# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=278 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 279 --- ## [Obama 1st since FDR to be re-elected with more than 50% of the vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-1st-since-fdr-to-be-re-elected-with-more-than-50-of-the-vote/640407)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-1st-since-fdr-to-be-re-elected-with-more-than-50-of-the-vote/640407 "2012-11-18T16:35:56Z")
I’m getting caught up on my news. When I get busy, the only news program I never miss is The Rachel Maddow Show. I DVR a whole bunch of other programs, and get caught up on them when I have the opportunity when I am work… --- ## [Ryan's neighbors mostly didn't vote for him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryans-neighbors-mostly-didnt-vote-for-him/641341)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryans-neighbors-mostly-didnt-vote-for-him/641341 "2012-11-18T08:26:01Z")
From this LA Times article, data from the county clerk of his polling place says that: \[QUOTE=LA Times\] . . . in Janesville proper, Ryan fared only a little better in his congressional run than he did in the vice presi… --- ## [Is Obama a Fascist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-fascist/641180)
**Author:** [@Casanunda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casanunda)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-fascist/641180 "2012-11-18T07:44:09Z")
Just got this email from a good pen-pal friend. Politics has rarely entered our sphere of conversation, so I was surprised at both the depth and serious tone (we tend to be jackasses together) of his letter. Here’s what … --- ## [When your election related robo-calls quit did others quit too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-election-related-robo-calls-quit-did-others-quit-too/641358)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-election-related-robo-calls-quit-did-others-quit-too/641358 "2012-11-18T04:56:23Z")
Along with my election related robo-calls I was getting calls from a bill collector and from someone wanting to lower my interest rates on credit cards. Both were somewhat mysterious as I’ve no outstanding bills and I do… --- ## [Total votes for D/R congressional candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-votes-for-d-r-congressional-candidates/641275)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-votes-for-d-r-congressional-candidates/641275 "2012-11-18T04:02:41Z")
Does anyone have a summary of the total votes that were cast for Democratic vs. Republican house candidates this election? I couldn’t google one up… Thanks! --- ## [Flake vs. Carmona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flake-vs-carmona/641360)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flake-vs-carmona/641360 "2012-11-18T01:52:05Z")
Is the Arizona Senate race offiicial yet? Have all of the ballots been counted? Thank you. --- ## [Demographic breakdowns for election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographic-breakdowns-for-election/641065)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographic-breakdowns-for-election/641065 "2012-11-17T17:40:05Z")
does anyone have some good demographic charts for how people voted? this oneis pretty ok, percentages get confusing fast. what number of white people voted for romney? what number of white people voted for Obama? how… --- ## [Charlie Webster blames Romney's loss on Mystery Black People:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-webster-blames-romneys-loss-on-mystery-black-people/641119)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-webster-blames-romneys-loss-on-mystery-black-people/641119 "2012-11-17T17:37:30Z")
Maine GOP head, Charlie Webster blames Romney’s loss on Mystery Black People: He goes on to say that “he heard” that “some guys” were going door to door, telling people that Republicans were going to take away their w… --- ## [Here's to Karl Rove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-to-karl-rove/640341)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-to-karl-rove/640341 "2012-11-17T16:14:41Z")
Story It appears that Karl Rove is to be congratulated for lightening up right wing chumps. I guess that just proves the rich Pubbies need to keep their tax cuts, to make up for the cash Rove just flushed down the toi… --- ## [The Conflict between Conservative "Facts" and Reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conflict-between-conservative-facts-and-reality/640300)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conflict-between-conservative-facts-and-reality/640300 "2012-11-16T23:34:49Z")
During the election American Conservatives had a set of alternate beliefs about the validity of polling. Last night, that set of beliefs came up against the hard edge of reality and appeared to shock some conservatives t… --- ## [Tax Rate and Unemployment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-rate-and-unemployment/641112)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-rate-and-unemployment/641112 "2012-11-16T21:27:03Z")
This may be a GD, but since it’s tied to the election I thought I would toss it in here first… Since the republican opposition to a tax hike on the 1% has always been “you’re going to hurt job creators” I wonder if it w… --- ## [Very cool maps show why Obama won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-maps-show-why-obama-won/641047)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-maps-show-why-obama-won/641047 "2012-11-16T17:32:49Z")
From Yahoo. --- ## [Mittens blames all those po' folk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mittens-blames-all-those-po-folk/641049)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mittens-blames-all-those-po-folk/641049 "2012-11-16T16:34:02Z")
Governor Sour Grapes is telling us all now why it is he lost: free contraceptives for college girls, rolling back student loan debt, free health care for those damned free-loading Hispanics and blacks. Just keep talkin… --- ## [Joss Whedon endorses Romney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joss-whedon-endorses-romney/639172)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joss-whedon-endorses-romney/639172 "2012-11-16T16:02:49Z")
And he wants to learn Parkour. --- ## [The Puerto Rico Solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-puerto-rico-solution/641099)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-puerto-rico-solution/641099 "2012-11-16T14:13:39Z")
I have to admit, I’m liking this idea more and more. It goes like this; Puerto Rico has the right to vote for Independence. Tea Partiers move to Puerto Rico and buy up property. Locals use that money to move to the m… --- ## [If Obama is Re-elected, who will be the Democratic nominee in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-is-re-elected-who-will-be-the-democratic-nominee-in-2016/639997)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-is-re-elected-who-will-be-the-democratic-nominee-in-2016/639997 "2012-11-16T13:25:08Z")
What’s your wild ass guess? I’m going to say it won’t be Joe Biden, nor do I believe it will be Hillary Clinton, who in 2016 will be 69 years old and, having seen Obama age ten years in four, might not think the job sou… --- ## [I Canada joined the U.S., how would the party systems fit together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-canada-joined-the-u-s-how-would-the-party-systems-fit-together/640609)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-canada-joined-the-u-s-how-would-the-party-systems-fit-together/640609 "2012-11-15T15:56:54Z")
Inspired by this thread a few months ago. Please assume, hypothetically and without screaming in outraged Canadian nationalism, that the provinces of Canada (peacefully) become States of the Union. There is no more Can… --- ## [Tweets from people who are really not happy with the election results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweets-from-people-who-are-really-not-happy-with-the-election-results/640191)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweets-from-people-who-are-really-not-happy-with-the-election-results/640191 "2012-11-15T13:01:41Z")
Oh. My. God. --- ## [As A Progressive, I Found Voting This Year A Disgusting, Vile, Unpleasant Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-progressive-i-found-voting-this-year-a-disgusting-vile-unpleasant-experience/640136)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-progressive-i-found-voting-this-year-a-disgusting-vile-unpleasant-experience/640136 "2012-11-15T10:52:43Z")
I voted for the civil rights violating, Wall Street suckup who would NOT attack women’s freedom of choice to avoid electing the civil rights violating Wall Street suckup who WOULD attack women’s freedom to choose. In sho… --- ## [Nate Silver / 538 Was Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nate-silver-538-was-right/640181)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nate-silver-538-was-right/640181 "2012-11-15T04:04:51Z")
Lots of people doubted him. On here and around the nets. The baseball geek was absolutely bang on. Fifty for fifty. Once again, Silver is the best poll analyst in American politics. It’s time for everyone who doubts… --- ## [I am a dumbass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-dumbass/640330)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-dumbass/640330 "2012-11-15T03:45:44Z")
I was horribly, horribly wrong on my prediction for the election. Waay the fuck off. I derided you Dopers and Nate Silver, who was exquisitely perfect in his prediction. You guys nailed it and have my utmost respect! I… --- ## [GOP Nominee in 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-nominee-in-2016/640844)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-nominee-in-2016/640844 "2012-11-15T03:24:49Z")
Who’s going to be the GOP nominee in 2016? --- ## [The LDS Church's Statement on the US Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lds-churchs-statement-on-the-us-elections/640226)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lds-churchs-statement-on-the-us-elections/640226 "2012-11-14T19:41:59Z")
News Release — 6 November 2012 First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Congratulate President on Election Win Salt Lake City — The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of… --- ## [Google-fu re explaining Southern blue swath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fu-re-explaining-southern-blue-swath/640946)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fu-re-explaining-southern-blue-swath/640946 "2012-11-14T17:52:50Z")
I saw a good article a few years ago explaining the blue swath running basically east-west through the Deep South. Help me please? Thanks! --- ## [Put your mouth where your mouth is!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-mouth-where-your-mouth-is/639462)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-mouth-where-your-mouth-is/639462 "2012-11-14T16:58:27Z")
Who’s going to win… Obama or Romney? Losers agree to voluntarily suspend their activity on the SDMB for six months as follows: 1 Voluntary suspension is limited to GD, Elections and The Pit. Voluntary suspension occ… --- ## [Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida/640472)
**Author:** [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida/640472 "2012-11-14T12:30:33Z")
This is maybe a GQ, but what’s the script with Florida? Is there some reason that they cannot organise a simple vote? I’ve been to Orlando, and very briefly Miami, and it seems like a functional first world place, so why… --- ## [Is there actually facts and evidence to suggest that a losing candidate doesn't get people to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-facts-and-evidence-to-suggest-that-a-losing-candidate-doesnt-get-people-to-vote/640904)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-facts-and-evidence-to-suggest-that-a-losing-candidate-doesnt-get-people-to-vote/640904 "2012-11-14T05:08:43Z")
I’m not talking about the Green or Libertarian parties’ level of losing. So much has been made about the GOP’s complete and utter ineptitude and shock at the polls, how they were completely unprepared because the right … --- ## [Our campaign yard signs make NY magz.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-campaign-yard-signs-make-ny-magz/640720)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-campaign-yard-signs-make-ny-magz/640720 "2012-11-14T04:13:00Z")
A friend sent us this link; we didn’t know anyone from New York magazine had taken the picture. Those are our neighbors’ houses in the background: --- ## [Heard a new one about Obama and the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-a-new-one-about-obama-and-the-constitution/640855)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-a-new-one-about-obama-and-the-constitution/640855 "2012-11-14T01:32:20Z")
Well, the conspiracy theorists must be getting bored with their old material. I just heard, in all seriousness, this one: “Obama wants to change the Constitution so he can be President for more than two terms.” If anyon… --- ## [Four justices of the SCOTUS are in their 70s . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-justices-of-the-scotus-are-in-their-70s/640624)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-justices-of-the-scotus-are-in-their-70s/640624 "2012-11-13T23:41:22Z")
Scalia (76), Kennedy (76), Ginsburg (79), and Breyer (74). How many (more) seats will Obama get to fill, do you think, and how? What will the SCOTUS look like in 2016? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=277) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=279)