The 2012 US Presidential Race Post-Mortem

Discussion in 'Elections' started by American Brummie, Nov 7, 2012.

  1. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
    Jersey City, NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does the Constitution even mention districts?
     
  2. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
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    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The cap on the size of a district should be based on the population of the least populous state.
     
  3. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
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    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
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    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nope. An entire state could be "at large" if they wished it.
     
  4. dapip

    dapip Member+

    Sep 5, 2003
    South Florida
    Club:
    Millonarios Bogota
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/04/gallup-poll-2012_n_3384882.html?utm_hp_ref=politics



     
  5. Waliatiger

    Waliatiger Member+

    Jul 1, 2013
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Too right-wing, horribly VP choice, got pigeonholed and defined too early, got hammered by the diverse riding demographic trends,appealed to a narrow homogenous base that is declining and dying off.
     
  6. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Romney is too right-wing? Sure he was a horrible candidate, but I don't think being too right wing was his problem.
     
  7. Waliatiger

    Waliatiger Member+

    Jul 1, 2013
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I do he went too Far right on a number of issues immigration, taxes, Ryan budget, abortion, Russia, entitlements, gay marriage etc. He never stood up to the right flank in his party he cowed to him. He could've ran as a moderately conservative republican i.e like George W did in 2000 instead he ran too far right.
     
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  8. Mattbro

    Mattbro Member+

    Sep 21, 2001
    I agree. The GOP primary process pushed him way over to the right. He was running for president, for Pete's sake. He couldn't be hiring illegals.
     
  9. Waliatiger

    Waliatiger Member+

    Jul 1, 2013
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Mitt was just a sacrificial lamb in my opinion, no GOP nominee was going to beat Obama in 2012 especially not with that clown car they had against him.
     
  10. JBigjake

    JBigjake Member+

    Nov 16, 2003
  11. guignol

    guignol Moderator
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    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France

    i by no means wish to defend clinton for this, but there's worse. a majority of these appearances are royally bought-and-paid-for endorsements of oil companies, defense contractors, water service multinationals...

    in this as in so many other things that changed statesmanship forever, and for much the worse, the trailblazers were ronald reagan and margaret thatcher. the finest democracy money could buy.
     
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  12. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was going to say that Reagan was paid [Dr. Evil]One Million Dollars [/Dr. Evil] for a speech a year or so after he left office. $200 grand for Clinton will barely buy him a new box of cigars.
     
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  13. guignol

    guignol Moderator
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    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    2ooK or a milyun, the real difference is that clinton is being paid to try to support hospitals, not close them.
     

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