Election 2004 "wargaming"

[MrBaggins]

Originally posted by dainbramage20
Nader is gonna take this thing and make it 3 way. An entire nation needs this man to stand up to the real criminals out there. His showing in the polls is significant enough to send a message to democrats: Toughen up and stamp out corruption or you will not be elected.

I saw Nader live for the first time yesterday. He says these things that seemingly make sense... re: corporate reform, protectionism, social security and so on... but just watching him you get the sense that he's a mad scientist, and is thus utterly unelectable. I wonder if no-one has mentioned this to him before.

Its a shame "looks" matter so much, but electing a president is clearly a popularity contest, and peoples perception is only skin deep.

[Capt Dizle]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Given the original scenario, I could see rioting across the U.S if Congress goes either way. This is one of the most polarized elections in years. If Shrub got in like this, I could see people trying to physically stop the motorcade and tar and feather him. Wouldn't that be glorious?

Oh, why don't you get some sense. Che, you are the lunatic left wing fringe in this country. Why don't you wake, take stock, and see that all of these notions you get so worked up about don't mean doddlely squat to 90% of the American public. Riots, what nonsense.

[MrBaggins]

Originally posted by jimmytrick


Oh, why don't you get some sense. Che, you are the lunatic left wing fringe in this country. Why don't you wake, take stock, and see that all of these notions you get so worked up about don't mean doddlely squat to 90% of the American public. Riots, what nonsense.

Well... the outcome definitely does mean something to more than 10% of the American public... riots? maybe not. It makes people less likely to waste votes, I think... and you might see less 3rd party support this time around... regardless of their platform.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Given the original scenario, I could see rioting across the U.S if Congress goes either way. This is one of the most polarized elections in years. If Shrub got in like this, I could see people trying to physically stop the motorcade and tar and feather him. Wouldn't that be glorious?

You know for a straight guy, you make a good drama queen sometimes.


Stop exaggerating what "could" happen.

[Capt Dizle]

I would say that anyone that thinks glorious the notion of the President of the United States being assaulted in the streets is a commie rat bastard, but these facts are already in evidence.

Instead I will say hoorah to the first Secret Service agent who plugs any would be anarchists.

I am warning you Che, one more comment like that and I am reporting you to the Department of Homeland Security.

[MrFun]

Nah -- just call SlowwHand and his band of bounty hunters to ship Chegitz off to Cuba.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Aside from spending an outrageous amount of money during the election, what did he do?

Aside from? I mean this guy had NO political experience. Decided he wanted to buy a Senate seat and outspent his primary opponent and general election opponent by huge gobs of money. He outspent his general election opponent 17 to 1 (and only won 51%).

I'd like to prevent people like that from becoming Senators.

[chequita guevara]

jt, you really don't understand how much Democrats utterly hate Bush, do you? If they felt robbed again, they could blow a gasket.

[MrFun]

We're angry with Bush, no doubt. But don't expect any widespread rioting.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
jt, you really don't understand how much Democrats utterly hate Bush, do you? If they felt robbed again, they could blow a gasket.

That'd be amusing.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah, I can see McAuliffe's head blow up .

[DinoDoc]

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MrFun
We're angry with Bush, no doubt. But don't expect any widespread rioting.

Yes, but you have no backbone. You'd stand around going, "No, that's just not right." Meanwhile, gun shots and tire fires and barricades are in the streets.

Seriously, I think you under-estimate how angry people are.

[MrFun]

Commies are stupid -- throw rocks at them.

[chequita guevara]

Better not, we know how to catch them and throw them back.