| US Election 09:58 - Nov 6 with 7475 views | derbyhoop |
As a change from all the gloom and doom, the world's biggest economy goes to the polls today.
Any interest?
Any predictions?
It's going to be close but I believe Obama will keep his job. Audacity of Hope seems to have dwindled considerably. |  |
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| US Election on 06:39 - Nov 7 with 943 views | CanadaRanger |
While polls suggested that 75% of Canadians preferred Obama, his re-election is going to be worse for jobs here than Romney would have been. Romney would have approved the pipeline from Canada to Texas. That would have meant mega petrodollars coming to Canada, rather than to our friends in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, etc. |  | | |
| US Election on 07:06 - Nov 7 with 933 views | Jamie |
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| US Election on 07:32 - Nov 7 with 910 views | BklynRanger |
| US Election on 06:39 - Nov 7 by CanadaRanger |
While polls suggested that 75% of Canadians preferred Obama, his re-election is going to be worse for jobs here than Romney would have been. Romney would have approved the pipeline from Canada to Texas. That would have meant mega petrodollars coming to Canada, rather than to our friends in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, etc. |
You can't base your whole jobs profile on one pipeline. One of my best friends works for Enbridge and he doesn't even think that.
Obama didn't veto that pipeline, he said he wasn't prepared to approve it in the time frame they were trying to force on him, which seemed reasonable to me. |  | | |
| US Election on 07:51 - Nov 7 with 895 views | CanadaRanger |
| US Election on 07:32 - Nov 7 by BklynRanger |
You can't base your whole jobs profile on one pipeline. One of my best friends works for Enbridge and he doesn't even think that.
Obama didn't veto that pipeline, he said he wasn't prepared to approve it in the time frame they were trying to force on him, which seemed reasonable to me. |
True, re one pipeline. I have a good friend at TransCanada.
The greenies up here are anti pipeline - any pipelines. The alternative is going to be 20,000 more railcars, more pollution from trains, and greater risk. The 20,000 figure is not rhetoric. It's a plan that the rail company made public.
Obama was trying to keep both the blue collar vote and the enviro vote. One group will now be disappointed. | | | |
| US Election on 08:36 - Nov 7 with 875 views | Konk |
| US Election on 10:55 - Nov 6 by Konk |
Having done extensive polling of the Americans I know who are voting in this election, the results are as follows:
Democrats have won votes in Wisconsin (3), Illinois (2), Michigan (1), NY (2), Massachusetts (1)
Republicans have won Florida (1)
Either my polling sample wasn't quite big enough or the other pollsters have fu cked this one up because I'm calling a landslide in Obama's favour. |
So, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and NY all went to the Democrats and Massachusetts has Obama in the lead by 700,000+ votes with counting not yet concluded.
Tight in Florida with Obama in the lead by 40,000-ish will counting continuing.
No-one/everyone could have predicted these outcomes.
klr - never doubt the integrity of my polling again. I'm currently awaiting calls from CNN and the BBC asking me for my reaction to the election results. I am the Lord of Psephology. |  |
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| US Election on 08:46 - Nov 7 with 869 views | TheBlob |
Just follow the betting patterns.Obama was 1/5 for the last few days,the professional punters got in and he went out to 1/6.Like finding money in the street. |  |
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| US Election on 09:20 - Nov 7 with 848 views | BlackCrowe |
| US Election on 00:36 - Nov 7 by gueRRilla |
Was literally just asking myself this. But figured I should cite if I was going to copy and paste.
Martin Lewis â€@MartinSLewis
Interesting that the BBC is doing a breakdown of US voting by race. Would the same in a UK election be deemed inappropriate? |
I'm sure I heard on BBC radio this morning that 98% of black Americans that voted, voted for Obama whereas the white vote was split 50/50. If true, that ain't politics that's pretty shocking. Very glad that Obama got the gig though. |  |
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| US Election on 09:27 - Nov 7 with 843 views | TGRRRSSS |
Bit of a relief I would imagine. |  | | |
| US Election on 09:41 - Nov 7 with 835 views | Konk |
| US Election on 09:20 - Nov 7 by BlackCrowe |
I'm sure I heard on BBC radio this morning that 98% of black Americans that voted, voted for Obama whereas the white vote was split 50/50. If true, that ain't politics that's pretty shocking. Very glad that Obama got the gig though. |
If you look at class, I bet something like 90%+ of Black Americans are working class or 'underclass', and people from that background more often that not traditionally vote for the candidate/party seen as best representing 'the working majority'. The same people voted for Clinton. | |
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| US Election on 09:50 - Nov 7 with 823 views | Phildo |
quite an achievement to get re elected when you consider how tough the last 4 years have been really- shows the old reagonite religious right thing has come to an end really as an election winning force. Cant shake off the idea he always looks a bit bored by the job though. |  | | |
| US Election on 10:21 - Nov 7 with 790 views | klr |
So Israel wont strike Iran in 2013 BECAUSE Obama won ?!
That's the most ridiculously naive to the workings of the world comment I've heard in many years. | | | |
| US Election on 10:34 - Nov 7 with 777 views | HollowayRanger |
| US Election on 20:41 - Nov 6 by HollowayRanger |
i have a cousin who works on the washington post in er washington lol
we chated about 3 months ago about who'll win and he said romey would get more votes BUT lose as it will be decided by just 6 key states and that ohio would be the president maker |
as i said ohio was the president maker
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| US Election on 11:02 - Nov 7 with 748 views | JAPRANGERS |
| US Election on 11:12 - Nov 6 by JAPRANGERS |
Hot off the press predictions:
Obama 1 Romney 0
Stoke 4 QPR 1
Harry 1 MH 0 |
well that's the first prediction through the door..... |  | | |
| US Election on 11:57 - Nov 7 with 707 views | AlbRanger |
Sad result but was pretty much inevitable from the moment Romney got the nomination.
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| US Election on 12:38 - Nov 7 with 678 views | THEBUSH |
| US Election on 10:21 - Nov 7 by klr |
So Israel wont strike Iran in 2013 BECAUSE Obama won ?!
That's the most ridiculously naive to the workings of the world comment I've heard in many years. |
What's that got to do with the price of cheese, Romney lost fair and square, even though Murdoch and Fox News tried their (lying) best to do otherwise !! |  | | |
| US Election on 12:57 - Nov 7 with 650 views | AlbRanger |
What a load of bigoted spin that link is.
However, I have come to expect nothing less from Liberals the World over and this thread has been pretty good at proving it.
Simply incapable of understanding a different view and thereby have to resort to mockery.
Sorry BH but I get fed up with attitudes like that.
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| US Election on 13:08 - Nov 7 with 634 views | klr |
| US Election on 12:38 - Nov 7 by THEBUSH |
What's that got to do with the price of cheese, Romney lost fair and square, even though Murdoch and Fox News tried their (lying) best to do otherwise !! |
Yeah, Romney lost fair & square, even though more people voted for him.
Oh, the old "Murdoch & Fox News" bol locks gets rolled out again by another "useful idiot" !
The real propaganda, the real Liberal bias in the media, the real slurs in these campaigns are the mark of the Left, not the right.
Although its nowhere near as extreme as in this country where there is no counter opinion to The BBC, there is still an obvious & very clear Liberal bias that dominates the media in America.
Listen, I've already admitted I dont know enough about either candidate or their policys, possibly because I dont have the right to vote in US elections, what worries me most is the Iran thing which is happening under Obama, people should realise in no uncertain terms how serious all this is, it is gravely serious, I dont want any part of it, Iranian people havent done anything to me & wish them no harm at all.
The second thing if we even get that far, with this looming disaster, the economy, I'll make a prediction in four years time, American wont even be the second largest economy in the world anymore nevermind the first, that's how highly I rate your man when it comes to his Economic outlook.
We are f~cked, go out enjoy yourselves, take your familys on holidays, who cares whether you can afford it, sooner rather than later things are going to get very very dark indeed for all of us, all because our politicians are too downright craven, cowardly & evil to speak out & say we are not having any part of this whatsoever, no chance we are getting involved in any of this, no chance on Earth. | | | |
| US Election on 13:27 - Nov 7 with 680 views | Brightonhoop |
| US Election on 12:57 - Nov 7 by AlbRanger |
What a load of bigoted spin that link is.
However, I have come to expect nothing less from Liberals the World over and this thread has been pretty good at proving it.
Simply incapable of understanding a different view and thereby have to resort to mockery.
Sorry BH but I get fed up with attitudes like that.
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Oh I dont know Alb, parody of such a disgusting policy that stated a feotus created as a result of rape was 'Gods will' was highly offensive and completely disregarded a crime involved. I think American women probably had a lucky escape last night and taking the pish out of such a policy is one, if not the only, way to comprehend a US Presidential Candidate proposing such.
The Reagan inspired lunatic fringe of the Religious Rightwing in the US have been shown the door. |  | | |
| US Election on 13:30 - Nov 7 with 677 views | Brightonhoop |
| US Election on 13:08 - Nov 7 by klr |
Yeah, Romney lost fair & square, even though more people voted for him.
Oh, the old "Murdoch & Fox News" bol locks gets rolled out again by another "useful idiot" !
The real propaganda, the real Liberal bias in the media, the real slurs in these campaigns are the mark of the Left, not the right.
Although its nowhere near as extreme as in this country where there is no counter opinion to The BBC, there is still an obvious & very clear Liberal bias that dominates the media in America.
Listen, I've already admitted I dont know enough about either candidate or their policys, possibly because I dont have the right to vote in US elections, what worries me most is the Iran thing which is happening under Obama, people should realise in no uncertain terms how serious all this is, it is gravely serious, I dont want any part of it, Iranian people havent done anything to me & wish them no harm at all.
The second thing if we even get that far, with this looming disaster, the economy, I'll make a prediction in four years time, American wont even be the second largest economy in the world anymore nevermind the first, that's how highly I rate your man when it comes to his Economic outlook.
We are f~cked, go out enjoy yourselves, take your familys on holidays, who cares whether you can afford it, sooner rather than later things are going to get very very dark indeed for all of us, all because our politicians are too downright craven, cowardly & evil to speak out & say we are not having any part of this whatsoever, no chance we are getting involved in any of this, no chance on Earth. |
'Although its nowhere near as extreme as in this country where there is no counter opinion to The BBC, there is still an obvious & very clear Liberal bias that dominates the media in America. '
Unbelievably stupid. You dont consider the neck hold Murdoch has been allowed to create in his Print and Sky TV 'journalism' Liberal as well do you? It's frightening that some believe this $hite. | | | |
| US Election on 13:34 - Nov 7 with 668 views | TheBlob |
| US Election on 13:08 - Nov 7 by klr |
Yeah, Romney lost fair & square, even though more people voted for him.
Oh, the old "Murdoch & Fox News" bol locks gets rolled out again by another "useful idiot" !
The real propaganda, the real Liberal bias in the media, the real slurs in these campaigns are the mark of the Left, not the right.
Although its nowhere near as extreme as in this country where there is no counter opinion to The BBC, there is still an obvious & very clear Liberal bias that dominates the media in America.
Listen, I've already admitted I dont know enough about either candidate or their policys, possibly because I dont have the right to vote in US elections, what worries me most is the Iran thing which is happening under Obama, people should realise in no uncertain terms how serious all this is, it is gravely serious, I dont want any part of it, Iranian people havent done anything to me & wish them no harm at all.
The second thing if we even get that far, with this looming disaster, the economy, I'll make a prediction in four years time, American wont even be the second largest economy in the world anymore nevermind the first, that's how highly I rate your man when it comes to his Economic outlook.
We are f~cked, go out enjoy yourselves, take your familys on holidays, who cares whether you can afford it, sooner rather than later things are going to get very very dark indeed for all of us, all because our politicians are too downright craven, cowardly & evil to speak out & say we are not having any part of this whatsoever, no chance we are getting involved in any of this, no chance on Earth. |
Craven politicians?So what else is new?
The Amrican economy is on the upturn judging by real estate prices.
Iran will get theirs,would ensure our leaders in Tel Aviv get their borders secure for a couple of decades.
Time to stock up on the Prozac. | |
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| US Election on 13:39 - Nov 7 with 653 views | Jamie |
"Yeah, Romney lost fair & square, even though more people voted for him. "
At the close of play last night:
Obama - 58,932,757
Romney - 56,583,680
In which particular sense does that make it that more people voted for Romney. | | | |
| US Election on 13:54 - Nov 7 with 624 views | BasingstokeR |
"BBC has over 65% of the UK news media"....could you explain what you mean? |  | | |
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