Go vote

[Atreides]

I'm sorry if my giving your guys side of the argument the benefit of the doubt was a bad thing.

you didn't give anyone the benefit of any doubt, you came in here claiming not to care and then stubbornly continued to post about how much you don't care for page after page. For someone who claims that his opinion doesn't count you sure have a lot of trouble keeping yours to yourself

[Yabby]

People were so convinced that my one vote truly counted, so I thought for a second to myself that I could have been wrong, so I made that post to double check.

I don't think people thought your 1 vote would mean much, but people that don't vote are retards. If everyone like you voted that would be more than 1 vote, and the turnout would be different.

[bigrougabagel]

http://results.enr.clarityelections....n/summary.html

Chandler by around 600 votes. This will be fought out for week,s who knows how the margin may change. Glad I voted.

[Atreides]

fucking finally, CO called for Bennet.

edit: looks like Dan Maes managed to swing 11% in the Governor's race too, guess the Repubs will appear on the top of the ballot in 2012 after all.

[Atreides]

apparently this is a record year for openly gay/lesbian elected officials too, including 4 members of the House (David Cicilline will join Barney Frank/Tammy Barnes/Jared Polis) there are 106 that won elections nationwide
http://www.gaypolitics.com/2010/11/0...ted-to-office/

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

I hope when Democrats speak publicly about why they lost seats they use the same reasoning spouted in this thread. "Voters were stupid."

[Atreides]

thank you for contributing

[Yuri-G]

Democrats lost seats because Democrats were stupid, and because tea party voters were stupider.

[Yabby]

Well they won, it has been a day. I know they don't get there till January, but why isn't the economy fixed yet?

O sorry, was just channeling the overall public there for a second.

[Selamis]

Pretty much. Dem's also lost seats because their young voter base was disenchanted with the lack of immediate progress and expected everything to be changed overnight and didn't go vote. I found an article that also addresses this phenomenon, it's a decent read regardless of what side you vote on, though it is more so aimed directly at young Democrats, it can be used as a warning to young voters on either party to not not do anything.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...otes110310.DTL

[Atreides]

I can list all the reasons for the upset in case anyone wants, but remember as far as "republican waves" after the first 2 years of a presidency and a down economy this one was not nearly as bad as everyone was expecting. Harry Reid keeping his seat is a big deal for dems, since it was a political blow the Republicans would have loved to deliver (and spent a LOT of money on)

[Palin]

The Dems lost support not just because "progress takes time," its because they're a fucking incompetent party who doesn't know how toget anything done. The fact they had 60 votes in the Senate and the House locked up to get shit passed didn't stop a few fringe Senators from causing problems. The Dems play too nice and couldn't get their own party in line, so those 3-4 Blue Dogs in the Senate completely had their way with the rest of the Democratic party. The Dems did the worst job of handling a supermajority and its not surprising their party is disenfranchised with them.

Not to mention the "bite the hand that feeds mentality" of the Dems. They get elected on progressive and liberal ideas and once they're in office immediately play nice with the GoP, who spent two years laughing at the idea and saying no to everything. Instead of pushing universal health care and getting their party whipped into line, they ignored the liberal base that got them there, and even at times mocked them.

I'm a Dem just because they're closest thing this country has to a real left wing party (truth is they're not, they're Center-Left if even that). But god damn do I hate how fucking retarded they are at playing politics sometimes. Just look at how the Republicans could always shape the language of the debate. "Death Panels," "Obamacare," etc. The GOP knows how to get shit done and play dirty politics, and the Dems are too busy trying to be butt buddies with them to take note.

[Kurokikaze]

^ lol.

I'm positive a ton of Americans woke up the day after Obama took office like "Wheres ma change?!". This shit takes time and thats something I think Republicans are going to capitalize on. They have a really closed minded look on things and can put a bandaid on a gunshot wound and act like they cured cancer. Democrats are bad at selling their accomplishments. ex: The whole thing with taxes really pisses me off.

[Melchiah]

People were so convinced that my one vote truly counted, so I thought for a second to myself that I could have been wrong, so I made that post to double check.

Yeah yeah, we get it fuckhead. You're a political nihilist. Since you've made it abundantly clear that you SO DON'T GIVE A SHIT, the logical extension is you agreeing that your opinion is meaningless. Right? Your vote doesn't matter, thus what you want/think doesn't matter, correct?

In that case, shut the fuck up, and stop posting.

edit: It's so hard to read the legitimate, pertinent discussion when I have to sift through shit like Cream Soda's posts. Seriously asshole, stop fucking up this thread.

[Celestialstrife]

fucking finally, CO called for Bennet.

edit: looks like Dan Maes managed to swing 11% in the Governor's race too, guess the Repubs will appear on the top of the ballot in 2012 after all.

Boo lol

[Yabby]

^ lol.

I'm positive a ton of Americans woke up the day after Obama took office like "Wheres ma change?!". This shit takes time and thats something I think Republicans are going to capitalize on. They have a really closed minded look on things and can put a bandaid on a gunshot wound and act like they cured cancer. Democrats are bad at selling their accomplishments. ex: The whole thing with taxes really pisses me off.

http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.c...sp_1212_04.jpg

[Atreides]

Boo lol

Do they talk about what happened with Maes a lot in CO? Cuz I never hear about it on the national news, even though it's hilarious. Something about alleging that the U.N. was engineering a takeover of Denver by providing the people with bicycles, and a big problem with diverting campaign funds for personal expenses, and that he claims he used to work for the Kansas Bureau of Investigations. I mean, 11% is better than 8%, but I think he's done with politics for a while lol

[Qalbert]

lol, may have been posted, idk

Apparently being a politician's daughter doesn't always translate into being a politically active person. Bristol Palin admitted today that she forgot to vote in yesterday's midterm elections, reports the New York Daily News.

The 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant, who survived another round of eliminations, was seemingly too busy competing on the reality competition show to cast her vote.

"I did not send in my absentee ballots to Alaska. I'm going to be in trouble. Sorry, mom!" said the younger Palin.

Despite her neglect, Palin will definitely make it to the polls in 2012, when she hopes her mother will be running for president.

"I know she is great, and she is great for our country," she said.

[Atreides]

lol, maybe mommy will forget to vote for bristol

edit: should have remembered condoms too BAZING

[Correction]

I hope when Democrats speak publicly about why they lost seats they use the same reasoning spouted in this thread. "Voters were stupid."

Yes, because when 60% of people in a poll say the economy was their highest priority problem in their lives the Republicans sure are honest about what their highest priorities are going to be, cutting spending everywhere but social security, medicare/medicaid and defense.