*****OFFICIAL 2012 U.S. GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS*****

[CaliforniaChief]

Obama re-elected with Ohio win...

Dems maintain control of Senate, GOP maintains control of House.

[BucEyedPea]

Iowa has done well during this depression though. Farmers aren't hurting. So I can see Iowa voting for the incumbent.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by alnorth

OK, one more note before I go to bed. Keep an eye on CA 33rd. Its Henry Waxman's seat.

NO ONE had this race on their radar, presuming that it was rock-solid safe, and CNN even labelled this race as unopposed, because there's no republican in the race.

With 25% reporting, Waxman is losing by 3% to an independent. We've had a couple independents in the Senate, but I don't remember the last time we ever had an independent in the house, much less an indy who scalped such a high-profile entrenched congressman.

I like it.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by aturnis

Stem cell research no longer requires fetuses. They can be made from just about any part of you at this point. So I don't understand why it's still an issue. It's holding the scientific and Medical communities back. As well as health care.

Stem cell research never required FETUSES. It required human embryos.

There's two types of stem cell - embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells, neither of which come from fetuses.

The VAST majority of successful stem cell research right now is coming from adult stem cells, which are readily available.

You're absolutely right. It shouldn't even remain an issue.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Priest31kc

Kurtis Seaboldt ‏@KSeaboldt
The list of Democratic Presidents who have won 50% of the popular vote twice: Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama... #really

FDR bought a lot of his votes with promises of goodies. It's just lower class bribery. Not only that, but aid money he gave had strings attached to voted Democrat. I even read Obama halted some epa regs to win....let's see what he does with them afterwards.

All and all though, Mitt was a liberal too. That would have just made the House vote more in line with him.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Priest31kc

Kurtis Seaboldt ‏@KSeaboldt
The list of Democratic Presidents who have won 50% of the popular vote twice: Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama... #really

That is awesome..haha

[dirk digler]

I just to want to throw out a BIG THANK YOU to the big Dog. He delivered this election for Obama.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by FAX

Congratulations to the Democrats on the win.

And a tip for the Republicans; Stop ignoring the minorities and some might vote for your candidate. (And it wouldn't hurt to start fielding better candidates, either.)

FAX

Mitt Romney was an outstanding candidate.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Republicans: bad at math.

Republicans are the ones who were running on big ideas like addressing the ticking time bomb we face with our entitlement programs while democrats were running on saving big bird and punishing rich people who don't have nearly enough money to make up our budgetary shortfall. I'd say democrats are the ones who are bad at math.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Republicans are the ones who were running on big ideas like addressing the ticking time bomb we face with our entitlement programs while democrats were running on saving big bird and punishing rich people who don't have nearly enough money to make up our budgetary shortfall. I'd say democrats are the ones who are bad at math.

QFT

Let's face it, math isn't the problem...it's the ideas under them that are the problem.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Mitt Romney was an outstanding candidate.

America agrees.

[Deberg_1990]

The Repubs have got to figure out a way to break through to more Hispanic and African American voters. Right or wrong, we all know the perception of the GOP with minority voters. Romney didnt do himself any favors with his 47% comment.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

The Repubs have got to figure out a way to break through to more Hispanic and African American voters. Right or wrong, we all know the perception of the GOP with minority voters. Romney didnt do himself any favors with his 47% comment.

Absolutely agree.

It was interesting to hear political reporters talk in the last few days how big Romney's crowds were but how also how very white they were. It was a striking difference with his crowds and Obama's.

[frazod]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Mitt Romney was an outstanding candidate.

Right. That's why he couldn't beat the shittiest president since Johnson.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

Four years of furious keyboard activism by the DC righwingers has gone right down the tubes.

It's good to see you show your face after four years spent mostly cowering in the shadows. I'm sure you'll head for the hills as soon as the road gets a bit rough for your side again.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Mitt Romney was an outstanding candidate.

He couldn't even match McCain's vote total.