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Final 2012 Vote Tally Provides President Obama With A Convincing Victory!

The final vote tally is in and the President's victory is significantly stronger than it first appeared on election night. Barack Obama is the first president in 56 years to garner at least 51% of the popular vote in two consecutive elections. President Obama received 65.9 million votes and Mitt Romney received 60.9 million votes. In percentage terms that works out to 51.1% for Obama versus 47.2% for Romney. The 47% figure is kind of ironic for Mitt Romney because of the infamous 47% video which played a major role in the 2012 Presidential election.

The last President to achieve this feat was Dwight D. Eisenhower (1952 and 1956). There were a number of pundits who labeled the 2012 election as close and therefore did not provide President Obama with a mandate. I argue that his victory margin of 5 million votes during a period of 7.8% unemployment was a VERY convincing win. It was not really that close in the electoral college or the popular vote. It's a tough pill for the GOP to swallow, but they need to come to terms with the fact that their candidate and their policies were soundly rejected by a solid majority of voters.

NEW Trailer for Bestselling Ebook "Why Romney Lost The 2012 Election"

This is the official trailer for the eBook Why Romney Lost The 2012 Election. Check out the video below. The national best-seller is now available for download from Amazon and Barnes and Noble for just $1.79. Watch the video and then get download the eBook today.

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Politifact's "Lie of the Year" is Romney's False Jeep Ad

Politifact has revealed their "Lie of the Year" for 2012. Not surprisingly, they selected Mitt Romney's Jeep ad that he ran in Ohio in the closing weeks of the 2012 Presidential campaign. Romney made the false claim that Jeep was planning to move U.S. JOBS to China during a speech in Defiance, Ohio on October 25th. His campaign then went on to produce a series of radio and television ads that doubled-down on the falsehood despite an outcry from numerous media outlets and fact-checking organizations. Most political observers concluded that the ad backfired badly and some believe it may may been responsible for his electoral loss in the state of the Ohio.

I examine this incident in more detail in my eBook Why Romney Lost The 2012 Election:

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New eBook "Why Romney Lost The 2012 Election" Just Released!

 

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I've just released my new eBook Why Romney Lost The 2012 Election - The Severely Flawed Candidacy of Mitt Romney. It highlights the gaffes, lies, flip-flops and strange behavior of Mitt Romney during the 2012 Presidential campaign. Find out the reasons why Mitt Romney’s Presidential campaign was a severely flawed effort. The damning evidence makes a compelling case against the strategy and questionable tactics used by the Romney campaign. See his lies debunked and his flip-flops exposed. Most importantly, get a better understanding of why Mitt Romney’s campaign for President of the United States was doomed prior to election day. It has risen to the #3 sales rank in its category on Amazon! It is now available for download on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

Mitt Romney Working At Panera Bread Post-Election?

Romney baking a delicious loaf of honey-wheat bread.

I was more than a little surprised to see this picture of Mitt Romney in my local Panera Bread location here in Pensacola, Florida. It is a clear indication that Romney knew before November 6th that he was likely to lose the Presidential election. Even so, I expected him to go on the speaking circuit or return to Bain Capital after losing the election. As much as I dislike Mitt Romney, I must admit that I actually felt a little sorry for him after I saw a picture of the former Presidential hopeful baking bread. I will try to get a photo of Romney at work in the coming days. Check back for updates.

GOP Flooding Voters With Right-Wing Propaganda Prior To Election

Anti-Obama Mailers Received By Florida Voter in ONE Day!

 Here is a real-world personal example of how much "dark money" is being spent by the GOP here in Florida. My parents live in Santa Rosa County Florida which is located near Pensacola Beach in the Florida panhandle. They have been receiving several robo-calls every day from Mitt Romney, Crossroads GPS (Karl Rove’s Super PAC), etc. In addition, they receive at least one anti-Obama mailer every day. Yesterday they received three robo-calls and four mailers. That’s SEVEN republican contacts in one day! Needless to say, each and every mailer and phone call is chocked full of inaccuracies and right-wing propaganda. I hate to inform these merchants of misinformation that my parents waited in line for over an hour to cast their ballot for President Barack Obama. It is worth noting that my father is a lifelong republican. The extremists that came to prominence in 2008 were just too much for him to take and this will be his second time voting for Barack Obama. The image above shows what my parents received in the mail yesterday.

OBAMA WINS!!!!!

Barack Obama was elected tonight in an electoral college landslide as our nation's 44th President!!

Obama Draws A Crowd of 100,000 At His Final Rally!

Obama packs them in again at his final rally in Manassas, Virginia and demonstrates his popularity in stark contrast to John McCain's much smaller crowds (see previous post).

McCain Rally On Election Eve in Tampa Draws Only 1,000 - So Sad..

McCain drew a pathetic crowd of 1,000 at his rally in Tampa, Florida today. How embarrassing. The repudiation of McCain-Palin and the disaster of the last 8 years starts a day early! LINK

Obama's Grandmother Dies One Day Before Election

Obama tears up while speaking at a rally in North Carolina after learning of his grandmother's death in Hawaii.

"She's gone home," Obama said as the rowdy group of supporters grew silent and tears ran down both cheeks. "And she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side. And so there is great joy as well as tears. I'm not going to talk about it too long because it is hard for me to talk about." LINK

Schwarzenegger Criticizes Obama's Physique - Let's Take A Look

"He needs to do something about those skinny legs. I'm going to make him do some squats. And then we're going to make him do some biceps curls to beef up those scrawny little arms."

So the 61 yr old Schwarzenegger thought it would be funny to take a shot at Obama because of his physical appearance?? You must be joking Arnold. Obama is in much better athletic condition than you ever were. "Athletic" is different than lifting weights all day and taking steroids; which you've admitted to in the past. Let's go to the photos (click on the photo below for a larger view):

Early Voting Favors Democrats In Key States

Some good news for Obama in some key states!

"Just a week before a historic Election Day, registered Democrats in North Carolina are out-voting Republicans by a nearly 2-to-1 margin."

"As of Tuesday, at least 9,813,052 ballots had been cast in 31 states that allow early, in-person or absentee voting without having to provide an excuse. The figures are based on reports from state election officials. Of those votes, at least 1.2 million ballots have been cast by registered Democrats and at least 731,200 by registered Republicans." LINK

Polls - 9 Days Before The Election

These polls look great if you are a democrat. I cannot envision a
scenario where McCain-Palin can close this gap before election day. They are both too busy shooting themselves in their respective feet. The AP poll showing a one point lead for Obama is an outlier and has been criticized for some problems with its sampling technique.

McCain Campaign Worker Fakes Mutiliation!

I'm kind of thinking that the police were pretty suspicious of Ashley Todd's assault story when they saw that the letter "B" on her face was backwards! I guess she forgot about the whole mirror thing and that although it looked correct in the mirror it would look backwards on her friggin face. Matt Drudge was pushing this story hard. I'm not sure who wins the biggest idiot award in the last 24 hours - Matt Drudge or Rush Limbaugh? Hell with it; they can share the award. Credibility and accuracy have always been a low priority on right-wing radio shows and websites. LINK

Rush Limbaugh Is An Idiot

Limbaugh is now convinced, despite conclusive evidence to the contrary, that Barack Obama's birth certificate is illegitimate. It doesn't take much to convince this moron. He just needs to hear it and then he happily picks up the ball and runs with it.

"When you first announced this, you're gonna rush, you're gonna hurry, you're gonna make tracks, you're gonna get over there because you don't want your grandmother to die before you got there like your mother did, but somehow you keep campaigning, you take three days to get over there, if he's left yet. And this birth certificate business -- I'm just wondering if something's up. I have no clue, and I -- folks, I'm telling you, this has not reached the threshold until now, and it's now popping up all over the place."

This reminds me when Limbaugh showed no class or brains by spreading the misinformation about the Vince Foster suicide case when Clinton was in office. Foster's family was suffering enough trying to recover from that devastating tragedy and then Limbaugh has to put them through hell by going on a one-man campaign trying to sell the argument that Vince Foster was murdered. He was obsessed with this case and felt no need to restrain his opinion despite the fact that all evidence pointed to a suicide. As far as I know he never apologized for his reckless behavior pertaining to this case. I am amazed that people still listen to this guy. LINK

Crazy Lady Destroys Obama Sign - Owner Calls Cops!

I wondered how this guy had enough control not to smack down this right-wing wacko, but then I found out he is in a wheelchair. God I hope Obama wins and these people move to some communist country where they will feel right at home with their belief system.

Worst Presidency Ever Followed By Worst Campaign Ever

The continuing downward spiral of George Bush's Presidency is now being overshadowed by the failed, dishonest, and dishonorable campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin. The complete and total failure of the Bush Presidency is fast entering colossal failure territory. He must be wondering if he can get out of town before the world's financial system completely collapses.

During this time of dire economic and financial crisis McCain's campaign has forever cemented it's place in history as the least coherent and most hate-filled campaign in modern U.S. Presidential election history. The silence of John McCain and Sarah Palin as the shouts of "Terrorist!" and "Off With His Head" are clearly heard during their respective campaign events is absolutely unforgivable. Only recently has John McCain began to begrudgingly try to calm his freaked out zealots when it became clear that a backlash was forming. It seems that the only way many of the the die-hard Republicans can rationalize the fact that the Democrats have the far superior candidate in this election is to demonize Obama with ridiculous accusations. McCain and Palin have fostered this atmosphere for weeks with their misleading ads and campaign remarks. And now they have created a frenzied open-season on Obama by their deafening silence.

The combination of a failed Presidency and a horrible campaign could very well result in an electoral college landslide for Obama in November. Moderate voters are likely to swing toward Obama as they see the results of Republican rule and Republican campaign tactics. After licking their wounds on November 5th the Republican party will need to do some serious soul searching or risk a form of irrelevancy for the foreseeable future.

Palin = Bush On Steroids

I'm really not up to it. What I'm saying is if Palin's butt somehow ends up plopping down on the chair in the Oval Office because McCain checks out of this life, I can't take another George W. Bush.

I can't take another President who doesn't read newspapers. What is really unbelievable is that I honestly believe that she couldn't think of a newspaper when she was asked by Katie Couric. I can't take another President who says "Nuke-U-Ler" instead of "Nuke-Lee-Er." I can't take another President who is absolutely clueless about foreign policy and needs to be schooled on the subject starting from ZERO knowledge. I can't take another religious fanatic, end-timer with his or her finger on the nuclear button. I can't accept another President/Vice President who thinks that the Vice President and President need more power; yeah, she actually spoke about an expanded role for the Vice President. I will not accept another President who is the one people think they would rather have a beer with; I know I'd have a lot better time knocking a few back with Obama anyway. I would be looking for the nearest exit within 30 seconds after listening to Palin's nasal voice drone on at a 3rd grade-level of conversation.

All I am absolutely sure of is that this country cannot survive another intellectually deficient President like George W. Bush. We need some brain power and competence in order to start cleaning up the destruction of our economy and repair our international standing. We need to restore the time when the United States stood for something by respecting the Constitution and representing excellence in this world. The last eight years have been a race towards the bottom in virtually every category both foreign and domestic. Sarah Palin looking over John McCain's shoulder is an unacceptable option. No George W. Bush in a dress. Time for folksy airhead Sarah to get on back up there to Alaska Doggone-it.

The Rise and Fall of McCain/Palin

It looks like the polling data is starting to move back in the direction of Barack Obama as I thought it would. The shine is starting to wear off of Palin and this economic turmoil leaves McCain looking weak when he tries to speak about it logically. For him to now be pushing regulation of the financial system when he was against it all these years makes him look ridiculous.

When we look back on this election after November 4th I predict that we will see that McCain/Palin peaked immediately after the Republican convention. The more we find out about Sarah Palin, the worse she looks. She has a lot of fires popping up and the "Republican Truth Suppression Squad" is having trouble putting them all out; the blaze is now out of control and is only about 20% contained. Obama seized the upper-hand, finally went on offense and skillfully beat McCain over the head with his "the fundamentals of the economy are strong" comments. John McCain is on the canvas, bloody, dazed, and he will rise to his feet before the 10 count. But not before Obama has taken back the momentum in this election.

There are only 48 days to go, the economy is swirling the drain, the "Palin-effect" is wearing off, McCain is looking clueless, and blatant lies continue to flow out of the Republican smear machine. Without an "October Surprise" up their sleeve, I predict the desperate tactics of the Republicans will be rejected and Obama will be the winner of a historic election on November 4th.
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