Gridlock

[BigBadBrian]

President - up for grabs

Senate - will be controlled by Democrats

House - will be controlled by Republicans


Nothing is going to get done unless both sides put the country ahead of their own damned re-election, not just for this election, but those in the future as well. That's why term limits are needed.

"Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya."

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Other than the "up for grabs" part, concur 100%....

Although, if the President wins re-election, I'm trying to find a "logical" reason why the Republicans would do another 4-year Filibuster-a-thon if they know this is his last term.... Unless they want to continue to make the Democratic President's economy not as good going into the 2016 election when Hillary runs....

[ELVIS]

Next time you have a brain fart, BigBland, count to 10 and rethink your lame thread idea...


:elvis:

[envy_me]

Next time you have a brain fart, BigBland, count to 10 and rethink your lame thread idea...


:elvis:

Ahahahahahaha :D

Maybe he'll disappear after the election...

[ELVIS]

:biggrin:

[BigBadBrian]

Ahahahahahaha :D

Maybe he'll disappear after the election...

You have more of a chance of sucking Elvis' dick (I think he's gay, though) than me disappearing. Sorry.

[BigBadBrian]

Next time you have a brain fart, BigBland, count to 10 and rethink your lame thread idea...


Weak. You're getting senile, dude. I pity you.

[envy_me]

You have more of a chance of sucking Elvis' dick (I think he's gay, though) than me disappearing. Sorry.

So, what are you gonna rant about after the election then?

[BigBadBrian]

So, what are you gonna rant about after the election then?

Issues and why we should invade Sweden and make the ho's there our servants. :gulp:

[BigBadBrian]

Other than the "up for grabs" part, concur 100%....


I assume you think Obama has it locked?

Interesting. Early voting among Democrats is WAY down among Democrats in just about every swing state while early voting among Republicans is way up. That doesn't bode well for Obozo since Democrats usually make a strong showing in early voting and Republicans make their strongest showing on Election Day.

[envy_me]

Issues and why we should invade Sweden and make the ho's there our servants. :gulp:

Haha, yeah you do that...

[Satan]

I assume you think Obama has it locked?

Interesting. Early voting among Democrats is WAY down among Democrats in just about every swing state while early voting among Republicans is way up. That doesn't bode well for Obozo since Democrats usually make a strong showing in early voting and Republicans make their strongest showing on Election Day.

What's your source on that? Because I'm hearing just the opposite.

Of course there ARE some states in the northeast where early voting might be a bit of a problem right now, for obvious reasons.

[Nickdfresh]

Issues and why we should invade Sweden and make the ho's there our servants. :gulp:

I'd rather make love to the Swedish Bikini Team than make war. Sweden also has a pretty decent Army and would put up a very good fight. Even the Bikini Team is heavily armed...

http://www.swedishbikiniteam.com/sbtadvert.jpg

[envy_me]

I'd rather make love to the Swedish Bikini Team than make war. Sweden also has a pretty decent Army and would put up a very good fight. Even the Bikini Team is heavily armed...

http://www.swedishbikiniteam.com/sbtadvert.jpg

Brian wouldn't have a clue what to do with the Bikini Team. He'd probably just annoy the hell out of them.

[ELVIS]

They're probably annoying as hell, so BlueBallsBastard would fit right in...

[envy_me]

They're probably annoying as hell, so BlueBallsBastard would fit right in...

I wouldn't know, I don't know them. But at least they have something going for them, unlike BBB

[Nitro Express]

I assume you think Obama has it locked?

Interesting. Early voting among Democrats is WAY down among Democrats in just about every swing state while early voting among Republicans is way up. That doesn't bode well for Obozo since Democrats usually make a strong showing in early voting and Republicans make their strongest showing on Election Day.

Obama's problem is he's running the 2008 campaign again and he isn't the rockstar he was then. Today Obama is nobody special and he's lost that edge. A lot of people who voted for him in 2008 will either just not bother to vote, vote for a third party candidate, or vote for Romney. Sum those up and it will be a big chunk of 2008 Obama voters.

Also this election does not have the "Historical Moment" hype as the 2008 election. The last election it looked like we might have a black candidate that actually might win the presidency and that got a lot of attention from the media which got a lot of attention from the public in general. The 2012 election is just another election which means a lot of people who got caught up in the "I want to be a part of it" moment probably will just stay home.

[Nickdfresh]

Brian wouldn't have a clue what to do with the Bikini Team. He'd probably just annoy the hell out of them.

:biggrin:

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I assume you think Obama has it locked?

Yeah, I think it's over....

[ELVIS]

You really think that ??

[Satan]

It certainly SHOULD be over when Mittens fucked in the head attitude about FEMA is thrown right back in his face by Elohim His Heavenly Father Himself. And even Chris Christie gave up his Romney cheerleading to deal with reality.

If not for the sideshows of corrupt machines (and voter supression) and the whore media sideshows, this would be a landslide. And not for the Mor(m)on.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

You really think that ??

YES, I'll repeat, I think it's over....

[ELVIS]

Well, maybe you need to broaden your sources of information...

Obama doesn't have nearly the support he had four years ago and that's going to make the difference...

[Satan]

Well, maybe you need to broaden your sources of information...

Obama doesn't have nearly the support he had four years ago and that's going to make the difference...

Assuming that's true, how does that help Mittens?

Voters who are disappointed in Barry's performance will either vote for him anyway, or they will vote for Rocky Anderson or Jill Stein. There's no way in the blazing fires of my back yard that they would vote for Willard Mittens Romney.

And how many (usually or former) Repuke voters are going to vote for Gary Johnson (or Hell forbid that racist nutbag Virgil Goode)?

[BigBadBrian]

I wouldn't know, I don't know them. But at least they have something going for them, unlike BBB

Baby, one night with me and you'll be walking crooked for a week...with a big smile on your face.

:erection: :cowgirl: :doggystyle: :sex:

[ELVIS]

Yeah, In a steroid induced rage you'll cut her foot off and use it to paint the smile...

[ZahZoo]

YES, I'll repeat, I think it's over....

I don't know about anyone locking things in yet... but I feel extremely confident this week is going to turn into a historic shit storm over the election results. Primarily due to the hurricane Sandy disaster disrupting voting ability and people affected more concerned with survival... than the election. Then secondarily... voting machine issues.

I'll be surprised if there's a clear presidential winner declared by Friday...

[BigBadBrian]

I don't know about anyone locking things in yet... but I feel extremely confident this week is going to turn into a historic shit storm over the election results. Primarily due to the hurricane Sandy disaster disrupting voting ability and people affected more concerned with survival... than the election. Then secondarily... voting machine issues.

I'll be surprised if there's a clear presidential winner declared by Friday...

Wouldn't that be a hoot if NY went to Romney because people there couldn't/didn't vote? Break out the riot gear.

[Satan]

Wouldn't that be a hoot if NY went to Romney because people there couldn't/didn't vote? Break out the riot gear.

New York is one state that the Republicans would never be allowed to steal the presidency. Too much media attention.

[Nitro Express]

New York is one state that the Republicans would never be allowed to steal the presidency. Too much media attention.

In the US there are more Democrats than Republicans. The problem the Democrats have is getting people to vote. A large part of the Democrat base is the lower income bracket where a lot of them are on welfare. That's why you have to have community organizers. Someone has to get those people to the polls and get them to vote for the right candidates. New York basically is a high tax area with very rich people but a lot of people on welfare. Anywhere you have a lot of people on welfare it's going to be Democrat territory. When I lived in New York most the people on the dole there were not even native to New York. Most were from southern states and said they moved north to get on the welfare.

Republicans on the other hand have nothing to really offer people on welfare so they never are going to be popular in high welfare areas. That's why your extremist lefties hate independent business people and want more people on welfare. They want everyone dependent on the government but like communism, it eats itself because eventually you have nobody productive to leach off of. That's why they eventually build walls to keep the productive people from fleeing.

[Satan]

I see somebody ate two bowls of Sugar Frosted Randtards for breakfast....

[Nickdfresh]

Yeah, In a steroid induced rage you'll cut her foot off and use it to paint the smile...

How do those compare with your untreated mental-illness related rages?

[ZahZoo]

Wouldn't that be a hoot if NY went to Romney because people there couldn't/didn't vote? Break out the riot gear.

Not just NY... how about the whole north eastern region. There's 88 electoral votes in DC, MD, NJ, NY, DE, MA, VT , CT, RI, ME that are considered "Blue" states.

How many polling stations were destroyed... currently without power to run voting machines... voters without gas to drive to vote or without public transportation... Or just so devastated from losing their friends, family, homes, businesses, etc... that at present they don't give a shit about this election. I believe there's millions in this demographic right now. Enough to sway election results significantly.

[Nitro Express]

Mayor Bloomberg said they are going to use paper ballots in New York City. Frankly I like the bubble sheet system instead of voting on a machine. You have a physical original ballot to count but then you have the convenience of scanning the votes. You don't need electricity. You just need some number two pencils and the bubble sheets. Then you take them to a scanner. I doubt Romney is going to take any north eastern states.

[jhale667]

With the amount of voter fraud and suppression the Rethugs are attempting, paper ballots are probably a GOOD thing.

[Satan]

It WOULD be just like these Repuke "true the vote" shitbags to challenge the vote of someone whose home was destroyed in the hurricane, by claiming they are using an "invalid address".

As for the electoral map, even assuming you took the entire northeast out of play, and Romney succeeded in stealing Ohio, it still wouldn't get him to 270.

And if the electro-fraud machines can't be plugged in, that's a good thing.... as long as there are actual ballots available. And if there isn't, just write your vote on a fucking piece of paper and tell them to count it. What's the problem?

[Nitro Express]

With the amount of voter fraud and suppression the Rethugs are attempting, paper ballots are probably a GOOD thing.

They are a good thing. Basically they are the receipt of the vote. There's nothing wrong with using technology to speed up the tallying process if it's accurate but you always want a physical copy of the votes. Nothing is better than the actual ballot that the voter themselves filled out.

What's funny is the Democrats think the Republicans are trying to steal the election and the Republicans think the Democrats are going to steal the election. If anything it just shows people in general don't trust the system anymore.

[Nitro Express]

It WOULD be just like these Repuke "true the vote" shitbags to challenge the vote of someone whose home was destroyed in the hurricane, by claiming they are using an "invalid address".

As for the electoral map, even assuming you took the entire northeast out of play, and Romney succeeded in stealing Ohio, it still wouldn't get him to 270.

And if the electro-fraud machines can't be plugged in, that's a good thing.... as long as there are actual ballots available. And if there isn't, just write your vote on a fucking piece of paper and tell them to count it. What's the problem?

Presidential elections are won in a few contested states. Places like New Jersey and New York are solidly in the Democrat camp. Hurricane Sally has little effect on the presidential election.

[BigBadBrian]

Or just so devastated from losing their friends, family, homes, businesses, etc... that at present they don't give a shit about this election.

I certainly would be feeling that way and I think that will be the case with a lot of people.

[Seshmeister]

The New York Times psephologist has forecast an easy victory for incumbent Barack Obama

LAST UPDATED AT 09:07 ON Tue 6 Nov 2012



HAS THE New York Times been stunningly prescient with its prediction of victory today for President Oabama - or is the Old Grey Lady set to have egg all over her august face by the end of today's vote?

Nate Silver, the newspaper's resident psephologist, has published his final analysis of the race, giving Barack Obama a 92 per cent chance of being re-elected president today and also suggesting his final margin of victory could be more than 100 Electoral College votes (there are 538 up for grabs and the first to 270 is the winner).

Silver's computer model prediction says that Obama could be on course to win all the states he took in 2008 bar Indiana and North Carolina, which would see him back in the White House by 332 to 206 votes - an unexpectedly crushing victory given media reports of Romney's 'Mittmentum' since the first presidential debate.

Behind Silver's optimism is a series of positive national and state polls, enabling him to call Obama as the favourite in all of the swing states. In his final analysis, even Florida - where most recent polls have given Romney the edge - is now heading Obama's way.

Students of American presidential history will need no reminding that in 1948, in a race between incumbent Democrat Harry Truman and his Republican challenger, Gov Thomas Dewey, the latter was the favourite among the majority of pollsters and political savants at the time.

So confident was the Chicago Tribune, that it went ahead and printed the paper with the unequivocal front page headline 'Dewey defeats Truman' above a report detailing Dewey's "sweeping victory in the presidential election yesterday".

Truman actually secured an easy victory by 303 electoral college votes to 189, and famously posed with a copy of the Tribune in a photograph (above) which, one hopes, is taped somewhere on Nate Silver's office wall.

Silver, of course, uses a sophisticated computer model that the hacks at the Chicago Tribune could hardly have imagined. Every night, he enters the new polling data into his computer which then produces thousands of predictions of how the election will map out.

It is from these that he calculates and issues his percentage odds. In his final tally today, he is saying that 92 per cent of the election scenarios show Obama winning with just eight per cent showing Romney doing so.

In 2008, Silver, using this method, correctly predicted the outcome in 49 of the 50 states, and got all 35 Senate seat races right.

Even so, the New York Times will be hoping Mitt Romney isn't photographed tomorrow morning holding up a laptop showing Silver's prediction and wearing the same smug grin Truman wore in 1948



Read more: http://www.theweek.co.uk/us/49933/nate-silver-calls-it-obama-it-another-dewey-moment#ixzz2BRaAQmsz

[ELVIS]

What's funny is the Democrats think the Republicans are trying to steal the election and the Republicans think the Democrats are going to steal the election. If anything it just shows people in general don't trust the system anymore.

No dude, only the other side steals...:biggrin:

[Va Beach VH Fan]

No, what's funny is what happens when the Republicans don't get their way, this is what they turn into....

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k55/ferr3816/WeddingCrashersTantrum.gif

[ELVIS]

So the psephologist at the Chicago Tribune in 1948 who correctly called a Truman victory was a 'hack' ??

I guess having computers and smart phones makes people smarter compared to earlier times when people had to draw on their education and experience to actually figure something out themselves...


:elvis:

[Nickdfresh]

So the psephologist at the Chicago Tribune in 1948 who correctly called a Truman victory was a 'hack' ??

I guess having computers and smart phones makes people smarter compared to earlier times when people had to draw on their education and experience to actually figure something out themselves...


:elvis:

I don't believe anyone ever called it a hack, even Dewey. From what little I've read, the reason most often given is that polling data was a bit slower then and Truman managed to win back the electorate just enough doing a train tour stop. Truman actually worked very hard that election and I guess that Dewey was never a very good campaigner and never connected with the little people the way Truman and Kennedy did...

[ELVIS]

That article refered to the 1948 Trubune psephologists as "hacks."

[Nickdfresh]

BTW, Gov. Dewey, as a Republican, probably looked like a 'socialist' next to Barrack Obama...

[Nickdfresh]

That article refered to the 1948 Trubune psephologists as "hacks."

Kay, gotcha...

[ELVIS]

Dewey was a "liberal republican."

[Satan]

Dewey was a "liberal republican."

A species which sadly no longer exists. And even the liberal Democrat is an endangered species. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d085.gif