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Winning the Popular Vote

Posted on 11/06/2012 8:48:37 PM PST by TigerClaws

Dems wanted to end the Electoral College. Romney wins popular vote it at least shows no mandate. Win was result of our quirky system. Four years of a lame duck President.

Fight on!


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To: TigerClaws

Right now I am done with it. As someone posted elsewhere, the problem is not who got elected, but the electorate.


21 posted on 11/06/2012 9:06:21 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: TigerClaws

A couple of months ago, Evan Bayh - former Dem Senator from Indiana - said that if BO “won ugly,” he would be unable to govern. BO won ugly.

We are in for four years of disastrous government. It is going to hurt everyone.

I am encouraged that Republicans strongly held the House. I hope they will show some guts. Daryll Issa needs to crank out the subpoenas full force.


22 posted on 11/06/2012 9:07:31 PM PST by Malesherbes (- Sauve qui peut)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

-— It’s all in the Grand Plan -—

Yup. And when the smoke clears, the moonbats will blame the rich. They are incapable of learning, because they don’t WANT to.


23 posted on 11/06/2012 9:07:36 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

The majority of Americans want to keep getting their government checks, their food stamps - and what have you.

There is no longer any shame in being on welfare.

The only “catch” is Americans don’t want to pay for it. But they’ll be happy if the rich do!


24 posted on 11/06/2012 9:10:49 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: badpacifist
....we can watch his policies be approved and smirk.

I think the next four years have the potential to be damn hilarious.

25 posted on 11/06/2012 9:11:22 PM PST by Stentor
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To: Stentor

Americans like freebies.

And half of them pay no taxes.

So its not like re-electing Obama cost them anything. It was a perfectly rational decision.


26 posted on 11/06/2012 9:14:38 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

And that is what has brought us to where we are. If I were rich , I think I would just say to hell with it and split. But i am not rich, so I am pretty much stuck here until a government panel says my number is up.


27 posted on 11/06/2012 9:22:30 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: CitizenUSA
The EC gives more weight to rural folks.

The 'Rat cities have overcome the advantage. Other than the cities becoming actual, really nasty distopias, things won't improve for the better.

28 posted on 11/06/2012 9:23:36 PM PST by Paladin2 (.)
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To: TigerClaws

President Asterisk.

*He lost the majority, but won anyway.


29 posted on 11/06/2012 9:23:48 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

All the OB supporters will be out partying tonight. they will continue partying until the jackboots are on their necks.


30 posted on 11/06/2012 9:24:26 PM PST by USAF80
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To: Repeal 16-17
"We are really the Red States Counties of America and the Blue States Counties of America,"
31 posted on 11/06/2012 9:26:27 PM PST by Paladin2 (.)
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To: TigerClaws

It is time for the electoral college to go. Straight up popular vote. Why note?


32 posted on 11/06/2012 9:28:48 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: goldstategop
So its not like re-electing Obama cost them anything. It was a perfectly rational decision.

I still maintain that it's eventually going to be gut busting funny when the Dakotas don't arrive with the Cargo.

33 posted on 11/06/2012 9:39:20 PM PST by Stentor
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To: LucianOfSamasota
But we should be planning now for 2016.

You mean when the G.O.P.E. again selects the most liberal candidate in the primaries to be our nominee?

34 posted on 11/06/2012 9:40:17 PM PST by Holly_P
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To: TigerClaws

Nope. Obama won that too.


35 posted on 11/06/2012 9:40:17 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: Yaelle

We won’t know who won the Popular Vote until all the votes are counted, including approximately 200,000 votes in Ohio that won’t be counted until November 17. If there was no Electoral College, and assuming the campaigning would have been the same, nobody would be the winner tonight.


36 posted on 11/06/2012 9:45:55 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: varmintman
"divorce"

My thoughts as well. Just got done talking with the wife about the possibility. She just laughed at me and said it would never happen. But if we nominate a real conservative next time and get beat, time to think about a real split. I don't want to live in a socialist pesthole.

37 posted on 11/06/2012 9:56:04 PM PST by driftless2
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To: goldstategop; Impy; Perdogg; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; DarthVader; GSP.FAN; sickoflibs
“That country no longer exists.”

Perfectly said goldstategop.

I'm in my my late 30’s and the country and the idea I knew as “America” is dead. The taking class is now in charge and America is finished.

Something is horribly wrong when a record of total failure is rewarded with reelection. ObamaCare is here to stay. Say “Hello” to 2-3 more Obama SCOTUS appointments.

What's next? As I now see it, the GOP will go the way of the Whig party. I do not see the GOP winning another national election. The leftist goal of incrementally implementing Communism while simultaneously destroying the fabric of America has worked perfectly. Speaking in Biblical terms, yeah, I'm convinced that this seals the end. There's a reason why Biblical scholars (and others) can't find a mention of America in the End Times.

On a personal level, I'm throwing in the towel. Finished. There's no coming back from this nightmare that was unleashed in 2008. This was NOT just another election; this was for the whole thing. I also think Romney did the best he could...again, the illegals, fags, feminazis, junkies, drunks, permanent malcontents, etc. outnumber us and that's it.

38 posted on 11/06/2012 10:15:37 PM PST by GOPsterinMA
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To: TigerClaws; GOPsterinMA; goldstategop; sickoflibs; BillyBoy

Cali put Osama over the top in the pop vote. But it’s close. 49-49, Obama up less than 500 K. With the easy E vote for Obama it’s like 1960.

My mom is drunk, suicidal, renouced her faith and emailed me she sent immigration papers to Canada.

Please calm down everyone. America will survive. Get some sleep my friends. Or try to.


39 posted on 11/06/2012 10:28:59 PM PST by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: goldstategop

You didnt even vote. Shut up


40 posted on 11/06/2012 10:29:03 PM PST by GoCards (I am a Hobbit)
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