Election 2012- Post Mortem

[alexey]

I think everything should be free. Then women will have access to everything.

Commie.

[Larry]

deleted post.

Stupid mods went a ruined a perfectly good thread hijack.

[illone]

The GOP needs a new brand and a new battle to fight if they ever want to be taken serious again.

Or, they can just keep using their house majority to dull the President's efforts to get some work done

Regardless, the right man is POTUS. I just couldn't picture Romney in the white house.

[Larry]

Yahoo/AP: Obama wins Florida by razor-thin margin

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.

No matter the outcome, Obama had already clinched re-election and now has 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206.

The Florida Secretary of State's Office said that with almost 100 per cent of the vote counted, Obama led Republican challenger Mitt Romney 50 per cent to 49.1 per cent, a difference of about 74,000 votes. That was over the half-per cent margin where a computer recount would have been automatically ordered unless Romney had waived it.

There is a Nov. 16 deadline for overseas and military ballots, but under Florida law, recounts are based on Saturday's results. Only a handful of overseas and military ballots are believed to remain outstanding.

More at the link.

I normally try not to quote that much of an article, but I wanted to get that last paragraph in.

I remember, after the 2000 fight over postmarks and absentee ballots, (background: In 2000, Florida law stated that, to be accepted, absentee ballots had to be postmarked on election day, or sooner. A big part of the legal and public battle concerned Republican efforts to ignore this law, apparently because mail from military personnel serving overseas often doesn't get postmarked, or is postmarked days after it was mailed.), Florida changed their laws to require that, to be counted, absentee ballots had to be received at the elections office, by election day.

That last paragraph looks, to me, like our legislature has decided to change the law to create a special deadline, almost two weeks after the election, but only for military absentee ballots.

Of course, I'm sure that their reason for this is because of their deep honor and respect for our noble fighting forces, rather than because military absentee ballots tend to favor Republicans.

Frankly, I've got a problem with this. With the idea that we have different election rules for different groups of people.

The old "has to get here on time" rule applied to everybody. Yeah, the further away a voter was, the earlier he had to mail the ballot. But that was a geographical/logistical distinction. It applied to everybody.

[twa]

Frankly, I've got a problem with this. With the idea that we have different election rules for different groups of people.

The old "has to get here on time" rule applied to everybody. Yeah, the further away a voter was, the earlier he had to mail the ballot. But that was a geographical/logistical distinction. It applied to everybody.

when the govt can't seem to send and return ballots in a timely manner to those further away at govt direction..........

who cares

[Larry]

when the govt can't seem to send and return ballots in a timely manner to those further away at govt direction..........

And what this claimed excuse has to do with creating one election day for some people, and longer elections for other people, is . . . ?

who cares

Apparently you do. Or you wouldn't be in here trying to justify it.

[twa]

And what this claimed excuse has to do with creating one election day for some people, and longer elections for other people, is . . . ?



Apparently you do. Or you wouldn't be in here trying to justify it.

your state, you tell me

your reply tells me who cares

[Larry]

your state, you tell me

your reply tells me who cares

I already said I cared.

I'm not the one running into the thread, to announce how he doesn't care.

And to you really want me to tell you what the point of your post was? Rather than tell me, yourself?

[twa]

I must have missed the caring note while distracted by the complaining of special consideration for special circumstances

[afkidd]

Anyone been laid off yet? Seen a lot of reports of people getting laid off. Kind of pissed me off.

[twa]

Anyone been laid off yet? Seen a lot of reports of people getting laid off. Kind of pissed me off.

that the notices were delayed, or just that they happened after the election?

[brandymac27]

that the notices were delayed, or just that they happened after the election?

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that some of these employers are laying people off JUST to prove a stupid point.

[afkidd]

is it a legit lay off? Or they just trying to prove a point?

[brandymac27]

is it a legit lay off? Or they just trying to prove a point?

They used layoffs as a scare tactic before the election. Not to sound like a smart ass, but what do you really think?

[twa]

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that some of these employers are laying people off JUST to prove a stupid point.

You think they would lay off valuable employees that bring profit?

are they going out of business for that reason as well?
http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/