Perhaps the mods can change it.
I believe the true observation here is that 2012’s race is nothing compared to the 2008 race. You can probably toss out three of every ten votes that President Obama got in 2008. So the only key left in this race is a state by state electoral situation, where the President might be able to get just enough electoral vote to win. Otherwise, it’s pretty much a repeat of the Jimmy Carter loss.
Somewhere in the midst of the spring of 2013....at least a hundred books will appear to explain how President Obama lost the race. I suspect forty or fifty people are already writing their books right now.
Excellent analysis.
This is a feel good article.... I love reading good news on a Sunday morning....
Thanks
I would rather Romney pick someone who is eligible to run....Rubio is not. We act like Rubio is the only Hispanic in the United States. He will pick Portman. He has pretty much said so indirectly.
Posted long ago.....
And the Vegas oddsmakers called the SC decision strongly that Obamacare would be overturned....
How did that work out for us?
At this point, only God knows. And as usual - He ain’t tellin’.
Caution, never under estimate a rat backed into a corner. There will be an October surprise, that may hurt.
The really sad part is that the GOP-e was able to install a quisling as the presumptive nominee. A Romney presidency looks to me like 4 years of reaching across the aisle a la McCain, Dole etc.
I say liberalism/progressivism needs to be recognized as unconstitutional and outlawed. I also believe that the Klan Party (democrats) have used the Obama regime to make it impossible for America to even consider a mixed race candidate again for 100 years - sad, really because we have so many great black conservatives IMO
I agree with you. I regularly read comments following articles in many newspapers and websites. My observation is that, in 2009, after Obama was inaugurated, comments being posted were running 95-99% pro-Obama. GOP voters or conservatives were on the run. Now, in 2012, the proportion has flipped, depending on the venue. Even in the NYT and WaPO, I see anti-Obama comments, in the latter maybe 80%, in th Times, maybe 25-50%, depending on the topic. It’s been a sea change, and it gives me confidence that Americans have seen Obama and the criminal democrat party - and the criminally complicit MSM - for what they are and have done to our country. We will take it back, we wil prevail.
However, I vehemently oppose Marco Rubio as VP for two reasons, unrelated to his politics because I am behind him all the way as a Senator. First -he is much too young, and will be devastated by the MSM attacks on him from that angle. Second - he is not a natural born citizen of the US, just like Barack Obama. But, he is a conservative, so that issue will be key with the media. They will crucify him and the GOP - mark my words. He is ineligible to become POTUS.
*EBT - The EBT voters need 0bama to win and will come out in droves to vote. This group has GROWN substantially in the last 3 1/2 years, to 45 millions.
*GovtWorkers - Will vote big for the 'rat.
*Dead - There are probably millions of new dead voters that will vote 'Rat. Zer0's gift-to-his-campaign program, now to include funerals that donate voters will vote 'rat.
I probably left a bunch of others out...
Morning in America? Maybe not, but it feels kind of like that day of the year when the clock is turned back by an hour and you realize that there is another hour of sunlight. Heh.
I had posted the list of the top 10 things I've heard people say which indicate they will NOT vote for Obama (without directly saying they won't) somewhere in the last month or so on this forum. One of the things I said at that time that you won't hear this election is this: "I didn't vote for Obama in 2008, but I plan to in 2012."
You won't hear a single person saying that. In fact, you hear the exact opposite, along with these other "key indicators" which perhaps you'll recognize:
•It's none of anyone's business who I'm voting for this time.
•I haven't made up my mind yet.
•I think Obama's a likeable guy.
•I'm concerned about the economy.
•My kid who graduated college last year still can’t find a job.
•I'm concerned about my family's well being.
•I'm doing ok, but my friends are really hurting economically.
•My home value has dropped so much these last few years, and there's no end in sight.
•I'm afraid I'll never be able to retire.
All the above are a sure sign that the person stating them will NOT be voting for Obama, and I've been hearing alot of people say the above for many months now.
An unemployment rate above 8% 41 straight months is a sure fire way to lose an election. To understand just how bad 41 straight months of 8%+ unemployment really is, in the last 60 years, there's only been 39 months TOTAL of unemployment over 8%. Worst Economy Ever.
Marxists don't relinquish power in a well behaved manner and as always the will of the people be damned
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We have had enough of these amatures. One can only hope that in the years to come we sik the dogs on these anti Americans and prosecute them for crimes against the American people.
“My vote will go to Libertarian Presidential candidate Gary Johnson in November, whom I believe has the most fiscally conservative track record of any Governor in modern U.S. political history. Without the bold spending cuts of a Gary Johnson or Ron Paul, I don’t believe it’s possible to turn around America.”
A bunch of hogwash. First, he doesn’t have the name recognition, the money, or the political machine to be successful. He would be another Ross Perot...siphoning votes from from one or both candidates and insuring a possible re-election of Obama for another four years. Something that will be a total disaster for the US. Romney might be just as bad, but he would have to prove that to me first.
I agree totally with your assessment that both liberal Republicans and Democrats have destroyed the U.S. economy and brought us to the brink of economic disaster.
What we really need right now is a conservative house and senate too counter this liberal onslaught.
My vote will go to Libertarian Presidential candidate Gary Johnson in November
A wasted vote. And Johnson is an idiot. He wants totally open borders and amnesty for illegals, but he also wants D.C. to impose same-sex marriage on the states. How ANYONE could pull the lever for this tool is beyond me.
This does not at all factor in the 11-pt jump among Hispanics after his recent amnesty decree. If that increases as he continues his ceasing of deportations, it will help him. It is a big unknown right now. But the importance of the "Hispanic vote" (if there is such a thing) is overrated, as they are only 8% of voters vs. 20% of the population (because so many are illegal).
Rubio rejects TEA Party
Rubio pushing amnesty
Rubio IS A BIG GOVT RINO
WA Root is correct...however Romney picking Rubio will do nothing. It will not help in Florida...and may cost him votes in other states
This myth that “GOP wins Hispanic votes by pushing Illegal Alien Amnesty” is total BS. John McCain, who authored the Illegal Alien Amnesty bill in 2007, got 31% of the Hispanic vote. McCain drove away more pro-American/anti-Illegal voters than gained Hispanic voters.
Marco Rubio is Hispano-Racist, and the only thing he has done in the Senate is push Illegal Alien Amnesty (DREAM Act). In fact, his votes side with the Democrats about as much as the liberal NE GOP Senators. A vote for Rubio is a vote for a Liberal.
And, I have not even got to Rubio being a sock puppet for the Bush family. After Roberts going liberal on ObamaCare...we need to stay far away from anything Bush
And, replacing the Black Racism of the Obama Admin with the Hispano-Racism of a Romney Admin with Rubio is no substitute
We need to end this “Rubio for VP” nonsense. It is Conservative suicide