Chinese Suss Out the Difference Between Obama and Romney
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Month: November 2012
Theory: GOP Lost Due to Voter Supression
May I suggest instead a simple, elegant overriding theory on why we won’t have a Romney Administration in 2013? No serious political party in America — no legitimate party in any viable democracy — can win an election by suppressing votes. So long as the Republican Party endorses (and enacts) voting laws designed to make it harder for registered voters to vote, so long as Republican officials like Ohio’s Jon Husted contort themselves to interpret those laws in a restrictive fashion, the Republicans will continue to play a loser’s game. … That’s my theory, anyway, and I’m sticking to it. Having covered for the past two years the voting rights front in this epic election cycle, I have come to believe that the Republicans will begin to win presidential elections again only when they start competing for votes with the substance of their ideas.
— Andrew Cohen, writing in the Atlantic.
— Andrew Cohen, writing in the Atlantic.
Even Republicans Think Rove is a Problem
Rove spends more for Republican candidates than the NRSC and the NRCC. He’s running things. Rove is definitely a problem.
— GOP strategist Rick Tyler, quoted by BuzzFeed, on the power of Karl Rove in the Republican party.
Democratic Votes for House Candidates Actually Exceeded Republican Votes in Election
53,952,240
Votes were cast for a Democratic candidate for the House and only 53,402,643 were cast for a Republican — meaning that Democratic votes exceed Republican votes by more than half a million, according to Think Progress: “Although a small number of ballots remain to be counted, as of this writing, votes for a Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives outweigh votes for Republican candidates…”
Adelson Not Concerned About Lack of Return on His Investment in the GOP
Paying bills. That’s how you spend money. Either that or become a Jewish husband — you spend a lot of money.
— Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who gave more than $60 million to outside groups trying to defeat President Obama, “did not seem overly concerned about the paltry returns on his investment,” the New York Times reports.
Obama Re-Election Boosts U.S. Flag Sales in Pakistan
Of course Obama has become stronger now and he will push his policies harder and there will be more drone strikes because he himself is stronger now. When the drone strikes increase the protests against these strikes will also increase in Pakistan and it can have an impact on the flags and poster business.
— Nadeem Shah, owner of a flag business in Rawalpindi, explaining the uptick in sales of U.S. flags in Pakistan is due to an increase in flag burnings at anti-American protests.
Sheldon Shelled Out
There were eight of them, and none of them won,
Even though they received quite princely sums.
The fact just is,
In the election biz,
It’s obviously best not to take money from Sheldon Adelson.
