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| lister | Jan 4 2008, 02:49 AM Post #1 |
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source What I find amazing is that the press has made such a big deal about this and the article says that only 220,000 dems showed up out of the whole state. How much money was spent for such few votes? |
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| captain_proton_au | Jan 4 2008, 07:25 AM Post #2 |
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Yeah, I did a double take with that figure too So in total around 1/2 million out of around 2.5 million possible voters, geesh, somewhere around 20 % I think it was an article linked here at Sistertrek, that said Huckabee spent 400K on Iowa, Romney a whopping $7 mill. Is that right?, that would mean Romney ended up paying around $140 for each vote he finally got |
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| somerled | Jan 4 2008, 08:03 AM Post #3 |
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So what ? A fruitloop religious fanatic and a coloured man won a popularity contest in a tinniewinnie state. The only poll that counts in November. |
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| Dandandat | Jan 4 2008, 08:22 AM Post #4 |
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That is how the Iowa caucuses system works, it’s not indicative of voter apathy. It is acknowledged that the caucuses system is flawed in this way but since it is tradition people don’t wish to change it. So you can’t judge this type of system by voter turn out, so to judge money spend by such a low turn out is not a fair assessment. The money spent was what was indeed needed to get the turn out that they did. In fact the turn out this year was larger then in many years prior I believe. |
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| Hoss | Jan 4 2008, 08:44 AM Post #5 |
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It's all about the hype. Now Obama and Huchabee are in the lead going into the primaries. The 'hype' has been worth the money spent in recent times because of the publicity, not the votes. It was a media circus here for weeks if you didn't notice. They really don't care about the few thousand votes that they actually got in Iowa. |
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| Hoss | Jan 4 2008, 08:45 AM Post #6 |
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You make a statement llke this and start a thread called "Dumbing down of USA politics". Perhaps it has been dumbed down in your neck of the woods? Anyway, is that irony or hypocracy? |
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| Minuet | Jan 4 2008, 08:48 AM Post #7 |
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And bigotry rears it's ugly head again....... |
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| somerled | Jan 4 2008, 08:57 AM Post #8 |
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Actually, I agree, politics in Australia has been dumbed down too. The telecast debates are not worth watching and target the lowest common denominator in the viewing audience. But at least when we vote for the government (federal) the campaign officially only lasts a couple of months and not over a year , and everyone over 18 years old votes (it's the law and that's good thing too !!!).
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| Hoss | Jan 4 2008, 09:00 AM Post #9 |
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A) you contribute to the dumbness by your statements labeling the two candidate prejudicially. B) these are not elections for office, these a party elections which we also find interesting. Perhaps because you don't have a President, you don't get that kind of thing. C) forcing people to vote is not democratic and is a bad :rolleyes: thing. And, D), why do you care? Watch something else. |
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| somerled | Jan 4 2008, 09:03 AM Post #10 |
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How am I wrong ? Huckabee is a religious nut , and played for churchgoing voters for all he is worth. And Obama is definitely not white and has played that for all it is worth. |
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| Admiralbill_gomec | Jan 4 2008, 09:07 AM Post #11 |
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Sounds more like bigotry and racism to me. |
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| Hoss | Jan 4 2008, 09:14 AM Post #12 |
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Can you tell me any of the political stances of either one of these guys with out plagarizing some website? Or did you just here someone mention religion and race on your local news and then you made these statements based on ignorance? I am niether a supporter of Huckabee nor Obama. But, I can tell you why politically. |
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| Minuet | Jan 4 2008, 09:23 AM Post #13 |
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Bigoted statement number 1 - being religious does not automatically make someone a "fruitloop" or a "nut". As far as I am aware there is nothing psychologically wrong with Mr. Huckabee. Bigoted statement number 2 - "Coloured" is not a term that is used these days to describe American Blacks. They are black. Period. In addition I am unaware of any particular time that Mr. Obama has used the race card to get votes. Others, like commentators in newspapers, like to play up the race card. But I believe Mr. Obama has simply presented himself as a candidate for president to the entire country, not just those from his own ethnic background. To insinuate otherwise is to bring your own personal prejudices into the discussion. If you can provide a speech where he has said that people should vote for him because of his skin colour then I will withdraw this statement. But I highly doubt you will find it. |
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| Fesarius | Jan 4 2008, 10:05 AM Post #14 |
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Somerled, I counted three in that one, maybe four. That was the most non-PC line I've read in years, right up there with "Nuke a gay whale for Jesus." You might consider making that one a bumper sticker.
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| whitestar | Jan 4 2008, 10:47 AM Post #15 |
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Somerled, your comments here and the "Dumbing down" thread are just unbelievably insulting to our american members. I commend them all for their restraint. Everybody without exception but you, has taken to heart the recent rumblings regarding member behaviour under the guise of "leeway" in this forum. I wonder if you are stirring the pot or naturally rude and obnoxious, either way you stand out alone. |
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