Challenge For Concern Trolls And The Genuinely Concerned

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Assume the Gallup poll that has Obamna up by eleven and the CBS/NYT poll that has Obama up by thirteen are correct...


Can you tell me the last presidential candidate to win the popular vote by double digits and lose the Electoral College?

[BlooInBloo]

1. It doesn't matter. They're going to say we're doomed until we win...

And then they'll take credit for the victory.

[KansasVoter]

6. LOL....you have a big "take credit" issue don't you!

[BlooInBloo]

9. Ah - my stalker babbles again.

[KansasVoter]

12. I am just trying to help you know when you are being an ass! I have told you that many times!

[BlooInBloo]

13. Indeed you have. So very many times.

:rofl:

[KansasVoter]

17. Well, we are on the same side. I hope. You are just a little arrogant for me.

[BlooInBloo]

19. I'm absolutely crushed that I haven't won you over.

[KansasVoter]

29. You still have a chance. I have not gave up on you getting better!

[Gabi Hayes]

33. are you two going to do this on Tuesday/Wednesday?

[BlooInBloo]

35. Why? You want front row tickets?

:rofl:


EDIT: Better response.

[Gabi Hayes]

36. that would be AWEsome!

seriously, though

ya think their will be some fence mending going on, or will things be as contentious as they were after the 06 elections?

[BlooInBloo]

37. I'm good, but I have no idea what the future holds. Stay tuned next week, I guess.

[renie408]

16. Hey, does this mean I get to follow you around and call you an ankle biter?

[BlooInBloo]

22. Alight folks - wtf am I the pied piper here or something?

:P

[renie408]

24. No, I am not following you. I am following the ankle biter. Oh...wait...

I guess if the ankle biter is following YOU, then I would be following you, too....hmmmmm....

[BlooInBloo]

26. hahah! In any case, you're always welcome to come alongside me.

[Danger Mouse]

42. What's the point? We know. He knows. It's his schtick.

Just like yours is stalking him and mine is being mistaken for a Scientologist (falsely) or a stupid raving asshole (accurately)

[renie408]

DOOMED, I tell you....DOOMED!!

God, I am so FUCKING sick of being lectured because I won't jump on the Neurotic Wagon. I also have to say that I am not so much of a egotist that I think whether I am optimistic or pessimistic is going to have a serious impact on this election. If I see one more person say that holding an optimistic attitude is going to lose us this election, I am going to run amok. Yes, AMOK.

And as far as I am concerned, pessimism is for pussies. It is easy to wring your hands and predict doom and gloom. It is a win/win situation. If Obama loses, you get to say "I told you so" and if he wins, you celebrate and take the credit for staying ever vigilant. It is a lot braver to just say, "Hey, I think we are going to win!!" and take a very slim chance on being wrong and getting your feelings hurt.

[BlooInBloo]

18. I mean, I thought this was about HOPE, right?

:rofl:

[renie408]

23. Did you see the one about how the double digit lead could be WRONG

because it is being skewed by heavily BLUE states??

For chrissakes...it's like they WANT to lose.

[BlooInBloo]

25. I'm sure I did.... I can't keep those loser-wanna-be's straight anymore....

Really, they're the only part of the campaign season I won't miss. The rest has been fun. But teammates who incessantly preach doom and gloom just fucking suck.

[msallied]

21. Bingo!

[MichiganVote]

2. At this point its the state polls that are key

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. There Has

There has never been a candidate in the history of the republic who won the pop vote by double digits and lost the Electral College...

[IndianaJones]

3. Joe Momma. nt.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

30. If Your Response Was Anymore Unintelligible I Would Doubt If You Were Sentient/NT

[ecstatic]

4. This isn't the typical presidential election... and the double digit lead

could be due to the massive leads in reliably blue states. :shrug:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

8. Have you been following state polls at all? If anything, the problem of having

a disproportionate part of his popular votes coming from "safe" states already is McCain's.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I Give Up

The scenario the poster has posited is as likely as me winning the Florida lottery and receiving a marriage proposal from Halle Berry...

[renie408]

31. You might as well give up. They are enjoying the angst too much. n/t

[renie408]

20. Hey, hopefully you are right and we can still find a way to LOSE this thing!!

[pnwmom]

5. Can you tell me the last election we WON in the Electoral College

in which hundreds of thousands have been purged from registration lists and millions have had their votes recorded by hackable electronic voting machines?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. If There's Widespread Graft Then No Poll Is Reliable

And voting is useless....

[pnwmom]

44. The bigger the margin, the harder it would be for them to get away with it. n/t

[renie408]

27. What are you doing about it? Besides writing angst ridden posts on the internet, I mean.

[pnwmom]

45. Making phone calls. What about you? n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

47. If You Can Steal A Dime You Can Steal A Dollar

I like the sound of President Obama...

[pnwmom]

48. I love the sound of President Obama. I can't wait.

Except I have to.

[StClone]

11. My Concern is the Concern Trolls will off themselves

Once they realize God is dead, Darwin was correct, Global Warming is real and Palin/McCain were a losers, running a campaign built on puking sleaze in a shitstorm blizzard of Bush's making.

[renie408]

28. Your mouth to the dead god's ear. n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

34. I Believe In God , Global Warming, And Darwinism

But the suggestion that a candidate can win the pop vote by double digits and lose the Electoral College is not supported by the facts, the absurd notion that the lead is coming from huge advantages in reliably blue states notwithstanding...

[StClone]

40. Jesus Lived

Santa not...

Republicans are spoiled because of the Election tampering they have grown accustom to winning with. Defeat will cause them to face some realities but I am not holding my breath that they can change.

The Limbaugh's of the World have grown fat off by leading astray the (apparently) diminished mental capacity listeners. So reality will still get competition for profit (and fun because I really think Rush is aroused by manipulating his sheep). There have been some catharsis stories already but it's too late for many.

[stillcool]

15. It's not the polls...

it's everything else.

[renie408]

32. You mean like the rallies with 100,000 people in traditionally red states? Or the unprecedented fund

raising?

What is 'everything'??

[stillcool]

39. Litigation..

having this election end up in the courts...and all the other nefarious ways our elections can be fucked with on election day. I am confident that Obama will win if we all can vote, and if all our votes count...but I am also cautious because this country has lost the reality of law and order. I am thrilled that so many courts in different states have thrown out the lawsuits being brought by Republicans, but I can not disregard my trepidation. It ain't over till it's over.

[Laelth]

38. LOL. Nice, solid argument.

:rofl:

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[BamaTideFan83]

41. NONE! I predict 32 years of supremacy!

Obama/Biden RULES!!! Obama for 8 years, then Biden for 8 years. The Hillary for 8 years. Then Chelsea for 8 years! Go DEMOCRATS!

[Danger Mouse]

43. HILL-AR-EE! HILL-AR-EE! HILL-AR-EE'S THE ONE FOR ME!!

oh god. oh god. i forget where i am. i forget who i am. it's a nightmare. :cry:

[D23MIURG23]

46. There should really be more recommendations for this.