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What will be funny with this thread is that after 24 hours Obama will win this poll. However if you combine the Johnson and Romney totals the Republicans would have won.
What if Paul had been the nominee?
We will never know, and as I have said over and over.
GOP: Burn it to the ground.
That's assuming that people voting for Johnson would've voted for Romney over Obama if those were the only two options and write-ins weren't allowed. I'm voting for Johnson when I go later today but I'd rather see Obama be re-elected than see Romney. Romney/Ryan is almost as bad as McCain/Palin (voted Obama that election). If the Republicans could pull a half-decent candidate/ticket out of their ass (which is apparently where their heads are lately) then I'd vote for them.
Voting Johnson this time as I'm not happy with Obama's performance and Romney is full of shit. Obama is full of shit as well but Romney seems to be going for some kind of world record.
I wanted to vote for Johnson, but I'm in a battleground state, so I couldn't afford to help Romney out, so I voted for Obama.
What will be funny with this thread is that after 24 hours Obama will win this poll. However if you combine the Johnson and Romney totals the Republicans would have won.
What if Paul had been the nominee?
We will never know, and as I have said over and over.
GOP: Burn it to the ground.
From now until election day, Wonkblog will be interviewing voters from swing states about how they view the election. We will be interviewing both decided and undecided voters. You can see the rest of the interviews here.
David Gammon, 61, is a registered Republican from Laconia, N.H.. He is a building contractor and former Laconia city councilor who is voting for Obama. We spoke about the election on Wednesday afternoon. Heres our conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity.
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When was the last time that you voted for a Republican, in a presidential race or otherwise?
I voted for Reagan. I dont believeI might have voted for Bush the first time around, but definitely not the second time. My views are more in line with Ron Paul, which is who I voted for in the primary in New Hampshire. And thats another thing I wasnt happy with, Romney shutting out Ron Paul at the Republican convention.
Do you still consider yourself a Republican?
Yeah, I do. I have leanings toward the libertarian side. Ive been registered as a Republican for at least 20 years.
Voted for Obama and a couple local people. Left the majority of my ballot blank because I was uninformed about the issues/candidates.
Voted for Obama and a couple local people. Left the majority of my ballot blank because I was uninformed about the issues/candidates.
So you went against your best interests? Principles fuck em amirite?
I have a stronger interest in national politics than local politics, and I consider myself much better informed about politics on a national stage than a local one. I haven't heard of some of my local representatives, but I have been familiar with Obama and Romney for 6+ years. I feel very comfortable that I know what each candidate represents, certainly moreso than a couple people running for some district commissioner seat. So, no, I don't see your point.So you feel you're up to date enough on the issues of the USA and the world as a whole, so you vote for president. Yet you don't feel you're informed enough about the world directly around you to vote for all your local stuff? You are an uninformed voter and you probably should have just sat this one out. How can you think you can make an even bigger decision pertaining to far more people and far more things if you're so uninformed that you won't vote on the little things?
^ this is the case for most people and even more of the reason I support a small non interventionist federal government.
I wiped my ass with my ballot. Would be interesting to see how it got scored.
You apparently have some company in your thinking:
The Washington Post - Interviews with swing-state voters: The Ron Paul-voter whos backing Obama
I have a stronger interest in national politics than local politics, and I consider myself much better informed about politics on a national stage than a local one. I haven't heard of some of my local representatives, but I have been familiar with Obama and Romney for 6+ years. I feel very comfortable that I know what each candidate represents, certainly moreso than a couple people running for some district commissioner seat. So, no, I don't see your point.