Elections Results Thread

[SamH]

I had a good election night. How about you?

What does that say when the politics of racism and division won?

 

[Publisher]

I had a good election night. How about you?

Me too…the Fat Lady started singing pretty early.

 

[pete_29]

Did my comment hit a nerve? That generally means there is some truth to it.

You made a statement. I for one would like to see proof.

 

[stinkcat_14]

I had a good election night. How about you?

I went to bed early, so I had a good night too.

 

[_Abyssinia]

Good things that have happened

Rep Michelle Bachann won reelection

Nevada pro life senator Dean Heller has defeated pro abortion Rep Shelley Berkley

1st Latino senator in Texas won, Ted Cruz

Montana Passes Parental Notification Abortion Law

Pro life Rep Renacci victrious over pro abortion Rep Betty Sutton

Republican victories for Congressman Scott Perry, senator elect Jeff Flake, senator Deb Fischer, Pat McCrory

Proposition E: Missourians Pass Health Exchange Measure

Massachusetts Voters Defeat Assisted Suicide Measure Question 2

 

[SamH]

You made a statement. I for one would like to see proof.

That’s like asking for information about Benghazi from the Obama administration.

 

[BroomWagon]

Romney would have created jobs, Obama in 4 years has created none.

All we have are people voting for America to fail. No shame in predicting Romney to win, it would have been good for America.

 

[Tampa_Dave]

If the GOP doesnt adapt itself to the new emerging demographics of the 21st century, it will die.

The demographics of the USA is not our parents or our grandparents.

GOP needs to get out ahead of that.

And the Obama being in position to put 2-3 supreme court justices on the bench, well, we all understand those ramifications.

I’ve said that for years, but the GOP never moved to accommodate Hispanics. I never understood the attitude. Why not?

 

[Seeker1961]

Romney lost by approx 2 million votes, he got 57 million to Obama’s 59 million, that is not 1/2 the country

Glad to see you this morning, I was hoping you were ok.

It’s showing 50% to 48% so far…sorry for the sloppy math but I was up very late last night.

 

[epan]

The GOP lost to a very vulnerable President. Add to that the fact that they got hammered in the Senate races. If things continue, the House will be next.

The Democratic party got smart in eliminating the dead wood candidates in close races. The Republicans did not do that. There were several republican Senate candidates who just had to lose. There was no other choice but to vote in their opponent.

With gerrymandering, it will be very tough to shift the House Republican majority. Both parties do it, once they get in. But it might happen.

I was struck by the diversity and youthfulness of the Obama camp, when viewed streaming the acceptance and capitulation speeches. Quite a contrast with the Republican camp.

My generation, and the ones younger, are not sitting out elections anymore. We have realized that we can elect a president by forming coalitions, and we will continue to do so. Karl Rove taught everyone how to do it, with the Bush campaign. He formed coalitions on the right. Mr. Obama took that lesson to heart, but used social networking to do it. Remember his first campaign, and the way he raised money? Nobody had seen that before.

Just as with the social/political movements in the middle east, the nature of political networking has changed. Coalitions are easily formed. There is power there.

Wait another four years, and I predict that this trend will only be stronger. So, the Republican Party had best come to understand it, if they hope to ever see their candidate in the White House again. They have time to. They can do it. But the same old paradigm is not likely to be applied successfully again.

The media called the 2008 election an aberration, and was predicting a smaller turnout in the 20-30 year old demographic. The opposite happened. 2008 was not an aberration, except in the sense that it marked a shift to a new model, and a new mix of voters.

 

[irishpatrick]

This is so. On the other side of the coin, you have those who say the GOP did not run a real conservative. I think too, that the Mainstream Media is very friendly to Obama has something to do with it too.

I agree. I also think that Hurricane Sandy was no accidental event. It changed the momentum back to Obama, and took Romney off the stage for five days. As I stated before, 42% of people in exit polls stated Sandy impacted their vote. Romney lost by only 2% in Ohio, and less than that in other states, and only by 1.5% nationally.

So, imo, what are we to make of this? Did God want Obama, and if He did, why?

Well, again imo, we know that God will give people and nations over to their grave sins, He will let them fall all the way to the bottom, so that He can then shower His mercy upon them when they turn back to Him.

I probably have this wrong…yet I would not post this if I did not think it is pertinent.

 

[BroomWagon]

Good things that have happened

Rep Michelle Bachann won reelection

Nevada pro life senator Dean Heller has defeated pro abortion Rep Shelley Berkley

1st Latino senator in Texas won, Ted Cruz

Montana Passes Parental Notification Abortion Law

Pro life Rep Renacci victrious over pro abortion Rep Betty Sutton

Republican victories for Congressman Scott Perry, senator elect Jeff Flake, senator Deb Fischer, Pat McCrory

Proposition E: Missourians Pass Health Exchange Measure

Massachusetts Voters Defeat Assisted Suicide Measure Question 2

And did they say Alabama voted to opt out of ACA?

 

[stinkcat_14]

I had a good election night. How about you?

Actually to further clarify things, I was hoping for gridlock, and I got it. Obama won’t be able to do much without the cooperation of the house.

 

[Seeker1961]

Actually to further clarify things, I was hoping for gridlock, and I got it. Obama won’t be able to do much without the cooperation of the house.

and how does that help the nation?

 

[irishpatrick]

The Democratic party got smart in eliminating the dead wood candidates in close races. The Republicans did not do that. There were several republican Senate candidates who just had to lose. There was no other choice but to vote in their opponent.

With gerrymandering, it will be very tough to shift the House Republican majority. Both parties do it, once they get in. But it might happen.

I was struck by the diversity and youthfulness of the Obama camp, when viewed streaming the acceptance and capitulation speeches. Quite a contrast with the Republican camp.

My generation, and the ones younger, are not sitting out elections anymore. We have realized that we can elect a president by forming coalitions, and we will continue to do so. Karl Rove taught everyone how to do it, with the Bush campaign. He formed coalitions on the right. Mr. Obama took that lesson to heart, but used social networking to do it. Remember his first campaign, and the way he raised money? Nobody had seen that before.

Just as with the social/political movements in the middle east, the nature of political networking has changed. Coalitions are easily formed. There is power there.

Wait another four years, and I predict that this trend will only be stronger. So, the Republican Party had best come to understand it, if they hope to ever see their candidate in the White House again. They have time to. They can do it. But the same old paradigm is not likely to be applied successfully again.

The media called the 2008 election an aberration, and was predicting a smaller turnout in the 20-30 year old demographic. The opposite happened. 2008 was not an aberration, except in the sense that it marked a shift to a new model, and a new mix of voters.

The GOP cannot allow its values to be tossed aside, for if they do, they might as well be Democrats. The truth is, people (in general) just could not care less about values, God and morality. It does not play in their choices. Do not forget, a 1-2 point shift the other way, and we’d be talking about a President-elect Romney. That appeared somewhat inevitable until Sandy hit the east coast.

 

[dailey]

No, I’m not. I’m sad that Romney didn’t get elected, but it is not the end times, and it is not as if abortion just became legal.

I’m sad too. I am not so sure about it not being the “end of times” though. It’s frightening the way more and more people are turning away from God. How much more “Godless” can this country get??

As far as abortion goes, I know nothing most likely would have changed had Romney won. However, having a pro-life president would have been a step in the right direction.

 

[oldcelt]

The Democratic party got smart in eliminating the dead wood candidates in close races. The Republicans did not do that. There were several republican Senate candidates who just had to lose. There was no other choice but to vote in their opponent.

With gerrymandering, it will be very tough to shift the House Republican majority. Both parties do it, once they get in. But it might happen.

I was struck by the diversity and youthfulness of the Obama camp, when viewed streaming the acceptance and capitulation speeches. Quite a contrast with the Republican camp.

My generation, and the ones younger, are not sitting out elections anymore. We have realized that we can elect a president by forming coalitions, and we will continue to do so. Karl Rove taught everyone how to do it, with the Bush campaign. He formed coalitions on the right. Mr. Obama took that lesson to heart, but used social networking to do it. Remember his first campaign, and the way he raised money? Nobody had seen that before.

Just as with the social/political movements in the middle east, the nature of political networking has changed. Coalitions are easily formed. There is power there.

Wait another four years, and I predict that this trend will only be stronger. So, the Republican Party had best come to understand it, if they hope to ever see their candidate in the White House again. They have time to. They can do it. But the same old paradigm is not likely to be applied successfully again.

The media called to 2008 election an aberration, and was predicting a smaller turnout in the 20-30 year old demographic. The opposite happened. 2008 was not an aberration, except in the sense that it marked a shift to a new model, and a new mix of voters.

Your point about gerrymandering is very good I do think that people are tired of gridlock, and those seen as complicit will have a tougher election next time around.

Personally, I would prefer that both sides get down to it, swallow their bloated pride, and do the people’s business.

John

 

[epan]

Actually to further clarify things, I was hoping for gridlock, and I got it. Obama won’t be able to do much without the cooperation of the house.

Let’s see what happens in two years, if they don’t start compromising. Everyone is tired of the gridlock. Even with the rigged districts, many might find themselves looking for a new job.

 

[stinkcat_14]

and how does that help the nation?

The government can screw things up if it does nothing. Special interests don’t get as many goodies.

 

[oldcelt]

Let’s see what happens in two years, if they don’t start compromising. Everyone is tired of the gridlock. Even with the rigged districts, many might find themselves looking for a new job.

Great minds think alike