cavanami Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 The Thai news showed several Presidential elections where the candidate won the popular vote but lost the election... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Totals now have Obama ahead in the popular vote by about 900,000. That is something to be thankful for. ... Presidential elections in which the popular vote winner lost the race in the Electoral College: 1824: John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson despite 114,312 fewer votes. 1876: Republican Rutherford Hayes defeats Samuel Tilden by 185 to 184 in Electoral College despite a 254,235-popular-vote deficit. 1888: Republican Benjamin Harrison defeats Democrat Grover Cleveland by 233 to 168 in Electoral College despite 90,596-popular-vote deficit. 2000: Republican George W. Bush defeats Democrat Al Gore by 277 to 266 in Electoral College despite 543,895-popular-vote deficit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Was all a tactical advantage or a strategic advantage for the win or both? Will it be soul searching or the blame game by the GOP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 My two main worries are that the Republicans in Congress will not compromise and continue the "deny Obama any thing he wants even if we agree with it strategy" and Obama continues to be embittered and becomes combative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 To be fair there should also be a Canuck thread, an Aussie thread, a Sheepshagger thread, one for the Pommie bastards etc. Don't want anyone to feel left out. p.s. A Roman thread in Latin? I like Munchie's Scotland thread. No one - except 1-2 two people - knows the place and no one outside GB seems to have an opinion about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 My two main worries are that the Republicans in Congress will not compromise and continue the "deny Obama any thing he wants even if we agree with it strategy" and Obama continues to be embittered and becomes combative. Andrew Sullivan (the Dish Blog at Daily Beast) to St. Colbert at the Colber Report: “There’s a black man in power who has nothing to lose.†:surprised: http://www.thedailyb...ight-video.html It must be the white man's Tea Party biggest fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Thai-American wins seat in Congress Voters in Illinois, the "home state" of President Barack Obama, have elected the first person of Thai origin to the US Congress. Ladda Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran born in Thailand, defeated a conservative lawmaker from the Tea Party in a closely watched election for the lower House of Representatives in Schaumburg, a district near Chicago. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning a second term - and Ms Ladda for her achievement. Ms Ladda, who lost most of both of her legs in Iraq, defeated first-term Republican congressman Joe Walsh who raised hackles by saying during his campaign that abortion was never necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman. "I feel fantastic," said Ms Ladda, who was defeated in her first attempt to win a seat in Congress in 2010. Ms Ladda, more popularly known as Tammy, is a member of Mr Obama's Democratic Party. She will officially assume her new position as a US member of Congress on Jan 3. Born in Bangkok, the 41-year-old war veteran is the daughter of Frank Duckworth, a Marine turned diplomat, and Lamai Sompornpairin. She joined the US Army while in graduate school at George Washington University. Ms Ladda lost both her legs on Nov 12, 2004 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting. She managed to help land it before passing out from blood loss. In an interview with the Bangkok Post in 2006, Ms Ladda said she "neither planned to be a military officer nor a politician, although my father's family members have all served in the military". She dreamed as a young girl of becoming an ambassador. "Diplomacy is an important tool," she said. The helicopter crash changed her attitude to life. "Life is not about acquiring more conveniences for yourself or to worry about small things that you might not have or achieve," she said. "My aim is to do things that really matter to other people's lives, to honour my comrades every day for saving my life. They thought I was dead on the spot but they still carried me along and here I am." Ms Ladda served as director of the state of Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs before she ran for Congress. She has called for more women and military officers in the House of Representatives and the Senate. In her letter of congratulations, Ms Yingluck told Mr Obama that, "This is a good news," adding that the government has also sent a letter of congratulations to Mr Obama. "Cooperation between Thailand and the US will continue at various levels," she said. The US ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney said the relationship between the US and Thailand would remain strong. "Both Mr Obama and Mr [Mitt] Romney would want a good relationship with Thailand, as Thailand is one of America's oldest friends in Asia," Ms Kenney said. Viboonpong Poonpasit, an academic from the faculty of political science at Thammasat University, said negotiations of a free trade agreement with the US might suffer after Mr Obama's victory. http://www.bangkokpo...ais-that-endure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Kamui, a friend of mine basicly said the same thing...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Thai-American wins seat in Congress respect ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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