U.S. Election Day — Obama vs. Romney

Engine · 11-06-2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

The last one, I think.

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Originally Posted by gunnels

I'm going to spare the forum an eight paragraph speech on my opinion of the electoral college, but suffice it to say it's bogus. Romney took Tennessee with 64% of the vote, but the other 600,000 people who voted for Obama don't matter. =\

It's not really bogus - it's just not democratic. If the US was truly democratic, we would simply count up every individual vote and the highest sum wins.
But the US is not and never has been a democracy (that is a myth or a semantic problem), it's always been a republic. Which, in a way, is a good thing because it gives more power to localities over the federal government. It's complicated.

Edit: Obama has now won. Unless a lingering problem mounts in Ohio or Florida like we saw in the 2000 and 2004 elections.

**Janszoon** · 11-06-2012, 09:08 PM

Hilariously non-gracious whiny sore loser concession speech from Todd Aiken by the way.

Freebase Dali · 11-06-2012, 09:15 PM

I wonder what people would say if Romney won the popular vote but Obama won the Electoral.

Spoke in the wheels?

**Janszoon** · 11-06-2012, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I wonder what people would say if Romney won the popular vote but Obama won the Electoral.

Spoke in the wheels?

I would say it's yet another example of why we should abolish the electoral college system.

And I'd also say it's a fair trade for 2000.

Freebase Dali · 11-06-2012, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I would say it's yet another example of why we should abolish the electoral college system.

And I'd also say it's a fair trade for 2000.

True that!

Well, Congrats to President Re-elect Obama!
I just hope that with still a Republican majority in the House that we don't see the same last 4 years!

Engine · 11-06-2012, 09:21 PM

It looks like weed is about to be legal in Colorado, too (Prop 64).
Pretty good US election day overall.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 11-06-2012, 09:24 PM

Obama won yay!!!

Trollheart · 11-06-2012, 09:30 PM

CNN calls it: congratulations to President Obama, re-elected for another four years. Can't wait to hear Romney's bad-natured concession speech (apparently he only wrote a victory one)!

And now, I'm off to bed. 4:30 AM in Ireland.

Worth waiting up for though.

Thank you, good night, and er, God bless America!

**Frownland** · 11-06-2012, 09:34 PM

Well, we're officially ****ed according to several of my friends and family members

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Bloozcrooz · 11-06-2012, 09:34 PM

Its funny to see the reaction around my hometown right now. Not a lot of happy campers lol.

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OBAMA/BIDEN	35	59.32%
ROMNEY/RYAN	7	11.86%
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11-06-2012, 09:08 PM	#422 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Hilariously non-gracious whiny sore loser concession speech from Todd Aiken by the way. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

11-06-2012, 09:15 PM	#423 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I wonder what people would say if Romney won the popular vote but Obama won the Electoral. Spoke in the wheels? __________________

11-06-2012, 09:21 PM	#426 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	It looks like weed is about to be legal in Colorado, too (Prop 64). Pretty good US election day overall. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

11-06-2012, 09:24 PM	#427 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	Obama won yay!!! __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

11-06-2012, 09:30 PM	#428 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	CNN calls it: congratulations to President Obama, re-elected for another four years. Can't wait to hear Romney's bad-natured concession speech (apparently he only wrote a victory one)! And now, I'm off to bed. 4:30 AM in Ireland. Worth waiting up for though. Thank you, good night, and er, God bless America! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-06-2012, 09:34 PM	#429 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Well, we're officially ***ed according to several of my friends and family members . __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x