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11-20-2012, 03:58 PM
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There can be thousand reason why an incumbent congressman gets beat, but is usually because he neglects his home district. That very well could been the case here. There are lot things that a congressman has to deal with involving his constituents. If he is handle that end 0f the job, the word gets outs pretty quickly. There is a lot more to being a congressman than just voting and committee meetings.
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11-20-2012, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mostpost
The results of that election had nothing to do with race and everything to do with stupidity. Allen West's stupidity. This is the clown who said that 78 to 81 of the democrats in the house were communists. He called Debbie Wasserman Schultz vile, disgusting, a coward and not a lady. And that was just the tip of Allen West iceberg. The voters of Florida's 18th district saw West for what he was and rejected his wacko views. Any who thinks this is a matter of racism is dumber than a box of rocks.
Interesting that Murphy's lead actually increased as a result of the recount.
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He can't be too much of a wacko. If he was, he would have lost by a lot more than 1000-2000 votes, wouldn't you say?
And yes, I firmly believe the result of this contest had EVERYTHING to do with race and racism. Racist white southern voters who refuse to vote for an intelligent, successful black man. A patriot. A man who fought and risked his life for his country.
In fact, if I were you, I'd probably be calling you a racist right about now, as you once labeled me.
Oh, wait...here you go...a beacon for you to follow...ready?
Last edited by PaceAdvantage; 11-20-2012 at 04:36 PM.
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11-20-2012, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
He can't be too much of a wacko. If he was, he would have lost by a lot more than 1000-2000 votes, wouldn't you say?
And yes, I firmly believe the result of this contest had EVERYTHING to do with race and racism. Racist white southern voters who refuse to vote for an intelligent, successful black man. A patriot. A man who fought and risked his life for his country.
In fact, if I were you, I'd probably be calling you a racist right about now, as you once labeled me.
Oh, wait...here you go...a beacon for you to follow...ready?
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Does that mean Obama lost the South because of race?
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11-20-2012, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert Goren
Does that mean Obama lost the South because of race?
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No, he lost the South because his policies are awful.
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11-20-2012, 05:31 PM
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No, he lost the South because his policies are awful.
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A majority of American voters didn't think so. It was views of people like West that rejected in a lot of places. The GOP lost 2 give-me senate seats(Missouri and Indiana) because the GOP candidate held way out views similar to West and they were white.
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11-20-2012, 06:15 PM
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He lost to Democratic rival Patrick Murphy. Or look at it this way the Dems swept much of the races on election day, partially Obamas' coattails and partially Romney Ryan rejection.
He did not lose in a vacuum. He was beaten.
PS: he is a despicable idiot and deserved it.
But hey, what do I know?  :c
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11-20-2012, 06:25 PM
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Really?
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
He can't be too much of a wacko. If he was, he would have lost by a lot more than 1000-2000 votes, wouldn't you say?
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There can be limits to the number of wackos?
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11-20-2012, 06:41 PM
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PS: he is a despicable idiot and deserved it.
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Wait a minute. I think my racism detector just went off. Did you just call patriot war hero and intelligent black man Allen West a despicable idiot!
Good thing he isn't of Latin origin. Then I'd really have something... 
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11-20-2012, 06:51 PM
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According to Dan's link West said some 16 idiotic and despicable statements.
If I remember correctly Tom said he loved them all. That at least proves they are good candidates to be genuinely idiotic. 
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11-20-2012, 07:04 PM
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That is a plausible explanation, and one which I had not considered. Yes I can see them wanting to get rid of West.
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The way we've interacted the last few days, I'm feeling really good about my powerball tickets. Anything can happen. If I win, I'll send ya a cut (by FedEx  )
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11-20-2012, 07:06 PM
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Wait a minute. I think my racism detector just went off. Did you just call patriot war hero and intelligent black man Allen West a despicable idiot!
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Being a war hero doesn't get you many votes this days. Medal of Honor winner Bob Kerry lost in Nebraska in the last election. He was white. The TV ads called him almost every name in the book but at least they didn't try to muddy his war record.
Although the republicans are not above doing it though when it suits their purpose. Just look at Georgia Senate race a few years back when they went after a man's patriotism who lost 3 limbs in combat.
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11-20-2012, 07:19 PM
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I never said hcap was disparaging West's career in the military, now did I?
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11-20-2012, 07:29 PM
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Having lost his last election and only serving one term in office makes West the likely GOP nominee for president in 2016 or 2020. 
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11-20-2012, 07:42 PM
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He would be a better president that the top, oh, say 50 million democrats.
hcap....where do you send your laundry - those whites are so bright.
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11-20-2012, 07:49 PM
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He would be a better president that the top, oh, say 50 million democrats.
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Then he should run as a democrat. Think of all those black votes.
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