Election Day Thread

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

I feel nothing about this election. I voted for Romney but wasn't excited about it, and now I'm not feeling particularly disappointed that he's lost. I just don't think either candidate has a good plan for our country.

I will, however, laugh if Romney pulls it out in Ohio after all this, especially with all the "proud to be an Ohioan" statuses on Facebook right now. What, you wouldn't be proud if Romney had won? Seems ridiculous to me.

I don't think either one would have a particularly strong effect on my life, but I feel that Obama's policies are better for more Americans. Let's be honest: for well-off, straight, white people, the actual effects of one administration or another are pretty slim.

ETA: but on a personal level, man, does Romney seem like a dick

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I don't think either one would have a particularly strong effect on my life, but I feel that Obama's policies are better for more Americans. Let's be honest: for well-off, straight, white people, the actual effects of one administration or another are pretty slim.

ETA: but on a personal level, man, does Romney seem like a dick

This x 10!

My friend and I were just saying this last night! The Preident's policies/"plan" can really only go so far - especially with such a polarized and extreme Congress. Partisianism is going to handcuff the potential for progress in the future, and would for either candidate. I do wish politicians on both sides of the aisle were more moderate in general.

[Jill1228]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I love vote-by-mail...even more after seeing some of the chaos erupting today. People trying to vote by email, lines so long that people have to take a day off work, polling places without power (and only electronic voting machines), voting machines with "glitches." Washington and Oregon: I love you!

I voted 3 weeks ago in Iowa. Love early voting

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I can't stop laughing. Facebook is lighting up with the political memes. I am wheezing, I've been laughing so hard!

I was LMAO too
No more political ads...woot!

[WCsweet<3]

I hate the idea of calling a winner based on projections. Reminds me of Truman vs Dewey.

[christiangirl]

I can't stop laughing. Facebook is lighting up with the political memes. I am wheezing, I've been laughing so hard!

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I can't stop laughing. Facebook is lighting up with the political memes. I am wheezing, I've been laughing so hard!

OMG they are! I died when I saw this one this morning:

[justgo_withit]

Tonight's take away: most people (well, most of my fb friends) don't really know anything about our government, and therefore don't have much of a foundation for their opinions and are very sensitive about them. And one click unfriending is really really awesome.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by justgo_withit

Tonight's take away: most people (well, most of my fb friends) don't really know anything about our government, and therefore don't have much of a foundation for their opinions and are very sensitive about them. And one click unfriending is really really awesome.

Agree. My favorite quote of the night, "We need to get rid of the electoral college and go by the popular vote!" Yeah, President Gore agrees with you.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by justgo_withit

Tonight's take away: most people (well, most of my fb friends) don't really know anything about our government, and therefore don't have much of a foundation for their opinions and are very sensitive about them. And one click unfriending is really really awesome.

Agree. My favorite quote of the night in response to how unfair the results of the night were, "We need to get rid of the electoral college and go by the popular vote!" Yeah, President Gore agrees with you.

[moe.ron]

Trump and Rove's melt = awesome. Can't wait for the daily show and colbert report covering the two melts.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Agree. My favorite quote of the night in response to how unfair the results of the night were, "We need to get rid of the electoral college and go by the popular vote!" Yeah, President Gore agrees with you.

I think if we get rid of the electoral college it's only fair to get rid of the Senate as well

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I think if we get rid of the electoral college it's only fair to get rid of the Senate as well

I don't care if we get rid of it, it's just disingenuous to agree with it only when it suits you. The point is moot anyway, since Romney was only winning the popular vote before the West Coast votes poured in.

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Agree. My favorite quote of the night in response to how unfair the results of the night were, "We need to get rid of the electoral college and go by the popular vote!" Yeah, President Gore agrees with you.

I love all of these statuses about "so glad I live in a democracy..."
Nope, it's a republic. You've even said it yourself if you've said the Pledge of Allegiance. Another hint to that is that if the fact we're using the electoral college instead of the popular vote.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek

I love all of these statuses about "so glad I live in a democracy..."
Nope, it's a republic. You've even said it yourself if you've said the Pledge of Allegiance. Another hint to that is that if the fact we're using the electoral college instead of the popular vote.

Thank you GeorgiaGreek. I keep banging that drum, and no one seems to get it. We're in a republic, people.

Now I'm going to put on Bob Marley and go make french toast.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AzTheta

Thank you GeorgiaGreek. I keep banging that drum, and no one seems to get it. We're in a republic, people.

My then-14-year-old from the back of the car one night last spring: "You know, nobody understands how our government works. They think we have a democracy, and that's just wrong. If we had a democracy, everybody would get a vote on everything."

"So what kind of government do we have?," I asked.

"A republic," he answered. "A federal, democratic republic. A constitutional, federal, democratic republic."

My = very proud.


On a different topic, I highly recommend listening to this past weekend's This American Life: Red State Blue State. The blurb:

Everyone knows that politics is now so divided in our country that not only do the 2 sides disagree on the solutions to the country’s problems, they don’t even agree on what the problems are. It’s 2 versions of the world in collision. This week we hear from people who’ve seen this infect their personal lives. They’ve lost friends. They’ve become estranged from family members.

There's also an interesting story on polarization and the squeeze on the middle (as much between Republicans as between Republicans and Democrats) in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.