After successfully keeping it out of my mind most of the day, even hours after voting, I'm suddenly obsessively watching the election numbers. Huffington Post's main site has a diabolical handy regularly updating flash election monitoring chart. Obama had 3 electoral votes to Romney's 49 when I got up to use the bathroom and when I came back Obama ( Read more... )

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Am I supposed to doubt the evidence of my eyes and ears? In spite of every poll calling Obama the winner, or calling him the winner within the margin of error, a lot of sites and commentators are calling last night's debate a draw. Like they didn't see a cool and cohesive Obama thoroughly crush the pathetic wet noodle called Mitt Romney. Romney was ( Read more... )

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Someone asked me early yesterday who I thought was going to win the second presidential debate. I said, "Obama will get a narrow victory." And to-day I see an article headlined, "Presidential Debate Instant Polls Show Narrow Win For Obama". What did I base my prediction on? I figured that would be the result of Obama's change in strategy ( Read more... )

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I finally got around to watching the presidential debate last night. From the way people were talking about it, I was expecting Obama to come out in a leotard and spend the evening in the foetal position practicing bird calls. Aside from not countering some of Romney's obvious lies, it didn't seem like Obama did that bad to me, but I don't think ( Read more... )