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[HylianTom]

So apparently a right wing radical is ahead in the Honolulu mayoral race.

His number 1 election priority?

Kill the mass transit project.

Its well underway

$500 million have already been spent, with $2 billion committed in contracts.


And if he wins, he will pull a chris christie and simply knock it down.

WTF is wrong with this country?



In some good news, Illinois has its first section of 110mph track ready to go, with passenger service to begin next month. Thats up fro 79mph and is thanks to Obamabux that was spread around in 2009 and is finally showing results.

Apparently, when oil prices rise really, really high, he wants Hawaii to be completely and utterly fucked. Smart, forward-looking man.

What the hell are voters thinking there?

 

[Aaron Strife]

Obama's final push

Note, Wisconsin and North Carolina is off his list.

New Hampshire too.

It could very well be that NC is to Obama what WI is to Romney - there's a chance of winning, but its natural lean makes it tough and it's not a necessary part of winning. And NH is all of 4 electoral votes.

 

[Black Mamba]

Obama's final push

Note, Wisconsin and North Carolina is off his list.

Are you insinuating Wisconsin is a lock to his campaign? I think we all accept NC is probably a lost cause.


The campaign should focus on Ohio, Nv, Colorado, NH, Wis, Va, and Iowa. The rest doesn't matter much, anymore. If Wisconsin is a lock, he can leave it.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Late stage Romnesia is really quite sad to observe.

I'm afraid it's a terminal disease.

 

[GhaleonEB]

New Hampshire too.

It could very well be that NC is to Obama what WI is to Romney - there's a chance of winning, but its natural lean makes it tough and it's not necessary for overall victory. And NH is all of 4 electoral votes.

That's not the final push. That's a 48-hour sprint with two weeks to go.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

Florida is pretty much off his list too.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytime...er-romney-gains-should-obama-concede-florida/

 

[Loudninja]

That's not the final push. That's a 48-hour sprint with two weeks to go.

Yeah.

 

[RustyNails]

Are you insinuating Wisconsin is a lock to his campaign? I think we all accept NC is probably a lost cause.


The campaign should focus on Ohio, Nv, Colorado, NH, Wis, Va, and Iowa. The rest doesn't matter much, anymore. If Wisconsin is a lock, he can leave it.

Ywah, WI, NH and NC aren't on his schedule which means his team is expecting them to play out as per the common wisdom.

 

[Aaron Strife]

That's not the final push. That's a 48-hour sprint with two weeks to go.

Hah. That article totally put me in the mindset that election day is like tomorrow.

Ywah, WI, NH and NC aren't on his schedule which means his team is expecting them to play out as per the common wisdom.

they saw my map

 

[Y2Kev]

Florida is pretty much off his list too.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytime...er-romney-gains-should-obama-concede-florida/

He's going there on Tuesday though, isn't he?

Anyway, my takeaway from that article isn't that Obama can't win Florida but that it makes more sense to focus on other states where the payoff would be greater.

 

[Divvy]

So apparently a right wing radical is ahead in the Honolulu mayoral race.

His number 1 election priority?

Kill the mass transit project.

Its well underway

$500 million have already been spent, with $2 billion committed in contracts.


And if he wins, he will pull a chris christie and simply knock it down.

WTF is wrong with this country?



In some good news, Illinois has its first section of 110mph track ready to go, with passenger service to begin next month. Thats up fro 79mph and is thanks to Obamabux that was spread around in 2009 and is finally showing results.

Conservatives, for whatever reason, fucking love their cars and anything that might infringe on the ease that they may drive anywhere uninhibited makes their blood boil.

We went through the same thing in Toronto recently, our fuckup conservative mayor set us back five years by cancelling a citywide LRT project, then when his shitty transit plan couldn't find the private funding it needed, our councilors voted to restart the LRT project. And every time the city pushes for more pedestrian friendly initiatives like scramble crossings, the right wing councilors have a hissy fit.

 

[Arrowgigantic]

How can a mayor kibosh a mass-transit rail? It seems like the state would get involved.

 

[gkryhewy]

Conservatives, for whatever reason, fucking love their cars and anything that might infringe on the ease that they may drive anywhere uninhibited makes their blood boil.

We went through the same thing in Toronto recently, our fuckup conservative mayor set us back five years by cancelling a citywide LRT project, then when his shitty transit plan couldn't find the private funding it needed, our councilors voted to restart the LRT project. And every time the city pushes for more pedestrian friendly initiatives like scramble crossings, the right wing councilors have a hissy fit.

This is related to what I do for a living, and it is very frustrating. Some people seem to view any transportation investment that's not about cars (transit, bike, ped) as anti-car and a threat, when it's really about giving people more choices and more freedom. There are so many places in north america where people have to get in a car for ever single trip they make. Choices are good.

(and then, of course, the transit line or trail that was so threatening when it was proposed becomes everyone's favorite project after it opens)

 

[GhaleonEB]

For posterity:

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

How big are newspaper endorsements in swing states? It's great that Obama got the biggest newspaper in Ohio to endorse him.

I seriously doubt they influence voters anymore, but I could believe they serve as a barometer of the state. That is, the big papers may follow the electorate rather than the other way around.

 

[ISOM]

For posterity:

Mitt Romney's entire candidacy is a fucking joke jesus.

 

[ErasureAcer]

He's going there on Tuesday though, isn't he?

Anyway, my takeaway from that article isn't that Obama can't win Florida but that it makes more sense to focus on other states where the payoff would be greater.

If Obama wins FL the election is over. He only needs to take one more state. Obama should try for FL.

 

[Black Republican]

60 more? 60 more Romney staffers to PA!

http://huff.to/Pice58

 

[Loudninja]

60 more? 60 more Romney staffers to PA!

http://huff.to/Pice58

Wow they really are not smart are they?

 

[-Kees-]

For posterity:

It's like a hateful M.C. Escher drawing.

 

[Oblivion]

Mitt Romney's entire candidacy is a fucking joke jesus.

We all need to understand at this stage, stuff like this gay marriage amendment thing isn't an example of incompetence from the Romney campaign. This is a deliberate attempt to allow Mittens to be on both sides of an issue at any given moment.

 

[Y2Kev]

Is 60 a lot? That doesn't seem like that many.

 

[VanMardigan]

Looks like the "Gallup is an outlier" narrative is gaining traction in the MSM.

This is what My Yahoo looks like:

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

He's going there on Tuesday though, isn't he?

Anyway, my takeaway from that article isn't that Obama can't win Florida but that it makes more sense to focus on other states where the payoff would be greater.

I think he better focus on Ohio even more than he already is. I have a feel it will all come down to Ohio.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I just cannot imagine something like that happening in Dutch politics and the politician continuing to be relevant... This is just way too much now.

 

[Black Republican]

WH now denying the iran talks

 

[Loudninja]

WH now denying the iran talks

I guess it got out to early.

 

[reilo]

TERRIBLE panel on Real Time last night. It reminded me why I stopped watching for a good 3 or so years.

 

[Oblivion]

Looks like the "Gallup is an outlier" narrative is gaining traction in the MSM.

This is what My Yahoo looks like:

You sure they're not talking about PPP?

 

[Half and half]

I just cannot imagine something like that happening in Dutch politics and the politician continuing to be relevant... This is just way too much now.

Yall taking Americans over there? I need a back-up plan.

 

[Officerrob]

TERRIBLE panel on Real Time last night. It reminded me why I stopped watching for a good 3 or so years.

Two blowhard Republicans and a loudmouth Democrat who just screamed over everyone, yeah, that panel sucked

 

[786110]

WH now denying the iran talks

Obama should be prepping for debate not negotiating with iran

 

[Y2Kev]

Kinda hoping the Iran thing is true...

 

[Cloudy]

60 more? 60 more Romney staffers to PA!

http://huff.to/Pice58

You'd think they'd send these guys to OH instead. Are these paid staffers or just volunteers?

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Yall taking Americans over there? I need a back-up plan.

Personally I would pick Canada. They seem to be having their own difficulties but it's much closer, you can visit family etc and still enjoy a good level of dat socialism. While everyone in Holland pretty much understands English you would be required to learn the language and surviving on English alone would be difficult.

 

[Diablos]

60 more? 60 more Romney staffers to PA!

http://huff.to/Pice58

Probably most of them are coming out here to western PA. I see Romney signs everywhere. I can't remember the last time I saw so many signs for a GOPer. Probably 2004 when Bush ran. It's ridiculous. I see no Obama signs.

And for some reason a lot of the local Obama/Democratic campaign offices are putting up signs for local Dems but not Obama. Which is very strange.
They were not doing that four years ago...

I hope eastern PA shows up because I'm not even so sure about my county at the moment. Obama should win it, Dems always do, but this year has been so crazy.

 

[Cloudy]

Kinda hoping the Iran thing is true...

There's probably some truth to it but maybe it wasn't supposed to come out now.

 

[The Librarian]

Probably most of them are coming out here to western PA. I see Romney signs everywhere. I can't remember the last time I saw so many signs for a GOPer. Probably 2004 when Bush ran. It's ridiculous. I see no Obama signs.

And for some reason a lot of the local Obama/Democratic campaign offices are putting up signs for local Dems but not Obama. Which is very strange.

I hope eastern PA shows up because I'm not even so sure about my county at the moment. Obama should win it, Dems always do, but this year has been so crazy.

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[Loudninja]

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Yeah so annoying.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I'd put Diablos on ignore but he gets quoted a shit ton anyway.

 

[Diablos]

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I say Obama should win my county and you give me a Squall Leonhart reply. Okay!

 

[Forever]

I see Romney signs everywhere.

Even when he sleeps, even when he dreams.

It's finally happened guys, he's snapped. We need to get him some help.

 

[jamesinclair]

Apparently, when oil prices rise really, really high, he wants Hawaii to be completely and utterly fucked. Smart, forward-looking man.

What the hell are voters thinking there?

Worst part is, its Hawaii, they know high gas prices.

Youd think Hawaii would be covered end to end with solar panels, wind turbines, wave turbines (whatever theyre called) and electric mass transit.


But no, the island paradise subscribes to the los angeles school of urban design.

 

[Diablos]

Even when he sleeps, even when he dreams.

It's finally happened guys, he's snapped. We need to get him some help.

I'm not kidding, I live outside of Pittsburgh and everywhere I go there are Romney signs. Everywhere. 2008 was nothing like this. I think I've seen maybe one or two signs for Bams.

 

[The Librarian]

Personally I would pick Canada. They seem to be having their own difficulties but it's much closer, you can visit family etc and still enjoy a good level of dat socialism. While everyone in Holland pretty much understands English you would be required to learn the language and surviving on English alone would be difficult.

I wish that we're true for English in America.

I'd put Diablos on ignore but he gets quoted a shit ton anyway.

One of the faults with the ignore feature.

 

[kaching]

I'm in Eastern PA just outside Philly (Montgomery County). Signs are going up all over yards now, probably about 60/40 in favor of Romney, about same ratio as seen in 2008 in favor of McCain for this area. But what's new for the Romney supporters this time around is that roughly half of them are now putting out these massive 6-8 ft wide placards for Romney. They're basically hammering fence posts into their front yards to hoist these signs. Nothing like that was done for McCain, at least around here. No one did it for Obama in 2008, and no one's doing for him this time either. Seems like major overcompensation to me.

 

[Diablos]

Looks like the "Gallup is an outlier" narrative is gaining traction in the MSM.

This is what My Yahoo looks like:

Bad news for Gallup. (no really)

 

[gkryhewy]

I'm not kidding, I live outside of Pittsburgh and everywhere I go there are Romney signs. Everywhere. 2008 was nothing like this. I think I've seen maybe one or two signs for Bams.

That's because Pittsburgh sucks. You live on the wrong side of the state.

I'm in center city philly. Looking forward to voting, declining to show ID, and getting a high five for doing so.

 

[HylianTom]

Worst part is, its Hawaii, they know high gas prices.

Youd think Hawaii would be covered end to end with solar panels, wind turbines, wave turbines (whatever theyre called) and electric mass transit.


But no, the island paradise subscribes to the los angeles school of urban design.

Localities that choose wisely on transit will be muuuuuuch better off in the future. We'll get to see this as things unfold over the next decade or two. This whole "drive-absolutely-everywhere" living arrangement that we've been pushing since WWII is going to give us some nasty heartburn.

 

[ISOM]

I'm in Eastern PA just outside Philly (Montgomery County). Signs are going up all over yards now, probably about 60/40 in favor of Romney, about same ratio as seen in 2008 in favor of McCain for this area. But what's new for the Romney supporters this time around is that roughly half of them are now putting out these massive 6-8 wide placards for Romney. They're basically hammering fence posts into their front yards to hoist these signs. Nothing like that was done for McCain, at least around here. No one did it for Obama in 2008, and no one's doing for him this time either. Seems like major overcompensation to me.

lol that's what i'm thinking too, it's this which is wrongly leading romney to believe he can win it..oh well the more resources he spends to win it the better.