PoliGAF Interim Thread of 2008 Early Voting (THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: T MINUS 2 DAYS)
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kkaabboomm
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updated 538 gifs through today
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MetatronM said:
Nice.
I kinda heard it in passing, on my tv in the background.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
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When the important issue of Joe the Engineer's day is having to hear his phone ring every 10 minutes, you know there is a problem.Amir0x said:
I for sure am not the only one here in the philly area questioning it. It was in the local newspaper vent column as well the other day.
He won PA without bombarding people with phone calls and visits.
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Chrono said:
Do you know what the word change means? If Obama becomes President a lot of things are going to be different; they are going to change. Obama has outlined the changes he wants to and intends to make if he is elected President. If you think the President of the United States has no power to change things in this world, then I don't really know what to tell you. Of course the planet is going to keep spinning no matter who becomes President but that doesn't mean things won't be quite a bit different depending on who gets elected.
That's not what I remember at all. If anything one of the big stories IIRC that it was a very top-down campaign that muzzled a lot of speakers at the convention at Kerry's behest.TDG said:
I still love Kerry but I've never heard a thing about any kind of DNC leash. Even if it did exist, the man has no one to blame but himself for that loss.
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yeah, i was uber-proscrastinating yesterday (paid for it today by doing 7 hours of lots of work) but it does look coolRubxQub said:
I'd like to express concern over Obama's phone calls. This constant calling indicates nervousness...I suspect his internal polling shows him as much as 7, 10, or 20--perhaps even 75-- points down in PA...I love Obama and I have donated lots of money to him but I suspect that McCain will pull this out...I am nervous....
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God, your argument couldn't be dumber.Illuminati said:
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Thank you IndyPA wherever you are. I am not the only one getting constantly called.Y2Kev said:
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lol he sure is schilling now isn't he...Nabs said:
The entire campaign works with the DNC. The DNC was poorly prepared for the election and poorly run, which is why they had to dump all of their resources into one state: Ohio. I also remember reading a lot about how careful the Democrats wanted Kerry to be, especially after the "you get stuck in Iraq" slip. He found his voice and final showed energy at the very end, and the polls tightened, but it was too late.Gruco said:
Kerry is partially to blame for the 2004 loss, but realistically the list of those responsible for the loss is a mile long.
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Man...months, years of our lives have been spent watching this. The moment comes...it comes soon....how does everyone feel?
polyh3dron
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He was white. Still is, too.Illuminati said:
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This now makes me happy that he's gonna lose millions on whatever shitty MMO he's developing. :lolpolyh3dron said:
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so close!TheKingsCrown said:
meh, if you want, go for it, but i'd prefer Nate come to us, give some of these PoliGAF chicken littles a talking too (yeah, thats right, you know who you are)GhaleonEB said:
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Wait, how are we racist?besada said:
Oh you tease.Y2Kev said:
Since 'Changing the world' seems to be an issue raised recently, I thought the following article I read in the paper this week would give good insight as to how some in Canada viewed the potential impact of the US election.
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/comment/article/132996
"Paul Cellucci, the former United States ambassador to Canada, warns that a victory by Barack Obama next week would be a danger for Canada because he might renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Cellucci worries that, should Obama win the presidency and the Democrats strengthen their hold on both houses of Congress, there would be one-party government in Washington. With that would come pressure from unionists and environmentalists to re-open the agreement.
Of course, its nowhere certain Obama would question free trade at all. And its curious that one-party government didnt bother Cellucci, an amiable Republican, when his party was in control of both the executive and legislative branches in 2004.
But hes right to argue that Obama as president represents a danger to Canadians even if it is more psychological than economic.
Fundamentally, Obama threatens our self-image. His election will challenge the smugness and moral superiority with which we have long viewed the United States.
It will dispel home truths and force us to look at ourselves in a different light, undermining our deep-seated notion that we are the kinder, gentler people of North America more tolerant, more progressive, more civic-minded.
Tolerant? In Fire and Ice, his bestselling study of attitudes on both sides of the border, pollster Michael Adams argues that Canadians are more sensitive to minorities than Americans because we are a mosaic and they are a melting pot, demanding conformity from all newcomers.
This isnt true of the United States. It is a delusion that will evaporate if Americans elect their first black president.
Progressive? Barack Obama will come to office as the most liberal chief executive since Lyndon Johnson. Obama wants to introduce universal health care. If that happens and the countrys crushing debt may prevent it Canadians will lose one of the differences between people they love to trumpet. Moreover, we will no longer corner the market on compassion.
Democratic? It wont be pretty to watch the antiquated American electoral machinery on election day. But if it breaks down, the likely reason is that a higher percentage of Americans will be voting this year than in any election since 1960.
Expect more than 59 per cent of Americans to cast ballots on Nov. 4, the record low number who voted here. This will put the lie to our boast that we are more engaged in politics than they.
Cellucci was right about Barack Obama. He is a threat to many of the self-satisfying assumptions that we have long had about ourselves and about our neighbours. "
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/comment/article/132996
"Paul Cellucci, the former United States ambassador to Canada, warns that a victory by Barack Obama next week would be a danger for Canada because he might renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Cellucci worries that, should Obama win the presidency and the Democrats strengthen their hold on both houses of Congress, there would be one-party government in Washington. With that would come pressure from unionists and environmentalists to re-open the agreement.
Of course, its nowhere certain Obama would question free trade at all. And its curious that one-party government didnt bother Cellucci, an amiable Republican, when his party was in control of both the executive and legislative branches in 2004.
But hes right to argue that Obama as president represents a danger to Canadians even if it is more psychological than economic.
Fundamentally, Obama threatens our self-image. His election will challenge the smugness and moral superiority with which we have long viewed the United States.
It will dispel home truths and force us to look at ourselves in a different light, undermining our deep-seated notion that we are the kinder, gentler people of North America more tolerant, more progressive, more civic-minded.
Tolerant? In Fire and Ice, his bestselling study of attitudes on both sides of the border, pollster Michael Adams argues that Canadians are more sensitive to minorities than Americans because we are a mosaic and they are a melting pot, demanding conformity from all newcomers.
This isnt true of the United States. It is a delusion that will evaporate if Americans elect their first black president.
Progressive? Barack Obama will come to office as the most liberal chief executive since Lyndon Johnson. Obama wants to introduce universal health care. If that happens and the countrys crushing debt may prevent it Canadians will lose one of the differences between people they love to trumpet. Moreover, we will no longer corner the market on compassion.
Democratic? It wont be pretty to watch the antiquated American electoral machinery on election day. But if it breaks down, the likely reason is that a higher percentage of Americans will be voting this year than in any election since 1960.
Expect more than 59 per cent of Americans to cast ballots on Nov. 4, the record low number who voted here. This will put the lie to our boast that we are more engaged in politics than they.
Cellucci was right about Barack Obama. He is a threat to many of the self-satisfying assumptions that we have long had about ourselves and about our neighbours. "
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Pennsylvania: It's Pittsburgh and Philly, with Alabama in between.Illuminati said:
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Illuminati said:
"CUZ YALL ARE A BUNCH OF RACIST MELON FARMERS!"
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polyh3dron said:
They like their guns and religion in the middle of the state, I don't see how that makes them racist....RubxQub said:
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Pennsylvania: so backwards, some people hate "The English"
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Fix'dIlluminati said:
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Clearly, since I pay close attention to all John Murtha's statements.Tamanon said:
I thought it was coming from C-SPAN or something like that, chill out asshole.reilo said:
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What about Reading?polyh3dron said:
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GhaleonEB said:
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Guns and religion...what side of the political map clings to those typically...hmmm...Illuminati said:
Sounds like a hillbilly, and sounds like the probability of racism is significantly increased.
This isn't rocket science, guy.
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