Electiony Goodness

[lynxreign]

I haven't made many posts on this subject, but I wanted to today because I have seen some evidence for one of my theories. I know a few of my friends here are given to despair about Obama's chances in the election, despite his widening lead. You fear the polls are wrong, for one thing

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[chaoticmoth]

My fear is based on the same fear in the bottom of the ninth in the 2004 world series when the Cardinals got a single. I swore, Amy said, "It's okay", and I turned to her and vehemently exclaimed, "It's not okay! This is the Red Sox! They can still screw it up!".

And right now I feel like yelling, "It's not okay! This is the Democrats! They can still screw it up!"

So much could happen in the next three weeks, the American public is a fickle creature.

[lynxreign]

The republicans are equally competant in screwing up elections.

[editswlonghair]

The wheels started to wobble in the '06 mids, but they've come off this time. I hope they're in enough disarray that they forget to send the strategy memo to Diebold so they don't know how to reprogram the voting machines properly, and the tampering is so glaringly obvious we can finally congressional hearings and get to the bottom that too.

[maps_or_guitars]

Just remember - they've been that incompetent this time around. Remember this?

[emmalyon]

I had not realized until my sample ballot came that Nader was not, in fact, the Green party candidate this year (it's the "Peace and Freedom" party or some such).
Judging from the signage and stickers I have seen both here and in NE, Ron Paul may still be a factor as well.

[editswlonghair]

I despair of Obama winning for three reasons:

1. After the last two cycles, I just don't trust polls anymore. At all. As the wise man said, "Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, won't get fooled again."

2. The fact it's not a total runaway. Obama should be up by thirty points given the utter disaster the last eight years under the Republicans have been. It's pissing me off that it took the financial crisis to get so many people to finally realize it, and to start seeing Obama pull away in the polls. Greed and selfishness trumps I guess. It's so sad.

3. Diebold. This is the big one. All it takes is for them to flip a few percent in a few states, and voila!

All that being said, take this my traditional conspiracy theorist grain of salt. I'm assuming Obama will win. But then again, I thought Gore and Kerry would too. Nothing will surprise me anymore. Not after seeing people lined up in Ohio in the rain in 2004 and discovering that OH! They were voting the status quo! Who would've thunk it! Shivver me timbers! It's a bloody

[lynxreign]

2) I don't think anyone has even been up 30 points.

3) They'd have to flip quite a bit in quite a few states at this point. And I don't think they'd get away with it this time.

Sure, Republicans are playing their "Voter Fraud" (Secret plan: Don't let minorities and the poor vote) game, but it isn't working as well this time around. They're being challenged more and the media is reporting it more. Also, fewer places now use Diebold.

[lynxreign]

Also, I'm thinking of putting a sign in my car that says "Question 1: Are you an idiot?"

[mekkasimian]

MEK AGREE ALL THREE POINT.

BUT STILL ASSUME OBAMA LOSE.

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