2012 Presidential election thread

[Xorv]

Paul>Obama>Santorum>Newt>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Romney

 

[King Richard]

Paul > Obama=Romney=Santorum=Gingrich

 

[Dak]

http://money.msn.com/investing/will-ron-paul-onomics-beat-obama-mirhaydari.aspx

 

[Dak]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Z-K5OBD58"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Z-K5OBD58[/ame]

The fix is in boys. Has been in.

Nothing like watching evil self-destruct. The Neo-con "Final Solution" for putting Mitt Romney in the WH is backfiring:

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-02-15/politics/31062266_1_paul-s-campaign-ron-paul-vote-count

"We like strong party leadership when it comes from us," Paul campaign chair Jesse Benton told Business Insider. "Our people work very hard to make sure that their voice is heard."

The fruits of this labor are evident in Iowa, where Paul's former state campaign co-chair A.J. Spiker was just elected as the new chairman of the Iowa Republican Party. Spiker replaces Matt Strawn, who stepped down over this year's Iowa caucus dustup. In Nevada, the state chair has also resigned over caucus disaster, and several Ron Paul supporters are well-positioned to step up to fill the void. These new leaders not only expand Paul's influence at the state level, but also help protect Paul and his hard-won delegates from state party machinations as the delegate-selection process moves to district and state conventions, and eventually the Republican National Convention this summer.



Read more: http://articles.businessinsider.com...-s-campaign-ron-paul-vote-count#ixzz1meQ5pa3C

 

[King Richard]

Yeah I heard about that. And people think their vote counts for something. This is only exhibit 5928502398529085902850925 that proves otherwise my friends.

 

[Dak]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/17/maine-gop-chair-romney-will-maintain-win/?hpt=hp_bn3

Additionally, Webster explained that votes from some towns were missing after emailed tallies went to spam folders in the Maine GOP’s email system.

"We corrected all that on Monday, in our internal paperwork. And it changed the totals a little bit in favor of Romney," Webster said.

"It increased his number by a little bit. We'll be sending that out today," the chairman added.

On Saturday, the GOP chairman's announcement showed that the former Massachusetts governor won by 194 votes over Texas Rep. Ron Paul. When pressed by CNN about the forthcoming new margin of victory, Webster would not reveal an exact number.

"He's up above 194 now," Webster said. "By a little bit, by not a significant number."

Webster did clarify one question that's fueled speculation.

"Absolutely no recount," the chairman said. "There's no way to recount. These were just slips of paper that were thrown away after."

"There's nothing to recount. There's no ballots left," he added.

How convenient.

 

[Dak]

MSM sources ignore major Veteran march in DC for Paul:

 

[King Richard]

Some shitbags in that march. HEAD UP BACK STRAIGHT EYES FORWARD! NO AYE AYE SIR!

Oh man, good times.

 

[Matt]

So I haven't read any of these posts, but I'm just gonna say that Obama got luckier than anyone ever has in the history of politics. There is no chance any of these candidates can beat him. It's hilarious, really.

 

[Dak]

Latest Rasmussen polls both Romney and Paul ahead of Obama. Also, gas is headed up and the economy is headed down........

 

[viewerfromnihil]

Nuh uh, unemployment is at its lowest since Obama got elected. It's all Bush's fault. Gas prices are only going up because Iran is price gouging so they can raise money to bomb Israel. Most of all, none of these have anything to do with the Federal Reserve. Bernanke and Obama saved my life savings.

edit:

I thought this was awesome, though Bernanke's comment on holding currency was annoying. He completely dodged the point, of course, but it was entertaining nonetheless.

 

[Dak]

Yeah saw that. Silver 4tw!

 

[Xorv]

I don't see what the problem is people have with Obama. Look at the republicans, like Bohner and McConell, they're fucking nuts. The republican part is a joke these days.

Interesting how Ron Pauls speech after Romney lost Michigan was packed with people compared to Romneys. Even though Paul only got 11% or so of the vote? pff give me a break.

 

[Dak]

http://sgtreport.com/2012/03/breaking-news-illinois-gop-primary-results-posted-24-hours-early/

Videos are popping up all over youtube of Ron Paul supporters getting kicked out of delegate selection and caucus proceedings, and now this.

 

[Dak]

 

[viewerfromnihil]

I'll be going to see Ron Paul speak at UMD next Wednesday. I haven't been this excited for an event since MDF.

 

[Dak]

‎"We don't want people to see what actually goes into the caucus"

 

[viewerfromnihil]

The Ron Paul rally went great. About 3-4 thousand people showed up, but the seating capacity at the venue was only 2 thousand. Fortunately, I reserved my seat once I heard the news. Here's a picture of the line outside of the venue. The picture does it no justice, the line stretched for over an eighth of a mile.

And the man himself...

 

[rms]

I was told only people who don't work go to rallies, is this true?

 

[viewerfromnihil]

The rally was mostly filled with college students, so I suppose yes, but only to a certain extent. They may not be working, but they are practicing a productive alternative. There were plenty of older, presumably middle class, people there too.