Does the popular vote even matter?
- HuileHab

doesn't in Canada or the US

you're completely missing my point. that margin of victory is not indicative of overwhelming national support for Obama. it's like you're telling me that a football team that lost by 14-13 got destroyed because they were outgained by 250 yards.
- DoubleDown

my prediction based on Silver's reflected EC which he correctly predicted. A 97 EC win was not close.

ask AL Gore
- Feeling_Glucky

Master Chief had 21% of the popular vote on HB, Mitt only 16

Master Chief had 21% of the popular vote on HB, Mitt only 16
- HuileHab

my prediction based on Silver's reflected EC which he correctly predicted. A 97 EC win was not close.
- Feeling_Glucky

Who is Silver?

Who is Silver?
- HuileHab

NYT blogger

again, that margin of victory is not representative of the popular vote. take Florida. you can argue that Obama won 29-0 when in reality he will end up winning by less than one percent of the vote.
- DoubleDown

Something tells me you wouldn't be using those arguments if Romney had won.

- Feeling_Glucky

I'm suprised that the dead apple guy didn't get more votes
Not enough hipsters on HB i guess

Does the popular vote even matter?
- HuileHab

Not for purposes of the election, no.

I'm suprised that the dead apple guy didn't get more votes
- HuileHab

tragic

Something tells me you wouldn't be using those arguments if Romney had won.
- kovalevsux

This might be your dumbest post ever.

Congratulations.

Not for purposes of the election, no.
- hscesq

For what purpose does it matter?

Not for purposes of the election, no.
- hscesq

He carried the 2 largest states, Romney's and Ryan's home states and Romney's state he grew up in.

He carried the 2 largest states, Romney's and Ryan's home states and Romney's state he grew up in.
- Feeling_Glucky

Yes, I read the paper this morning, thanks.
Ryan was smart enough to win his own election though.

This might be your dumbest post ever.

Congratulations.
- hscesq

You might be the dumbest poster ever.

For what purpose does it matter?
- HuileHab

It's so if you lose the election, but win the popular vote, you can say "At least we won the popular vote. The system is flawed".

Yes, I read the paper this morning, thanks.
Ryan was smart enough to win his own election though.
- hscesq

You might be the dumbest poster ever.
- kovalevsux

Well thought out.

Cancel my previous assessment. This one now wins.

You might be the dumbest poster ever.
- kovalevsux

Haheum....

- WaterBoy

What? He did. Biden did the same in 2008.

Yes, I read the paper this morning, thanks.
Ryan was smart enough to win his own election though.
- hscesq

How long were the voting lineups where you are?

2.5 hour wait in Michigan seems rediculous

How long were the voting lineups where you are?

2.5 hour wait in Michigan seems rediculous
- HuileHab

There were some very long and cold waits apparently.

It's so if you lose the election, but win the popular vote, you can say "At least we won the popular vote. The system is flawed".


- hscesq

Ah so 3ming for 4 more years.

There were some very long and cold waits apparently.
- hscesq

time to impelement online voting, if they can't open enough polling stations

Ah so 3ming for 4 more years.
- HuileHab

Only if Romney wins the popular vote.