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PolliGaf 2012 |OT5| Big Bird, Binders, Bayonets, Bad News and Benghazi

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Black Mamba

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. (CBS Atlanta) – If you’re one of many who are currently unemployed, you may be in luck.

According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, one area real estate company is willing to invest thousands to create new job opportunities.

However, there is a catch.

Frank Duffy of Duffy Realty says he will only create the jobs if Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins this Tuesday’s election.

“It’s about a $50,000 investment that we’re willing to make on these new agents,” Duffy told WGCL-TV. “It’ll only happen if there’s a Republican in the White House after Wednesday. If there’s a President-Elect Romney, we’re willing to make that investment.”

Some jobs will still open up at Duffy Realty even if current President Barack Obama is re-elected, though it will not amount to the reported 100 openings Duffy would potentially bankroll if Romney wins.

“I’m not willing to take that $50,000 out of my cash to make that investment,” Duffy added to the station. “I will hire agents piecemeal, five, six, seven, eight at a time, but I’m not going to make the investment going out on a limb to help the unemployed … start their life over.”

He reportedly supports Romney because he feels he’ll be better for small business. Despite his choice in candidate, however, Duffy did tell admit to WGCL-TV that his company has succeeded during President Obama’s time in office.
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What a fuckface. I wish people would boycott his business regardless of affiliation.
http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2012/11...er-ill-invest-in-100-new-jobs-if-romney-wins/
 
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Jadedx

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Jackben said:
STOP QUOTING IT, JESUS
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Orbis Tabula

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If it's still being discussed, I vote that we do what was suggested by another PoliGAF member. Close this thread after it hits 200 pages, but don't open a new one until after Election day. In the between, we can all just talk in the Election Thread in the OT. No need to split discussion of the same topic among two threads.
 
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ivysaur12

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EskimoJoe said:
If it's still being discussed, I vote that we do what was suggested by another PoliGAF member. Close this thread after it hits 200 pages, but don't open a new one until after Election day. In the between, we can all just talk in the Election Thread in the OT. No need to split discussion of the same topic among two threads.
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But I want to sit with the cool kids, not the nerds.
 
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Diablos

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The devastating storm that slammed into the U.S. East Coast last week could send winds of uncertainty through Tuesday's presidential election, narrowing an already close contest and casting doubt on the legitimacy of the outcome.

Though superstorm Sandy is unlikely to determine whether President Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney wins the White House, experts said it could expose flaws in how the United States conducts elections, leading to protracted legal wrangling and lingering bitterness in a country already fractured along partisan lines.

In a worst-case scenario, the storm disruption could cause Obama to lose the popular vote and still win re-election, stirring up vitriolic memories of the contested 2000 battle that allowed Republican George W. Bush to triumph over Democrat Al Gore.

Last-minute changes imposed by election officials also could further arm campaign lawyers looking to challenge the result.

At minimum, low turnout would add another wild card to an election projected to be among the closest in U.S. history. Voting could be an afterthought for hundreds of thousands of people still struggling with power outages, fuel shortages and plummeting temperatures.

"It's a possibility that we'll see significant drops in turnout in some of these densely populated areas," said George Mason University professor Michael MacDonald, a voter turnout expert.

"The effects could be quite dramatic in terms of the popular vote," he said.

ONE MORE HEADACHE

Tuesday's election presents yet another headache for local officials in New York and New Jersey, which were hardest hit by the storm. Rescue workers are still recovering bodies, 1.9 million homes and businesses have no power, and tens of thousands of people are without heat as temperatures dip near freezing.

Sandy, one of the most damaging storms to hit the United States, hammered the region with 80-mile-per-hour (129-kph) winds, while walls of water overran seaside communities. At least 113 people in the United States and Canada died.

Election authorities now face unprecedented challenges. In New York City, 143,000 voters have been assigned new polling stations. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday called the city's elections board "dysfunctional" and warned that it needs to clearly communicate changes to poll workers.

In New Jersey, where 25 percent of homes and businesses have no power, officials are allowing displaced voters to cast their ballots by email. In battered Monmouth County, officials are spreading the word about new polling locations in at least 29 towns and setting aside paper ballots to use if electronic voting machines fail.

"Whatever it takes, Asbury Park is voting," City Manager Terence Reidy said.

Legal experts said the late changes, however well-intentioned, may give the losing candidate a basis to challenge results.

"The devil is in the details and no doubt these new rules will be fertile ground for those who choose to challenge the results in the election." said Angelo Genova, a New Jersey election law expert who represents Democratic candidates in this election.

The post-Sandy chaos also could expose flaws in the arcane electoral college system the United States uses to elect presidents.

Candidates are not required to win the popular vote nationwide, but they must amass a majority of the 538 "electoral votes" that are awarded to each state based on population. The system was set up when the United States was founded, as a compromise between slave states and free states.

Usually the electoral college winner also wins the popular vote. But in two elections - 1876 and 2000 - the results diverged, creating historic controversies.

This year, Obama is expected to handily win New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the states most impacted by the storm. But his popular vote total could fall by hundreds of thousands if large numbers of storm-hit voters in Democratic areas are unable to participate. Conceivably, Obama could win the White House while losing the popular vote.

Several experts said they consider that outcome unlikely.

"You'll see lower turnout, yes, but it's not going to change the outcome of the election," said Hunter College political-science professor Jamie Chandler, who predicts Obama will win by at least 1 million votes.

If Obama carries the popular vote by a narrow margin, it could have implications on his ability to govern effectively, according to Ruy Teixeira, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress.

"The more Obama has a solid popular margin the better his victory," he said.

On Sunday, several Republicans said the storm gave Obama an advantage in the campaign's final week by shifting public attention away from the sluggish economy and other topics they hoped to emphasize.

"The hurricane is what broke Romney's momentum," former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said on CNN.

Obama campaign officials said that they are confident the storm will not interfere with the voting process. But they intend to have legal experts on standby just in case.

"We're going to have lawyers who are ready to make sure people can exercise their right to vote. We're going to protect that as fiercely as we can," Obama senior adviser David Plouffe said on Friday.

(Fixes typo in quote in 14th paragraph) (Additional reporting by Jeff Mason, Erin Smith, Jonathan Spicer, Philip Barbara and Andrew Longstreth; Editing by Marilyn W. Thompson and Paul Simao)
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Bad news or good news?

The situation in NY is pretty bad if they're still failing to properly communicate to poll workers.
 
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RDreamer

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PPP is now even trolling on their site

Your recent poll for Ohio is a joke. Do you really expect us to by the poll with the samples you used ?

You just put a new spin on your credibility, PPP IS THE WORST PROPAGANDA POLLING COMPANY IN THE WORLD. I thought the new CBS poll was ridiculous, but yours bakes the cake

You should be proud of yourself. If I ever run out of toilet paper , I will use your poll to wipe my ass since it is worth nothing more.
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I will freely admit to being suspicious of a series of Pro-Obama statistical outliers the day before the election
 
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markatisu

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Diablos said:
Bad news or good news?

The situation in NY is pretty bad if they're still failing to properly communicate to poll workers.
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Its not going to mess with NJ, Christie has bent over backwards to bring in everything from extended hours to the National Guard with portable voting machines.

It will cause some local races to be toss ups I think, but the Presidential election should be fine as far as turnout.
 
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RDreamer

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“I will hire agents piecemeal, five, six, seven, eight at a time, but I’m not going to make the investment going out on a limb to help the unemployed … start their life over.”
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I like that he somehow views hiring as a charity, but then also basically says fuck it I'm not going to do charity. These people are so delusional.

I actually had a talk with my boss yesterday, too, and he was really frustrated with all the crap business owners are doing to promote Romney. He was getting all sarcastic about them being butthurt about having to actually provide healthcare and stuff.

It's pretty funny that an actual small business created during the recession doesn't have a problem at all with giving all of us really great healthcare, but these big corporations and people (one of which he pointed out and used to be friends with his kid brings in 20 million) have such a fucking problem with it.
 
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Brinbe

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Even if PPP is off by a bit tomorrow, they've earned my love already. Holy shit, between their comments on twitter and this, at least there's one organization not afraid to show idiots for what they are.
 
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Sky Chief

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Romney will win tomorrow due to the Redskins Rule. It even held up in 2004, the Redskins actually beat the Packers but the play was called back due to a phantom flag:

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Clinton Portis celebrated the apparent winning touchdown with a leap into the end zone, capping a 43-yard reception that gave the Redskins a one-point lead with 2:35 to play.

Oops. Scratch that. Flag on the play.

Receiver James Thrash was whistled for illegal motion, a call Thrash didn't understand and one that Washington coach Joe Gibbs called "an absolute mystery."

The Green Bay Packers had a different feeling: sheer relief.

...

But the play everyone will remember is the negated touchdown.

"I was exhausted," Washington tackle Chris Samuels said. "I was chasing Clinton all over the field after we scored the touchdown trying to hug him. I was like, 'Slow down, man. I'm trying to celebrate with you.' Then, I turned around and saw the officials calling us back. It's just disappointing. It's tough."

The other perspective?

"I won't even lie to you -- my heart sank when I saw him run into the end zone," said Green Bay's Bhawoh Jue, who made his first start since 2001 in place of injured safety Darren Sharper. "I have full confidence in my offense, but I'm glad they didn't have to go back out."

The flag was apparently thrown because Thrash was not set for a full second after going into motion on the play. He said he didn't want to comment on the call because he "didn't know for sure" if it was the right one.

Gibbs didn't seem satisfied with the explanation the officials gave him.

"They said it was James Thrash," said Gibbs, whose team dropped to 2-5. "I know it wasn't James. He's super-smart and doesn't make mistakes like that. ... It's an absolute mystery to me."
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http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031028
 
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el retorno

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I love Cory Booker

Cory Booker ‏@CoryBooker
Sir, it looks like you live in Dublin, Ireland. I've got 99 problems & your ditch ain't one MT @leedalyire Can u sort the pothole outside?
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Sky Chief said:
Romney will win tomorrow due to the Redskins Rule. It even held up in 2004, the Redskins actually beat the Packers but the play was called back due to a phantom flag:



http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031028
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Only white people have ever been reelected. Obama is doomed
 
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HylianTom

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Cheebo said:
Romney's internal polls "leaked" to the press just now. All over twitter.
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Yup.

Exclusive: Romney campaign internal polling puts Republican nominee up ONE POINT in Ohio and TIED in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
I saw them at a certain mail that is put out daily.. google for it..


OH+1
NH+3
IA+2
down in NV
tied in WI & PA
 
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BobTheFork

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Piecake said:
and cartels less dangerous. If youre in a state that has it legal and you didnt grow it yourself, youre a piece of shit if you buy it from a dealer
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Well since you can't expect A cig company to sell their own any time soon, it's still going to be the only option. Colorado green is grown mostly here I won't feel bad.

We'll see as I remain sceptical this will mean anything in the long run. We vote for medical MJ and they still want to use federal power to stop it. I can't imagine this will change much.
 
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Amir0x

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cartoon_soldier said:
Okay?

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/11/05/latest_swing_state_polls.html

;)
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seems election is over

Loudninja said:
PPP CO
Obama 52
Romney 46

New England College NH poll
Obama 50
Romney 46

SUSA Ohio
Obama 49
Romeny 44
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Colorado... no way that's going that way with that large of a gap

cartoon_soldier said:
Well if Romney's internals are correct...we are fucked

Question is if the internals are correct...why leak them
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haha Pennsylvania is a tie

come on
 
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Brinbe

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WELP, omgpanic.gif time!


okay, not really... LOL @ "leaked" internals, fuck outta here trying to create something that isn't there.
 
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el retorno

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Nate Silver ‏@fivethirtyeight
FYI: Internal polls released to the public have a 6-point bias, on average, as we saw in Wisconsin recall earlier this year.
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Nate is here to talk Diablos down from the ledge.
 
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Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
cartoon_soldier said:
Well if Romney's internals are correct...we are fucked



Question is if the internals are correct...why leak them
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Alright, I'll admit I've chicken-littled a bit over the past month over the minute possibility Romney wins, but this is ridiculous.

NEVER trust "internal" polls. No joke: McCain's "internal" polling showed he had a slight chance of winning California.
 
The Lamonster

The Lamonster

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Can someone help me understand internal polls? Why would one campaign's internal polls be more (or less) credible than public polling companies?
 
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