Welcome back Davinbrahm!

[Deepflow]

we missed you!

are you going to stay?

where have you been?

hoorah!

[Summanus]

I love the rightist whackos, as they prop up even myself

[DavinBrahm]

I was too busy debating domestic issues for the last year to jump into the international arena. After a mandate for the President, its time to make my return.

[Ninja_spammer]

Davin Brahm is actually George W. Bush.

[DavinBrahm]

No, I'm the guy who actually runs the country.

[Ninja_spammer]

You mean your ..........the pretzel guy??!?

[mist]

surely, the sock puppet?</2dtv>

-mist

[Androme]

Nah he's the guy that runs the Quick-E-Mart

[Tactitus]

Originally Posted by DavinBrahm

I was too busy debating domestic issues for the last year to jump into the international arena. After a mandate for the President, its time to make my return.

That wasn't a mandate. Winning with more than 400 electoral votes might be considered mandate territory. Winning with less than 300 electoral votes is change-your-underwear territory.

[mist]

in fairness, he did do well on the popular vote, which is where i'd personally be looking

-mist

[Leshy]

Originally Posted by DavinBrahm

No, I'm the guy who actually runs the country.

How often have you been across?

[DavinBrahm]

"That wasn't a mandate. Winning with more than 400 electoral votes might be considered mandate territory. Winning with less than 300 electoral votes is change-your-underwear territory."

With the popular vote, the senate gains, the house gains, and the issues that passed in the states, he can safely claim a mandate. There will never be another election where one canidate wins more than 400 in my lifetime. I doubt there will ever be one above 350 in the next 5 elections. When the baby boomers die, maybe. But not until then. 3.5 million in the popular vote isn't really that close.

[Blastoderm]

I've heard about this DavinBrahm. But I never met him. Well at least here anyway.

.....

Oh, hello. Erm.. Welcome back?

[Androme]

So are we your scape-goat community?

[Starbucks]

So that was the smell

[wu_trax]

now someone bring back warfalcon or whatever he was called.

[Apothos]

And witness-gnat.

[Nusselt]

i dont think the real DB would have used the words 'pissed off'

[Embroglio]

Originally Posted by Apothos

And witness-gnat.

he was top

[IncubusGod]

Oh,looks who's back.
You do realise that pretty much everyone here hates your political beliefs and that no amount of arguing will actually change anyones mind. You'll serve as an object of ridicule in most threads where you express an opinon. Welcome to the internet, whipping boy.
Just to make things clear.

Not that I particularly care to be honest.

Oh and how can someone who's named Bush be such a cock?
(not looking for a responce there, just a general insult)

[wu_trax]

Originally Posted by IncubusGod

Oh,looks who's back.
You do realise that pretty much everyone here hates your political beliefs and that no amount of arguing will actually change anyones mind. You'll serve as an object of ridicule in most threads where you express an opinon. Welcome to the internet, whipping boy.
Just to make things clear.

Not that I particularly care to be honest.

Oh and how can someone who's named Bush be such a cock?
(not looking for a responce there, just a general insult)

be happy hes back. bush-bahing without any cracy americans around is no fun, is it? you can discuss anything if all people agree, that would be just boring.

[Embroglio]

Originally Posted by IncubusGod

Oh,looks who's back.
You do realise that pretty much everyone here hates your political beliefs and that no amount of arguing will actually change anyones mind. You'll serve as an object of ridicule in most threads where you express an opinon. Welcome to the internet, whipping boy.
Just to make things clear.

Not that I particularly care to be honest.

Oh and how can someone who's named Bush be such a cock?
(not looking for a responce there, just a general insult)

are you permanently pms'ing?

[Ste]

the forums have been quite boring recently
i think the return of extreme views may improve this (and at least DB and Warfalcon are more intelligent than QDeathStar).
Now we just need to find a few controversial topics to talk about...

[Llew Silvr Hand]

Originally Posted by Blastoderm

I've heard about this DavinBrahm. But I never met him. Well at least here anyway.

He's not anything like Yahweh is he?

Whatever happened to Yahweh?

[Nondescript Human]

Yahwe still very occasionally pops up in #forums and talks complete crap.

[wu_trax]

does anyone remember TC? now that guy was fun.

[Zharkov]

Originally Posted by wu_trax

does anyone remember TC? now that guy was fun.

He trolled me once

I was such an internet rookie back then :(

[Pyr0 MK III]

Originally Posted by Nondescript Human

Yahwe still very occasionally pops up in #forums and talks complete crap.

and has online sex with people on the online internet

[Deepflow]

i think davinbrahm was actually my favourite before. He sometimes seems to talk sense using good grammar/vocab/spelling, but its only when you actually delve deep into the meaning of what he says that it becomes bollocks.

which is more fun than QDS

[Dante Hicks]

Originally Posted by Llew Silvr Hand

He's not anything like Yahweh is he?

Whatever happened to Yahweh?

Yahweh posted in that gay marriage thread just yesterday (or someone claiming to be him).

[IncubusGod]

Originally Posted by Embroglio

are you permanently pms'ing?

I'm actually in a good mood these days.

Honestly...I am!



Really...

[acropolis]

Originally Posted by DavinBrahm

With the popular vote, the senate gains, the house gains, he can safely claim a mandate.

senate is a terrible way to argue mandate, given that a third of the country doesn't vote in them in a given election. on point, in blue states (containing half the country's population) dems gained seats, in red states (the other half) republicans gained. that really doesn't say much.

in the house, republicans gained about as much as they redistricted. 'mandate'?

(somewhere there should be a total number of votes thrown for democratic congressmen and votes thrown for repulbican ones, and in there could be contained some type of 'congressional mandate' if there is a significant margin)

Originally Posted by DavinBrahm

There will never be another election where one canidate wins more than 400 in my lifetime. I doubt there will ever be one above 350 in the next 5 elections. When the baby boomers die, maybe. But not until then. 3.5 million in the popular vote isn't really that close.

'96 was won by 8.2 million.
'92 was won by 4.5 million.
'88 was won by 7 million.
'84 was won by 17 million.
'80 was won by 8.5 million.
'72 was won by 17 million.
'64 was won by 16 million.

Hell, Warren Harding won in '20 by 7 million.

i don't see how the fact that republicans can't win by a large margin means that a small margin is more significant. i would think the opposite.


i also don't see why it matters at all. bush did whatever he wanted the last four years, despite losing the popular vote, and i don't see why the next four would be any different, especially given (almost) no opposition in the senate.


ps: fun with numbers. votes cast for the democratic presidential candidate, last 7 elections:
'80: 35.5 million
'84: 37.6 million
'88: 41.8 million
'92: 44.9 million
'96: 47.4 million
'00: 50.5 million
'04: 55.6 million

[Dante Hicks]

What was the Presidential turnout, as a % of possible voters btw?

I keep hearing "ten million more voters than last time" but some of that must be population growth.

[Androme]

Originally Posted by Pyr0 MK III

and has online sex with people on the online internet

surely these people are online to connect to the online intermesh to have online cyber sex?

[acropolis]

Originally Posted by Dante Hicks

What was the Presidential turnout, as a % of possible voters btw?

I keep hearing "ten million more voters than last time" but some of that must be population growth.

i think about 117 millionish, which is 15 millions more than last time.

real back of the envelope calculations give me ~210 millions americans over the age of 18 (+/- 10 million),

so around maybe 56% turnout, but of course a lot of those 210 aren't registered, or may not be allowed to register.

[Marilyn Manson]

And he still doesnt know how to/refuses to use the quote button.

[Tactitus]

Originally Posted by Dante Hicks

What was the Presidential turnout, as a % of possible voters btw?

I keep hearing "ten million more voters than last time" but some of that must be population growth.

I've heard estimates that the number of voters could reach ~120 million (they're still counting absentee ballots, so nobody knows for sure). There are estimated to be about 217 million eligible voters, so that would represent a turnout of about 55+%.

Some context--voter turnout in previous Presidential elections:
2000 51.3%
1996 49.1%
1992 55.1%
1988 50.1%
1984 53.1%
1980 52.6%
1976 53.6%
1976 55.2%
1968 60.8%
1964 61.9%
1960 63.1%


Tidbit: Minnesota will lead the nation with a voter turnout of over 77%.

[Boogster]

Originally Posted by IncubusGod

Oh,looks who's back.
You do realise that pretty much everyone here hates your political beliefs and that no amount of arguing will actually change anyones mind. You'll serve as an object of ridicule in most threads where you express an opinon. Welcome to the internet, whipping boy.
Just to make things clear.

Not that I particularly care to be honest.

Oh and how can someone who's named Bush be such a cock?
(not looking for a responce there, just a general insult)

Yay, for tolerant intolerance.

[Nusselt]

all in its 59% apparently