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Coragyps
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Message 13 of 140 (487885)
11-06-2008 12:12 PM


I saw a conspiracy theory expounded elsewhere that's almost plausibly Rovian enough to be true:
Palin was picked by the Repubs as a way to throw the election. Even in August, any moron could see that the general state of affairs in the US was headed for the crapper. If the Rethuglicans make sure that the Democrats are firmly in power from 2009 to 2010 or 2012, they can put all the blame for the shitbath we'll be taking on the Dems, and so promote a big backlash to get themselves back into power in '10 and/or '12. Given that the memory span of an average US voter is less than 15 minutes, this could work for them.
Fascinating, huh?
Edited by Coragyps, : typo

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Coragyps
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From: Snyder, Texas, USA
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Message 104 of 140 (488288)
11-09-2008 2:59 PM
Reply to: Message 102 by Taz
11-09-2008 9:29 AM


Currently, I feel my vote doesn't count at all.
And mine didn't count either, but it still contributed to to 20% of voters in this county that went for our new president-elect. And shit, we got texas up to 45% blue!
I lost all faith in the electoral system in 1968, five days after I turned 21, when the choices on the ballot were Humphery, Nixon, and Wallace with no provision for me to write in Eldridge Cleaver.

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Coragyps
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Message 108 of 140 (488311)
11-09-2008 8:07 PM
Reply to: Message 106 by fallacycop
11-09-2008 6:04 PM


Other than the cores of the big metropolitan areas, the Rio Grande Valley was the part of Texas that voted for Obama. And that's Latinos doing that. Muchas gracias!

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