In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidency with 53% of the vote, not "47%"

[janedrake]

Not only does Romney's slur against 100% of those who voted for Obama rile me, but also that he seemingly reversed the numbers for the 2008 election results, because let's face it, saying that "47%" will never vote for him has to at least sound better to his rich patrons than saying "53%" will never vote for him.



http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/

[jaxx]

All Willard wants is 50.1% and he'll play hell getting it. Just found this on facebook, the 47% is waking up to reality....even the wingers:

[janedrake]

Hey Jaxx, yes, I take the point of Romney's "50.1%" strategy -- however, there are two things that bother me about the "47%" brouhaha that's going on -- 1) it's not so much that Romney said 47% of Americans don't pay taxes, it's that he glibly stated that 100% of the 47% of those who support Obama are in essence, freeloaders; 2) Looking at the 2008 election results, McCain took 46% percent, Obama took 53% -- and there seems to be a kind of "memory hole" groupthink starting to develop around the reversal of those figures. Granted, Romney could have been referencing something other than the 2008 election results, but given his relentless mendacity, I rarely give him the benefit of the doubt anymore. That said, the fact that the 47% number has tangled up his own "base" in its net is a welcome result of the law of unintended consequences.

Just had to vent on the subject. /end vent

[jaxx]

Totally agree that Willard's 47% remark was a total putdown on the people. Victims? That was nasty. I never give him the benefit of the doubt, he's shown he's a liar and a manipulator and not deserving of any thought he might not mean it. It's who he is....he's mean and ruthless.

50.1% - 47% = 3.1% that's all the votes he should get.

[janedrake]

(09-23-2012 11:23 AM)jaxx Wrote:  Totally agree that Willard's 47% remark was a total putdown on the people. Victims? That was nasty. I never give him the benefit of the doubt, he's shown he's a liar and a manipulator and not deserving of any thought he might not mean it. It's who he is....he's mean and ruthless.

50.1% - 47% = 3.1% that's all the votes he should get.