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General Discussion => The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit => Topic started by: K-S-U-Wildcats! on November 04, 2015, 04:15:40 PM
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Did you guys hear there were elections yesterday? And pretty much every liberal politician and ballot measure got clobbered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/11/04/the-daily-202-from-coast-to-coast-conservatives-score-huge-victories-in-off-year-elections/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/11/04/the-daily-202-from-coast-to-coast-conservatives-score-huge-victories-in-off-year-elections/)
Why do liberal politicians and causes perform so badly except for presidential years? Discuss.
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Did you guys hear there were elections yesterday? And pretty much every liberal politician and ballot measure got clobbered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/11/04/the-daily-202-from-coast-to-coast-conservatives-score-huge-victories-in-off-year-elections/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/11/04/the-daily-202-from-coast-to-coast-conservatives-score-huge-victories-in-off-year-elections/)
Why do liberal politicians and causes perform so badly except for presidential years? Discuss.
go read some political science research regarding ideological shifts after two-term administrations and voter turnout in non-presidential elections, then decide if you think this thread is needed.
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Basically, you have to get 17% of registered voters to vote for you and you win an off year election. Mocat can confirm the math.
Gonna win 'em all!
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What's to like about the liberal agenda?
They want to take away your right to bear arms, they want no borders, they want to completely destroy the free market health care system, they are trying to force nuns to pay for abortions, they see America as the cause of all evil in the world, they want to tax one of the most abundant elements on the planet - carbon, they want to replace cheap, efficient energy with expensive and unreliable energy, they want to stop people from throwing away their refuse and pay for the boondoggle of recycling, AND they want to end traditional marriage and take away simple gender recognition throughout society.
What's not to like at election time?
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:lol:
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go read some political science research regarding ideological shifts after two-term administrations and voter turnout in non-presidential elections, then decide if you think this thread is needed.
Democrats got drubbed in 2010, too, before Obama's second term. I'm wondering why Dems have such a marvelous turnout machine in presidential years but can't get their voters to the polls in off years. Maybe they just don't care?
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go read some political science research regarding ideological shifts after two-term administrations and voter turnout in non-presidential elections, then decide if you think this thread is needed.
Democrats got drubbed in 2010, too, before Obama's second term. I'm wondering why Dems have such a marvelous turnout machine in presidential years but can't get their voters to the polls in off years. Maybe they just don't care?
http://wikisum.com/w/Category:American_Politics
go, read and shut the eff up.
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Could it be that unlike the 2012 Presidential Election where the toughest line of questioning for the incumbent came from the Comedy Channel. Mid term elections produce closer scrutiny of the candidates?
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:lol:
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Or it could be less gov't largess at stake so ProgLibs stay home.
Sad
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Or it could be less gov't largess at stake so ProgLibs stay home.
Sad
It's probably more the lack of advertising, media coverage and "get out the vote" campaigns than anything else.
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So, fewer busses?
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I'd say that maybe the Republican Party puts a bigger emphasis on local elections than the dems, but I really don't know if that is the case.
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In SF's case, Mirakami did get arrested for domestic battery during his time as sheriff. So I don't think his defeat was exactly a referendum on SF's sanctuary city status.
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Or it could be less gov't largess at stake so ProgLibs stay home.
Sad
It's probably more the lack of advertising, media coverage and "get out the vote" campaigns than anything else.
So dem voters tend to need advertising campaigns, media coverage, and gotv efforts to get them to the polls, but GOP voters don't? Why do you think that is?
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So, libs need low brow media prodding on TV in order to get motivated to go vote?
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Or it could be less gov't largess at stake so ProgLibs stay home.
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It's probably more the lack of advertising, media coverage and "get out the vote" campaigns than anything else.
So dem voters tend to need advertising campaigns, media coverage, and gotv efforts to get them to the polls, but GOP voters don't? Why do you think that is?
Republican turnout is also much lower in off year elections. I live in Kansas, so I'm not really sure if the Republican Party takes a different approach to these elections than the dems.
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It is odd that when more people take place in the democratic process liberals seem to win. Wonder what that could mean in terms of which views more Americans side with? Interesting question for sure...
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Republicans need crap ton of advertising on nascar cars :dunno:
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Republicans, particularly the religious right, have been putting a heavy emphasis on local elections for a long time. They create name recognition and then propel those people up through the community level, to the state and beyond. It's relatively inexpensive.
I don't think there's any question that the libtards have to spend vast resources to get people to vote. Apparently they only have enough to scrounge out a few electoral votes twice every 16 years.
It's actually quite analogous to how each party governs from a fiscal standpoint.
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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-democrats-suppress-the-vote/
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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-democrats-suppress-the-vote/
good article. public employees really should not be allowed to have unions.
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I haven't clicked on any links itt. Unions love off years. Less than 33% of registered voters vote in off years. If you can get your membership to vote on a certain issue or for a certain candidate, it is much easier to reach the 17% of registered voters threshold that you need to win.
Gonna win 'em all!
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
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I just explained it.
Gonna win 'em all!
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
The war against science :frown:
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
The war against science :frown:
That research says libtards should be good at off year elections, you dimwits
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
The war against science :frown:
That research says libtards should be good at off year elections, you dimwits
it absolutely does not.
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Or it could be less gov't largess at stake so ProgLibs stay home.
Sad
It's probably more the lack of advertising, media coverage and "get out the vote" campaigns than anything else.
So dem voters tend to need advertising campaigns, media coverage, and gotv efforts to get them to the polls, but GOP voters don't? Why do you think that is?
Republican turnout is also much lower in off year elections. I live in Kansas, so I'm not really sure if the Republican Party takes a different approach to these elections than the dems.
Yes, but GOP turnout does not plummet nearly to the extent that the Dem vote does.
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
The war against science :frown:
That research says libtards should be good at off year elections, you dimwits
it absolutely does not.
Ok I've read all the research and the consensus appears to be that the Dem constituency is dumber and lazier overall than the GOP electorate, which is why the Dems rely so heavily on promotion through advertising, social media, and their msm surrogates, and organized GOTV efforts to get their zombies to the polls, and the Dems have decided that strategically it makes more sense to consolidate and focus their resources and efforts on presidential years. Makes sense. Thanks.
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Or it could be less gov't largess at stake so ProgLibs stay home.
Sad
It's probably more the lack of advertising, media coverage and "get out the vote" campaigns than anything else.
So dem voters tend to need advertising campaigns, media coverage, and gotv efforts to get them to the polls, but GOP voters don't? Why do you think that is?
Republican turnout is also much lower in off year elections. I live in Kansas, so I'm not really sure if the Republican Party takes a different approach to these elections than the dems.
Yes, but GOP turnout does not plummet nearly to the extent that the Dem vote does.
I vote in a nursing home. I'd imagine the people that live there have a good turnout. That probably helps the pubs if that sort of thing happens nationwide. :dunno:
I don't really care enough to do any research.
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Or it could be less gov't largess at stake so ProgLibs stay home.
Sad
It's probably more the lack of advertising, media coverage and "get out the vote" campaigns than anything else.
So dem voters tend to need advertising campaigns, media coverage, and gotv efforts to get them to the polls, but GOP voters don't? Why do you think that is?
Republican turnout is also much lower in off year elections. I live in Kansas, so I'm not really sure if the Republican Party takes a different approach to these elections than the dems.
Yes, but GOP turnout does not plummet nearly to the extent that the Dem vote does.
I vote in a nursing home. I'd imagine the people that live there have a good turnout. That probably helps the pubs if that sort of thing happens nationwide. :dunno:
I don't really care enough to do any research.
Don't worry about the research, I already read all of it. See above. Your nursing home theory might have legs.
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It is odd that when more people take place in the democratic process liberals seem to win. Wonder what that could mean in terms of which views more Americans side with? Interesting question for sure...
That is an interesting question! I think it pretty clearly means that Americans are getting dumber, lazier, and more prone to vote for the "free" handout with each successive generation. Which is why we should probably go back to the days when only property owners could vote. Or raise the voting age to 30 unless you're in the military. I'm open to other suggestions.
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A handful of libtardous states have the majority of the votes for a feral election. In off years and when small states dominated by repubamericans win a whole bunch of elections, right wingers get big electoboners and think we are going to win the next national election. We have to win bigger states.
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
The war against science :frown:
That research says libtards should be good at off year elections, you dimwits
it absolutely does not.
Ok I've read all the research and the consensus appears to be that the Dem constituency is dumber and lazier overall than the GOP electorate, which is why the Dems rely so heavily on promotion through advertising, social media, and their msm surrogates, and organized GOTV efforts to get their zombies to the polls, and the Dems have decided that strategically it makes more sense to consolidate and focus their resources and efforts on presidential years. Makes sense. Thanks.
you didn't read crap. quit talking out of your ass.
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:lol:
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
The war against science :frown:
That research says libtards should be good at off year elections, you dimwits
it absolutely does not.
Ok I've read all the research and the consensus appears to be that the Dem constituency is dumber and lazier overall than the GOP electorate, which is why the Dems rely so heavily on promotion through advertising, social media, and their msm surrogates, and organized GOTV efforts to get their zombies to the polls, and the Dems have decided that strategically it makes more sense to consolidate and focus their resources and efforts on presidential years. Makes sense. Thanks.
You should read the article I linked
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That is an interesting question! I think it pretty clearly means that Americans are getting dumber, lazier, and more prone to vote for the "free" handout with each successive generation. Which is why we should probably go back to the days when only property owners could vote. Or raise the voting age to 30 unless you're in the military. I'm open to other suggestions.
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Two choices exist: Allow 1 vote for every dollar of taxes paid by a citizen or enact a flat tax. Every citizen should have a stake in their governance.
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It is odd that when more people take place in the democratic process liberals seem to win. Wonder what that could mean in terms of which views more Americans side with? Interesting question for sure...
That is an interesting question! I think it pretty clearly means that Americans are getting dumber, lazier, and more prone to vote for the "free" handout with each successive generation. Which is why we should probably go back to the days when only property owners could vote. Or raise the voting age to 30 unless you're in the military. I'm open to other suggestions.
I personally believe it was a mistake to extend the franchise to women and negroes. There is a difference, constitutionally speaking, between rights and privileges.
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so nobody is going to read the research that actually helps explain these phenomena? alright.
The war against science :frown:
That research says libtards should be good at off year elections, you dimwits
it absolutely does not.
Ok I've read all the research and the consensus appears to be that the Dem constituency is dumber and lazier overall than the GOP electorate, which is why the Dems rely so heavily on promotion through advertising, social media, and their msm surrogates, and organized GOTV efforts to get their zombies to the polls, and the Dems have decided that strategically it makes more sense to consolidate and focus their resources and efforts on presidential years. Makes sense. Thanks.
You should read the article I linked
Honestly, I read your article and came to the same conclusion. Democrats purposefully keep elections at odd times so that unions can force their members to vote and they can skew the outcome.
All that article convinced me of is that although having less issues on the ballet to focus on sounds nice, that actually has no effect on voter turnout or the number of actually informed voters.
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Obama phones are given out every 4 years?