US Presidential elections 2012

[Ed209]

The mind boggles and this man's level of stupidity

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/24/899441/romney-plane-windows/?mobile=nc

[TalkShow Bob]

The thing is, any election is not about voting for the candidate you agree with the most, but about voting against the candidate you object to the most.

[kaosmark2]

The mind boggles and this man's level of stupidity

http://thinkprogress...dows/?mobile=nc

[Kyelo]

The thing is, any election is not about voting for the candidate you agree with the most, but about voting against the candidate you object to the most.

Edited September 24, 2012 by Kyelo

[kaosmark2]

I'm not a fan of Labour mind you.

[eFestivals]

Hasn't that allways been the case? I've voted against the torys not for anyone for years

yep, that's always been the case - which is why I posted it underneath what I posted it under.

[TalkShow Bob]

So I see ol' Mittens want planes with openable windows now?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/mitt-romney/9564529/Mitt-Romney-why-dont-aeroplane-windows-open.html

[Spindles]

I say give him a plane with exactly that.

[kaosmark2]

This page gives me a sense of deja vu...

The mind boggles and this man's level of stupidity

http://thinkprogress...dows/?mobile=nc

[TalkShow Bob]

Haha shows how much attention were paying :S

[Spindles]

I was paying attention, it just gave me a 2nd chance at a joke

[The Nal]

Still genius!

[metallimuse]

I read somewhere the other day that Romney is actually starting to pull ahead in some polls amongst the middle glass,think it was in The Mail on Wednesday.

[The Nal]

Fuck you Seve!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7jwQ_LOS8

[metallimuse]

When are the televised debates?I saw an advert for them over the weekend but can't remember when they are taking place.

[eFestivals]

Sunday is the first I think.

[The Nal]

Romney is going to get humiliated.

[metallimuse]

Romney is going to get humiliated.

[eFestivals]

How much of America genuinely are the candidates trying to sway?

just the 8 "swing states".

[metallimuse]

Can someone explain to me why/how the whole electoral vote thing works?I'm aware that winning certain states carries more 'votes' but I'm not clued up on why.

[eFestivals]

Can someone explain to me why/how the whole electoral vote thing works?I'm aware that winning certain states carries more 'votes' but I'm not clued up on why.

each state has a number of electoral college votes. It's those votes which elect the president, and not the votes that people make.

It's normally the case that a state allocates its electoral college votes on the basis of the public vote - but I have a feeling that a state doesn't have to do that in law (just in case the people vote 'wrong' ).

The electoral college votes are distributed around each state on a roughly proportionate basis with the number of voters, but it's not exact - which means that (as happened in 2000) it's possible for a candidate to get a majority of the public vote but not have a majority of the electoral college vote, and it's the majority of the electoral college vote which wins.

It's a warped version of democracy, like most are.

[metallimuse]

So what does the term 'college vote' actually mean?I'm assuming its not the obvious.

[eFestivals]

So what does the term 'college vote' actually mean?I'm assuming its not the obvious.

it's not the obvious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_%28United_States%29

[Ed209]

it's not the obvious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_%28United_States%29

[metallimuse]

I hate to sound like a simpleton but "what"?I don't get that.In the words of Denzil Washington in 'Philadelphia',"explain it to me like I'm a five year old".

Thank you for your earlier replies though,that really helped.Genuinely.