Will North Carolina Swing Back to GOP in 2012?

North Carolina was one of the hardest pills to swallow on election night in 2008. It wasn't that we lost, but that we lost by 14,000 votes, and that a former Republican Representative of 4 terms was the reason we lost. Bob Barr, running on the Libertarian Party ticket received over 25,000 votes in the State, votes that would have otherwise gone for McCain.

It absolutely sucked. Republicans not only failed to win North Carolina's 15 electoral votes, but we also failed to regain the Governor's Mansion, and to reelect Senator Elizabeth Dole. Local news organizations gave all the credit to Black voters, who supported Barack Obama by a 19:1 ratio.

However, times have changed. Barack Obama's disapproval rating is up to 55%, Senator Richard Burr's reelection numbers are looking strong at 54%, and at least three Congressional Democrats, especially one Representative by the name of Bob Etheridge, are facing serious Republican challengers.

Does this mean the eventual Republican Nominee is a lock to win the State back in 2012? No it doesn't, but it does mean that Obama's 2008 Southern success was not a shift in long term ideological or political demographics in the South. Rather, it was representative of highly motivated black voters, a trend that is not going to last.

Thoughts?





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Would the Cities Dominate Presidential Elections Under a National Popular Vote?

For some unknown reason liberal statehouses are attempting to undermine our Electoral College across the Nation in favor of a National Popular Vote, which would ultimately replace our current winner take all format with a majority wins format. Or in simpler terms - The votes of Coloradoans would mean nothing if the Presidential candidate that won their state, doesn't win the National Popular Vote as well.

It's our Founding Fathers worst nightmare: A Direct Democracy.

Besides from the fact that this "National Popular Vote" scheme is a pure laugh in the face of our Founders, and that it would just disenfranchise the votes of small states across America, there's one last question to be heard: Would the Cities dominate Presidential Elections under a National Popular Vote?

Without a doubt.

Just look at these statistics from New York State:

2008 Presidential Election results in New York City (5 counties)

Obama - 2,073,915 votes (80%).
McCain - 524,744 votes (20%).
Others - 16,672 votes (0%).

2008 Presidential Election results in the rest of New York State

Obama - 2,730,786 votes (54%).
McCain - 2,227,484 votes (45%).
Others - 66,539 votes (1%).

43% of Obama's 2008 vote in New York State came from just five Counties. And if I was to add the results from the Cities of Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Ithaca, Syracuse, Utica, and another handful of Downstate and Upstate Cities......he would probably reach 50% easily. Also, it might be hard to believe, but 3% of Obama's overall vote came from just New York City.

So if the 2012 Presidential Election is based on the National Popular Vote scheme that Liberals seem to adore, do you really think that Barack Obama is going to campaign in rural New York, Montana or any locale with less than 50,000 residents? There's not a chance in hell. He will be heading to the Cities of America to pump out millions upon millions of pro-Obama votes, because he already knows that they'll support him by a four-to-one margin, at the least.

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Who will Indiana vote for in 2012? Not Obama.

President Barack Obama won Indiana by a whopping 28,391 votes in 2008, along with their crucial 11 electoral votes. And he accomplished all of that without winning more than 20% of the counties within the state, and while Governor Mitch Daniels (R) won reelection with over 57% of the vote.

Was Indiana apart of a dramatic political realignment?

Absolutely not.

Indiana might have fallen for Obama's message of "Hope and Change" in 2008, but the Hoosiers are now singing a new tune in 2010: "Coats for Senate". According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll on Indiana's Senate race, Mr.Coats is leading his Democratic opponent by 21%, while Mitch Daniels is enjoying a 65% approval rating.

However, that's not the biggest story out of Indiana. According to that same Rasmussen Reports poll, which documents a Dan Coats' lead and a popular Daniels' in Indiana, President Obama has huge problems with the Hoosier electorate, especially on a personal level - his approval rating is 39%, and his disapproval rating is 60%.

I'm flashing back to the 2004 Presidential Election. You know, when then President George W. Bush won Indiana with 60% of the vote, and Senator John Kerry could only muster a measly 39% of the vote. Those were the days, and it appears our political landscape could once again recapture the magic of Bush Mania.

Indiana (1.04%), North Carolina (0.32%) and Missouri (0.14%) were the three closest states during the last Presidential election. However, after 19 months of President Barack Obama in charge, all three of those states are looking forward to a Republican sweep in 2012.

Thoughts?

Rasmussen Reports - Indiana poll results.

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Quinnipiac: 37% believe US would have been better off with McCain as President.

This is definitely the poll result of the week.

According to a recently released poll from Quinnipiac University, a plurality of American citizens believe our Nation would have been better off had John McCain been elected President, instead of Barack Obama. A surprising and, at the same time confirming result by all accounts.

37% believe America would have been better off.
35% believe America would have been worse off.
15% believe America would have been the same.
13% don't know anything, and thus are undecided.

Just 18 months ago America was inaugurating a new President, and now it appears our Nation wanted another man, one with experience, wisdom, and confidence. I feel it's safe to say that a Nation begging for change, got robbed and wants a refund.

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Republican gains in Hawaii are dramatic.

Hawaii's first congressional district is now in Republican hands, and Washington Democrats are sure to be planning "firing squads" for Colleen Hanabusa and Ed Case; the two Democrats who split the 100,000 Democratic vote, opening the path for Charles Djou, a certified Conservative.

Now I expect most Democrats and Liberals to blame Charles Djou's "victory" on the Democratic split, and on Hawaii's unique special election format. However, that would be a distraction from the real picture: Charles Djou increased Republican votes by more than 75% during a special election.

Don't believe me? Wrap your mind around these statistics:

2008 congressional election

(D) Abercrombie - 154,208 - 70.6%
(R) Steve Tataii - 38,115 - 17.4%
Other/Blank vote - 25,963 - 11.9%

2010 special election

(R) Charles Djou - 67,610 - 39.4%
(D) Democrats - 100,193 - 58.4%
Other/Blank vote - 3,614 - 2.2%

Charles Djou not only benefited from a "Democratic split" between Moderates and Liberals, but he increased the amount of Republican votes in Hawaii's first congressional district by 29,000 votes or by 75%, in a special election. That's a dramatic shift in just 18 months.

If Republicans can increase their vote total by 75% in Hawaii; a well known bastion of Democrat policies (exempting traditional marriage, which Hawaiians feel strongly about) and politicians, than what can Republicans do in Arkansas, North Dakota, Arizona and Nevada; states where Democrats are on the decline?

Congressman Djou's successful campaign increased Republican votes by 75% during a special congressional election, when most voters stay home (54% of registered voters participated in this special election). What will happen across America in November; when the American public declares liberalism dead on review? We can only hope, but I'm optimistic.

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Lieberman at the 2008 GOP Convention

Joe Lieberman, one of my personal favorites speaks at the 2008 Republican Convention on behalf of John McCain:



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Joe the Plumber Becomes Joe the Bummer

Joe the Plumber, made famous in the 2008 Presidential race for questioning then-candidate Obama on his tax plan, has apparently switched his tune.

First he calls Obama one of the more honest politicians:

"I think his ideology is un-American, but he’s one of the more honest politicians. At least he told us what he wanted to do."

He's also attacking former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for supporting John McCain. Now, this doesn't really make sense due to the fact that Palin likely supports dozens of candidates, of which Joey the P. might not like all of them. In addition, he's dumping on John McCain for featuring him in campaign events.

"He really screwed my life up, is how I look at it.”

Except that Joe didn't have to go to any of those campaign events or appear with McCain or Palin if he didn't want to. Hell, he could have gone to Obama rallies and helped him out. So Joe has book and interview deals pending and people wanting him to run for office, and all of a sudden John McCain came in and kicked him in the royal American?

I think not.

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McCain at the Smith Dinner in 2008-- He Kicks Obama's Ass

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I Just Had to Put This Up

I was roaming the internets last night and came upon this video. I think it's pretty neat.



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Was Obama Ever Popular?

This might come across as a strange question for those on the left and the right. On the left, he was seen as a transcending figure whose popularity was due to America's sudden shift to "progressive values." Yeah right. To conservatives, it was a sign that a lot of Americans really didn't know what was going on.

But there are factors to show that Obama was perhaps less popular than Al Gore, John Kerry, or even George W. Bush in the 2008 election.

Factors:

1. Bush was very unpopular, and Obama couldn't even reach 55%.

Take a look at Bush's approval ratings. Around election time in 2008, he was lucky if one pollster placed him above the 40% mark. Not to mention that about 60% of the nation disapproved. Under these circumstances, Obama should have easily peeled off those that disapproved-- instead he faced a tough fight among members of his own party.

2. McCain was disliked by many conservatives. Many stayed home.

The winner of the 2008 Republican nomination was someone who was demonized worse within his own party than by the Democrats. Hundreds of thousands of conservative and libertarian voters stayed home due to this fact. Would they have swung the election the other way? Probably not. But swinging a couple of states and reducing the margin from 7% to 4% would show the lack of Obama's true popularity. Keep in mind that voter turnout declined in 2008.

3. Obama's celebrity status couldn't even make him popular.

Obama was lauded for commanded millions of followers, and getting over 500,000 people to listen to a speech in Berlin. For all of this, Americans largely stayed immune to the celebrity bug. Despite showing up on SNL, the Daily Show, Leno, Letterman, and WSJF's Billing's Model Railroad Hour, Obama gained little traction among those not already disposed to him.

4. Many, if not most, of the Obama supporters never entered the real world.

Look at who Obama's top supporters were: college students, professors, and union hacks. Many of these are used to hefty praise and things handed to them. It was only too popular to support Obama and put up that trendy "change" poster in your room. Yeah, you don't pay taxes or ever voted before, but he was on Jon Stewart! (see #3)

If Bush's approval rating was 45% and McCain hammered on Reverend Wright, we would probably have a different President. So much for Obama's popularity.

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Poll: Why Was Obama Elected?

Choose what you believe was the most decisive factor. For other responses, leave a comment.



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Joe's Babe of the Week

Dr. Joe, who recently received his fourth PhD, this time for Advanced Babeology, is here to make sure that your eyes can feast on only the smoothest, silkiest women that have ever graced Joe's green earth.

This week's Babe:
Rielle HunterBorn in a cave in North Carolina and raised by genuine Conferderate sympathizers, this hot mama got attention at 14 when she attempted to launch herself into space with her nasally voice.Today she's an unemployed former bimbo who made headlines with her sizzling affair with the not-phony former Senator from North Carolina, John Edwards. Edwards, who won the Joe's Integrity Award in 2008 for cheating on his wife who had terminal cancer, sadly did not win the presidency.
Hunter is one that you should keep your eyes on, as she is slated to pose nude in National Geographic next month.

Joe's Joe-o-meter:
8.5/10.0 Edwards Phoninesses

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McCain: This is a Joke

John Sidney McCain, perhaps the best candidate to run for the Presidency in 20 years, is blasting the attempts to force a stimulus package through the Congress. McCain has been at the forefront of bipartisanship, even if it means pissing off his own party and donor base. However, on this one, he's not playing ball with what he considers a gag:

McCain also discussed the stimulus package negotiations, which he described as the antithesis of bipartisanship, and mocked the notion that "change" had come to Washington with the recent election.

McCain, like usual, is exactly right. He realizes that much of the talk during the 2008 Campaign was simple sloganeering, and that using the stimulus as a wedge issue is not only not a change, but is detrimental to our political process.

By using this as his first major test, President Obama has set the tone for the next year: play ball or play by yourself. While Nancy Pelosi may be pushing this harder, the President is not taking any pains to push for a bipartisan bill.

If the Democrats do wind up reaching sixty seats in the Senate, forget about all of the lofty talk of bipartisanship. There will be one party in control, and just one party which matters. Then we'll see if change is just a slogan.

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ACORN: We Stuffed Ballots

In one of the biggest challenges to the new administration, its political allies are stating that they intentionally attempted to defraud the 2008 Presidential Elections. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, which is a major recruitment organization for the Democratic Party, is making no bones about their role in the 2008 contest.

"We couldn't chance it." said Jean Kielty, a mid-level member in the Washington state branch in a telephone interview. "We just could not take the chance of another four years of George Bush. We had a moral obligation."

While these claims may be considered scandalous, they are not unprecedented. In 1960, widespread ballot fraud colored the extremely close race between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. It is not known how widespread the ACORN fraud is.

Kielty continued, "Did we tip the balance in one state or a couple? It's hard to say; but I'd like to think that we did."

Kielty was in charge of overseeing three polling places in Washington, and estimates that up to 600 Obama votes "appeared," while 400 McCain votes were "tossed." However, she could not give estimates for the national effects of ACORN's efforts.

"In North Carolina, I know that Sid [Jasper] threw away a lot, but I don't know exactly how many. People may say that this is voter fraud, but the American voter gave up their right to freely choose after choosing George Bush twice."

As of yet, there is no federal investigation of these charges, seeing how they only appear in a no-name blog, are made up, and are labeled as 'satire.'


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Research has found....

According to my research of international polling data on the 2008 Presidential elections, I found some interesting nations we're left out of the poll question of the year :

John McCain

Barack Obama

Not sure
Neither

Some of these nations include Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Czech Republic, and other nations that we are good friends with and actually admire us, through some digging I have found out the following :

Israel preferred McCain nearly by 15 points more.

The invaders (Palestinians) liked McCain 3-4 points more then Obama.

Georgia liked McCain more, as did the Phillipines & Iraq.

My question is, why did no-one in the troll media ever launch polls into nations like Iraq, Georgia, Israel, Czech republic, Japan, but launched polls into South Africa, Niger, Kenya, and Taiwan?

All I know, is that the media is the most leftist un-truthful source in this world, as evidenced of Al Frankens stolen election in Minnesota - to no media scrutiny!

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Franken Still Hasn't Won

Despite Al Franken's supposed lead over Senator Norm Coleman, the fight isn't over yet. This Senate seat battle has been marked by votes "appearing" and accusations of double-counting. We're pulling for Coleman, even Joe C.

The panel also rejected Franken's attempt to limit any court review to verifying math and other technicalities of the recount and canvass, clearing the way for the judges to consider Coleman claims that some votes in Democratic areas were counted twice, that some absentee ballots from GOP areas were wrongly rejected and that there were other irregularities.

The panel noted that the Minnesota Supreme Court had ruled that while those claims shouldn't be decided during the recount, they "would be properly heard in an election contest" in court.

Coleman lawyer Ben Ginsberg called the panel's decision "a stinging defeat for Al Franken. It underscores that the Coleman contest will proceed, that there will be a trial."

It appeared that Franken pulled out all of the stops in order to win the seat. These included shady performances and all the lawyering a man can buy. But the best candidate may just win, after all.

McCain the Same Decent, Uniting Force as Always

John McCain may have lost the 2008 Presidential election, but that hasn't made him bitter or reclusive. In fact, the Arizona Senator is working to bring the government to consensus, including Democrats. This man, who I was proud to vote for, is more than willing to suck up his pride and put his country first. John Kerry and Al Gore were sore losers, but not John McCain.

"I think that's indicative of the role that John McCain is going to play," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who hatched the push-back against Cornyn's gambit over dinner with McCain on Tuesday night, and who followed him to the floor to support Clinton's confirmation. "He's going to play a very active role. He's going to try to forge bipartisan coalitions. And he won't shy away from controversy."

He has always been this way. Even though the media portrayed him as a monster during the campaign, he was the Maverick during the campaign. Between immigration reform, economic stimulus, and opposition to torture, he proved his salt just during the time of his running for President.

But who remembers that?

Good for John McCain. You're still a hero.

Oh Snap-- Pawlenty to Franken: Thanks But No Thanks

Minnesota's Governor has flatly refused to sign off on Al Franken's Senate Seat. The Governor and the Secretary of State are not signing the certification for Franken to take office.

While this will not stop the comedian, it will likely delay his taking office. This may be enough time for challenger Norm Coleman to launch an appeal. Franken was behind by about 200 votes and after some votes 'mysteriously' appeared, he is ahead of Coleman by 225.

Coleman is suing over the result, claiming there were irregularities on Election Day and during the recount.

Minnesota law prevents officials from issuing an election certificate until legal matters are resolved. But Franken's legal team argues that federal election law entitles Franken to receive the certificate before the lawsuit is settled.

"The people of Minnesota are down a senator in the U.S. Senate. This is an opportunity for Governor Pawlenty and Secretary Ritchie to ensure the interests of all Minnesotans are represented in Washington," Franken lawyer Marc Elias told reporters in a conference call. He didn't rule out a lawsuit.

Obama: Those Promises I Made Were Flexible

The incoming President, Barack Obama, has been making noises that his vast promises of economic intervention may not be as grand as he promised. While I can sympathize that new circumstances may force a change in course, the President should have or did know better. He knew that the economy was slowing down when he made his grandiose speeches and promises. Instead, now he has to backtrack and at least appear to be reneging on his own words.

“I want to be realistic here, not everything that we talked about during the campaign are we going to be able to do on the pace we had hoped,” Obama said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” program broadcast this morning. “Everybody’s going to have to give.”

No offense, but considering how lily-white Obama's morality was portrayed, then he should know better than to promise what he won't deliver. Instead, he wanted to get elected and told the American people what they wanted to hear. John McCain was chastised for saying that the economy was in tough times and certain measures would not work. And now the golden President-to-be has already broken promises, before even becoming President.

Not to mention that his foreign policy may mirror Bush's. Which Barack Obama did you vote for?

Franken Wins in Minnesota

We've been doing a lot of writing about this subject. After months of contentious fighting, it appears that Al Franken (D) has defeated incumbent Norm Coleman (R). This comes after a lot of "funny business," including 'misplaced ballots' and poorly marked votes.

Of course, this 225 vote lead comes despite the fact that at least 650 absentee ballots were not counted. This is suspicious and comes after votes for Franken began "appearing" after the November 4 election.

Naturally, it's not totally over, but it appears that it is for all intents and purposes. Coleman's chances appear to be nil.

The court ruling suggested Coleman's latest request should be a post-election consideration. The Coleman campaign, meanwhile, said it was determined to take the question to court.

"Today's ruling, which effectively disregards the votes of hundreds of Minnesotans, ensures that an election contest is now inevitable," said Coleman attorney Fritz.

Well, things don't always seem too good. We'll see where it goes.