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[Delusibeta]

I've already thwarted 2 groups of door to door knockers today.

That's one way to get canvassers off your back.

 

[rohlfinator]

Teleportation. It's the only way to go further into absurdity.

Or they'll send Wolf Blitzer one day into the future so he knows the outcome of the election, but he can't tell anybody the results or he'll screw up the future. So every time a state gets called, he'll just be like "yep, I knew it."

 

[Diablos]

I've already thwarted 2 groups of door to door knockers today.

Haha, nice.

 

[DietRob]

That's one way to get canvassers off your back.

I have to work today so I'm sitting here in my office with a perfect view of my driveway. It was funny to see them start walking up the driveway, see the sign, then do an about-face.

 

[B-Dubs]

Or they'll send Wolf Blitzer one day into the future so he knows the outcome of the election, but he can't tell anybody the results or he'll screw up the future. So every time a state gets called, he'll just be like "yep, I knew it."

My god, I would watch the hell out of that...

 

[Stinkles]

The only State that matters, apparently. Ohio.

Here in WA, I have seen a grand total of five Romney bumper stickers. Last election every other truck had McCain Palin and there were hundreds of Bush Cheney's back in the day. But this time I think republicans have more energy to hate on Obama than they do to love Romney Ryan. They simply aren't bothering to support them. I think the Obama hate will translate into votes against him, but they won't be voting for RR(r).

Although I never saw a republican bumper sticker on Subaru Outback until Friday last week.

 

[teruterubozu]

Here in WA, I have seen a grand total of five Romney bumper stickers. Last election every other truck had McCain Palin and there were hundreds of Bush Cheney's back in the day. But this time I think republicans have more energy to hate on Obama than they do to love Romney Ryan. They simply aren't bothering to support them. I think the Obama hate will translate into votes against him, but they won't be voting for RR(r).

Although I never saw a republican bumper sticker on Subaru Outback until Friday last week.

Gosh, I wish I could say the same. Nothing but Romney/Ryan stickers and lawn signs here in Maine, I barely see any O stickers.

 

[DietRob]

Here in WA, I have seen a grand total of five Romney bumper stickers. Last election every other truck had McCain Palin and there were hundreds of Bush Cheney's back in the day. But this time I think republicans have more energy to hate on Obama than they do to love Romney Ryan. They simply aren't bothering to support them. I think the Obama hate will translate into votes against him, but they won't be voting for RR(r).

Although I never saw a republican bumper sticker on Subaru Outback until Friday last week.

If you look at my edit you can see I live in the polar opposite.

 

[Delusibeta]

Q: Why isn't the US General Election OT up over on Off Topic yet? We're well within the 7 days before limit.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Q: Why isn't the US General Election OT up over on Off Topic yet? We're well within the 7 days before limit.

We dont need another Political thread shitting up OT, IMO. One dozen active threads a day is enough, since they basically reflect whats said in here.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Q: Why isn't the US General Election OT up over on Off Topic yet? We're well within the 7 days before limit.

I was thinking the same thing the other day, but with how fast this thread still moves we'd need an OT2 in the middle of the election. I guess that's a good reason to wait for the day itself.

 

[Loudninja]

We dont need another Political thread shitting up OT, IMO. One dozen active threads a day is enough, since they basically reflect whats said in here.

Ah yeah we do.

 

[TacticalFox88]

I was thinking the same thing the other day, but with how fast this thread still moves we'd need an OT2 in the middle of the election. I guess that's a good reason to wait for the day itself.

You think this thread moves fast now? Wait till election night thread hahaha. I guarantee it'll be 15k posts by Wednesday.

 

[Puddles]

Why is Matt Yglesias famous? Was he ever a good blogger? He seems like one of those rottentomatoes critics who got in at ground level and for some reason is still getting hits 5+ years later.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Barely 200 attend Stevie Wonder's Obama event in Cleveland today
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/11/few_know_about_stevie_wonder_a.html

18-30k for Romney last night

 

[Fragamemnon]

Why is Matt Yglesias famous? Was he ever a good blogger? He seems like one of those rottentomatoes critics who got in at ground level and for some reason is still getting hits 5+ years later.

He's been around since the get-go and has a lot of readers. TAPPED when he was on it was a great read. I don't know if I like his style over at Slate that much, though his thoughts on the Eurozone stuff are pretty interesting if you are like me and just want the highlight reel.

 

[Rikyfree]

The only State that matters, apparently. Ohio.

Edit : A block away from John Boehner.

Where in Ohio? I'm southwest area here. Whole bunch of Rmoney concubines down here, it's really sickening.

 

[Loudninja]

Will people please ignore PD and his lame shtick?

 

[Particle Physicist]

Barely 200 attend Stevie Wonder's Obama event in Cleveland today
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/11/few_know_about_stevie_wonder_a.html

18-30k for Romney last night

Did you read the article? lol

 

[teruterubozu]

Will people please ignore PD and his lame shtick?

eh, with no Manos, Toxic and a shy Bulbo, what else is there to keep us awake?

 

[DietRob]

Where in Ohio, I'm southwest area here. Whole bunch of Rmoney concubines down here, it's really sickening.

I'd rather not give out my address.

I live a block away from Boehner. Ohio 8th district.

 

[Angry Grimace]

...

Are you trolling?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony

 

[Paches]

eh, with no Manos, Toxic and a shy Bulbo, what else is there to keep us awake?

That is true, I didn't even notice. Seems like he slipped in to the shadows.

 

[Puddles]

He's been around since the get-go and has a lot of readers. TAPPED when he was on it was a great read. I don't know if I like his style over at Slate that much, though his thoughts on the Eurozone stuff are pretty interesting if you are like me and just want the highlight reel.

I'm trying to put together a good portfolio of blogs to follow on a regular basis. Krugman pretty much towers over everyone right now. IMO, no one beats him for readable expert analysis. Klein is great for 60 second recaps. I'm also learning a ton about stats from Sam Wang.

 

[metalslimer]

But PD's trolling isn't even good...

 

[Kusagari]

When I went back home to turn in my absentee last weekend, I don't trust the damn mail, the entire line in the main office of my county was just talking about how much Romney sucks.

dat Broward County.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Is there any legislation waiting for after the elections? I know the fiscal cliff, debt ceiling are coming up, plus a lame duck session thing, but come on, I want to see some fucking legislation pass. These people were elected to pass legislation, not dick around.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Is there any legislation waiting for after the elections? I know the fiscal cliff, debt ceiling are coming up, plus a lame duck session thing, but come on, I want to see some fucking legislation pass. These people were elected to pass legislation, not dick around.

At the end of the day, they're politicians. They're there to dick around.

 

[Puddles]

Is there any legislation waiting for after the elections? I know the fiscal cliff, debt ceiling are coming up, plus a lame duck session thing, but come on, I want to see some fucking legislation pass. These people were elected to pass legislation, not dick around.

I'm pretty sure Republican leaders have come out saying that they weren't going to pass anything until after the election.

They were so certain that this election would be a referendum on Obama and a crushing defeat for the left that they've been running down the clock, so to speak. If the Democrats make big gains, they'll have to start governing again.

 

[Byakuya769]

We dont need another Political thread shitting up OT, IMO. One dozen active threads a day is enough, since they basically reflect whats said in here.

Conservatives would be more likely to post in the OT.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Wait until Monday for OT I say.

And let Dax create it. Or Ghal

 

[Aaron Strife]

I'm pretty sure Republican leaders have come out saying that they weren't going to pass anything until after the election.

They were so certain that this election would be a referendum on Obama and a crushing defeat for the left that they've been running down the clock, so to speak. If the Democrats make big gains, they'll have to start governing again.

Depending on how many seats democrats pick up, this would also be the last opportunity for many tea party republicans to have any say in the country's policies.

 

[Kusagari]

If they get absolutely shellacked Tuesday, I'm really curious to see what Boehner does.

Try to finally reign in the Tea Party? Continue giving in? Go insane?

 

[SteveWinwood]

We dont need another Political thread shitting up OT, IMO. One dozen active threads a day is enough, since they basically reflect whats said in here.

That's the one political thread that should be over there.

 

[PhoenixDark]

He's been around since the get-go and has a lot of readers. TAPPED when he was on it was a great read. I don't know if I like his style over at Slate that much, though his thoughts on the Eurozone stuff are pretty interesting if you are like me and just want the highlight reel.

.

He's pretty good. I haven't payed attention to him much recently outside of twitter, but his Eurozone coverage was essential. Although he did write a pretty awesome article about occupational licensing in A Dance With Dragons
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox...ce_what_daenerys_targaryen_needs_to_know.html
(minor spoilers)

 

[The Librarian]

Is there any legislation waiting for after the elections? I know the fiscal cliff, debt ceiling are coming up, plus a lame duck session thing, but come on, I want to see some fucking legislation pass. These people were elected to pass legislation, not dick around.

Rocket Scientist, if I'm wrong I don't know where I got this impression from, but you aren't from the US, right? Where are you from?

Wait until Monday for OT I say.

And let Dax create it. Or Ghal

Why me? What do you want from me, CS?!

 

[Angry Grimace]

Blue compared to the polling average. It's definitely possible that there's a small systematic bias in most polls (and thus in the average) towards the Republicans because of cell phones, English-only interviews, likely voter screens not considering early voting, etc.

Genuine question, though: can anybody actually think of a systematic problem the polls might have that would cause them to be tilted towards Democrats and away from Republicans across the board? And not the bullshit 2008 turnout thing either -- if Romney wins, there basically has to be some reason why the polls are all wrong. Are there any actual possible things that suggest themselves?

Sure, they formulate their likely voter questions in weird ways. This is how they slant polls - a certain number of respondents are cut off for various reasons.

How do exit polls work with so much of the voting being turned to absentee and early votes?

 

[Doc Holliday]

I'm hoping that Boehner and McConnell are good enough politicians to recognize when something didn't work. Hopefully in the second they will try some other way to be successful besides trying to make Obama a one term president.

 

[ivysaur12]

@ppppolls: Our final Washington poll finds the state is likely to approve gay marriage- 52% support it, 42% are opposed

Nervous. Hopeful, but nervous.

 

[Puddles]

Sure, they formulate their likely voter questions in weird ways. This is how they slant polls - a certain number of respondents are cut off for various reasons.

How do exit polls work with so much of the voting being turned to absentee and early votes?

The right is REALLY clinging to the "polls are oversampling Democrats" narrative. I just did a google search for that phrase and found all kinds of hits.

Someone is going to get fucking owned on Tuesday night, and I just hope it isn't us.

Nervous. Hopeful, but nervous.

Not that they're of comparable importance, but anything on Initiative 502? Gay marriage and marijuana legalization in the same year would be HUGE for civil rights.

 

[Paches]

Nervous. Hopeful, but nervous.

Woohoo!

 

[Fragamemnon]

I'm trying to put together a good portfolio of blogs to follow on a regular basis. Krugman pretty much towers over everyone right now. IMO, no one beats him for readable expert analysis. Klein is great for 60 second recaps. I'm also learning a ton about stats from Sam Wang.

If you are a fan of Krugthulu, then you're probably at least somewhat left leaning, which makes John Cole's Balloon Juice must-read material. He and his team are down to earth without the activist BS of the DailyKos types or the infinite litmus tests of a Glenn Greenwald or to a much lesser extent Digby. Check it out:

http://www.balloon-juice.com/

As a bonus, super snarky with a great comments section. Atrios is still really good if you're just looking for one-off links and drive by snark.

 

[Y2Kev]

But PD's trolling isn't even good...

That troll was amazing. 200 people for Obama, "18k-30k" for Romney. And you guys all get indignant and flip out about "PD's trolling."

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Why me? What do you want from me, CS?!

A Final fan fic!

 

[Mgoblue201]

Why is Matt Yglesias famous? Was he ever a good blogger? He seems like one of those rottentomatoes critics who got in at ground level and for some reason is still getting hits 5+ years later.

One of the most accessible and insightful economic writers in the media, though I admit that I only read him on occasion. His work is more extensive and thorough than Ezra Klein but also more original and interesting than most other other business and economic writers with the exception of Krugman, who deals more with macroeconomic theory anyway.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Rocket Scientist, if I'm wrong I don't know where I got this impression from, but you aren't from the US, right? Where are you from?

Haha, no I'm not, I am from the Netherlands (Don't worry, I'm wearing my ''DO NOT EUTHANISIA ME'' bracelet!) Why do you ask?

At the end of the day, they're politicians. They're there to dick around.

I'm pretty sure Republican leaders have come out saying that they weren't going to pass anything until after the election.

They were so certain that this election would be a referendum on Obama and a crushing defeat for the left that they've been running down the clock, so to speak. If the Democrats make big gains, they'll have to start governing again.

Bad news for America =(

 

[Gruco]

Has Romney considered attack Obama's Vietnam War record yet? There's still time to pursue that as a new strategy!

 

[The Librarian]

Haha, no I'm not, I am from the Netherlands (Don't worry, I'm wearing my ''DO NOT EUTHANISIA ME'' bracelet!) Why do you ask?

Because I find your curiosity in our politics – especially the desire to see some legislation pass – very interesting.

 

[Puddles]

One of the most accessible and insightful economic writers in the media, though I admit that I only read him on occasion. His work is more extensive and thorough than Ezra Klein but also more original and interesting than most other other business and economic writers with the exception of Krugman, who deals more with macroeconomic theory anyway.

Maybe I read the wrong Yglesias articles.

 

[Owzers]

That troll was amazing. 200 people for Obama, "18k-30k" for Romney. And you guys all get indignant and flip out about "PD's trolling."

18-30k was fun though, another example of Romney people failing arithmetic.