2012 republican presidential nominee III: can romney get santorum out of his hair?

Cain still claims he will endorse a candidate eventually — and in an “unconventional” manner in keeping with his “unconventional candidate” theme, to boot.

The mind reels at what this might entail.

http://www.newquaypeople.co.uk/images/localpeople/ugc-images/275722/Article/images/11027204/1825828.jpg

And yes--Nixon had a strict rule about demonizing his opponents.

do you think it is likely that this will be a low-turnout election?

Which sect is bigger, motivated haters of "the Kenyan socialist" or stayin-home 2008 Hopers whose fantasies were crushed?

Which sect is bigger, motivated haters of "the Kenyan socialist" or stayin-home 2008 Hopers whose fantasies were crushed?

in voting, positive motivations outweigh negative motivations every time, so 2008 Hopers for the win

uh, in this election they're BOTH negative, boss.

I would think that positively hating someone is a strong motivator...any chance you could take it over here for the next few hours, Morbius?

Indefinite Detention? But I Have Soccer Practice at 4: U.S. Politics 2012

no, I'm done. Enjoy your flea circus.

Hope, as they say, springs eternal. It's just another thing to drive you crzy.

uh, in this election they're BOTH negative, boss.

no. the people who want to vote for Obama will be more likely to vote than the people who want to vote against Obama. it's that simple.

ie you are vastly overestimating the number of 2008 Hopers whose fantasies have been crushed

I generally don't try to police threads. I just feel like tonight is about Rick Santorum's heroic struggle to keep black people off welfare.

interesting if true

xxp

I mean, keep slack purple off welfare.

yo, is the reason i can't just subscribe to jonathan chait's rss posts on ny mag but have to read that entire stupid blogs content bc they realize that if i could just subscribe to chait i wouldn't read the rest of the crap?

I like this:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/01/03/say-anything-to-take-us-out-of-this-gloom/

Especially the bits about how abortion is a subject using the same tactics and thinking that popped up during the satanic panic e.g. wild impossible unverifiable horrifying stories passed around by folks using them to backstop their own fucked belief systems, and no one is ever called on it.

Why I miss Herman Cain: he's on CNN tonight openly campaigning--not hinting, but listing his qualifications--for Secretary of Defense. Wild guess that Romney would pass.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Hmmm...better check your calendar, iatee.

haha yeah I know

nobody cheat and vote after tonight

I'm thinking the poll will be swarmed by Ron Paul supporters after midnight.

wish i could remember who i voted for

You closet WGPHF, you.

idk what that means, but i assume that's an acronym of what i called you on sandbox?

Yes--wild gossipy political horserace fiend. I must wear those words like a Scarlett Letter for the rest of my life.

oh plz. you're proud :)

It was "wild" that hurt my feelings. If you'd called me a judiciously gossipy political horserace fiend--a JGPHF--I'd have printed up business cards.

mordy i made a yahoo pipe rss thingy for chait

it is neither perfect nor particularly timely, but possibly better than nothing

(the one i tried to make for nabisco works less well)

ur objection is that your political gossip taste is more discriminating than the average gossipy political horserace fiend? fine, conceded. JGPHF it is.

xp thank u mookieproof!

I need to master the intricacies of emoticons.

_/\_\o/_/\_

Two witches and a bowling ball?

drowning in a shark-infested lake?

dingdingding ^^

Can you make it one of those little dancing gifs, with the Jaws theme overtop? That'd be cool.

Honestly, this is riveting. There's a lady in a green sweater counting out little green pieces of paper--"68, 69, 70, 71, 72"--and the CNN reporter explains what's happening: "She's finished counting, Wolf: 72."

It's almost cute:

Tagg Romney 08:58 PM ET
Just spoke in urbandale for my dad. Lots of support, felt great. Very different feel vs 2008!

Griffin Perry 08:58 PM ET
Just finished my caucus in Ankeny, IA. Lots of support and spoke between Paul and Thune. Hope I made @GovernorPerry proud!! Love you dad!

Your names are Tagg and Griffin, and the latter of you is not Griffin Dunne. Get fucked. (With each other, then see what happens.)

everyone get ready to google ron paul ive got a good feeling!

No human is named Tagg. There is no such person.

Good lord, look at this:

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/sites/foxnews.com.on-air.hannity/files/images/040809_taggromney.jpg

I linked to this is another thread; he's real, and he's spectacular.

http://www.solameregroup.com/bio/item/1/

Not that Griffin is much better:

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/09/59/22/image_5122599.jpg

jamesoliphant Name of bar at Santorum hotel: "Loose Moose Saloon."

jamesoliphant Plenty of parking still available at Santorum event.

Mitt Romney -- younger, on 'roids, and a sodomite!

ivethirtyeight Nate Silver
Paul Hits 50 Percent on Intrade nyti.ms/y7HKL3
1 minute ago

Griffin looks like kind of a Michael Cera / Jonah Hill mashup.

isnt one of the palins named tagg too

Haha holy shit:

Ron Paul @RonPaul
@JonHuntsman we found your one Iowa voter, he's in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks.

damnnnn

You're thinking of Tonka Palin.

Ron Paul winning 52% of voters under 30, according to entrance polls.

lmao