Who do you think will win the Presidential Election this year (2012)?
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Ron Paul won't win because of the simply reason that he doesn't come across as presidential. In today's age where television appearances, debates and news play such a huge role in elections you need to come across as presidential in the way you talk and the way you look. I really do like Ron Paul, and I would certainly vote for him, but I just don't think he's electable. He looks too old, too small, and the way he talks can sometimes come off as rambling. One thing he has a huge problem with is simplifying his message. A lot of what he says is going to go way over the head of the average voter. I don't think its very fair that he gets judged by this stuff, but its the way it is.
In contrast when you look at someone like Romney you see "presidential". He's tall, has great hair, a good smile, solid build, etc. He is very coherent when he speaks and delivers simplified messages that are popular ideas. In my opinion he's going to be the republican nominee, and I think he'll have a very strong chance of beating Obama. As far as republicans go he's not terrible. You need to have some liberal streaks to get elected in Massachusetts. The biggest issue I have with him and other republicans is their apparent eagerness to bomb/invade Iran. Its certainly not something this country needs right now and I don't know if we can even handle it economically.
So if it comes down to Obama vs. Romney, I think it would be a very close election. Probably a 50/50. The thing Obama has going for him is that unemployment has been decreasing for the past year, if it keeps going down until the elections it would be a huge boost for him. I saw some statistic that over the past 50+ years that whenever unemployment rates have decreased for that length or more leading up to an election that the president has always gotten re-elected.
In contrast when you look at someone like Romney you see "presidential". He's tall, has great hair, a good smile, solid build, etc. He is very coherent when he speaks and delivers simplified messages that are popular ideas. In my opinion he's going to be the republican nominee, and I think he'll have a very strong chance of beating Obama. As far as republicans go he's not terrible. You need to have some liberal streaks to get elected in Massachusetts. The biggest issue I have with him and other republicans is their apparent eagerness to bomb/invade Iran. Its certainly not something this country needs right now and I don't know if we can even handle it economically.
So if it comes down to Obama vs. Romney, I think it would be a very close election. Probably a 50/50. The thing Obama has going for him is that unemployment has been decreasing for the past year, if it keeps going down until the elections it would be a huge boost for him. I saw some statistic that over the past 50+ years that whenever unemployment rates have decreased for that length or more leading up to an election that the president has always gotten re-elected.
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So presidents shouldn't be elected if they don't have the ''presidential'' look? -:flaw:
You sure did say a whole lotta nothing considering you typed up a huge wall of text. Clearly the most idiotic thing said on this thread.
Why debate when you don't source your information and don't even include counters to your argument? Just a bunch of straw mans and ad hominems. At least x15751x is on the right path.
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How could unemployment be a boost for obama? I would think it would be a boost for the other guy
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I was saying decreasing unemployment was a boost. If you look over the past year the percentage has gone down, which is good.
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No, their look absolutely shouldn't affect it. But the reality is that it does when it comes to the average voter.
You sure did say a whole lotta nothing considering you typed up a huge wall of text. Clearly the most idiotic thing said on this thread.
Why debate when you don't source your information and don't even include counters to your argument? Just a bunch of straw mans and ad hominems. At least x15751x is on the right path.
And you sir, are clearly a douchebag.
Please, explain to me how what I said was wrong. The thread is titled Who do you think will win the Presidential Election. Not who do you want to win. Right now Romney is ahead in virtually all of the polls, won Iowa, and dominated New Hampshire. If he goes up against Obama, I think he has the best chance of winning out of any of the Republican candidates.
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Most people are blaming Republicans for the government not working right now.
Technically speaking, it does play a huge factor. I remember asking several women why they voted for Clinton & guess what it was? Because he was good looking.
Other than Sarah Palin, what were the reasons to not vote for McCain? The average answer was due to age - thinking he would die before his term was over, with the fear of Sarah taking over.
There are only 4 times in all of US History that the popular vote did not match up with the electoral vote.
We technically do. The representatives/senators vote for us, but ultimately, their vote is the same as ours because they fear that if they sway the other way, they won't be reelected (which is most likely to happen) and they want to be reelected as many times as possible.