# October 2012 Campaign Slogans

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 14, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009 "2011-07-14T13:42:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![Profound\_Gibberish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/1 "2011-07-14T13:42:57Z")

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Ok, one month to go before the election. The Democratic and Republican candidates have their VP choice and signs and bumper stickers are flying off the shelves. What would they say? Here’s mine:

Perry / Palin 2012  
Palin / Perry 2012  
Doesn’t Matter Which, We Are Screwed Either Way

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/2 "2011-07-14T13:51:41Z")

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Someone (can’t remember who, sorry) in another thread came up with

Palin/Trump '12 “I Quit, Your Fired”

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/3 "2011-07-14T14:33:54Z")

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OBAMA killed BIN LADEN

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**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/4 "2011-07-14T14:37:20Z")

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Michele Bachmann: Hating Gays and Denying Science for a More Prosperous America

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/5 "2011-07-14T14:38:00Z")

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Vote Romney: One of his positions agrees with yours

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**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/6 "2011-07-14T16:07:12Z")

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Perry 1912

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/7 "2011-07-14T16:21:03Z")

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Ron Paul: Each And Every Election

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**Author:** ![Recovering\_Republican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/8 "2011-07-15T10:15:39Z")

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Obama/Biden 2012 : “Well, things could be worse!”

Obama/Biden 2012: “9.3% Yes We Can!”

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/9 "2011-07-15T12:27:54Z")

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> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> Ron Paul: Each And Every Election

Even better…

Ron Paul. Again? Again. Seriously? Seriously. Serious? Not Really.

-Joe

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**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/10 "2011-07-15T13:27:38Z")

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Stolen from Paul Begala: “Perry: For those who found George Bush too cerebral.”

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**Author:** ![Profound\_Gibberish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/11 "2011-07-15T14:57:43Z")

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Huntsman / Gingrich 2012  
Didn’t Think We Would Make It, Did you!

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/12 "2011-07-15T15:23:25Z")

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Perry/Bachman 2012: Even Stupid Crazy People Need A President

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**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/13 "2011-07-15T18:35:13Z")

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I remember someone here coming up with “Dumb and Plumber” for a potential Palin/Joe the Plumber ticket.

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/14 "2011-07-15T19:35:34Z")

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Shouldn’t this be in the pit or MPSIMS or something? I assume the election forum wants to maintain some sort of aesthetic of debate and discussion, and not just be a circle jerk for democrats.

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**Author:** ![Profound\_Gibberish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2012-campaign-slogans/589009/15 "2011-07-15T21:51:05Z")

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> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> Shouldn’t this be in the pit or MPSIMS or something? I assume the election forum wants to maintain some sort of aesthetic of debate and discussion, and not just be a circle jerk for democrats.

Have you read this forum lately? What a mess.

My suggestion would be to re-title this forum **Politics** to keep the wonks out of the other forums.
