The who will you be voting for Poll and Discussion Thread

[Obev]

No, from a European point of view it's pretty much right of centre versus the Socialist Worker's Party's caricature of right-wing politicians. "Tax cuts! Welfare cuts! No regulation! NO ABORTION EVAR. Not rich, straight, white and male? SCREW YOU LOL"

Seriously the fact that you let people like Akin, Ryan and Mourdock out in public, let alone run for office without being laughed off the stage, confuses the living fuck outta me.

I'd vote for Obama if I could. The Romney ticket is far too frighteningly vague on some issues and worryingly specific on others.

[Kuya]

If i could vote, i would probably vote for a justice party. Rocky Anderson left a good impression in the third party debate.

[notorious bum]

It's funny how 99% of all arguments against Romney I've heard on air or on the streets revolves around the very basic human rights themes that stem from his nutjob neocon ideologies or things that don't even exist, like his tax plan(lol our political system is such a joke that even middle-schoolers can poke fun).

Seriously the fact that you let people like Akin, Ryan and Mourdock out in public, let alone run for office without being laughed off the stage, confuses the living fuck outta me.

I actually repeat this line of thought alot myself lol I almost feel insulted for even having to waste my time and energy listening to how crazy Romney is over-and-over or how "atleast Obama is trying" or something equally apologetic.

Whatever helps you sleep at night, but don't come here saying "wtf", after voting, when Obama renews the Patriot Act another 4 times or the Banks get another blank check for another inevitable fuck-up of epic proportions. Or, don't ask "why" Obama doesn't take a stand when unions will be under attack again. Why his wife wants kids to eat healthy foods, yet you don't hear "shit, let's cut those corn subsidies" "Jamie Oliver is my boy, get this junk outta schools" or "regulate the produce farms that repeatedly kill Americans due to little or no regulation every year."

Forget about the numerous other topics that will NEVER be discussed like the War on Drugs(already got that black vote anyways).

As for the FL supereme court justices that are on the table, I haven't really heard much discussion about it, aside from a segment on community radio. Anything can happen, of course, with the power of ad-spending, but it seems like it would be difficult to get your average dumb voter to simply dismiss 3 judges that were appointed back when your boy Walkin' Lawton was in office. Plus, these 3 are generally liked from what little I've heard, on both sides of the aisle.

edit: quick search brought up this article that says basically the same as what I heard on the radio, but also says this:

Each of the three justices has served on the high court for more than a decade, including stints as chief justice. The last time they were up for retention in 2006, each won support from two-thirds of voters.

I don't believe Scotty could dig up enough dirt to make someone vote to dismiss 3 different judges for no real reason(besides "they're lib scum").

[Ashmada]

No, from a European point of view it's pretty much right of centre versus the Socialist Worker's Party's caricature of right-wing politicians. "Tax cuts! Welfare cuts! No regulation! NO ABORTION EVAR. Not rich, straight, white and male? SCREW YOU LOL"

Seriously the fact that you let people like Akin, Ryan and Mourdock out in public, let alone run for office without being laughed off the stage, confuses the living fuck outta me.

I'd vote for Obama if I could. The Romney ticket is far too frighteningly vague on some issues and worryingly specific on others.

True. From an European perspective, you guys don't have a democratic left-wing party.
Democrats are right-wing, republicans are far-right/insane, tea partiers are insane/morons/probably both and most of your third parties are far too extreme, including the misnamed "Socialist Party" which, once you look at at its program, seems more anarchic than socialist.

[Talint]

Or, don't ask "why" Obama doesn't take a stand when unions will be under attack again. Why his wife wants kids to eat healthy foods, yet you don't hear "shit, let's cut those corn subsidies" "Jamie Oliver is my boy, get this junk outta schools" or "regulate the produce farms that repeatedly kill Americans due to little or no regulation every year."

God. This so fucking hard.

I genuinely don't know why we subside both corn and oil out the fucking ass. They're holdovers for a time that no longer exists.

I'd vote for a guy in either party if they came out strongly against corn subsidies, but it's not like they exist.

[Shuichi]

Voting Obama. Live in the other Sin City (NYC). So yeah. But at least the POTUS did come out in favor of same-sex marriage. Just need to see some action on the federal level. I dread a Romney presidency. I feel like he would set this country back to the dark ages. The republicans did state that they just wanted someone to sign the bills and with Romney being devoid of any real spine I think he would definitely be that man to just sign shit. What I'm also concerned about is Congress. People tend to forget about the other branch of government and think that the POTUS somehow controls everything by himself. The Republicans came in with the expressed agenda of making sure Obama was a one term President.

[SephYuyX]

Since I dont want to throw a vote away (would vote Ron Paul), im voting for the lesser of two horrible evils; Romney.
In a swinging state btw.

[Demosthenes11]

look at me look at me.

too transparent

[SephYuyX]

too transparent

I do it all for you, babycakes.

[Siatdiat]

Why are corn subsidies the only one mentioned? We fuck over poor nations all over the world on cotton, wheat, corn, beef, sugar, etc. because of subsidies. The EU is also guilty of these same subsidies that are putting farms outside US and EU out of business. Who is to blame for starting farm subsidies in the US in the first place? Hint: Guy in a wheel chair credited for all kinds of shit he didn't actually do.

[Jaybar]

Also, NAFTA

(Voted non-mainstream; Illinois going blue, don't giveafuck)

[Kurokikaze]

Obama vote inc. Too much on the line this time around to risk giving a vote to a third party candidate. New, hopefully liberal, addition to the SCOTUS needs to happen.

[Jer]

Damn, I came in here to see who BG would predict to win the election. What a shame it's too close to call.

[Salodin]

Damn, I came in here to see who BG would predict to win the election. What a shame it's too close to call.

Thought it was agreed that its close, but not that close. Obama just has to make sure no naked pictures of him and ricky martin come out and he's got this one in the bag.

[Qalbert]

[Plow]

Here, CS, you want a reason to vote?

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.ph...t_8_%282012%29

The Florida "Religious Freedom Amendment," which is aiming to give the "religious freedom" for the state to take money from public schools, financial aid, etc. and funnel it into private/religious schools.

[Cream Soda]

Well, even if I were registered to vote, I'd definitely walk in there and vote no on that, but that still has 0 to do with me not wanting to vote for Obama.

[Kuya]

I know that if i were CS, and people kept needlessly harassing me to vote for Obeezy, i'd probably vote for Romney just to see the mad roll.

[Skjie]

No, from a European point of view it's pretty much right of centre versus the Socialist Worker's Party's caricature of right-wing politicians. "Tax cuts! Welfare cuts! No regulation! NO ABORTION EVAR. Not rich, straight, white and male? SCREW YOU LOL"

Seriously, America wouldn't even know what to do with a real socialist...

[Plow]

Well, even if I were registered to vote, I'd definitely walk in there and vote no on that, but that still has 0 to do with me not wanting to vote for Obama.

Dude, go in and leave the presidential box empty. It's dumb, but I don't care; what matters is that your entire state government is literally out to fuck you as much as they possibly can, with the current primary goal being to convince you not to vote.