Those who voted "third party"....

Bubblehead1980 · 11-07-12, 05:42 PM

Look at what the third party idiots caused, shame, shame.

50% Obama
47% Romney
3% Other third party candidates

mapuc · 11-07-12, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Look at what the third party idiots caused, shame, shame.

50% Obama
47% Romney
3% Other third party candidates

We have several parties to chose from and that's a very good thing that's democracy and not duocracy

Markus

Dowly · 11-07-12, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

We have several parties to chose from and that's a very good thing that's democracy and not duocracy

Markus

As do we. Rather have it this way than the two party system.

CCIP · 11-07-12, 05:57 PM

I also honestly don't understand the math. At all. Obama got over 50% (50.42 by what I'm seeing). Of the remaining votes, Johnson got about 1% and Stein got 0.3%.

To suggest that even half of the Libertarians and ANY of the Green voters would go for Romney in any scenario is, at best, wishful thinking. Even assuming it was a (stupid, undemocratic, unfair) forced A/B choice, the election would probably end up 49/51 at best on the popular vote.

Sorry, but little gets me riled up more than people banging their drums on how great America is for being democratic, and then when that democracy happens not in their favour, they invent undemocratic ways of how things should really be. I'm just glad that you guys have a system that, fortunately, has mostly resisted that sort of abuse thanks to all the checks and balances in place.

Tchocky · 11-07-12, 05:53 PM

razark · 11-07-12, 05:55 PM

Because obviously, those of us who voted for a third party would have voted for Romney otherwise?

Bubblehead1980 · 11-07-12, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Because obviously, those of us who voted for a third party would have voted for Romney otherwise?

Should have, Romney was not my first choice but much better than obama and was only one who had a chance of beating him.

Tchocky · 11-07-12, 06:07 PM

Still amazes me that Romney was the best GOP candidate. I wonder what's next for the party.

em2nought · 11-07-12, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Still amazes me that Romney was the best GOP candidate. I wonder what's next for the party.

FYI to the GOP four years from now I will NOT vote for a scientologist

Bilge_Rat · 11-08-12, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Still amazes me that Romney was the best GOP candidate. I wonder what's next for the party.

exacly...I am sure they would have had a much better chance with...

...Cain...

or...

..Perry..

or...

.. Santorum...

The only good thing about this is that I am sure the GOP will come to the conclusion that they have to nominate someone even MORE conservative in 2016.

We all know how well that worked out in Indiana, losing a Senate seat which had been in the GOP since 1976.

geetrue · 11-08-12, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Still amazes me that Romney was the best GOP candidate. I wonder what's next for the party.

I wonder about the popularity of Christi ...
perhaps with a latino running beside him he could
take it all the way to the white house in 2016

Gargamel · 11-16-16, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Still amazes me that Romney was the best GOP candidate. I wonder what's next for the party.

Somebody probably already noticed this.... but this is an amazing statement.

razark · 11-07-12, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Should have, Romney was not my first choice but much better than obama and was only one who had a chance of beating him.

Sorry, I'll make sure I check with you in four years to make sure I know who the approved candidate is. I mean, I'm just a rather non-descript American voter. There's no possible way I could have considered my options and made an informed decision.

I did some independent research this morning, in fact. It turns out that the sun did rise. And will continue to do so until January 20th, 2017. Your guy lost. Get on with your life, and better luck November 8th, 2016.

Bubblehead1980 · 11-07-12, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Sorry, I'll make sure I check with you in four years to make sure I know who the approved candidate is. I mean, I'm just a rather non-descript American voter. There's no possible way I could have considered my options and made an informed decision.

I did some independent research this morning, in fact. It turns out that the sun did rise. And will continue to do so until January 20th, 2017. Your guy lost. Get on with your life, and better luck November 8th, 2016.

That's ignorant to assume everything will be okay we no longer have that luxury, things are different with this "man".Obviously, like a lot of people you don't know this guy's background, how he really feels and thinks, just buy into what he says.This man will wreck the economy even more and a lot of human suffering will come out of it, but hey he did it with the god awful fake smile of his so it makes some people feel warm and fuzzy inside. Oh yea, not to mention the dangerous fools he will likely to appoint to the supreme court, the gun control he will pursue, the ridiculous immigration reform, the "flexible" position of missile defense he will take with Russian(like he told putin), his continued hostility towards Israel.Lets not forget his subversion of the consitution etc.Our only hope is to keep the house GOP in next four years to block every stupid thing he tries to do.

The enemy has made it through the gates, those of us with our eyes open have what the French felt like in 1940, we are an occupied nation.

razark · 11-07-16, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Sorry, I'll make sure I check with you in four years to make sure I know who the approved candidate is.

Alright, so who is the Bubblehead1980 approved candidate for this year?

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I also honestly don't understand the math. At all. Obama got over 50% (50.42 by what I'm seeing). Of the remaining votes, Johnson got about 1% and Stein got 0.3%. To suggest that even half of the Libertarians and ANY of the Green voters would go for Romney in any scenario is, at best, wishful thinking. Even assuming it was a (stupid, undemocratic, unfair) forced A/B choice, the election would probably end up 49/51 at best on the popular vote. Sorry, but little gets me riled up more than people banging their drums on how great America is for being democratic, and then when that democracy happens not in their favour, they invent undemocratic ways of how things should really be. I'm just glad that you guys have a system that, fortunately, has mostly resisted that sort of abuse thanks to all the checks and balances in place. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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