Topic: 2012: The Mayans Warned Us Of Stupid Elections (Read 88552 times)

Thad · « **Reply #1400 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:44:32 PM »

They're calling it for Warren. I just fist-pumped and said "Hell to the yeah."

Classic · « **Reply #1401 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:46:38 PM »

So if Romney wins, it's a victory for racism, sexism, and rolling back civil liberties, right?

EDIT:
But at least the south won't rise again.

Thad · « **Reply #1402 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:49:03 PM »

Fox News calling Wisconsin for Obama; given that it's Fox News I'd say that's pretty definitive (especially with the bullshit "Romney leads in overall electoral-vote count" spin in the second half of the headline).

I think they said this is the first time neither person on a ticket has carried his home state since the 1930's?

Ohio still up in the air but if it goes Obama then it's over.

Thad · « **Reply #1403 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:50:10 PM »

Mourdock loses. Now that's what *I* call a gift from God.

Or just Mourdock giving the Democrats the gift of being a gigantic fucking dumbshit.

Classic · « **Reply #1404 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:54:26 PM »

Big O didn't win IL!? What the shit!?

Thad · « **Reply #1405 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:54:55 PM »

Royal☭ · « **Reply #1406 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:56:05 PM »

63% sure sounds like victory

Friend · « **Reply #1407 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:59:36 PM »

Quote from: Thad on November 06, 2012, 06:49:03 PM

I think they said this is the first time neither person on a ticket has carried his home state since the 1930's?

Quote from: Classic on November 06, 2012, 06:54:26 PM

Big O didn't win IL!? What the shit!?

Quote from: Thad on November 06, 2012, 06:49:03 PM

Fox News calling Wisconsin for Obama

I think he's referring to Ryan

Royal☭ · « **Reply #1408 on:** November 06, 2012, 07:13:42 PM »

And Claire McCaskill wins reelection. Today's important reminder to the GOP: Women don't like you making light of rape.

Bal · « **Reply #1409 on:** November 06, 2012, 07:27:52 PM »

CNN talking heads panel is basically calling the election for Obama right now. Unless Dade county blows up, Obama is going to take Florida, which leaves Romney with way too many states he has to take to win.

Thad · « **Reply #1410 on:** November 06, 2012, 07:29:03 PM »

When they call Florida for Obama, be sure and flip over to Fox News.

Schadenfreude

Thad · « **Reply #1411 on:** November 06, 2012, 07:58:32 PM »

No time for that now; Jon Stewart's on in 2 minutes.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #1412 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:16:56 PM »

Ohio called, Obama wins.

Thad · « **Reply #1413 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:20:57 PM »

Not seeing it in Google News. Source?

Keeping in mind that they don't count provisional ballots for another week and a half...

EDIT: Stewart just called it. He didn't say Ohio but he said Obama's won.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #1414 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:22:56 PM »

Fox news

Thad · « **Reply #1415 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:30:09 PM »

Prop 204 in AZ goes down. That was the permanent extension of the 1% sales tax increase.

I...have mixed feelings. I voted for it because we desperately need the education dollars, but on the other hand sales taxes are inherently regressive and a shitty damn way to pay for schools.

On the whole it sucks that it went down, and schools are going to suffer for it. But I like to think it's a temporary setback and at some point someone will find a better way to pay for it.

Can't say I expect a damn thing to change in Washington, though.

Bal · « **Reply #1416 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:38:50 PM »

What about the land trust prop? That one looked good too.

Thad · « **Reply #1417 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:49:44 PM »

They haven't called it yet, so far as I can see. The only two azcentral is reporting are 204 and 121 (the Top Two primary).

I voted No on 121 -- I DO see how it's likely to put more moderate Republicans in office, but y'know, we DID elect Napolitano to two terms (of which she served 1.5) under the current system. And I think the Top Two system would shut third parties out entirely.

EDIT: Wait, more:

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Voters also said no to proposals to give the governor more say in judicial appointments and to declare state sovereignty over most of Arizona's federal land.

Good on #1. Not sure which one they're referring to with that second one, whether it's 119 or 120. They're pretty different.

Thad · « **Reply #1418 on:** November 06, 2012, 09:06:30 PM »

Romney still hasn't conceded; the local Fox affiliate is hemming and hawing trying to figure out why and noting that Fox News is trying to say Ohio was called too early.

AZ's calling Kyl's seat for Flake. Which is disappointing, but he's still better than Kyl and only moderately worse than Carmona.

Brentai · « **Reply #1419 on:** November 06, 2012, 09:13:11 PM »

Obama has pretty much taken every swing state and Virginia.

It's a building momentum in this country of Everybody Else vs. Hard Conservatives. And yeah, the fact that "Not a Hard Conservative" was the only clear winner this time is not lost on anyone.

As for what happens now, I think it was summed up best on the Report:

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NOW you've got a black president with NOTHING TO LOSE.

News:

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