I bet 90% of those votes were from people paying attention to their rhetoric and demeanor rather than the policies. I certainly didn't pay attention to what they were talking about.
[QUOTE=Funny Hats;38151555]I bet 90% of those votes were from people paying attention to their rhetoric and demeanor rather than the policies. I certainly didn't pay attention to what they were talking about.[/QUOTE]
Obama won on debate style and politics.
earn 20+ style points in a single debate for 10 gamerscore
[QUOTE=Funny Hats;38151555]I bet 90% of those votes were from people paying attention to their rhetoric and demeanor rather than the policies. I certainly didn't pay attention to what they were talking about.[/QUOTE]
In otherwords, exactly what the media does to decide who won.
can elections be more of a joke in this country
Somewhere between Romney and Obama is a good president.
It's teenagers rooting for the black guy.
[QUOTE=redBadger;38153587]Somewhere between Romney and Obama is a good president.[/QUOTE]
Obama
in the rest of the 1st world, the democrats would be the right wing-center, and socialists the left, there is no GOP equivalent in regions like Europe and even Australia (which has health care for everyone and is a non partisan issue there
Why can't we have someone to vote for who's actually qualified for this job? Someone who actually cares about what the country needs to do, and the protection of the people they watch over. Sadly, no such human being exists nor will they ever.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;38157574]Obama
in the rest of the 1st world, the democrats would be the right wing-center, and socialists the left, there is no GOP equivalent in regions like Europe and even Australia (which has health care for everyone and is a non partisan issue there[/QUOTE]
UKIP is the closest GOP equivalent here, but they're widely regarded as far right nutters
[editline]24th October 2012[/editline]
In fact 'right wing nutters' is exactly how our business secretary once described the Republicans. I'd link it but I'm on my phone so nah
[QUOTE=The Baconator;38157574]there is no GOP equivalent in regions like Europe and even [b]Australia[/b] (which has health care for everyone and is a non partisan issue there[/QUOTE]
None that are truly established and grounded in Australian politics, but we have a group that has been explicitly inspired by USA's Tea Party, aptly named the [url=http://austeaparty.com.au/web/]Australian Tea Party[/url]. Spoiler: They are rather daft.
[QUOTE=smurfy;38157738]UKIP is the closest GOP equivalent here, but they're widely regarded as far right nutters
[editline]24th October 2012[/editline]
In fact 'right wing nutters' is exactly how our business secretary once described the Republicans. I'd link it but I'm on my phone so nah[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GJG1NtWFXo[/media]
[QUOTE=Jackald;38158359]I can't speak 100% for everyone, but I know certainly everyone I know here in the UK thinks that Obama is the best out of the two.
We find it kind of weird that you guys are even considering Romney.[/QUOTE]
To be fair a lot of us here in the U.S. find it weird people are considering Romney.
[QUOTE=Jackald;38158359]
We find it kind of weird that you guys are even considering Romney.[/QUOTE]
Blame the Bible Belts for that.
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