# What's the BEST thing that will happen if the other guy wins? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 6, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031 "2012-11-06T01:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031/21 "2012-11-06T12:38:32Z")
Roy Zimmerman will probably go into overdrive if Romney wins. Since I guess I qualify as third party, continuing with covering pre-existing conditions and increased support for gay marriage during Obama’s second term would be good. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031/22 "2012-11-06T12:52:02Z")
I’ll copy **Peanut Gallery** ’s answer. If Romney wins, at least people will be up in arms again about extrajudicial killing of American citizens, and prisoners held indefinitely without ever appearing before a judge. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031/23 "2012-11-06T13:08:02Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > If Obama wins, the Republicans are practically guaranteed to win _everything_ in 2016. Not so fast. Many analysts predicted that the US economy would be stagnant or decline between 2008-2012. A significant recovery in that timeframe, given what went down, was just not realistic. This time around we have much more reason to be optimistic. There’s a good chance that whichever party wins in 2012 they’ll be able to claim credit for 4 years of significant growth. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031/24 "2012-11-06T13:51:38Z")
I can do a decent Romney imitation, that might good for a laugh or two. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031/25 "2012-11-06T13:58:04Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Also, a Biden vice presidency under Romney would be about the most hilarious thing ever. I don’t know why people think that. The VP doesn’t have to be involved in anything. He’d just sit in his office and do nothing unless there happened to be a tie vote in the Senate. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031/26 "2012-11-07T16:42:52Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I can do a decent Romney imitation, that might good for a laugh or two. You must have fantastic hair! ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031/27 "2012-11-07T16:46:02Z")
Now Obama can do and say things that would have been political suicide otherwise. Like deal with the ‘marijuana situation’ I’d also love for him to come out and say ‘Hey, guess what? I was an atheist all along.’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-thing-that-will-happen-if-the-other-guy-wins/640031.md?page=1)