• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

United States Election: Nov 6, 2012 |OT| - Barack Obama Re-elected

Status
Not open for further replies.

Kellen

Member
165831_o.gif
 
"Yes, it looks like Romney will fall a few electoral seats short. Ohio is a big disappointment, and all those poll experts showing D+7 were inaccurate, were wrong. Witness Ohio and N Carolina

And yeah, the US is going to go down in flames, into bankruptcy, buying free phones for the homeys, and food stamps for all.

Nirvana for the socialists. Now Putin will move it, with his special deal with Maobama"
 

FINALBOSS

Banned
Former MA Governor and WI Rep not winning in either states. Bravo.

We were retarded when we voted Romney Gov...but he was insanely moderate back then. He was pro-gays, pro everything...it was great. He's gone COMPLETELY off the deep end, and we showed how we felt with our instant call for Obama.


We've also voted in medical marijuana which is awesome--it's at 63% right now, so I'd say it's pretty safe to call!
 

mclem

Member
Because it still represents a much more positive image for the US than Romney would be. On the world stage, that's really important.

It's petty, but I'm liking the fact that it's a monumental "up yours" for the arrogant git who dissed *my* Olympics.
 

NYR

Member
Typical media manipulation and hysteria - this election is over.

Obama won Ohio and won it big. Romney can have Florida, this is over, he fucked up. All he gained from McCain in 2008 is Florida, North Carolina and Indiana. Not enough.
 

sphagnum

Banned
So what is the "importance" of each state's votes determined by, for someone unfamiliar with US elections? I see Florida being seen as a pivotal state, but what makes it more important than all the others?

States get more electoral votes in accordance with population size (technically, based on the amount of representatives a state has in Congress, which still has to do with population size). Certain states, like Texas or California, are givens. You can always count on them to go one way or the other. But others, like Florida or Ohio, are not hardcore Democrat or Republican states, yet they have large populations, making them into battleground states for electoral votes.

To win, a candidate has to reach 270 electoral votes.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom