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ehill27
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pez said:
While I'm pulling for Obama, I'm voting Libertarian in hopes that we can eventually get some other option on the ballot.

If your pulling for Obama, you shouldn't throw away your vote in possibly the most important state in this election. Furthermore, voting independent candidates for president will have ZERO impact on changing the two-party problem we have today. You would be much better served by voting and volunteering for independents in down ticket races where such a candidate could actually win.

Only when we elect significant numbers of independents from the bottom-up, will we see a serious challenger for president.

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News said:
Voter Fraud Billboards To Be Replaced Following Controversy
Monday October 22, 2012 7:42 AM

Clear Channel Corporation agreed to take down a number of billboards, placed in predominately African American and Latino neighborhoods, that some said were intimidating to voters.

Critics said that the billboards, which read the message “Voter fraud is a felony,” boarded on racism because they were placed in minority neighborhoods.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2012/10/22/columbus-voter-fraud-billboards-to-be-replaced-following-controversy.html

Southern Nevada woman is arrested on suspicion of trying to vote twice

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lifeontwowheels
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Damn democrats and their desperate, shady ways of rigging the ... o wait:

Roxanne Rubin was taken into custody as she arrived for work at the Riviera hotel-casino, investigators said. Rubin, 56, is a registered Republican who lives in Henderson, according to the Clark County Registrar.

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Battleground Ohio: Why winning it is crucial for Obama, Romney
by T S Sudhir Nov 4, 2012

“Welcome to the United States of Ohio,’’ she said and smiled. Julianne Williams, a young voter in Columbus, Ohio’s capital, is right. If you are anywhere in Ohio or are following television where you are constantly bombarded by ads promoting the two candidates in the US presidential elections, you can’t be blamed if you think the entire election is about Ohio.

READ MORE: http://www.firstpost.com/world/battleground-ohio-why-winning-it-is-crucial-for-obama-romney-513776.html

Posted 7 months ago #
geoyui
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Chart of almost every obama conspiracy out there (almost)

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columbusfoodie
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geoyui said:
Chart of almost every obama conspiracy out there (almost)

Good Lord. My mother actually believes all this shit. It got to be too much, haven't talked to her for a year because she's an absolute loon. Last political discussion we had (where she shouted "I will be heard, you will not silence me" when I told her to drop it), and she started complaining how Obama and Pelosi should be shot because of the outrageous sin taxes she had to pay on her cigarettes, which would be the foundations of the socialism that would take away her rights as an American.

It's one thing to encounter the Conservative Loon in it's native environment, where one can avoid the droppings by staying away from the trees - it's an entirely different thing to find them nesting in your own backyard. I'm sure every single one of us has at least one...

Posted 7 months ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Try 3, though there may be hope for my little sis to think for herself.

Posted 7 months ago #
geoyui
West Side
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Macho Comacho on the election and jobs.

http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/7c62

Get the Flash Video

Posted 7 months ago #
Graybeak
Hunky Town
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He is also happy the election season is almost over.

Posted 7 months ago #
bjx

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Springsteen will be at Nationwide 11/5/12 to campaign for Obama. Might be a nice chance to see him perform some of his mellow songs for FREE (with a set-list nearly 40 minutes long!!!) You have to get pre-printed tickets off Obama's website for entry.

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On a related note, Romney has the Marshall Tucker Band campaigning for him somewhere else in Columbus tomorrow as well. They sort of rock too, can't say the same for Romney though.

Get the Flash Video

Posted 7 months ago #
bjx

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Do white trash realize that they are largely the sole-beneficiary of socialist ideals and liberal laws? The GOP hasn't completely drowned the federal government in a bathtub so part of me wants Romney to win so he can put these people out of their misery. The chode with the A&F T-Shirt is especially brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nY0M7IdNl7U#!

Salon comment: If this the soul of America, America deserves Romney.

Posted 7 months ago #
Jman4ever

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Well,

Apparently it is all but over. That screaming Kramer(sp?) guy from Mad Money is predicting Obama to get 440 electoral votes.

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'5 Ohios' Analyzed in Swing State
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 5, 2012 at 4:17 AM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio could well decide the next president; the state has chosen the winner in the last 12 presidential elections and it's pivotal to the strategies of both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

READ MORE: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/11/05/us/politics/ap-us-breaking-down-ohio.html?ref=politics&_r=0

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Vice President Joe Biden Asks Ohioans To Help Win Election
By: NADIA BASHIR | NBC4
Published: November 04, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden spoke to hundreds in Lancaster Sunday evening in the final 48 hours before Election Day. Biden brought his wife Dr. Jill Biden with him. In introducing her husband to the crowd, Dr. Biden stressed the Obama administration's respect for women. A theme her husband reinforced.

READ MORE: http://www2.ohio-votes.com/news/2012/nov/04/vice-president-joe-biden-asks-ohioans-help-win-ele-ar-1228666/

Posted 7 months ago #
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Jman4ever said:
Well,

Apparently it is all but over. That screaming Kramer(sp?) guy from Mad Money is predicting Obama to get 440 electoral votes.

This guy, right?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/12/jim-cramer-on-daily-show-_n_174503.html

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Weekend Early Voting Brings Thousand Of Voters To Polls
November 5, 2012
by WOSU News Staff

Thousands of people waited for hours in long lines during the last weekend of early voting in Ohio. At some sites Sunday, lines snaked for several city blocks and it took hours to cast a ballot. In Cleveland, more than 2,500 people braved the cold in a line that stretched two blocks on Sunday afternoon.

READ MORE: http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/11/05/weekend-early-voting-brings-thousand-of-voters-to-polls/

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Presidential candidates spending final days of campaign in Columbus
By Emily Tara
Published: Sunday, November 4, 2012

It’s all coming down to Ohio. This year has brought multiple visits by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan to the Buckeye state. The candidates will descend upon Ohio once more for the final day of campaigning Monday. During his Friday morning stop in Central Ohio, Obama told the crowd at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, “We’ll win Ohio. We’ll win this election.”

READ MORE: http://www.thelantern.com/campus/presidential-candidates-spending-final-days-of-campaign-in-columbus-1.2944453#.UJfKdEI9ksk

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geoyui
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For those who voted via absentee ballot, here's a link to check if the board of elections has received your ballot. The link checks your voter registration status/polling station/absentee ballot/etc.

Checking absentee ballot status

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Who’s Better for Columbus, Obama or Romney?
Published on November 5, 2012 10:10 am
By: Chuck Ardo

There are nearly 350,000 women voters in Franklin County, almost 200,000 of whom live in Columbus. There is little argument that they will decide the Presidential election in Ohio or that many agree that the economy is the most important issue in this year’s presidential campaign. That helps explain why President Barak Obama has a well deserved advantage among woman voters.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/whos-better-for-columbus-obama-or-romney

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ChrisSunami
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News said:
(Editor’s Note from Walker Evans: We originally planned to run side-by-side editorials from leaders at both the Franklin County Democratic and Republican Party Headquarters. After weeks of emails, phone calls, reminders, and deadline extensions, the Franklin County GOP informed us that they don’t have the time or resources to write something. To be fair to the Franklin County Democratic Office who DID take the time to write, we’re publishing their solo response to our question of which candidate is better for our city.)

Interesting. Apparently the local GOP doesn't appreciate the reach and influence of new media.

Posted 7 months ago #