how much whining are we going to have to put up with?
how many expensive and pointless recounts are they going to call for ?
how come when the democrats win there is no recount called for?
2007-12-30 06:27:25 · 8 answers · asked by djominous20 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
ok let me clear this up, im talking about the people on answer , im sorry i should of said that
2007-12-30 06:34:45 · update #1
elliot if some one doesnt become immature and report you for saying weenies i think i might have to give you points lol
2007-12-30 06:36:07 · update #2
No one is going to bother with a recount for a candidate who gets less than 10% of the votes. A Ron Paul loss won't even be close! And if you want to see what his supporters really stand for, check out "ethcart's" response. These people aren't interested in what is best for the country, but what is best for themselves. This isn't the first time I've seen them advocate violence to impose their own moral view on the rest of the U.S. Too bad a "revolution" army of 34 people isn't going to do any good.
2007-12-30 07:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quite a bit.
Depends on how bad they lost. If its a close race, then you'd be stupid not to clammer for a recount. If it's not close, then a recount is pointless.
The reasons there is no recount when Democrats win is because Democrats tend to win by a landslide, at least recently. Bill Clinton trounced Bush Sr. in the 1992 election and followed that up with a complete ownage of Bob Dole in 1996. The margin of victory was so large, that a recount would have been stupid.
Bush Jr. is another story. He narrowly, and I mean narrowly, won the 2000 electoral college even though more people voted for Gore in the popular vote. That deserves a recount.
Then in the 2004 election, Bush won a rather close election; granted it was nowhere near as close as the 2000 election, but still close enough where a recount could be justified. Oh and if I recall correctly, Democrats wanted a recount, but John Kerry gracefully bowed out of the election and conceeded defeat.
Point in case, don't start bashing liberals when you don't know what you are talking about.
2007-12-30 14:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by spartan-117 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If that happens - 4 more years of whinning!
AND
You can bet that the dems will demand a recount, have the media cast doubt on the elections, then Biden will demand an investigation.
Why are the dems so immature! They are like a bunch of 5 year old weenies that had their lollypops taken away from them!
2007-12-30 14:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by Elliott J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recounts should be done no matter who wins given the problems with electronic voting machines. Anyone who wins would NOT want a recount naturally. And naturally anyone who looses would.
I personally think we should stick to paper ballots, with a secondary electronic count for a quick look at numbers, but always rely on the actual paper ballot count. If someone cannot punch a hole properly, maybe they need to be a bit more like bingo cards.
2007-12-30 14:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by vote_usa_first 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm all for Ron Paul. He's not bought and sold by lobbyists and special interests. This 10-time congressman has never voted for a tax hike or an increase in government spending. He refused to let his 5 children use government grants for their education because he didn't want the taxpayers funding their education. He believes the GOP has lost its way, and want to change it back to the way the constitution says we should run our country. The federal government should only be there for the people to protect our rights, freedom, and liberty. He believes that more complicated issues should be dealt with on a local level not a federal level.
He will bring our troops home immediately and stop interferring in other countries business. He does not want illegals in our country. No more subsidies for China, Isreal, or Pakistan. The money would be CUT OFF. He wants to take care of Americans ONLY and have friendly relations and trade with other countries.
Kind of makes sense, doesn't it?
www.ronpaul2008.com
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2007-12-30 14:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by Meow and Yawn 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We won't. American's are near their breaking point. In the next three years, if the next president is not a good one, something the same or worse then bush, I would imagine we would go into revolution.
A violent, bloody, revolution.
As it's said, sometimes the tree of liberty must sometimes be washed with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
2007-12-30 14:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
in my lifetime i can only recall one presidential recall
and that was gore and bush.
did it ever occur to you if bush were on the short end
he probably would have done the same thing?
republican richard nixon considered a recount but to
the best of my knowledge his advisors talked him
out of it.
recalls are not a democart or republican issue.
2007-12-30 14:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by Jerry S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Interesting point. We'll have to wait and see.
2007-12-30 14:31:16 · answer #8 · answered by G-gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋