Absentee ballot for the President of the United States

geetrue · 10-18-12, 01:44 PM

All are welcome to vote: Note only two canidates, no write in votes.

This only counts for subsim members anyway, no national polls will report us lol

Democratic party canidate: Barack H. Obama

Republican canidate: Mitt Romney

August · 10-18-12, 01:55 PM

If the polling trends keep going the way they have been and he doesn't flub the last debate I think Romney is going to win.

Oberon · 10-18-12, 02:28 PM

I still don't think Mitt has quite got what it takes, but it's certainly going to be close. If anything, for the GOPs sake I hope he fails, they need a shake-up and a revaluation to survive the 21st century.

Still, time will tell...it's what...less than three weeks now?

Sailor Steve · 10-18-12, 02:31 PM

I have no idea, nor would I care to guess. I only wondered why you used Obama's full name (with middle initial) but not Willard M. Romney's.

AVGWarhawk · 10-18-12, 02:34 PM

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I only wondered why you used Obama's full name (with middle initial) but not Willard M. Romney's.

Right Wing, Tea Party bias thing.

Sailor Steve · 10-18-12, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Right Wing, Tea Party bias thing.

Really? I thought maybe he didn't know.

geetrue · 10-18-12, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I have no idea, nor would I care to guess. I only wondered why you used Obama's full name (with middle initial) but not Willard M. Romney's.

Good ole Willard ... how could I ever forget a name like that?

Platapus · 10-18-12, 03:42 PM

It is tough to upset an incumbent.

To unseat an incumbent president two factors have to be present.

1. The citizens must be significantly displeased with the incumbent

and

2. The challenger must be able to offer something significantly better.

Lacking these two factors, the incumbent usually wins.

This is what happened in 2004.

The first factor was present. President Bush had very low approval rates. however, Kerry and the Democrats failed to demonstrate that Kerry would be a significant improvement over Bush. The result is that the "tie" goes to the incumbent.

Kerry could not run on the "I am not Bush" platform. Romney wont be able to win on the "I am not Obama" platform either. Unfortunately, Romney's platform relies a lot on him not being Obama.

I think Obama will win, but it will be close. And once again, Obama will win because the RNC failed to offer us a viable candidate.

I mean really? The RNC is telling me that Romney is the best of the best of the best of the Republican Party? Really?

I know I will be voting against a candidate instead of voting for a candidate and frankly I am sick of that.

Skybird · 10-18-12, 03:45 PM

Election boycot from me. Turnout drops slightly, therefore.

Not a manual nullification of my ballot, which would help to keep the turnout up, but a refusal to vote at all.

geetrue · 10-20-12, 11:51 AM

Noticed this ad above the poll: Donate $5.00 to the Romney campaign

Armistead · 10-20-12, 02:20 PM

I plan on voting for Obama, but my wife says she's voting for Romney. It has been somewhat a fuss, as I have told her that she can't, but she says she will anyway. I told her since we will void each other out, we should just stay at home.

CCIP · 10-20-12, 03:30 PM

I think from most perspectives outside the US, even the thought that Romney would win seems bizarre at this point.

By the way Skybird, my understanding this poll isn't "who you'd vote for" but "who you think will win". If it was the former, then I would also abstain.

GoldenRivet · 10-20-12, 03:54 PM

Cant afford 4 more years of this.

Buddahaid · 10-20-12, 05:35 PM

No kidding, we should never have wasted all those billions on Iraq.

Gargamel · 10-20-12, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

No kidding, we should never have wasted all those billions on Iraq.

And who put us there.

Oh that's right.

View Poll Results: Who will win November 6th election for President of the United States?
Barrack Obama	17	65.38%
Mitt Romney	9	34.62%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

10-18-12, 01:44 PM	#1
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Absentee ballot for the President of the United States All are welcome to vote: Note only two canidates, no write in votes. This only counts for subsim members anyway, no national polls will report us lol Democratic party canidate: Barack H. Obama Republican canidate: Mitt Romney __________________ Last edited by geetrue; 10-18-12 at 02:25 PM.

10-18-12, 01:55 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If the polling trends keep going the way they have been and he doesn't flub the last debate I think Romney is going to win. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-18-12, 02:31 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I have no idea, nor would I care to guess. I only wondered why you used Obama's full name (with middle initial) but not Willard M. Romney's. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-18-12, 03:42 PM	#8
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	It is tough to upset an incumbent. To unseat an incumbent president two factors have to be present. 1. The citizens must be significantly displeased with the incumbent and 2. The challenger must be able to offer something significantly better. Lacking these two factors, the incumbent usually wins. This is what happened in 2004. The first factor was present. President Bush had very low approval rates. however, Kerry and the Democrats failed to demonstrate that Kerry would be a significant improvement over Bush. The result is that the "tie" goes to the incumbent. Kerry could not run on the "I am not Bush" platform. Romney wont be able to win on the "I am not Obama" platform either. Unfortunately, Romney's platform relies a lot on him not being Obama. I think Obama will win, but it will be close. And once again, Obama will win because the RNC failed to offer us a viable candidate. I mean really? The RNC is telling me that Romney is the best of the best of the best of the Republican Party? Really? I know I will be voting against a candidate instead of voting for a candidate and frankly I am sick of that. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-18-12, 02:28 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I still don't think Mitt has quite got what it takes, but it's certainly going to be close. If anything, for the GOPs sake I hope he fails, they need a shake-up and a revaluation to survive the 21st century. Still, time will tell...it's what...less than three weeks now?

10-18-12, 03:45 PM	#9
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Election boycot from me. Turnout drops slightly, therefore. Not a manual nullification of my ballot, which would help to keep the turnout up, but a refusal to vote at all. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-20-12, 11:51 AM	#10
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Noticed this ad above the poll: Donate $5.00 to the Romney campaign __________________

10-20-12, 02:20 PM	#11
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I plan on voting for Obama, but my wife says she's voting for Romney. It has been somewhat a fuss, as I have told her that she can't, but she says she will anyway. I told her since we will void each other out, we should just stay at home.

10-20-12, 03:30 PM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I think from most perspectives outside the US, even the thought that Romney would win seems bizarre at this point. By the way Skybird, my understanding this poll isn't "who you'd vote for" but "who you think will win". If it was the former, then I would also abstain. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-20-12, 03:54 PM	#13
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Cant afford 4 more years of this. __________________

10-20-12, 05:35 PM	#14
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	No kidding, we should never have wasted all those billions on Iraq. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie