US election 2012

Purdy · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:07

Ah ******** thought it'd be like 3AM or so, already been up for 30 hours doubt I'll make it to 9 AM

Raymond Lin · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:08

Purdy said:
What time is the result coming out?

Starting around now. Most voting ends at 7pm so the East coast will close around 12am our time. Then you have central time and west coast time.

You should know for definite when you get up in the morning, unless there is another Bush v Gore debacle going on again.

Strife212 · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:11

Yeah it could be ages, the actual electoral college isn't until next month. But it probably won't be.

ic1male · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:14

NM: Electronic voting fiasco posted on previous page.

deko · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:16

Anyone else notice that the BBC keep putting up pictures of John McCain instead of Romney?

Tummy · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:17

BBC really love their dumbed down graphics.

King Damager · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:18

Azza said:
Romney has said he's only written one speech and it's a victory speech.

And, I bet he didn't even write that one himself....

Where's the greats of old, the Presidents that could write great speeches on their own.

kd

Tummy · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:20

Please, please, pleaaaase don't let Romney near the white house

apeZ · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:21

Stuck £10 on the winner of Ohio NOT winning presidential election at 10/1 odds for a laugh. The last time a president won the presidency without Ohio was Kennedy in 1960.

I'm hoping that Romney will take Ohio, but Obama wins overall.

Snax · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:24

Am I delusional or does Obama really not like UK and the Tory party here at all? In this sense presumably Romney would be much better for us.

Azza · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:24

This guy on the BBC keeps referring to Romney as President Romney! :eek:

Naffa · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:24

apeZ said:
Stuck £10 on the winner of Ohio NOT winning presidential election at 10/1 odds for a laugh. The last time a president won the presidency without Ohio was Kennedy in 1960.

I'm hoping that Romney will take Ohio, but Obama wins overall.

Whoever wins Ohio is going to win the presidency, it's a virtual certainty.

That being said, no Republican has ever won the presidency without carrying Ohio.

dante6491 · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:26

Snax said:
Am I delusional or does Obama really not like UK and the Tory party here at all? In this sense presumably Romney would be much better for us.

I get the feeling that Obama is quite anti UK. His stance on BP, joint speeches he has given with Cameron. Just doesn't click. Then again Romneys' comment about the Olympics won't endear him to anyway.

ikillbears · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:26

happened to catch something on ITV ( i know, i feel dirty ) the reporter said he had received a text from t-mobile of all people saying dont go away from polling stations if you are told to because they are closing. sort of like we had 2 years ago. could be some legal vultures looming

King Damager · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:28

Snax said:
Am I delusional or does Obama really not like UK and the Tory party here at all? In this sense presumably Romney would be much better for us.

Obama is criticised as being a celebrity abroad. His quip at Romney was that he congratulated Mitt on not having the same issue.

Basically, whatever we think of Obama, Romney's even less popular. If the world voted, Obama would win.

kd

Ahleckz · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:29

Snax said:
Am I delusional or does Obama really not like UK and the Tory party here at all? In this sense presumably Romney would be much better for us.

dante6491 said:
I get the feeling that Obama is quite anti UK. His stance on BP, joint speeches he has given with Cameron. Just doesn't click. Then again Romneys' comment about the Olympics won't endear him to anyway.

I think that Obama realises that the UK isn't a huge major player in the World anymore. Apart from wars, there isn't really any need to have such a special relationship that Bush/Blair had.
I don't think that a Romney presidency would be any better for us than an Obama one. I'm not sure what you think that they could offer that would make it better for us.

TaKeN · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:31

They could bring back Lucky Charms Ahleckz

ic1male · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:32

TaKeN said:
They could bring back Lucky Charms Ahleckz

I get them from Amazon. Yum yum.

apeZ · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:33

Naffa said:
Whoever wins Ohio is going to win the presidency, it's a virtual certainty.

That being said, no Republican has ever won the presidency without carrying Ohio.

Sure. But there are more swing states other than Ohio that may come into play.

Snax · 7 Nov 2012 at 00:33

Well, Romney is likely to be confrontational and will need an ally in Europe. Obama is an apologist and distances himself from unions and instead cosies up to everyone.

I dont know much about the policies, but to me Obama is a sleezy liar who bluffed his way to power in the first place (Romney could be a catastrophe) but the lies spun by Obama in the first place were horrific.

He promised wholesale change in a bankrupt country... how did anyone believe that?!