# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=287 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 288 --- ## [UAW Files Charges Against Romney on his Auto Bail-out Profiteering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaw-files-charges-against-romney-on-his-auto-bail-out-profiteering/639561)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaw-files-charges-against-romney-on-his-auto-bail-out-profiteering/639561 "2012-11-01T14:11:35Z")
I don’t know what any of this means - i.e. is what Romney is accused of doing against any laws? If not, what’s the point? - but it is interesting since it includes some prominent names and organizations… --- ## [Hurricane presents a great opportunity for Romney to tout his experience and policies... Or not...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-presents-a-great-opportunity-for-romney-to-tout-his-experience-and-policies-or-not/639420)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-presents-a-great-opportunity-for-romney-to-tout-his-experience-and-policies-or-not/639420 "2012-11-01T14:01:29Z")
Mitt Romney alluded to shuttering FEMA in a debate last year: So now that there is an actual natural disaster, it seems like a perfect time for Romney to point out and show how his vision would be preferable in a crisi… --- ## [Will Romney getting caught lying in an ad hurt his chances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-romney-getting-caught-lying-in-an-ad-hurt-his-chances/639245)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-romney-getting-caught-lying-in-an-ad-hurt-his-chances/639245 "2012-11-01T12:38:49Z")
He’s been caught so many times before but the misleading ad and his in person speaking claiming Chrysler was planning to move Jeep production to China may be the last straw. http://blog.chryslerllc.com/blog.do?id=1932&p… --- ## [How weird would this be (Romney/Biden)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-weird-would-this-be-romney-biden/638674)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-weird-would-this-be-romney-biden/638674 "2012-11-01T00:13:04Z")
I realize that this is a highly unlikely and improbable scenario, but how freaky would it be to have Romney as president and Biden as VP? How would that work, if it happened? I realize that the VP doesn’t have a large … --- ## [Could Hurricane Sandy actually sway the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hurricane-sandy-actually-sway-the-election/638867)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hurricane-sandy-actually-sway-the-election/638867 "2012-10-31T22:37:56Z")
After all, the East Coast has two major swing states (North Carolina and Florida). If Election Day is still plagued by power outages or such after a big storm, could that give that state to whichever candidate had bette… --- ## [Michele Bachmann says "I don't do political speech" during debate. Crowd breaks out in laughter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-says-i-dont-do-political-speech-during-debate-crowd-breaks-out-in-laughter/639436)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michele-bachmann-says-i-dont-do-political-speech-during-debate-crowd-breaks-out-in-laughter/639436 "2012-10-31T22:25:25Z")
Prettygreat video herefrom last night’s debate in Minnesota. So wonderful to see the exact moment somebody realizes that they’re a laughing stock. Almost sounds like a laugh-track. --- ## [The Official 2012 SDMB False Presidential Debate Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360 "2012-10-31T20:06:02Z")
Hello everyone and welcome to the 2012 Presidential Debate thread. I’m your moderator Jonathan Chance and I’ll be hosting our little run at history. Our candidate, stelios, snowmaster, Tripler and Sage Rat have all vol… --- ## [What other Presidential candidates have lost their own states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-presidential-candidates-have-lost-their-own-states/639433)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-presidential-candidates-have-lost-their-own-states/639433 "2012-10-31T19:32:45Z")
I don’t know if this would be better in general questions, but since it is about elections I put it here. Currently candidate Romney is trailing President Obama in MA by around 20 points. This was surprising to me; the… --- ## [Electoral College abolished-how would campaigning be different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-abolished-how-would-campaigning-be-different/637999)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-abolished-how-would-campaigning-be-different/637999 "2012-10-31T16:14:01Z")
What would campaign strategies look like with a popular vote? How would candidates make decisions about where to campaign? I can’t even imagine… --- ## [Obama supporters actually hate Obama's policies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-actually-hate-obamas-policies/638891)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-actually-hate-obamas-policies/638891 "2012-10-30T23:57:15Z")
The non-partisan group WeAreChange.org tells Obama supporters about Obama’s policies under the pretense that they are Romney’s policies My view is basically this: The Democrats are run by millionaires and corporations. … --- ## [Who should (not will) win this election: Obama or Romney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-not-will-win-this-election-obama-or-romney/623403)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-not-will-win-this-election-obama-or-romney/623403 "2012-10-30T23:02:13Z")
This is not a prediction-thread, we already have half a dozen of those running in the Elections forum. This is an argument-thread. Who will be better for America as POTUS in the 2013-2017 term, Obama (Dem) or Romney (P… --- ## [Who would be the best moderator for Presidential debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-best-moderator-for-presidential-debates/636686)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-best-moderator-for-presidential-debates/636686 "2012-10-30T21:28:40Z")
Who would be the best moderator to keep Presidential candidates in line as well as holding them to keep the specifics. We need confrontational but not…Bill O’Reilly… I’m thinking Tony Reali from Around the Horn with a m… --- ## [Liberals: What do you dislike about Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-what-do-you-dislike-about-obama/638222)
**Author:** [@MDKSquared](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MDKSquared)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-what-do-you-dislike-about-obama/638222 "2012-10-30T20:51:48Z")
Disclaimer: I am atheist, liberal, pro science, pro marriage equality, anti drug war, pro abortion, pro immigration, pro… well, taxing the rich more and the middle class less, anti stupid-wars, etc. I always hear how Ob… --- ## [Accusing your opponent of what you yourself are doing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusing-your-opponent-of-what-you-yourself-are-doing/637147)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusing-your-opponent-of-what-you-yourself-are-doing/637147 "2012-10-30T20:08:40Z")
I don’t know what this tactic is called, but it seems pretty popular among the right recently. Examples: The right accusing the left of engaging in unscrupulous voting practices (while they promote voter suppression) M… --- ## [I am impressed by the free republic freepers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-impressed-by-the-free-republic-freepers/639296)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-impressed-by-the-free-republic-freepers/639296 "2012-10-30T19:05:00Z")
A movie came out recently called dreams from my real father which purports that Obama’s real father is a communist named Frank Marshall Davis and not Barack Hussein Obama I. The documentary makes a lot of baseless claim… --- ## [Why is this election so close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-election-so-close/638930)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-election-so-close/638930 "2012-10-30T16:53:42Z")
And I don’t think it’s because 46% of Americans are racist. Let’s look at what’s going on here. Obama is very charismatic. Romney has the gravitas of wet newspaper. Vice-President selections don’t seem to be a factor… --- ## [Gut feeling: how will the American presidential election turn out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gut-feeling-how-will-the-american-presidential-election-turn-out/638255)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gut-feeling-how-will-the-american-presidential-election-turn-out/638255 "2012-10-30T15:37:00Z")
A repeat of my poll from the last election, which I would post to if I weren’t so saditty. One-word-answer questions: Ignoring all third-party candidates, who do you want to win? Which candidate do you think will … --- ## [Hundreds of Voter Registrations Flipped in CA (That We Know Of. So Far.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-voter-registrations-flipped-in-ca-that-we-know-of-so-far/639283)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-voter-registrations-flipped-in-ca-that-we-know-of-so-far/639283 "2012-10-30T13:16:34Z")
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/29/california-dems-say-hundreds-of-voter-registrations-were-flipped/ "Voters told the paper they they never consented to being registered Republican, and some of them claimed they didn… --- ## [No Struggle - My Case Against Romney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-struggle-my-case-against-romney/639244)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-struggle-my-case-against-romney/639244 "2012-10-30T03:37:14Z")
By any measure available this nation of ours has had a rough decade. The 2000’s started with a presidential election being decided by the Supreme Court, moved to the attacks of 9/11, wars in Afghanistan (which was widel… --- ## [Meatloaf and Mitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloaf-and-mitt/639071)
**Author:** [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloaf-and-mitt/639071 "2012-10-30T03:07:40Z")
Holy shit, this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Mitt sure wants to be there. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/meat-loaf-mitt-romney-sing-to-ohioans-17571787 --- ## [Whatever happened to Paul Ryan? Wasn't he running for office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-paul-ryan-wasnt-he-running-for-office/639158)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-paul-ryan-wasnt-he-running-for-office/639158 "2012-10-30T02:17:16Z")
A few of us were chatting and we can’t actually remember hearing much lately about him. Is he under wraps or something? Maybe laying low in hopes of saving his future chances? --- ## [Romney will do whatever he thinks he can get away with (Staples stock controversy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-will-do-whatever-he-thinks-he-can-get-away-with-staples-stock-controversy/638912)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-will-do-whatever-he-thinks-he-can-get-away-with-staples-stock-controversy/638912 "2012-10-29T20:09:02Z")
Recent news stories about he unsealing of divorce papers that include Mitt Romney’s testimony reveal this tidbit: \[ \](http://www.salon.com/2012/10/25/october\_surprise\_romney\_may\_have\_screwed\_over\_his\_friends\_ex\_wife/) … --- ## [How do transients register to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-transients-register-to-vote/639076)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-transients-register-to-vote/639076 "2012-10-29T19:43:03Z")
My brother-in-law lived in California for several years, but in August he left California and started looking around for the next phase of his life. He visited us in NC for a few weeks, then went to Detroit to investiga… --- ## [Is it too early to say Romney has won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-early-to-say-romney-has-won/639175)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-early-to-say-romney-has-won/639175 "2012-10-29T16:29:33Z")
He’s white and almost Christian. Did I leave anything out? --- ## [Help me make a Democratic Christian flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-democratic-christian-flyer/638676)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-democratic-christian-flyer/638676 "2012-10-29T02:20:43Z")
Even here in Arkansas, where it’s almost certainly going to go Romney and whoever your Republican congressperson is, we’ve been getting a lot of Republican campaign flyers. The one that bugs me the most is this one that … --- ## [The impact of early voting and the ground game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impact-of-early-voting-and-the-ground-game/639148)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impact-of-early-voting-and-the-ground-game/639148 "2012-10-28T19:33:53Z")
There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about early voting and the ground campaigns and how they will affect the election. The consensus appears to be that the Obama campaign has invested more in this area and has a… --- ## [Claims of vote flipping in Republican primaries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-vote-flipping-in-republican-primaries/638764)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-vote-flipping-in-republican-primaries/638764 "2012-10-28T19:32:19Z")
This article claims statistical evidence of vote flipping in favor of Romney in the Republican primaries. I’m extremely skeptical of this analysis. I don’t like computerized voting and I’m uneasy about the possibilit… --- ## [Ohio early voting ... bad for Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-early-voting-bad-for-obama/639109)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-early-voting-bad-for-obama/639109 "2012-10-28T16:47:04Z")
Is this true: Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82948.html --- ## [I did not vote for charter schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-not-vote-for-charter-schools/638937)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-not-vote-for-charter-schools/638937 "2012-10-28T05:46:15Z")
On the other hand, I didn’t vote against charter schools. I don’t have kids. I’m never going to have kids. While I do care what’s best for the state and for the country, I did not educate myself on this issue and so d… --- ## [The SDMB 2012 US Presidential Election Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2012-us-presidential-election-poll/631174)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2012-us-presidential-election-poll/631174 "2012-10-28T04:30:33Z")
Now that Paul Ryan is almost certain to be Governor Romney’s running mate… As usual with my polls, feel free to pick the candidate you support even if you can’t vote. Could the mods please sticky this? This poll is NOT… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=288)