The Grand Election Thread

[garbon]

Also WTF is he talking about?
What exactly did Obama "give" to African-Americans specifically?  Hispanics? 

Maybe you should see BB's post.

[The Minsky Moment]

Maybe you should see BB's post.

That's not an excuse for making comments like that.  Pandering to closeted (and not-so-closeted) racists for dollars is unedifying.

[garbon]

I don't see why a has-been politician would care about that.

[Razgovory]

I don't see why a has-been politician would care about that.

Then why did you direct us to BB post?

[garbon]

I don't see why a has-been politician would care about that.

Then why did you direct us to BB post?

I'm not sure what you mean.

[CountDeMoney]

Also WTF is he talking about?
What exactly did Obama "give" to African-Americans specifically?  Hispanics?

Healthcare. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE EMERGENCY ROOMS AND AMBULANCES AND EVERYTHING

[The Minsky Moment]

Also WTF is he talking about?
What exactly did Obama "give" to African-Americans specifically?  Hispanics?

Healthcare. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE EMERGENCY ROOMS AND AMBULANCES AND EVERYTHING

White guys don't get sick?
Please.

[Valmy]

50-48 is relatively close. The electoral college makes it look worse than it was.

Since the electoral college is the only thing that matters at all you have this completely backwards.

[Valmy]

Guys, it's during a telephone call to donors.  The sole point of which is to try and make sure they give even more money in the next election.

Ah ok.  Still that was pretty creepy stuff.  His Donors must be morons.

[merithyn]

Also WTF is he talking about?
What exactly did Obama "give" to African-Americans specifically?  Hispanics?

Healthcare. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE EMERGENCY ROOMS AND AMBULANCES AND EVERYTHING

White guys don't get sick?
Please.

Yeah, but when they get sick and are poor and have government insurance, that's not the same thing as "entitlements". That's just until they get back on their feet, donchaknow. Those brown pipples, though, that's a permanent problem with them.

[CountDeMoney]

Guys, it's during a telephone call to donors.  The sole point of which is to try and make sure they give even more money in the next election.

Ah ok.  Still that was pretty creepy stuff.  His Donors must be morons.

Romney's been straight out of Rich Guy Central Casting all this time, why step out of character now?

[merithyn]

Guys, it's during a telephone call to donors.  The sole point of which is to try and make sure they give even more money in the next election.

I'm well-aware of where he was. Doesn't change the content of the words, nor does it show him to be anything less than a sore loser. I doubt he'd be calling himself a loser, but really? Buying brown pipple? Surely he could have come up with something better than that.

[garbon]

Guys, it's during a telephone call to donors.  The sole point of which is to try and make sure they give even more money in the next election.

Ah ok.  Still that was pretty creepy stuff.  His Donors must be morons.

Not really that creepy. Not surprising that there are idiots out there that will donate money if given speeches like that.

[garbon]

Guys, it's during a telephone call to donors.  The sole point of which is to try and make sure they give even more money in the next election.

I'm well-aware of where he was. Doesn't change the content of the words, nor does it show him to be anything less than a sore loser. I doubt he'd be calling himself a loser, but really? Buying brown pipple? Surely he could have come up with something better than that.

If it is what your audience wants to hear, seems like you'd be remiss in telling them something else.

[Eddie Teach]

50-48 is relatively close. The electoral college makes it look worse than it was.

Since the electoral college is the only thing that matters at all you have this completely backwards.

The electoral college follows the popular vote. Though I also disagree with Tim,  both results are pretty close. Bush's wins were essentially ties in both popular and electoral vote, 330 EVs is not a commanding victory or even an overly comfortable one. EV margins are greater by design, remember that Reagan won less than 60% of the vote in 1984.