Iowa doesn't have gerrymandering. It would be great if this system could be required federally. [
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I can't find any pictures yet but I'm pretty sure Romney's concession speech was against a backdrop of a wall of Minecraft Creeper faces [
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Let he who is without Bob Dole pass the first Bob Dole [
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It's clearly too early to call the Karl Rove prize before all the votes are in, for example California's absentee ballots. This is irresponsible journalism and I demand an... [
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According to his profile, Greg Nog joined in May 2, 2006
Also his quoted link goes to a video of a robot saying SMOKE WEED EVERY DAY [
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By Karl's logic, Romney too suppressed the vote, by being rubbish [
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seems like barack obama has a way of shutting that whole thing down yo [
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Holy shit.
Voters under 30 made up 19% of the electorate per exit polling, an increase of their share from 2008 (18%).
Just think about that for a second.... [
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Maybe Karl Rove can start collecting money for Chipotle or something [
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I believe technology can solve this problem. We can develop non-polluting energy to be more appealing than polluting energy, even for businesses with only a profit motivation.
A Moon and Mars base sounds good right about now.
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So did Sauron during the Second Age.
omg if that isn't the most AElfwine Evenstar comment ever you are adorable [
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It's time for our leaders to pour money into mitigating this, not only by developing and promoting non-carbon-polluting energy sources, but also directly through schemes like iron fertilization.... [
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apple maps is gonna suck ass
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 4:20 PM on June 3, 40,000 BC [+] [!] [
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The only truly sustainable solution is zero population growth.
I doubt we could sustain that for five minutes. [
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Brian Beutler is awesome lately. He's the guy who got the Romney campaign to fact-check their own candidate in the spin room. [
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After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016 [video] [
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The Obama campaign I was a part of in 2008 was highly impressive. This time it was astounding. A well-oiled machine snatching up votes.
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Obama thanks his team (something-in-your-eye warning) [
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Karl Rove: Obama Succeeded ‘By Suppressing The Vote’
Let us all pause to savor this precious moment. Who knew that Karl Rove could provide such bountiful gifts, as a turd provides... [
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Victoria Jackson's twitter is beautiful
Here she unknowingly links some satire as news [
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There's a billionaire who owns skyscrapers in various major American cities, calling for violent revolution against the government.
I'm guessing this is the plot of umpteen Superman... [
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Suggested Onion headline: "Mitt Romney Elected President of the Cayman Islands" [
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Now would be a great time for Mitt Romney to release his tax returns [
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If Rubio is so great why didn't they run him in 2012?
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A Romney adviser partly blames last night’s defeat on a weak message. “Turnout was the big problem, since we didn’t get all of McCain’s voters to the polls, but we really should have been talking more about Benghazi and Obamacare,” an adviser... [
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you liberals remember, yes, obama won tonight, but unskewed, he lost [
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Haha, this is still going. Backstory, a Hillary supporter in 2008 decided that Obama was basically Satan, and proceeded to create a blog to that effect, continuing long after Hillary had joined Obama's team as a highly effective Secretary of State,... [
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Great words from Josh Marshall here
The most concrete thing that strikes me about this public verdict is that Health Care Reform, Obamacare, a system of near universal coverage that will provide a framework for future reform, is here for good.... [
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We should have a poll asking GOP voters if we should nuke Mecca. That would be a valuable datapoint. [
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Mr. Burns Endorses Romney, another opus from some embarassed Fox employees [
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It's worth noting that so far Citizens United has simply enabled rich assholes to waste a lot more money [
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Colorado Governor Hinkenlooper re Marijuana Amendment:
“The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will,” Hickenlooper said on Amendment 64. “This will be a complicated process, but we intend to follow through. That said, federal law... [
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And the DNC are just hypocrites on the subject, loudly complaining about Citizens United while continuing to cash the checks.
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Nate Silver's Book Sales Soar By 800 Percent Thanks To Election
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CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN OBAMAPHONES TO ME I SERIOUSLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND
There was a video of a black woman saying she liked Obama because he gave her a free cellphone. In fact she received the phone under a program for the poor set up by... [
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It's amazing to think that Nate Silver was previously a renowned sabermatrician, and before that would regulate with Warren G in the LBC... [
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Brian Williams Slams Donald Trump’s Election Night Tweets: He’s ‘Driven Well Past The Last Exit To Relevance’.
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I cry tears of blood for The Last Best Place & the warriors who died for this tragedy
Ted Nugent twitter. Not a joke. [
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ALLEN WEST LOST WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SANITY IN THE HIZZOUSE [
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In case anyone is beginning to feel sorry for Mitt Romney, remember that he can easily purchase the position of Head of State in various small Pacific nations, I'm thinking... [
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I, for one, legitimately voted for Claire McCaskill.
You think our nation has a way of shutting that whole thing down? [
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(OTOH, state-level legalization is an important step towards Federal legalization.)
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I can't even put into words how nice it is to be validated like that.
i hope you can see this because i'm validating you as hard as i can [
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Free Republic front page headline: Worst Day in US History, Maybe World History
hahaha, yay [
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Lulzy things:
Dems look set to pick up ND Sen despite Nate "Not a Witch" Silver's odds of 7.5%
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