obama goes 'backward' in 46 states

• QuakerOats

  So we have all the liberal media euphoria swooning over the guy who just lost nearly 10 million votes, and lost votes in 92% of the states, barely squeeking to re-election via approximately 150,000 votes among 3-4 states.
  
  His policies were completely rebuked in the '10 election and he personally loses millions and millions of votes in '12, and loses votes in nearly every single state. Yet we are to believe the liberal media that the GOP is ostensibly dead; when the facts state otherwise and the trend is in our direction.
  
  OMG --- the wonders of the hysterical left.
• rmolin73

  

  Lol
• BoatShoes

  Just more chaaaaaange we can believe in hahahaha
• Heretic

  

  Gotta give the l'il feller credit for a valiant effort to turn a loss into a win.
  
  "Even though I was proclaiming a landslide ALL THE WAY, baby...and my guy lost, he wasn't completely blown out, so I really won!! Right? Right? Uh...where is everybody?"
• BoatShoes

  Romney....Big Moral Victory....
  
  LOL
• QuakerOats

  Just trying to figure out how obama lost 10 million votes; are these the same people that he doesn't count when calculating our unemployment rate ---- they just disappeared. How convenient.
• isadore

  QuakerOats;1316018 wrote:Just trying to figure out how obama lost 10 million votes; are these the same people that he doesn't count when calculating our unemployment rate ---- they just disappeared. How convenient.

  check your math on the present totals and then see if florida popular vote has been added in yet.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  QuakerOats;1315867 wrote:So we have all the liberal media euphoria swooning over the guy who just lost nearly 10 million votes, and lost votes in 92% of the states, barely squeeking to re-election via approximately 150,000 votes among 3-4 states.
  
  His policies were completely rebuked in the '10 election and he personally loses millions and millions of votes in '12, and loses votes in nearly every single state. Yet we are to believe the liberal media that the GOP is ostensibly dead; when the facts state otherwise and the trend is in our direction.
  
  OMG --- the wonders of the hysterical left.

  But, the dude still won.
  And the D's gained seats in the Senate.
  
  Yes, Obama lost votes, hell even D's said that was going to happen. It was expected given the nature of the economy. No one of any influence said Obama was going to crush anyone. Hell, Silver's guess was pretty damn close.
  
  Weak sauce here chief.
  Again, you have no credibility anymore.
  
  Guess you are afraid the dicator will gather you up into camps and force his Marxist agenda down your throat. The sky is falling!
• queencitybuckeye

  The changing demographics in the country pretty clearly indicate that believing in this as a trend is someone trying to fool himself. Far better to accept reality and change what needs to be changed.
• gut

  queencitybuckeye;1316045 wrote:The changing demographics in the country pretty clearly indicate that believing in this as a trend is someone trying to fool himself. Far better to accept reality and change what needs to be changed.

  I'm not sure they have to change all that much. The latinos did appear to vote pretty consistently on the immigration issue, but for the most part I think that bloc continues to otherwise be up for grabs.
  
  Maybe things haven't changed all that much and we just underestimate how difficult it is to beat an incumbent. I'm not sure Repubs need to redefine their values, they maybe just need to be less outspoken on some of the hot button. Shame on them for letting this election be about small issues. That and they can't let the media use a few guys who put their foot in their mouth to demonize the entire party. Yeah, Joe Biden says dumb shit and he gets a pass, but that's the reality they have to deal with.
  
  And I'm not sure how much the Tea Party has really been hijacked so much as that being the narrative the media wants to portray. They will attack and demonize any faction that could potentially be a threat to liberalism and their control. If the libertarians ever get any real traction it will be the same thing, other than perhaps Maher will get a little nostalgic.
• QuakerOats

  queencitybuckeye;1316045 wrote:The changing demographics in the country pretty clearly indicate that believing in this as a trend is someone trying to fool himself. Far better to accept reality and change what needs to be changed.

  Trying to get my hands around this demographics thing. Are you implying that latinos, for instance, are incapable of ascribing to conservative principles, say 'extreme' ideas like a balanced budget, or a debt reduction plan, or restructurings to Social Security and Medicare to insure their long-term viability, for their own benefit? Are you implying that blacks would prefer being housed in the liberal welfare state instead of a having a good job? Are you suggesting that single women would prefer to have their kids saddled with ten of thousands of dollars of government debt, than to advocate for modest fiscal restraint?
  
  I think most Americans, not just groups carved up and defined by democrat think, want to move in a positive direction, based on rational thought and economic reality.
• QuakerOats

  ptown_trojans_1;1316034 wrote:But, the dude still won.
  And the D's gained seats in the Senate.
  
  Yes, Obama lost votes, hell even D's said that was going to happen. It was expected given the nature of the economy. No one of any influence said Obama was going to crush anyone. Hell, Silver's guess was pretty damn close.
  
  Weak sauce here chief.
  Again, you have no credibility anymore.
  
  Guess you are afraid the dicator will gather you up into camps and force his Marxist agenda down your throat. The sky is falling!

  
  Yawn
• gut

  QuakerOats;1316075 wrote:Are you implying that latinos, for instance, are incapable of ascribing to conservative principles, say 'extreme' ideas like a balanced budget, or a debt reduction plan, or restructurings to Social Security and Medicare to insure their long-term viability, for their own benefit?

  Well, yes, they just did reject those ideas.
• WebFire

  I don't really know what the point of this thread is.
• Tiernan

  The point of this thread is to rub a little NeoSporin into a gaping head wound. The Repubs just won't take this defeat graciously, somehow, someway they got cheated and God knows they are not gonna shut up about it for another 4 yrs.
• QuakerOats

  WebFire;1316081 wrote:I don't really know what the point of this thread is.

  
  The point of the thread is that the loss of 10 million voters and the loss of significant votes in 46 states ought to be a teaching moment for obama. Hopefully it will be. And it also provides a bit of context for those watching the liberal media that obviously wishes to avoid any mention of signficant obama defections.
• isadore

  1. is the present total 10 million or is it less?
  2. are the florida popular votes added into the popular vote totals yet?
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  QuakerOats;1316092 wrote:The point of the thread is that the loss of 10 million voters and the loss of significant votes in 46 states ought to be a teaching moment for obama. Hopefully it will be. And it also provides a bit of context for those watching the liberal media that obviously wishes to avoid any mention of signficant obama defections.

  Again, did anyone really say he was going to win by the same margin as 08?
  Of course not.
  Most pundits said it would be close, not Obama getting over 300.
  Your argument makes no sense.
  
  If you are trying to say the President needs to move toward the middle, then yes, but then again, nearly all do their second term. They all become more pragmatic, willing to compromise and deal.
  We are seeing that now with the fiscal cliff dialogue.
  And, hey Congress looks like they want to play ball.
  
  Although, I am shocked to see a few posts of yours not have buzz words like Marxist, socialist, dictator, etc. in it. Congrats, did not know you had it in ya.
• WebFire

  QuakerOats;1316092 wrote:The point of the thread is that the loss of 10 million voters and the loss of significant votes in 46 states ought to be a teaching moment for obama. Hopefully it will be. And it also provides a bit of context for those watching the liberal media that obviously wishes to avoid any mention of signficant obama defections.

  Um, ok?
• queencitybuckeye

  QuakerOats;1316075 wrote:Trying to get my hands around this demographics thing. Are you implying that latinos, for instance, are incapable of ascribing to conservative principles, say 'extreme' ideas like a balanced budget, or a debt reduction plan, or restructurings to Social Security and Medicare to insure their long-term viability, for their own benefit?

  If they're having trouble with these concepts, they're in company with every Republican president I can remember. Who was the last Republican president to accomplish a balanced budget?
  
  The problem is less that they aren't capable of ascribing to such things, it's that they recognize that both parties are lying through their teeth about being the party to accomplish it. Neither has any intention of doing so.
• QuakerOats

  ptown_trojans_1;1316107 wrote:Again, did anyone really say he was going to win by the same margin as 08?
  Of course not.
  Most pundits said it would be close, not Obama getting over 300.
  Your argument makes no sense.
  
  If you are trying to say the President needs to move toward the middle, then yes, but then again, nearly all do their second term. They all become more pragmatic, willing to compromise and deal.
  We are seeing that now with the fiscal cliff dialogue.
  And, hey Congress looks like they want to play ball.
  
  Although, I am shocked to see a few posts of yours not have buzz words like Marxist, socialist, dictator, etc. in it. Congrats, did not know you had it in ya.

  
  As you know Clinton moved across the aisle in accepting the Gingrich/Kasich budget proposal that led to the near-balanced budget of the late '90's. Of course Clinton was not nearly as liberal as obama, nor as arrogant I don't think. [sidebar: always chuckle when I hear democrats refer to the greatness of the Clinton balanced budget; they were fathered by the demonic Gingrich and Kasich; hilarious].
  
  Anyhow, if you are the leader you have to set the agenda and make the first move. So, (and this is the question I posed to you and Boatshoes the other night and never got a reply) will it be "either accept my radical agenda, or screw you", OR will it now be, "we must gain a solution that solves our problems and it will involve compromise on my part including real spendig cuts (not the fake ones D.C. is famous for), and I want you to know that, and I hope you will budge on your end also; let's meet tomorrow morning to begin the work."
  
  
  
  What will it be?
• isadore

  gosh a ruddies I think that clinton guy balanced the budget. I think he is a democrat.
• QuakerOats

  queencitybuckeye;1316116 wrote:The problem is less that they aren't capable of ascribing to such things, it's that they recognize that both parties are lying through their teeth about being the party to accomplish it. Neither has any intention of doing so.

  
  
  Believe me, we are weeks away from the MARKETS forcing them to do it.
• Zombaypirate

  QuakerOats;1315867 wrote:So we have all the liberal media euphoria swooning over the guy who just lost nearly 10 million votes, and lost votes in 92% of the states, barely squeeking to re-election via approximately 150,000 votes among 3-4 states.
  
  His policies were completely rebuked in the '10 election and he personally loses millions and millions of votes in '12, and loses votes in nearly every single state. Yet we are to believe the liberal media that the GOP is ostensibly dead; when the facts state otherwise and the trend is in our direction.
  
  OMG --- the wonders of the hysterical left.

  Are you completely insane? Obama SMASHED Romney in electoral votes the people have spoken, as much as you hate it. The GOP is suffering horribly Obama was terrible READ MY LIPS Obama was terrible and yet the GOP could not beat him?
  
  The GOP is flawed horribly drop the religious nonsense. Fairy tales do not go far in todays world except in 3rd world countries. Focus on the economy and making a solid MIDDLE CLASS........ NOT record profits for the few.
  
  THe GOP is about worthless. The people have spoken and you do not like how they have spoken. The GOP needs MAJOR reworking.
• QuakerOats

  isadore;1316158 wrote:gosh a ruddies I think that clinton guy balanced the budget. I think he is a democrat.

  
  Yeah, he did it while getting a hummer too; Gingrich and Kasich had nothing to do with it. Now scram; go watch spongebob or something.