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Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?

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Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
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RE: Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
June 29, 2012 at 1:12 am
(June 29, 2012 at 12:00 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: [quote='whateverist' pid='303901' dateline='1340942084']
That depends on who votes and who we vote for.

Tautological statement is tautological.

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Oh I had intended to communicate a little sarcasm and perhaps a nag as well as to state the obvious.

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RE: Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
June 29, 2012 at 6:24 am (This post was last modified: June 29, 2012 at 6:24 am by JohnDG.)
It doesn't matter which side wins our government is on a set path. Best guess though, obama.
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RE: Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
June 29, 2012 at 9:09 am (This post was last modified: June 29, 2012 at 9:10 am by KichigaiNeko.)
From an antipodean perspective it seems likely that Obama will win the election. The other candidates seem too disorganised.
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RE: Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
June 29, 2012 at 9:20 am (This post was last modified: June 29, 2012 at 9:47 am by DeistPaladin.)
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RE: Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
June 29, 2012 at 12:10 pm
I think Obama, incumbent's edge, he's have to do something pretty stupid to mess it up now.

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RE: Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
June 29, 2012 at 12:29 pm
(June 29, 2012 at 12:10 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: I think Obama, incumbent's edge, he's have to do something pretty stupid to mess it up now.

Obama has proven himself quite able to demoralize his own base and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Maybe Romney will say "boo" and Obama will give him the election in the spirit of bipartisanship.

Don't get me wrong, I'm holding my nose and voting for Obama and I encourage everyone else to do the same because Romney will be so much worse. But history will have to judge whether Obama is a cowardly wimp, a tragic visionary (who was willing to sacrifice everything for bipartisanship) or a sellout.

Personally, I think the tragic visionary is the most compelling explanation for his behavior but the conspiracy theorist in me finds the "sellout" hypothesis would explain a lot.
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RE: Who will realistically win the 2012 presidential election?
June 29, 2012 at 12:54 pm
(June 29, 2012 at 12:10 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: I think Obama, incumbent's edge, he's have to do something pretty stupid to mess it up now.

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