10-12-2011, 04:01 PM
IIRC, Obama had tons of money almost from the beginning. He received the most Wall Street money, in fact. Ergo, he won. We the proles are in reality an afterthought in any election. Even if you vote for the person who has best [mis]represented your own personal values and hopes, it's for naught as the big money writes the script. And the media will turn the current protests into yet another R vs. D thing with lies and disinformation (as they've already been doing), so fear not if you're against the protesters.
But just for fun: what could be considered the true Left (progressive vote) is entirely pissed at Obama and views him as a sellout if not worse. But that's not the base, it's only about 5-15% would be my guess. The base of around 15-20% rank and file Dems are still pretty enamored with him. Amazingly so. Again, I call Obama "Bush Lite." I still don't get why the R's hate him. He's done a truly wonderful job with their bidding. Wars still on, defense spending still up, Gitmo still open, corporate giveaways and loopholes increased all around. No reform, no help for the regular folks or small biz owners. Done!
But just follow the money. Sickening on both sides.
Agreed, Romney brings his own set of issues to the R side, but I also agree that TP voters will do anything to avoid having a "brown person" as CIC again. And the economy is completely hosed thanks to business-as-usual corruption. So all in all, I'd guess Romney will likely win the popular vote by a few hairs even if it takes a little help from the voting machine makers.
But just for fun: what could be considered the true Left (progressive vote) is entirely pissed at Obama and views him as a sellout if not worse. But that's not the base, it's only about 5-15% would be my guess. The base of around 15-20% rank and file Dems are still pretty enamored with him. Amazingly so. Again, I call Obama "Bush Lite." I still don't get why the R's hate him. He's done a truly wonderful job with their bidding. Wars still on, defense spending still up, Gitmo still open, corporate giveaways and loopholes increased all around. No reform, no help for the regular folks or small biz owners. Done!
But just follow the money. Sickening on both sides.
Agreed, Romney brings his own set of issues to the R side, but I also agree that TP voters will do anything to avoid having a "brown person" as CIC again. And the economy is completely hosed thanks to business-as-usual corruption. So all in all, I'd guess Romney will likely win the popular vote by a few hairs even if it takes a little help from the voting machine makers.