Prediction: Romney landslide win

[StusBlues]

Originally Posted by Klaatu

Romney will take over 300 in the EC. You guys have blindered yourselves. You can't see the forest for the trees. What you perceive as gaffes are not considered as such by most conservatives.

It is about anybody but Obama. Nothing has changed since the GOP landslide victory in 2010.

538, Nate Silver, Vegas odds, whatever do not matter. You do not understand the level of dissatisfaction with Obama's policies around the country. In your insular, poll-driven microcosm of liberal elitism, you have lost the bigger picture.

It will be like Reagan/Carter.

Interesting that you should use the word "insular". So many of my conservative friends get their news exclusively from FOX, AM radio, and conservative websites--it's remarkable how skewed their worldview can be. If the only people you converse with are like-mined conservatives, it is easy to conclude that the "real world" agrees with you--what are polls, after all? The minute liberal elite surely makes those up, don't they?

Back in 2004, I shared a place with a Chinese graduate student. One day he mentioned that John Kerry MUST be poised to win a landslide; literally no one he knew had any kind things to say about George Bush, Jr. I explained how virtually all of his peer group--researchers at a major university--were essentially the Democratic base and not representative of the whole US.

Like the man said, reality has a well-known liberal bias. Truthiness, on the other hand....

[tim314]

Originally Posted by Klaatu

Don't accuse me of trolling. I stated an opinion. I am not required to debate here.

You're also not required to post. It sounds like you're saying "I chose to post something that I knew would provoke a strong negative response, even though I had no intention of actually debating it." In my opinion, this is not adding value to the message board; this is just annoying people and wasting their time. You might say, "they didn't have to read it", but posters may have read, and replied, on the assumption that you actually had an argument other than "this is my opinion that I have no intention of defending."

In contrast, we have quite a few posters who actually try to make an argument that goes against the majority opinion and support it with facts, and then respond to disagreement with actual debate. This adds a great deal of value to the board.

[Steve MB]

Just when one thinks the OP premise can't get any more absurd, it does, with Mitt caught on Candid Camera declaring half the voters to be worthless moochers and self-pityingly saying how much easier life would be if her were Latino.

(No, Mitt, what would really make (un)life easier would be if you were a vampire, and thereby immune to being recorded.)

[Sacrilegium]

[runner pat]

Originally Posted by Klaatu

Romney will take over 300 in the EC. You guys have blindered yourselves. You can't see the forest for the trees. What you perceive as gaffes are not considered as such by most conservatives.

It is about anybody but Obama. Nothing has changed since the GOP landslide victory in 2010.

538, Nate Silver, Vegas odds, whatever do not matter. You do not understand the level of dissatisfaction with Obama's policies around the country. In your insular, poll-driven microcosm of liberal elitism, you have lost the bigger picture.

It will be like Reagan/Carter.

Cite?
*flees grinning*

[Sitnam]

Originally Posted by Sacrilegium

It's almost as if you had this thread saved for future reference.

[Sacrilegium]

Originally Posted by Sitnam

It's almost as if you had this thread saved for future reference.

That would just be very petty and small of me.

Not saying it isn't true...

[Kolak of Twilo]

Rotflmao

[BDBoop]

Oh, yeah. I'm a happy camper.

[Elendil's Heir]

Oh, Klaatu, where aaaaaaare you...?

[Crazyhorse]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

Oh, Klaatu, where aaaaaaare you...?

Hopefully he's at the Doctors Without Borders website making his donation.

Originally Posted by Klaatu

I predicted Romney will win over 300 EV. For this bet call it 301. I will donate a hundred bucks to The favorite charity of one person if he gets less. If I win, that person will donate the same to my charity.

Since their are millions of you wanting to bet against me, maybe one of our stats whiz people could run a quick raffle.

Originally Posted by Hellestal

Accepted.

Better than accepted. I will in fact donate 200 dollars to your preferred charity if Romney makes 301 or better. You can donate 100 to Doctors Without Borders if Romney is 300 or less.

[Knorf]

Hahahahahahahfuckinghahahahahahahaha!

[faithfool]

I hear crow is a good dish to eat this time of year. Goes well with a nice chianti.

[Baker]

Originally Posted by faithfool

I hear crow is a good dish to eat this time of year. Goes well with a nice chianti.

Don't forget the fava beans.

[Terraplane]

I really hate to have been beaten to this.

Originally Posted by Klaatu

Don't accuse me of trolling. I stated an opinion. I am not required to debate here. The fact that the vast majority of posters reading it are liberals does not make me a troll.

I simply believe no matter what all these polls say, Romney will win, and I stated the reasons why. The fact that you do not like it is too fucking bad.

And if Obama wins, I will bump this thread the day after the election and take whatever jeers and flames you wish to throw and loudly proclaim I was wrong. If Romney wins, I will thumb my nose at you and fart in your general direction.

Hey.

Klaatu.

Hey.

How you doin' buddy? Just wanted to remind you about a promise you made, sure hope you didn't forget. Don't worry though, I'm happy to remind you.

[BDBoop]

I slept like the proverbial log last night, for the first time in months. WHAT a relief, no Romney taking away Obamacare, etc.

[Zebra]

He chose, poorly.

[tomndebb]

Originally Posted by Klaatu

What you perceive as gaffes are not considered as such by most conservatives.

Which might have had some bearing on the election if the nation was actually conservative, and not merely Right leaning moderate.

Originally Posted by Klaatu

In your insular, poll-driven microcosm of liberal elitism, you have lost the bigger picture.

I am reminded of the folks on this board who actually believed that Kerry was going to win because everyone they knew was going to vote for him.

[vivalostwages]

Originally Posted by knorf

hahahahahahahfuckinghahahahahahahaha!

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[vivalostwages]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

Oh, Klaatu, where aaaaaaare you...?

Send Lassie out on a mission. Doper's gotta be somewhere....

[Spoke]

Originally Posted by vivalostwages

Send Lassie out on a mission. Doper's gotta be somewhere....

What's that girl? Klaatu's trapped in the old abandoned mine shaft?

[Bamboo Boy]

Throughout this campaign I have been so interested in hearing what people like Klaatu would have to say if Obama won.

I have no hesitation taking someone so brazen and full of bluster to task. Feet to the fire and all that.

I guess to be fair we need to give he/she a few days to respond before really swooping in with demands for an answer. I'll be in the queue, though.

[Fiddle Peghead]

Anyone ever heard of "Search" (Click the smiley).

[Bamboo Boy]

Originally Posted by Fiddle Peghead

Anyone ever heard of "Search" (Click the smiley).

I have in fact heard of "search". However, have you heard of time? Since that thread wasn't started yet, "search" wouldn't have detected it. It needs to exist first to be found, IOW.

[Fiddle Peghead]

Originally Posted by Fiddle Peghead

Anyone ever heard of "Search" (Click the smiley).

As Klaatu said in the linked to thread, I am a dumbass!