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To be fair, only his district gets to vote for him. The rest of us can't be blamed for that bullshit.
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Originally Posted by pdexta
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You know what sucks, my precinct was consistently running +5 hour wait times...
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Originally Posted by 94mx5red
(Post 947210)
I used an absentee ballot this year for the first time. Hand delivered it last week to the supervisor of elections office since it is on the way to work.
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Originally Posted by cymx5
(Post 947208)
Ooooo the beauty of Illinois:
Despite federal probe, mental illness, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to be re-elected Despite federal probe, mental illness, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to be re-elected - Chicago Sun-Times Jesse Jackson Jr. Election Results: Illinois Congressman Coasts To Easy Re-Election Jesse Jackson Jr. Election Results: Illinois Congressman Coasts To Easy Re-Election with ~70% of the popular vote...this state is just as nuts as the clinically diagnosed mentally ill that they elect!! *yet |
Originally Posted by Ryan_G
(Post 947193)
I understand the popular vote "doesn't count", however, disregarding it entirely would be stupid.
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Originally Posted by njn63
(Post 947194)
Agree to disagree. It's irrelevant data to me because Romney could have 5 billion votes in Texas and not win the election.
I know there has been alleged voter fraud but I think 5 bil votes from Texas would probably raise a few eyebrows. I think the electoral college is outdated and a straight popular vote could increase voter turnout. |
I am not against the idea of the electoral college because I get the concept of why it was established. I also understand that the popular vote does not determine the president in anyway but only twice in history has the popular vote gone against the electoral college so as a trend indicator it is still a valid piece of data. It is just not the end all, especially in elections like this that will be razor thin.
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Originally Posted by Opti
(Post 947229)
I think the electoral college is outdated and a straight popular vote could increase voter turnout.
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Originally Posted by Savington
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+1. It would also absolutely transform the way candidates campaign.
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Originally Posted by pdexta
(Post 947204)
You know what sucks, my precinct was consistently running +5 hour wait times to vote today. I went to vote this morning at 7am (before work), 3:30pm (left work early), and 7pm (just before the precincts closed). Each time the parking lot was COMPLETELY filled, any grass areas that could conceivably be used for parking were COMPLETELY filled, and there were numerous cars driving around looking for places to park. Meanwhile, 2 precincts CLOSER to my house were completely deserted, without a single person in line. This was the same story throughout Lee County FL.
Maybe this seems innocent, but Lee County FL is VERY conservative. 4 years ago McCain won Lee County FL 73.02% to Obama's 26.18%. Apparently someone down here doesn't want conservatives voting. Despite 3 attempts, I was not able to cast my vote today in any kind of a reasonable amount of time, and it seems to be the same story I'm hearing over and over again. Almost 3 hours after polls have closed there are still long lines, praise those that were willing to wait I guess. Hopefully they were enough. |
Originally Posted by Opti
(Post 947229)
This seems slightly unlikely, the Texas population is around 25.6 million as of 2011.
I know there has been alleged voter fraud but I think 5 bil votes from Texas would probably raise a few eyebrows.
Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 947237)
Yeah, they wouldn't have to waste time with any of those boring middle states. Just fly from east coast to west coast.
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Oh the irony of watching all my peers on facebook rejoice in Obama's victory as maybe only 5% of them with college degrees have jobs in their field.
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I just bought a Core 15 lower and two 30-round M&P9L mags.
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The good news is that you no longer have to work.
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I guess I'll pray to Satan that Republicans can come-up with a reasonable candidate.
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It’s looking a lot like Nate Silver fivethirtyeight.com nailed the prediction.
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Originally Posted by Ryan_G
(Post 947245)
Oh the irony of watching all my peers on facebook rejoice in Obama's victory as maybe only 5% of them with college degrees have jobs in their field.
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 947248)
The good news is that you no longer have to work.
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Like they say, once you go black...
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