2012 U.S. Presidential Election Supermegathread

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    travz21

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    FDR was the worst.
     
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    LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
     
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    SuperDude526

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    Your name is Rebecca Black - your argument is invalid.

    I'm kidding, actually I agree with your loling. More to the point, FDR might've been one of the best presidents this nation has ever had. Certainly one of the most prolific of his time, policy-wise.
     
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    Thomas Jefferson is the best. FDR is the worst.
     
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    SuperDude526

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    Because freedom, right?
     
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    Byebye Gingrich :)

    So Newt Gingrich officially suspended his campaign. So this means Mitt Romney is 100% guaranteed to become the official Republican candidate.

    Wow, this election is going to be sad.
     
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    99%

    Edit: Actually it's 95.7%
     
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    Blackee Dammet

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    Liberal Romney was actually pretty awesome. It was when he decided he needed to be a pandering assclown when the shit became sad. If I had any hope he would actually just lie his way to the presidency and become a moderate republican again in office, I'd vote for him in a second.

    But he won't, so I'm not.
     
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    I just wish huntsman hadn't dropped. Anyways I had totally forgot about newt he should've dropped a couple months ago
     
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    Cmon, Ron Paul has no chance.
     
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    SuperDude526

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    But it's an "educational" campaign.

    To be honest, I am rooting for Dr. Paul. He's now the only thing keeping Romney from getting a bulletproof lead.
     
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    I'm not sure you know how odds work. All betting sites have Romney around 96%
     
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    Blackee Dammet

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    I don't think you guys realize how a delegate count works. They can't all go "Yeah, you won them but... we're going with other dude. Sorry.". Romney in no uncertain terms has the nomination barring an unprecedented move to strip him of said delegates.
     
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    Except he doesn't even have near enough delegates to clinch the nomination. And nobody really knows the delegate count until the convention. Whatever happens, it's going to be a clusterfuck.

    That said, both Romney and Paul are polling ahead of Obama in head to head matchups. Bad news for Romney is that a lot (most?) of Paul's supporters won't vote for him and will be at least a few percentage points not going to the Republicans.
     
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    Ron Paul has 80 delegates to Romney's 847 delegates. There are roughly 700 delegates up for grabs in remaining states, including California which, with 172 delegates, Romney is very likely to do well in. Plus there's Utah, with 40 delegates, which Romney will also do well in on account of him being a Mormon. Paul isn't getting the nomination. Period.

    http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html

    Try again. No one even bothered to poll Paul vs Obama because Paul isn't getting the nomination.
     
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    Delegate counts are likely way off. I'd take 10 minutes to post real sources but it's pretty apparent that it's pointless.

    And I can link you to those betting sites. Knowing 100% that Paul isn't getting the nomination, you should be betting the farm and you'll get 104% of your money back. It'd be risk free since Romney is a 100% lock.
     
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    This reminds me of:

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    Semantics debate about the word "guaranteed" aside, in what world does Ron Paul have a legitimate chance at winning the nomination?

    Can't believe we're having this discussion, frankly.

    *merging with other U.S. election thread*
     
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    None. But 1 out of every 25 worlds he wins. You guys must not play poker or anything requiring odds. You'd be surprised how often 4% hits.
     
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    You're a funny guy, travz. I'm sorry but Paul hasn't a chance in Hell. I just like seeing him trip up Romney from time to time, because then it makes it easier for Obama to win.
     
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    [thumb]http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/24-types_of_libertarian.png[/thumb]
    I'll just leave this here.
     

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