Posted on 07/06/2012 8:03:33 PM PDT by neverdem
“The Chicago way lives; it worked on Roberts.”
The lawyers hired by 0bama, then, must also be “made guys” and enforcement. Do I think electors’ families and businesses could be threatened or exposed somehow? Yes, I do. Do I think their votes could be switched for no reason at all, apparently? Yes, I do.
That said, let me remind you that there are literally THOUSANDS of patriotic people in this country and elsewhere, with their own connectioncs and work, who are hell-bent on ensuring that 0bama is exposed and thrown out on the curb. Thousands.
‘Nuf said.
Face it folks, in 2008, people were weary of George Bush, whom the Left and media attacked relentlessly, and that alone made it an uphill battle for any Republican.
Obama was a magic, unknown, surprisingly articulate negro... the media painted him as a non-racial peace and love, hope and change bringer.
People got the idea that by voting for Obama, they were doing something historic.
Then in September the floor fell out from under the economy. In a couple of hours on Sept 29th somebody (Soros) cause the market to lose 778 points.
So Obama won. We could have seen that coming a mile away.
EVERYTHING is different in 2012. None of the dynamics of 2008 will repeat themselves. That's not to say the media and Obama campaign (same thing!) aren't trying to cook up a new dynamic, but those of 2008 will not be repeated. If anything, they are reversed.
Bachman is not my favorite person. There is just something about her that rubs me wrong. Lots of platitudes but ideas seem blah.
Hanging people for voter fraud would have fixed the problem faster than hanging chads.
I may have started out with a bias against Bachmann because her people were constantly hounding my late father for more donations (even though he did not live anywhere near Minnesota). I always wondered if she was in the race mainly to be able to raise larger sums of money in the future.
It is SUMMER! Who, besides us political diehards is even listening????
Thanks for the ping!
Won't happen. Romney just gave a major job to Kevin Madden, who in the past has been an open enemy of Sarah. So, you can assume that anyone like Sarah is going to be undercut, betrayed, denied, and all around harrassed.
See --- Romney Aide to Take On Bigger Role in Campaign (Palin-hater Madden to replace Etch-A-Sketch Eric)
Don’t know that SP would take a job under Romney after what his people did to under cut her before. OTOH would love to see her in Energy.
I agree - I just can't picture him trying for Palin and I can't think of anyone other female he would try to court for the veep spot. I liked some of her ideas, but I had serious reservations before she got knocked out of the race - started seeming a bit confused and lightweight.
Or for Pat Buchanan. The last time he ran he had a black woman as his running mate, and still lost.
Agreed :-) I just haven’t done the counting part there.
Agreed - I’ve been so focused on the popular that I have done the translations. My pre-count intuition is electoral landslide, but my pre-count willingness to say ‘mark my words’ is not yet.
Lightweight is a good word. Of any of the candidates running against Roman-y Newt would help him the most once in office. He knows the ends and outs of DC. Would have the Senate whipped into shape and knows how to orchestrate legislation to get it passed.
He like Cheney would not have higher ambitions and could serve without giving a SSSS about what people think of him.
Santorum is too much like the rest of the school of fish......jelly fish. The remaining only ran to get their name out there for future ambitions and the $$$$ they could raise IMHO.
The jury is still out on whether they “won” in the 1960 election. Most likely they bought the race in Cooke county. That was one of he closest in history. Kennedy was the more conservative candidate though, no doubt about that. Nixon was not cut from the same cloth as Eisenhower.
No, it's because his opponent is downright terrifying.
The Chicago Way of course. They'll lie cheat and bribe or threaten electors if they must. Whatever it takes.
Texas. And to some extent California. Sure not enough in Cal to win its electoral votes, but still lots of votes to boost his popular vote total, Same in New York and Florida.. although the vote is likely to be close in FL.
I really don’t have connections. I’m lucky to get a book blurb from some people.
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