Elections Results Thread

[Faithdancer]

It appears that the proposed amendment to constitutionally ban same sex “marriage” in Minnesota will be defeated. That makes a clean sweep for the homosexualists- four out of four. My prayers are with the devout Catholics of Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. Please urge your pastoral councils to take protective measures against what will surely follow, eventually- homosexual couples insisting that they have their “marriages” and their civil “unions” in your parish hall, if not in front of the holy altar in your parish church.

 

[Pork_Roll]

I can’t see how the Republicans can ever win again. The Democrats have too many “sheep” that will vote for them no matter what.

I’m sorry, but I’m not surprised that blacks and Hispanics largely didn’t vote for Romney. He’s out of touch. Do you really think a platform of deporting all illegal aliens and their families is going to sell well?

did you guys listen to Obama’s speech? I am getting really tired of his plagiarism. It’s as if he dissected a dozen speeches from popes and politicians and put them all together, not mentioning one of the original writers. Is he really that naïve to think that Catholics wouldn’t notice?

I didn’t notice but it doesn’t surprise me.

 

[pete_29]

You will not be saying that in 4 years when there is $20 trillion debt

I pray your right, but I’m not holding my breath.

 

[_Abyssinia]

I’m sorry, but I’m not surprised that blacks and Hispanics largely didn’t vote for Romney. He’s out of touch. Do you really think a platform of deporting all illegal aliens and their families is going to sell well?I didn’t notice but it doesn’t surprise me.

Romney did not have a platform of deporting all illegal immigratiants and their families. He said in the 2nd debate we are not going to round up illegal immigrants

 

[pete_29]

I’m sorry, but I’m not surprised that blacks and Hispanics largely didn’t vote for Romney. He’s out of touch. Do you really think a platform of deporting all illegal aliens and their families is going to sell well?

It doesn’t matter if he was for open borders, Blacks and Hispanics still wouldn’t vote for him in a majority.

 

[_Abyssinia]

I pray your right, but I’m not holding my breath.

That debt will burden every man, woman and child. People may finally wake up and see liberal economic policies fail

 

[Faithdancer]

But can they ever win? That’s the question. If they don’t win it doesn’t do the pro-life movement much good, does it?

But Pete, the more votes that the pro-life, pro-God conservative parties draw, the stronger the message they send. Why does it have to be about the short term? And why should ollowers of Jesus Christ be ruled by secular considerations?

 

[Pork_Roll]

It doesn’t matter if he was for open borders, Blacks and Hispanics still wouldn’t vote for him in a majority.

Maybe not a majority, but a lot more if he didn’t say that silly stuff about deporting illegals. The damage was done.

 

[ishii]

I don’t look at people as being inherently bad. I believe and our faith tells us that people are inherently good. The GOP need to recognize that their message isn’t selling. There is nothing catholic about war mongering, spreading fear about war and increasing defense spending to ridiculous levels. There is nothing catholic about believing in creationism or rejecting scientific theories about AGW. There is nothing catholic about trickle down wealth and exporting jobs to China in the name of profit. There is nothing catholic about spreading hate towards government employees, unions, democrats, illegal aliens and liberals.

People rejected Romney not because he was more “conservative” or more “pro-life”, they rejected him because of the failed GOP policies that he keeps promoting. Enough of the politics and party mentality. You are supposed to be catholic first and not Republican or Democrat.

If every catholic voted pro-life, Romney wouldn’t have been elected.

A majority of Catholics decided that voting against Romney was more important that stopping a supporter of infanticide - Obama. The miniscule group that voted 3rd party - Virgin Goode, etc. are so small that its not worth mentioning - except that they passed up an opportunity to stop the infanticide supporter in chief. There will be a reckoning for both groups.

Ishii

 

[beehumble]

I don’t look at people as being inherently bad. I believe and our faith tells us that people are inherently good. The GOP need to recognize that their message isn’t selling. There is nothing catholic about war mongering, spreading fear about war and increasing defense spending to ridiculous levels. There is nothing catholic about believing in creationism or rejecting scientific theories about AGW. There is nothing catholic about trickle down wealth and exporting jobs to China in the name of profit. There is nothing catholic about spreading hate towards government employees, unions, democrats, illegal aliens and liberals.

People rejected Romney not because he was more “conservative” or more “pro-life”, they rejected him because of the failed GOP policies that he keeps promoting. Enough of the politics and party mentality. You are supposed to be catholic first and not Republican or Democrat.

If every catholic voted pro-life, Romney wouldn’t have been elected.

And voting for a candidate who wants to spread abortion is not catholic, the bishops said so.

Actually, he would have won the election if every Catholic voted pro-life- there are a LOT of Catholics in this country, especially in swing states… He would have taken Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and other predominantly Catholic states.

God bless you.

 

[HansTrappist]

I can’t see how the Republicans can ever win again. The Democrats have too many “sheep” that will vote for them no matter what.

You might be right. But think on the bright side: God doesn’t let sins that cry to Heaven go unpunished. He gives the persons that privately and publicly commit and support these sins every opportunity to correct themselves. Eventually, there comes a point where God says “enough is enough” and deals out His promised punishment. Whether that punishment comes via other nations (as was often the case in the OT) or by nature or by a direct intervention remains to be seen but the important point is that it will come since the four sins that cry to Heaven demand Justice and God always keeps his Word.

 

[seekerz]

It doesn’t matter if he was for open borders, Blacks and Hispanics still wouldn’t vote for him in a majority.

I think anybody, regardless of their skin color, will consider voting for people whose *respect *for them is obvious.

BTW, congratulations America. And thanks be to God, the ultimate authority.

 

[beehumble]

You might be right. But think on the bright side: God doesn’t let sins that cry to Heaven go unpunished. He gives the persons that privately and publicly commit and support these sins every opportunity to correct themselves. Eventually, there comes a point where God says “enough is enough” and deals out His promised punishment. Whether that punishment comes via other nations (as was often the case in the OT) or by nature or by a direct intervention remains to be seen but the important point is that it will come since the four sins that cry to Heaven demand Justice and God always keeps his Word.

Exactly. And I am afraid the retribution will be in just a few years. I tremble for our nation.

God bless you.

 

[Pork_Roll]

And voting for a candidate who wants to spread abortion is not catholic, the bishops said so.

Not just those who want to spread abortion, but

“You may in some circumstances where you don’t have any candidate who is proposing to eliminate all abortion, choose the candidate who will most limit this grave evil in our country,”

When Romney was running for the GOP primary, every catholic who voted for him did so wrongly when Santorum and others like Ron Paul wanted to eliminate all abortions. Even then, there were 3rd party pro-life candidates that could have been supported if not for the GOP juggernaut marginalizing everyone else.

 

[pete_29]

I think anybody, regardless of their skin color, will consider voting for people whose *respect *for them is obvious.

BTW, congratulations America. And thanks be to God, the ultimate authority.

So basically, Republicans can’t expect their vote until they stop being racists.

 

[Dale_M]

Maybe not a majority, but a lot more if he didn’t say that silly stuff about deporting illegals. The damage was done.

Romney, who doesn’t seem to have political beliefs of his own, was unusually concerned about keeping the Republican base in his camp. It may have cost him the election.

 

[seekerz]

So basically, Republicans can’t expect their vote until they stop being racists.

If that’s the way you choose to word it…I would rather avoid the R word and just stick with the concept of basic respect for all human beings whom you wish to have support you. All disrespect is not racism, unless it is selectively applied based on pigmentation.

 

[_Abyssinia]

If that’s the way you choose to word it…I would rather avoid the R word and just stick with the concept of basic respect for all human beings whom you wish to have support you. All disrespect is not racism, unless it is selectively applied based on pigmentation.

BASIC RESPECT FOR ALL HUMAN BEINGS? What about Obama’s obsession with abortion? He does not have basic respect for all human beings. To incur republicans do not respect people of different ethnicities is so wrong

 

[Faithdancer]

Absolutely, Constitution Party is. I can’t help but think though, if you see how the 3rd parties performed, they did not. Votes that might have gone to Virgil Goode obviously went to Romney, I don’t really think Gary Johnson got that many Romney votes. Libertarian party’s ideas are quite a bit different than the Republican or even Ron Paul type Republican ideals. From what I can tell, 3rd parties polled under 5% around the nation and actually more like 1-3%, so Johnson did not do too well.

If all voting Catholics voted for a third party, that party would ballot in the double digits. Whether or not that candidate won, it would send a clear message to both of the entrenched parties that the Roman Catholic voters are a force for change. I know this is a pipe dream and couldn’t happen unless all Catholics were fully, properly catechized, and voted strictly according to Church teachings.

 

[cornbread_r2]

If all voting Catholics voted for a third party, that party would ballot in the double digits. Whether or not that candidate won, it would send a clear message to both of the entrenched parties that the Roman Catholic voters are a force for change. I know this is a pipe dream and couldn’t happen unless all Catholics were fully, properly catechized, and voted strictly according to Church teachings.

like robots.