Obama Wins in (edit) a sh*tload of places!

HATEFACE · Post by **HATEFACE** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:46 am

Mulu wrote:Never did find a good economic comparison analysis, but here's a decent green comparison analysis.

I keep trying to figure out who the GOP candidate will be, and keep getting nowhere. It's a totally open field. Huckabee does have that lazy eye appeal to the fundies, and if Mitt were any more corporate he'd piss paperclips.

Mike Gravel fuels his eco-friendly shriner mini car with his own excrement while wearing a air powered propeller hat.

Lusipher · Post by **Lusipher** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:58 pm

Poor hillary is truly scared right about now because of Barrack. Shes so scared that even her husband is coming out swinging at Obama now. He was going on today saying that black people will vote for Obama just because hes black. I had to laugh at that. You do find one race or another will vote with someone they identify with, but their getting scared now.

What would really suck is if Obama wins and then he asks her to be VP. I would probably just shake my head. Some would think its a powerful ticket, but Obama has to realize she would be more of a headache in office with him. I could see Obama maybe tapping Edwards as a VP, but not her.

On another front on the republican side...rumor has it that Mitt Romney is going to ask Governor Blunt of Missouri to run as his VP if he gets the nomination.

danielmn · Post by **danielmn** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:11 pm

An Obama/Edwards ticket would be good stuff indeed.

fluffmonster · Post by **fluffmonster** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:31 am

Edwards is a true bleeding-heart liberal. stay away, might be contagious.

dergon darkhelm · Post by **dergon darkhelm** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:51 am

ASS KICKING!

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Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:10 am

Helios wrote:
Huckabee is my choice if Ron Paul doesn't get it. How can a atheist support a Christian? Easy, I'm not a douchebag to people who choose to believe in something and I have a healthy respect for the first amendment.

The question is, does Huckabee share that respect?

If you want a president who is willing to interfere with scientific progress because of his religious beliefs, keep the one you have...

Grand Fromage · Post by **Grand Fromage** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:23 am

Mayhem wrote:
Helios wrote:
Huckabee is my choice if Ron Paul doesn't get it. How can a atheist support a Christian? Easy, I'm not a douchebag to people who choose to believe in something and I have a healthy respect for the first amendment.
The question is, does Huckabee share that respect?

No.

"I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view."

Source: http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Huckabee_ ... _0115.html
Not exactly the world's greatest source, but the video speaks for itself.

He also recently announced his desire to make birth control illegal. No, not abortion, the birth control pill.

I doubt either of these things could happen, but that's presuming a Congress that would stand up to the President. And, well...

dergon darkhelm · Post by **dergon darkhelm** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:34 pm

Not that he'll actually get the Republican nomination ....but I drool at the notion of Huckabee in a head to head against /any/ democrat.

Huckabee hasn't been taken to task on his religious fundamentalism in the primaries because the other candidates don't want to risk upsetting the conservative base....but if it came to the general election he would be easily painted as a religious fanatic nut-job.

Mulu · Post by **Mulu** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:57 pm

dergon darkhelm · Post by **dergon darkhelm** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:18 am

Danubus (on Jan 24th) wrote:Poor hillary is truly scared right about now because of Barrack.

And she's even more scared now. Even more asskicking for "the big O" this weekend.

Washington, Maine, Nebraska, Louisiana and of course, the crucial swing "state" of the U.S. Virgin Islands!

OBAMA '08!!!

Mulu · Post by **Mulu** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:00 pm

And the analysts all point to a dem sweep in the general. Gosh, I should do this political and social policy stuff for a living.

Oh that's right, I do....

Rotku · Post by **Rotku** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:47 pm

Wow, Obama's taken the lead. At least for now...

For someone to get their nomination, they need a simply majority of the delegates, right? So as Edwards had won some delegates before he pulled out, does that mean the other two will have to win less? Or does it just make it harder for them to win?

Grand Fromage · Post by **Grand Fromage** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:28 pm

Rotku wrote:Wow, Obama's taken the lead. At least for now...

For someone to get their nomination, they need a simply majority of the delegates, right? So as Edwards had won some delegates before he pulled out, does that mean the other two will have to win less? Or does it just make it harder for them to win?

Actually, the voting isn't going to matter a bit here. There are delegates which are voted for, which make up 60% of the total, and "superdelegates", which make up 40%. The superdelegates are various people who were appointed with that power, like prominent members of the party, and they can vote however they wish. Obama is ahead in voted delegates for now, but because the voted totals between Obama and Hillary are so close, it's mathematically impossible for either of them to win that way. The smart money is that, when all is done, they're going to split the voted delegates approximately 50/50, then the superdelegates decide the election. So at this point the primary voting really doesn't matter. The superdelegates may or may not follow the people's wishes--for example, right now Obama is significantly ahead in the voting, but Hillary still has a larger total because she has way more superdelegates loyal to the Clintons.

As for Edwards' delegates, he only won about 30 out of over 4,000, so they won't matter. I believe they can simply vote however they wish now. Basically, the nomination will be decided in the classic smoke-filled rooms at the national convention.

Nekulor · Post by **Nekulor** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:42 pm

I say we...persuade... them to give Obama the win. The man has won more votes, more states, and more delegates. All Hillary has is her damned political machine and a bunch of yes-man lackies.

Grand Fromage · Post by **Grand Fromage** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:13 am

There's still a chance of Hillary imploding, and I would hope that if Obama continues to sweep the elections, the superdelegates will respect the people's wishes and vote for him. But knowing how adept the Democrats are at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory I'm not too sure about it all.