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Why is the presidential election so close?

Go 3rd. party!
 
Many reasons:

Dumbed down electorate, biased media, marginal candidates, lack of responsibility, greed, envy, majoring in the minor, apathy, racism, religious bias, ignorance just to name a few.
 
nota bene said:
The election is so close because the nation is nearly equally divided on the direction it should go.
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Oh come on. If you don't say racist, Kenyan, 47%, liar, birth certificate, or tax returns then no one is going to listen.

Even if you are exactly right.

I sure would be happy to see we are not as evenly divided as the experts think we are... I will vote for Romney, but I'd rather see a CLEAR Obama win than another 2000.
 
Amigo said:
Not the case, I have checked them. They are all wrong.
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So if/when Obama is re-elected, what will your defense be? Voter fraud? Massive conspiracy from _________? A break in the space-time continuum?
 
Glowpun said:
The answer is two-fold. The first reason is really not the economy, but some people believe it is because of the absolute hatred certain segments of society have for President Obama. What we are looking at are of course the plutocrats-the RP, the wall streeters, the bain capital type people, people who have lots of money to throw around for political purposes. They see Romney as the guy who will do their bidding because they believe him to be one of them.

Obama is only ahead by a thin margin. Will he have inspired enough people to vote for him? That is the key. Get your people out to vote. The RPs have the money and probably the discipline to get their people out to vote on election day. It remains to be seen if the Democrats can outdo the RPs in getting the vote out AND to overcome the voter suppression ploys as exhibited by the likes of Jon Husted of Ohio and Gov. Scott of Fla. both Republicans oddly enough. These guys should be charged with voter suppression crimes.
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The answer is two-fold. The first reason is really not the economy, but some people believe it is because of the absolute hatred certain segments of society have for GOVERNOR ROMNEY. What we are looking at are of course the GOVERNMENT CLASS-the GOVERNMENT WORKERS , the WELFARE CLASS, the UNION WORKER type people, people who have lots of money to throw around for political purposes. They see OBAMA as the guy who will do their bidding because they believe him to be one of them.

ROMNEY is only ahead by a thin margin. Will he have inspired enough people to vote for him? That is the key. Get your people out to vote. The DEMOCRATS have the money and probably the discipline to get their people out to vote on election day. It remains to be seen if the REPUBLICANS can outdo the DEMOCRATS in getting the vote out AND to overcome the voter suppression ploys as exhibited by the likes of THE BLACK PANTHERS of PA and ERIC HOLDER OF DOJ . both DEMOCRATS oddly enough. These guys should be charged with voter suppression crimes


See how that works, bro?
 
Thread: Why is the presidential election so close?
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Propaganda masquerading as journalism. Caddell is so right, our press is a threat to our nation.

Had the press played this straight, even halfway straight, Obama would be at about 25%, and Romney would win 48 or 49 states.
 
Yes - the ONLY reason people don't identify with the Republican party platform and it's candidates is because of the media.

That's the reason. It has to be. Can't be anything else.

Can't be. :roll:
 
zimmer said:
Propaganda masquerading as journalism. Caddell is so right, our press is a threat to our nation.

Had the press played this straight, even halfway straight, Obama would be at about 25%, and Romney would win 48 or 49 states.
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Ah, the most tired conservative excuse of all....
 
Glowpun said:
The answer is two-fold. The first reason is really not the economy, but some people believe it is because of the absolute hatred certain segments of society have for President Obama.
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Wow, in two threads I have read, back to back... the same thing. Is this a new talking point put out to all the left faithful from the DNC or something? Is it advanced planning for what to scream and cry about if Obama doesn't win?
 
Dragonfly said:
Yes - the ONLY reason people don't identify with the Republican party platform and it's candidates is because of the media.

That's the reason. It has to be. Can't be anything else.

Can't be. :roll:
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AdamT said:
Ah, the most tired conservative excuse of all....
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It's not an excuse... hell... even Howard Fineman (no Republican that's for damn sure) in what had to be a moment of weakness committed an entire article to the Lib Media Bias... even calling it a Political Party (nice try Howie... you're not a political party but rabid propagandists for a political party). Fineman even explains to the blind and caustic MSNBCers the birth, cause and roll of the propagandists.

It hasn't gotten better since then.

This is the value of debates... you get to put forth the simplest of facts from a participant of the propagandists movement, and watch the party faithful deny it.

Fineman: 'Mainstream Media Party' is over - politics - Howard Fineman | NBC News

WASHINGTON - A political party is dying before our eyes ...I'm talking about the "mainstream media,"

...The AMMP, meanwhile, is regarded with ever growing suspicion by American voters, viewers and readers, who increasingly turn for information and analysis only to non-AMMP outlets that tend to reinforce the sectarian views of discrete slices of the electorate.

Still, the notion of a neutral, non-partisan mainstream press was, to me at least, worth holding onto. Now it's pretty much dead...

The seeds of its demise were sown with the best of intentions in the late 1960s...

The crusades of Vietnam and Watergate seemed like a good idea at the time, even a noble one, not only to the press but perhaps to a majority of Americans. The problem was that, once the AMMP declared its existence by taking sides, there was no going back. A party was born.

It was not accident that the birth coincided with an identity crisis in the Democratic Party. The ideological energy of the New Deal had faded; Vietnam and various social revolutions of the ’60s were tearing it apart. Into the vacuum came the AMMP...

Republicans always have been less dependent on, or concerned about, the AMMP's role in their internal politics.
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Dragonfly said:
Yes - the ONLY reason people don't identify with the Republican party platform and it's candidates is because of the media.

That's the reason. It has to be. Can't be anything else.

Can't be. :roll:
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It stands to reason. After all, few non Romney supporters even understand why Obama is so objectionable to us.

I mean, if you doubt the role a biased media plays in alienating many voters to the Republican party, why don't you tell us all why we can't stand Obama.

Okay, time's up.

See? You couldn't do it because the media refuses to reveal Oba,ma's bad points and what four more years of him will do to America.
 
Cardinal said:
Nice rationalization, but from an outsider's point of view it's just cheating.
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You think Mitt should continue to play "Mr. Play By The Rules" when the current President of the United States KNOWINGLY tells bald faced lies about Mitt? Romney's editorial suggesting GM et al go bankrupt using the bankruptcy laws AND receive assistance from the Federal Govt. is CONSTANTLY being used by Obama to tell a lie about Romney.
 
nota bene said:
The election is so close because the nation is nearly equally divided on the direction it should go.
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Thats my feeling. We're coming to a cross roads in this country. In fact, the direction may be decided tomorrow. History will tell.
 
marsden said:
You think Mitt should continue to play "Mr. Play By The Rules" when the current President of the United States KNOWINGLY tells bald faced lies about Mitt? Romney's editorial suggesting GM et al go bankrupt using the bankruptcy laws AND receive assistance from the Federal Govt. is CONSTANTLY being used by Obama to tell a lie about Romney.
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If you really believe that Mitt was forced to lie in order to keep up with the mean 'ol Obama, then you're exhibiting a naivete so great that light cannot escape it.
 
marsden said:
It stands to reason. After all, few non Romney supporters even understand why Obama is so objectionable to us.

I mean, if you doubt the role a biased media plays in alienating many voters to the Republican party, why don't you tell us all why we can't stand Obama.

Okay, time's up.

See? You couldn't do it because the media refuses to reveal Oba,ma's bad points and what four more years of him will do to America.
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Last week, FOX News Channel was the number one ad-supported cable channel among total viewers and Households in both primetime and total day. It was the network's highest rated week in primetime since the 2008 Vice Presidential Debates (9/29/08-10/5/08).

FNC's Republican National Convention coverage, America's Election Headquarters, anchored by Bret Baier and Megan Kelly, was the number two primetime program last week in all of cable and broadcast. The only program which beat it was NBC's America's Got Talent.

For comparison, MSNBC tied for 17th in primetime and ranked 20th in total day, while CNN came in 24th in primetime and 27th in Total Day.
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If there's such a huge bias - perhaps you need to blame FOXnews?

Get a grip - the media is NOT the reason why many people won't vote for a republican candidate.
 
Dragonfly said:
Get a grip - the media is NOT the reason why many people won't vote for a republican candidate.
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What is the reason, just out of curiosity.

Considering all the polling shows a pretty even split, just wondering how you are going to dismiss half of the population.
 
Glowpun said:
The answer is two-fold. The first reason is really not the economy, but some people believe it is because of the absolute hatred certain segments of society have for President Obama. What we are looking at are of course the plutocrats-the RP, the wall streeters, the bain capital type people, people who have lots of money to throw around for political purposes. They see Romney as the guy who will do their bidding because they believe him to be one of them.

Obama is only ahead by a thin margin. Will he have inspired enough people to vote for him? That is the key. Get your people out to vote. The RPs have the money and probably the discipline to get their people out to vote on election day. It remains to be seen if the Democrats can outdo the RPs in getting the vote out AND to overcome the voter suppression ploys as exhibited by the likes of Jon Husted of Ohio and Gov. Scott of Fla. both Republicans oddly enough. These guys should be charged with voter suppression crimes.
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The title of this thread is a total unadulterated lie. The opening post has nothing to do with a discuss about why the election is close.
 
Arbo said:
What is the reason, just out of curiosity.

Considering all the polling shows a pretty even split, just wondering how you are going to dismiss half of the population.
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well romney dismissed half the population, so why cant he?
 
This election is not close, lol. You wanna cite polls for a source about the "closeness" of this election, lol? Who owns those polls? The news media. Who banks on a "close" election in which all eyes are glued to the tv screen? The news media.
 
Arbo said:
What is the reason, just out of curiosity.

Considering all the polling shows a pretty even split, just wondering how you are going to dismiss half of the population.
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Really? You have no idea why people might not identify or like the republican party?

You can't be that ignorant can you?
 
Dragonfly said:
Really? You have no idea why people might not identify or like the republican party?

You can't be that ignorant can you?
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I know why people would both like or dislike either party. But those are my ideas/beliefs. Thus I asked for your thoughts on this, since YOU brought it up. So do you have anything beyond your initial statement that would show why you have come to such a conclusion or not?
 
American said:
The title of this thread is a total unadulterated lie. The opening post has nothing to do with a discuss about why the election is close.
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Don't be upset if Obama has a early lead tomorrow in the elections. Romney will catch up when the rest of us get off of work.
 
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