Does there exist a demographic of humans currently living in the United States of America that are "on the fence" about who they will be voting for in the upcoming 2012 presidential elections? Additionally, I'd like some sort of description of these people.
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posted by coolxcool=rad
on Aug 17, 2012 -
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To help Obama win, do I vote for Santorum or Gingrich? I'm an anarchist/socialist living in Alabama, where crossover voting is permitted. I'm looking for sound logic and effective strategy.
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posted by Clay201
on Mar 12, 2012 -
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I gather from Howard Dean's announcement today that he and the Obama People don't get along. I'm curious though how much Obama's win and the Congressional turnover are due to Dean's strategies and policies as head of the DNC.
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posted by serazin
on Nov 10, 2008 -
21 answers
Was the reaction to John Kennedy being elected anything like the current world-wide wave of joy and relief to the election of Obama?
posted by LastOfHisKind
on Nov 8, 2008 -
18 answers
How common has it been in US history for a Presidential election to prompt celebrations in the streets across the country?
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posted by mwhybark
on Nov 6, 2008 -
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I'm a liberal in a red state (Texas). After the 2000 and 2004 elections many people I know told me that if I didn't like the President I should move to Canada.
If Liberals go to Canada when a Republican wins, where would the conservatives go now? They wouldn't like Canada at all (no offense my Canadian friends). Conservatives wouldn't go to a country that has nationalized health care, progressive taxes or abortions. Any thoughts on what countries Conservatives would like?
posted by DragonBoy
on Nov 6, 2008 -
50 answers
I'm looking for news stories, blog posts, photos, video clips, mash-ups or anything else that captures the impact and emotion of Barack Obama's victory, especially on a personal level.
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posted by Jaybo
on Nov 5, 2008 -
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(I think) I read somewhere recently that if Obama won, he'd be the first elected chief executive (President, PM, etc.) from a racial minority. Is that true?
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posted by brandman
on Nov 5, 2008 -
32 answers
On November 4th, I intend to spend the evening watching election returns on TV and refreshing as many election-y tabs on the laptop as possible. What websites should I have loaded and ready to go?
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posted by rtha
on Oct 24, 2008 -
25 answers
How does projecting the winner of the US presidential election work? And what is the earliest time at which the election may
be called?
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posted by goodnewsfortheinsane
on Oct 15, 2008 -
23 answers
How can I accurately predict the overall winner of the 2008 US Presidential Election. I would also like to know the best methods of accurately predicting the winner of the electoral votes of each individual state.
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posted by clearly
on Sep 2, 2008 -
21 answers
Does the fact that the betting markets still give Hillary Clinton a
1 in 55 chance of being President in 2008, mean that that is a reasonable estimate of the chance that Obama is assassinated before the election? What else could justify those odds now?
posted by zaebiz
on Sep 1, 2008 -
14 answers
Last week Obama eschewed the public financing system for the general election. It seems that many of the articles I am reading are
saying that he is the "first major party candidate to reject public financing and its attendant spending limits." Do they mean in this election, or ever? If they mean "first-ever" (since public financing started) and public financing means a candidate can't raise private funds, then why is there always so much talk of candidates hosting various fund-raising events like $x,000-a-plate dinners? Are the publicly financed campaigns having their PACs raise money or what?
posted by pithy comment
on Jun 23, 2008 -
10 answers
Barack Obama now has more than 1.5 million donors. How many donors do Clinton or McCain have?
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posted by raf
on May 6, 2008 -
3 answers
I was sure I remembered that Geraldine Ferraro cried during the 1984 presidential election, and that the media made the event into a symbol of why women are too weak to hold national office, but now I can't find a headline or news article from that time that mentions her crying. Am I getting this mixed up with Pat Schroeder's famous breakdown when she dropped out?
posted by serazin
on Jan 27, 2008 -
9 answers
I currently live overseas but am registered to vote in Texas. If I want to help Obama's campaign the most, should I vote in the 4 March Texas primary, or the 12 February Democrats Abroad primary?
posted by grouse
on Jan 22, 2008 -
12 answers
If the point of a Presidential Primary is to determine how many delegates will vote for a given person in the next phase of picking a nominee, and both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama got 9 pledged delegates in New Hampshire, didn't they tie?
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posted by bryanjbusch
on Jan 10, 2008 -
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As I understand it, though I can't find a reference for this, media outlets alternate the colours they use for political parties. Sometimes the Republicans are red and sometimes the Democrats are. But this didn't happen in the last election, apparently because the two parties (especially the Republicans) invested themselves deeply into their chosen colour.
For 2008 in the U.S. is there any indication that the media will go back to the old way, or further entrench the permanent colours? (FWIW, in Canada the colours have been pretty standardized for a long time it appears.)
posted by Kickstart70
on Jul 16, 2007 -
13 answers
Help me understand the appeal of Rudy Giuliani as a presidential candidate. (U.S. electoral politics-filter)
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posted by killdevil
on Apr 26, 2007 -
22 answers
Can anyone help compile links about Republican politicians, Republican organizations or military brass who are formally endorsing Kerry in '04?
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posted by dhoyt
on Nov 2, 2004 -
2 answers
after
yesterday's speech, recent discussions (
mefi included) have focused on the potential of illinois' barack obama and the idea that he may, in the near future, sit in the oval office.
which gets me to thinking:
what's more realistic/ which will happen first in the united states: a minority president or a woman president? [more...]
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posted by ronv
on Jul 28, 2004 -
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