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SkepticalWordSmith User ID: 24552012 United States 11/04/2012 09:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some context for 1980 from a Shill. Quoting: SkepticalWordSmith There was only one debate between Carter and Reagan and it was less than a week before the election. Reagan out preformed Carter by a wide margin. He cleaned Carter's clock, and it was especially powerful because everyone expected Reagan to lose. There were also a lot fewer pollsters in 1980 than today. We have more polling data than ever before. Also, despite Republicans wishful thinking, Romney is no Ronald Reagan. And Obama is no Jimmy Carter. Romney doesn't have that ability to connect with people like Reagan did. If he did, this race would have been over long ago. Romney has no businesses losing this election, but if he does (and unless most of the polls are wrong he will) it will be because he was such an awful candidate. This election is a lot more like 2004 than 1980. An unpopular incumbent who has no business winning facing an incredibly weak challenger. Could all the polls end up being wrong? Sure. Anything is possible. But it is very unlikely. Did you NOT read the original post??? "Romney doesn't have that ability to connect with people like Reagan did....if he did, this race would have been over long ago...." If Reagan had so much "connectivity" with the voters, WHY DID THE POLLS HAVE HIM LOSING JUST A WEEK BEFORE?!?!?!?! Quit your wishful thinking, and face the facts. And for the record, *I* think Romney is sounding more "Reagan-esque" every time I hear him (the closer it gets to election day). The Polls had him losing because the Carter campaign had painted a picture of him as an idiotic cowboy. An image he was able to shake off in the debate when he famously asked, "Are you better off today then you were four years ago?" People listening to that debate felt Reagan really got them on an emotional level. The only people who think that of Romney are right wing partisans. And if I was falling victim to wishful thinking, I'd be saying Gary Johnson was going to win. That is my wish. Last Edited by SkepticalWordSmith on 11/04/2012 09:12 PM Shillin' like a Villain. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 26321760 United States 11/04/2012 09:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Also, despite Republicans wishful thinking, Romney is no Ronald Reagan. And Obama is no Jimmy Carter. Romney doesn't have that ability to connect with people like Reagan did. Quoting: SkepticalWordSmith Reagan was far more partisan and into talking about how crappy liberals were compared with conservatives. Romney -- rightly or wrongly -- has traditionally shied away from that type of talk. So, if anything, Reagan's way of presenting issues might have made moderates or independents more apprehensive. By the same token, Romney's unwillingness to loudly trash libs makes him in the eyes of some conservatives a less sure thing. But they know that with Obama, they're getting pure, unadulterated leftwing garbage. |
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SkepticalWordSmith User ID: 24552012 United States 11/04/2012 09:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Also, despite Republicans wishful thinking, Romney is no Ronald Reagan. And Obama is no Jimmy Carter. Romney doesn't have that ability to connect with people like Reagan did. Quoting: SkepticalWordSmith Reagan was far more partisan and into talking about how crappy liberals were compared with conservatives. Romney -- rightly or wrongly -- has traditionally shied away from that type of talk. So, if anything, Reagan's way of presenting issues might have made moderates or independents more apprehensive. By the same token, Romney's unwillingness to loudly trash libs makes him in the eyes of some conservatives a less sure thing. But they know that with Obama, they're getting pure, unadulterated leftwing garbage. I disagree. No real way to prove either of us right or wrong on this one since it is more opinion than fact. But I think people respect someone who boldly stands by their convictions rather than changing their opinions to fit their audience. I think that is why Bush was able to beat Kerry. People did not like Bush but they knew what they were getting and that he stood by his convictions, right or wrong. Where as Kerry, like Romney, just said whatever he needed to say to win whatever election he was in. Obama, for all his many, many, MANY, flaws, does tend to stand his ground. And people respect that. Shillin' like a Villain. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 26321760 United States 11/04/2012 09:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Obama, for all his many, many, MANY, flaws, does tend to stand his ground. And people respect that. Quoting: SkepticalWordSmith Bullshit to that, because if Obama were a conservative, you or any libs who supposedly "respect that" would shy away from him. Or the complaint would be that he was too extreme, heartless and a warmonger, or some crap like that. |
SkepticalWordSmith User ID: 24552012 United States 11/04/2012 09:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Obama, for all his many, many, MANY, flaws, does tend to stand his ground. And people respect that. Quoting: SkepticalWordSmith Bullshit to that, because if Obama were a conservative, you or any libs who supposedly "respect that" would shy away from him. Or the complaint would be that he was too extreme, heartless and a warmonger, or some crap like that. I'm a fiscal conservative, social liberal. AKA a Libertarian. And I didn't say I respected him. I just said that is how I think most people view things. And if you look at the drone war in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia... he is a warmonger. Shillin' like a Villain. |
11:11 User ID: 17011760 United States 11/04/2012 10:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lets see !!! When Carter was in office the Middle East was in turmoil. The Soviets had invaded Afghanistan , not because America couldnt stop them , but because Carter was too weak to try. (google Charlie Wilson) Their were Hostages being held by the Iranian Revoulutionary Guard an ambassador had died in the line of duty !!! Oh and the economy was in the shitter too !!! 19 and 20% interest rates at the banks not on credit cards!!! Lets see !!! Regan takes office. The hostages are released and leave Iranian airspace while Regan gives his inaugural address. The economy picks up at a brisk pace rates drop at the banks, and people get back to work . The Middle East begins to cool down except for Lybia which is dealt with some time later in the first term. The Soviets suffer such huge and humiliating losses the War in Afghanistan drains their econmy ,and they pull out. Lets See !!! Obama is in office , the Middle East is in turmoil . Ambassador Chris Stevens and others including two Navy Seals Died in the line of duty, and were denied the help needed to save their lives. Egypt,Lybia , and soon Syria will have fallen to the Muslim Brotherhood (Alqaeda in DRAG). Lets See !!! Romney in office: We dont know what will happen , but I know whats coming if Obama is elected to a second term, The same thing that would have happened if Carter had recieved a second term. More of the same more joblessnes more on welfare more forclosures more families on the streets. I myself have decided to try Romney. |
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Serenity777 User ID: 1129812 United States 11/04/2012 11:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh... Thanks for the outdated information. watching the "run up" to the elections and the "hopes and dreams" that are built as a result is like watching a dead mouse that is still able to make his exercise wheel go around because his nerves are still twitching that familiar motion... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 26321760 United States 11/05/2012 03:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everyone knew where Reagan stood. No one really knows what Romney stands for. He was for gun control while governor of Massachusetts, choice, among so many other things he now is supposedly against. Who is this guy?? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26862796 But if libtards are concerned about Romney not being predictably rightwing, then they're full of shit. I can accept that unhappiness coming from Republicans, but not Democrats. In effect, libs want a 100% guaranteed super-duper libtard and anything less will not do. And that includes a conservative Reagan or an unpredictable (or Reagan Lite) Romney. |
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Renaissance Woman User ID: 10737781 United States 11/05/2012 04:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I didn't see white trash in this video, so what are you saying? People who talk about "my tax dollars" are probably working, I would assume. Yes, some of these folks had the "talking points" memorized, but did not seem trashy or violent. I did get a laugh out of the Buddhists comment though. Oops. "For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light." |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 11518748 United States 11/05/2012 05:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Romney in a landslide. It won't even be close. I don't know what the media's angle is here other than trying to mobilize the democrat base, but it's been over for several months. The Romney wave and the disgust most Americans have for the democrats is just to much to bear for Obama. We had enough if his policies in 2010, and if you remember it was a landslide election for Republicans, and it has grown even bigger since then. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 19782831 United States 11/05/2012 06:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The polls showed the race as very close. Reagan trailed Carter in most polls, and even the final Gallup poll showed Reagan just 3 points ahead. But he actually won by 10. Could the race have been decided in the hectic final week? Quoting: No Dhimmi Mitofsky reports that, after the election, CBS News and the New York Times re-interviewed the respondents they had surveyed in the final pre-election poll and found that “approximately one person in seven said they did something different than what they had said just prior to the election.” Not only did Carter lose the remaining undecided voters in that final week, but some of his supporters lost faith in him and switched sides. [link to polipundit.com] I see some now have obama and Romney tied...., but Romney seems to be leading in more toss-up's and states that were solid blue last election.... So one of two things could be happening (the first one I don't quite buy). 1) Romney wins electoral vote and obama wins popular vote (from what I hear, obama is not too popular anymore). 2) the poll takers are trying to encourage dem voters to get out the vote (by favoring obama)... Did you know that Rasmussen is a democrate, Gallop has been threatened with lawsuits into the next century by axelrooood, ABC is marxist????? This could be a better explanation for the polls |
Renaissance Woman User ID: 10737781 United States 11/05/2012 07:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I didn't see white trash in this video, so what are you saying? People who talk about "my tax dollars" are probably working, I would assume. Yes, some of these folks had the "talking points" memorized, but did not seem trashy or violent. I did get a laugh out of the Buddhists comment though. Oops. Never mind. This AC is cluttering up every thread with the same video. Give it a rest! Last Edited by Renaissance Woman on 11/05/2012 07:02 AM "For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light." |
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No Dhimmi (OP) User ID: 100801 United States 11/05/2012 08:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | University of Colorado Professors Ken Bickers and Michael Berry have developed a model based on state-level economic data that predicts Mitt Romney winning with 330 electoral votes. They have applied this model successfully to every presidential race since 1980. It does not shift around with the polls; in fact it does not use them at all. [link to www.washingtontimes.com] ALL relevant scriptures that include a time factor prove no pre-trib rapture. Over 50 verses! Kindle Edition only 99 CENTS! Biblical Eschatological “Time-Stamps” Relevant to the Last Day/Days (Amazon) |