Bush, he even hired Bush's budget director." That also would've worked against Mitch Daniels.
Pawlenty probably would've been a good choice. He's boring enough to make Romney look exciting by comparison, and, at the same time, bland enough that nothing bad would stick to him since no one would remember who he was. He wouldn't win votes, but he wouldn't have given Obama the choice election the Democrats were hoping for.
The Ryan pick really must've been borne out of the GOP believing their own anti-Obama propaganda/their crazy epistemic closure. I can't think of any other reason for him.
So as Romney is looking increasingly fucked, do you think it likely that Republican donors will stop donating in such large numbers? Romney's apparent weakness could affect the amount of money superpacs have available for house and senate races. On the flipside, if Obama polls/pulls too far ahead of Romney, this could negatively affect donations to Democrats.
CharlieDigital
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My thoughts on Ryan pick:
- Lookism - if we learned anything from the Palin fiasco is that they have a hard on for our beloved term "lookism". Maybe they thought they could get the women's vote or the youth vote or just look less old.
- Well known name - Ryan's name had been circulating in the media for a while due to his budget
- Appease the base - Ryan's positions are far enough to the right of Romney's background that it strengthens the far right's appeal
Obama outraised Romney in August. If it does turn out that the big money donors abandon the Romney ship, then the fears of Obama being massively outspent in the final months may prove unfounded.
RustyNails
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The biggest thing lacking in Mitt Romney was the conservative vote, and in an economy election, the biggest thing they needed was someone who can solidify Romney as a serious economic alternative. Ryan has solid Teaparty cred, and Republicans have deluded themselves into believing that he is a "serious thinker", thanks to writing a fantastical GOP budget proposal, also thanks to media who has labeled him as such. His only weakness was Medicare, but Rovian tactics have been in effect with regards to that. So, small risk - high reward. He made the perfect sense.
TacticalFox88
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Just adding salt into the wound, goddamn. :lol
This election is just one drawn out execution on a national scale. By the end, Romney will be broken and absolutely nothing.
CharlieDigital
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I mean, he'll still be a multi-millionaire, so yeah, there's always that.
He's devoted the past couple of decades of his life to this. I don't believe for a second that he was ever really interested in being a senator or a governor; his aim was always to do what his father couldn't. He'll go back to his wealthy lifestyle and maybe work in the private sector again, but that's stuff he takes for granted. The Presidency is what he truly wants and will never get.
But his son is apparently gearing up to try when Mitt fails, so I guess we can look forward to three generations of this shit.
Other than the fact he'll have hundreds of millions of dollars and multiple mansions.
TacticalFox88
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In the words of Michelle Obama. "Success isn't about how much money you make, it's the difference you make in people's lives."
In other words, I wasn't referring to his wealth with that statement.
Again, he clearly takes that shit for granted. He's never wanted something he couldn't have. If he's denied this, I think it'll be a severe blow to his ego and his morale.
Dominican Power
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When are the debates?
CharlieDigital
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Haha, that implies that's how Mitt sees "success".
Who is that?
NullPointer
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Hopefully he'll pay more taxes on his income though.
BotoxAgent
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I picture his life after the elections to be like Nicholas Cage's character in the weatherman--random bystanders throwing milkshakes at him in public. Well that's how I hope it will be anyway.
He has most of it stored overseas. Tax free sadly.
matthewwhatever
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That's what I meant by epistemic closure -- because the right has become so insular and inward-looking, they took it as articles of faith that:
1) Obama is not only a colossal failure as president, but also generally disliked as a person; and
2) the general public has a hankering for genuine conservatism, and will vote for someone who gives them that.
Even though there's not any real world evidence to support either of those presuppositions. He makes perfect sense only when you come from that "deluded" point of view...otherwise, he's huge risk. (And NY-26 should've been their first hint that people didn't agree with them.)
I still think the argument is that it's better to lose with you in charge than win with somebody else in charge. There are a good number of Republicans that would rather run on an ultraconservative platform than a moderate one even if the moderate one would be more successful. In fact, that's kind of the whole problem they're facing. Because they're not all Fox News watchers -- some of them are Fox News writers.
Aren't you supposed to pay tax on that unless you're illegally hiding it from the IRS?
The Librarian
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Black Republican
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Unbelievable crosstabs. Obama's score among registered voters remained almost exactly the same as last poll -- but the spread between registered and likely dropped from 8% to 1%. In other words, a huge chunk of that gain comes from registered but unlikely voters deciding they're going to vote after all this year.
Also worth noting that Obama's up by 8 among likely voters when when third-party candidates are considered.
Aaron Strife
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Obama's beating Romney on the economy.
It's over, gentlemen.
It's over, gentlemen.
TacticalFox88
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Now, we just need to cross our fingers for some good House gains.
RustyNails
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Black Mamba
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52-46 Obama-Biden among likely voters? Wow.
53-45 among registered.
Also, with Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, it's 51-43-3-1 among likely voters. GJ is taking votes from Mitt by a significant amount.
Also:
Can't win campaigns when half your votes are not for you but against the other guy. LOL
Aaron Strife
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So if you look at the favorable ratings for the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, you'll see the Democrats are at 51% approve and Republicans are at 42%. While it's not exact, this probably represents something of a baseline for the Congressional races. By comparison in 2008 the split was 53-42, an election in which Democrats picked up 21 seats, on top of the 31 picked up in 2006.
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