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Wouldn't it be kind of poetic if Romney won 47% of the vote in this election? (Original Post) Maraya1969 Oct 2012 OP
Good one! He will be very close to that. nt thereismore Oct 2012 #1
That would be Hilarious! underoath Oct 2012 #2
Long as Obama wins one more popular vote and 270 or more electoral 47 though is possible graham4anything Oct 2012 #3
That would be poetic. yellerpup Oct 2012 #4
MA was also 47th in the nation for... Ship of Fools Oct 2012 #5
--- Better still: 1% for Mitt, 99% for Obama NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #6
+1 n/t OneGrassRoot Oct 2012 #9
tanj! Somebody beat me to my joke hfojvt Oct 2012 #13
That's actually EXACTLY what I'm expecting. RevStPatrick Oct 2012 #7
No, it would be sad Myrina Oct 2012 #8
Well that is including the 1% that are going to vote for him and the tea party and the Maraya1969 Oct 2012 #10
It would be even better if it was EXACTLY 47% by official numbers. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #11
How about 4.7% instead? FSogol Oct 2012 #12
it would be even more poetic if Obama got 47% hfojvt Oct 2012 #14
Nah.. cyclezealot Nov 2012 #15
 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
3. Long as Obama wins one more popular vote and 270 or more electoral 47 though is possible
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 10:06 AM
Oct 2012

could be 51 to 47 to 2 for others

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
4. That would be poetic.
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 10:14 AM
Oct 2012

But I don't think he should get votes from more than the people he will actually support--say around 1% of the total vote.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
6. --- Better still: 1% for Mitt, 99% for Obama
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 10:17 AM
Oct 2012

Closer to the truth of where the representation and benefits lay.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
13. tanj! Somebody beat me to my joke
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:43 AM
Oct 2012

But I would have delivered it like this

Reply title - It would be more poetic

Message text - if he only got 1% of the vote.


I think you get more punch if people have to wait for the punch line

Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
10. Well that is including the 1% that are going to vote for him and the tea party and the
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:00 AM
Oct 2012

fundamentalist Christians and the plain old uninformed. I think he will get less personally unless there is hanky panky with the voting machines.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
14. it would be even more poetic if Obama got 47%
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:57 AM
Oct 2012

Romney got 53%





wait for it










and Obama still won the electoral college by a large margin.

It would be worth it just to see the heads exploding all over Fox News and the rightwing blogosphere.

Obama would still be President and there wouldn't be a damn thing they could do about it.

Except be completely obstructionist if they keep control of the House.

Which they are likely to do anyway if they keep control of the House.

And have large Tea Party rallies if they lose control of the House.

Which they are likely to do anyway if they lose control of the House.

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