2012 Presidential Race

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Originally Posted by Gregor-y

Romney didn't have a lock on economic issues. Just cutting programs without even entertaining raising revenues (other than unspecified loopholes) [...] weren't any more fundamentally sound (and probably worse since so much was never specified) than raising taxes while reducing fewer benefits.

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That's exactly what the coalition over here have been trying for two and a half years, and it's not exactly been a resounding success. Slash this, slash that, and raise a few quid from slapping VAT on cornish pasties was never going to be a successful longterm policy.

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

How were Romneys economic plans any better?

Cut taxes for the rich, squeeze more tax from the middle classes and pray for economic growth?

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Not true. There were no plans to cut taxes for the rich, just to leave the already existing tax cuts in place. There were NO plans to raise taxes on the middle class.

Seems as though this post sums up the whole year of Republican Polls. Nate Silver was the laughing stock of many but the one that was correct in predictions from the very start both the House and Senate. And, of course the president.

Isn't this race done?

What has surprised me about this campaign has been the shear negativity of it all - attacking the other party's [supposed] policies without putting forward any firm proposals, systematic character assassination, etc.

Most British campaighs are focussed far more on the policies and manifestoes. An exception was Margaret Thatcher's first campaign where her campaign was based on a philosophy and attitude of mind rather than detailed policies. And of course there was Smethwick nearly 50 years ago ... where someone coined the phrase "If you want a <censored> for a neighbour - vote Labour" and a 'safe' labour seat fell to the Tories.

Has anyone seen Danicafan lately? Who was the last one responsible for suicide watch?

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Originally Posted by chuck34

The US has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. On that there is do debate, only posturing and party politics.

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This has been disproven many times already but you keep ignoring. So here again:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...993_-_2008.png
Yes spending is higher than ever, but revenue is also lower than ever. To say that there is no revenue problem is ignoring facts.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...es_in_2009.jpg
This might also be interesting. The US has the third lowest tax revenue of all developed countries.

Because traditionally taxes in the US are low compared to almost everywhere.

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

Isn't this race done?

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Florida is finally confirmed.

A whoop-ass drubbing is official:

Obama/Biden: 332
Romney/Ryan: 206

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Originally Posted by D-Type

What has surprised me about this campaign has been the shear negativity of it all - attacking the other party's [supposed] policies without putting forward any firm proposals, systematic character assassination, etc.

Most British campaighs are focussed far more on the policies and manifestoes.

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I humbly suggest that you may have not actually read or seen them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uONGtgxHjYk