US Presidential Election: Tuesday November 6th, 2012

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I do find it hilarious given the amount of backing that Romney has that he is trailing by a handful of votes to someone who was polling in single digits at Christmas.
 
Danny1982 said:
Paul was never going to win it. He is gaining more and more support, no doubt about that, but he can't yet change the opinion of half of the Americans. I don't expect more than 10% of the Americans to vote for him.

Romney is the one the Republicans want to nominate, and he will be the one who will be nominated..
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The Iowa caucus is different from a typical primary poll. It takes time because there is campaigning there and everyone fills out their paper(blank sheet, not a ballot) secretly before handing it in. It's basically a more limited version of an actual primary because it requires more effort from voters and typically only gets the more devoted to vote.

Such a venue provided Paul with a great platform for a win. He has a strong following, money, and did well throughout the run-up to the caucuses. He'd never win states with higher volume of voters, but Iowa's somewhat limited system was his best shot. Most people won't vote for him and think he's crazy.

Iowa was his one shot to win but he was most likely hurt by revelations of past statements. He'll now most likely fade off into the sunset since it's his last house term after this one.

No one wants Romney. He's just the one with the most potential to win. He's the closest of the candidates to Obama in polls, but he's also a duplicate for John Kerry. He holds or held many positions that don't jive with the GOP base. He's only gotten support because he's the least crazy of them all. It's not because anyone likes him or thinks he is a great candidate. He's just the potentially most competitive.
 
That does surprise though I respect it, as opposed to Bachmann droning on.
 
Sir Matt said:
The Iowa caucus is different from a typical primary poll. It takes time because there is campaigning there and everyone fills out their paper(blank sheet, not a ballot) secretly before handing it in. It's basically a more limited version of an actual primary because it requires more effort from voters and typically only gets the more devoted to vote.

Such a venue provided Paul with a great platform for a win. He has a strong following, money, and did well throughout the run-up to the caucuses. He'd never win states with higher volume of voters, but Iowa's somewhat limited system was his best shot. Most people won't vote for him and think he's crazy.

Iowa was his one shot to win but he was most likely hurt by revelations of past statements. He'll now most likely fade off into the sunset since it's his last house term after this one.

No one wants Romney. He's just the one with the most potential to win. He's the closest of the candidates to Obama in polls, but he's also a duplicate for John Kerry. He holds or held many positions that don't jive with the GOP base. He's only gotten support because he's the least crazy of them all. It's not because anyone likes him or thinks he is a great candidate. He's just the potentially most competitive.
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Fully agree.. And even if he is the closest to Obama in the polls, I still don't think the Republicans have a solid candidate that can defeat Obama in November. Even Romney..
 
Grinner said:
Interesting point on Fox that Santorum is boobing by not declaring victory earlier.
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Though he would look like a prat if he did and it turns out he didn't, or on the otherhand be very bland.
 
Team Brian GB said:
Though he would look like a prat if he did and it turns out he didn't, or on the otherhand be very bland.
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The thinking is that he has missed the chance to get his picture on the front pages and be the lead on the story. At this stage a few votes doesn't really matter considering how far behind he was a few days ago.
 
Grinner said:
The thinking is that he has missed the chance to get his picture on the front pages and be the lead on the story. At this stage a few votes doesn't really matter considering how far behind he was a few days ago.
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Fair point.
 
Ass-juice needs to grab what publicity he can against the Robotney juggernaut. Just stop wearing the fecking tank-tops.
 
It will be interesting hearing Romney speak as he always seems to avoid doing so.
 
That was predictable, for Romney to move ahead whilst Santorum was speaking.
 
This exactly akin to Obama's speech in Iowa four years ago.
 
Santorum leads by five, they might as well tie it - Americans would like that.
 
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