Apexcarver
Apexcarver SuperDork
10/31/08 7:28 a.m.

Can't wait for this election to be OVER? I turn on the news and all that is on is election crap, maybe a blurb on how the economy is doing here and there, but after sitting through a hour or so of all election all the time.

I Dont really like either candidate..

I cant wait to actually get NEWS on the news channels rather then ALL ELECTION ALL THE TIME.
Then again, I guess it is more relevant then Britney's latest breakdown ect...

I mean seriously.. I have seen more videos of reporters trying to corner Bill Ayers then any REAL news coverage in the past few weeks.

Duke
Duke Dork
10/31/08 7:53 a.m.
Apexcarver wrote: I Dont really like either candidate..

There are more than two candidates, you know. Entertain yourself by learning about some of the others.

Frankly, I can't wait for this election to be over, because when Obama inevitably wins, I'm betting the stock market will immediately go up 20% and stabilize, for no other reason than that he's NOT George Bush.

integraguy
integraguy Reader
10/31/08 8:18 a.m.

The way the stock market SEEMS to work anymore is like a manic-depressive that refuses to take his/her meds. So even if Obama wins (I think it willbe a REAL squeaker, like the 2000 election) the market may immediately rebound, then drop into the 7000 range.

I mean look at this past couple of months. The price of oil drops...the stocks drop. Interest rates are cut...stocks drop. All the usual news that should have bouyed the stock market, instead acted as an anchor.

BTW, I think we should follow the lead of other civilized countries, especially the U.K. limit the election cycle to just under 60 days.

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
10/31/08 2:23 p.m.

Don't count your chickens, there Duke. It's gonna be close this time with all the fraud and cheeting by the O camp, but I still put it to Little Mac, 55% probability. I still have some small hope in our country and electorate.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
10/31/08 2:30 p.m.

Argh! Let it all be over so we can take a break from all this whiny crap. It's almost as bad as listening to people talking about sports!

Duke
Duke Dork
10/31/08 2:30 p.m.

I'll take that action. What's the stakes?

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/31/08 2:33 p.m.
Dr. Hess wrote: Don't count your chickens, there Duke. It's gonna be close this time with all the fraud and cheeting by the O camp, but I still put it to Little Bush, 55% probability. I still have some small hope in our country and electorate.

There, fixed it for you.

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
10/31/08 2:41 p.m.

Obama by 5% in the popular and 50 in the EC. If McCain can't carry NC, it's over by midnight.

Duke
Duke Dork
10/31/08 2:47 p.m.
Tim Baxter wrote: Obama by 5% in the popular and 50 in the EC. If McCain can't carry NC, it's over by midnight.

I'm betting it's a bigger margin than that. Not that I'm particularly pleased, or anything, but if we're calling our pockets, I say Obama gets at least +10% over McCain on the popular vote.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
10/31/08 3:55 p.m.

My money says Obama takes NC.

16vCorey
16vCorey Dork
10/31/08 4:25 p.m.
Apexcarver wrote: I cant wait to actually get NEWS on the news channels rather then ALL ELECTION ALL THE TIME.

I can't remember the last time I saw actual news on the news.

jrw1621
jrw1621 Reader
10/31/08 4:31 p.m.

I say 3 days after the election before it is decided and then it goes to McCain (weather he earned it or not.)

You may sense that I have little faith in the system

dan_efi
dan_efi New Reader
11/1/08 2:50 p.m.

A thread that started by wishing the election crap would go away has turned to an election discussion

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/1/08 3:09 p.m.

Frankly I'm surprised the bowling thread hasn't turned political.

GregTivo
GregTivo Reader
11/1/08 3:47 p.m.

Its gonna be Obama if he doesn't get found in bed with a dead girl or a live boy. For all the accusations of fraud and stuff, polls show that he REALLY is that popular.

carguy123
carguy123 HalfDork
11/1/08 3:54 p.m.

You really can't believe the liberal media who is trying to convince people that Obama is going to win so they might as well vote Obama. The heavy early voter turn out says it's going to be McCain.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/1/08 7:31 p.m.

Blah blah blah ...liberal media... blah blah... Maverick.

Yeah yeah, sure sure.

All in good fun.

curtis73
curtis73 GRM+ Memberand Reader
11/1/08 8:03 p.m.
carguy123 wrote: The heavy early voter turn out says it's going to be McCain.

Have you been watching Fox again? CNN puts Obama firmly at 60% of early voting.

I can't believe the race is as close as it is. I expected a much larger point spread in the polls.

And since when has there been liberal media? Where? I want to see it.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/1/08 8:39 p.m.
Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/1/08 9:03 p.m.

We got a flyer in the mail that said "Vote Republican. Vote Early".

So now I want to know is - what do they have planned? What's going to happen between now and Tuesday that's going to make me say "damn, good thing I waited - I was going to vote republican but now I'm not..."

joey48442
joey48442 Dork
11/1/08 9:54 p.m.

All my hardcore republican friends call it the Liberal Media...And all my Liberal friends say the Conservative control it.

None of them know what they are talking about, it seems!

Joey

MitchellC
MitchellC Reader
11/1/08 11:21 p.m.
AngryCorvair wrote: i never realized it was so simple...

The great thing about Youtube is that you can find lots of supporters from both camps saying extremely dumb or wrong things in front of a camera.

Edit: And regarding third party candidates, I don't think they're really any better than the frontrunners. It's just that no one from the major two parties has really cared enough to find their skeletons or holes in their policies. And if you're tired of the main two candidates, well, it would be pretty easy to get bored with a sitcom after 600 straight days as well.

mtn
mtn Dork
11/2/08 12:40 a.m.

anybody hear the Howard Stern clip?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM2xHggg7Uk

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/2/08 1:28 a.m.

Stern hasn't been funny since about 1986, but he did find someone entertaining to replay.

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