United States Elections - 2008 downticket races: Senate, so on.

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Originally posted by DigiMark007
Also, good stuff Strangelove. Do you think the Dems will retain their majority in the House/Senate? They do currently have the majority, right?
They have the smallest of majorities in the Senate (49 D 49 R and two independents who caucus with the Democrats) and a slim majority in the House (233 D 202 R). But I see no reason why the Democrats shouldn't not only only keep but expand their majorities this November.

And thanks 🙂

Originally posted by lord xyz
Some poeple will not like me for saying this, but has America ever had a candidate that was popular in the US and the rest of the world before? Because I think Obama might actually be the first.
You obviously have no clue what you're talking about. "Popular" as Digi said, is a relative term. Popular? Probably. "The rest of the world wants Obama to be the next U.S. President" popular? Not necessarily.

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As most of you surely already know, I'm a Democrat by trade. But I'm going to be as impartial as I can in this thread. Just so's ya know. 🙂

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Bastard.

Bardock42 Junior Member
Originally posted by anaconda
to be nominated on the floor aint to democratic because it aint the people who would elect the person, the other nominees have campaign trough primary election by voters across the nation. Who, they the people, would like to see as their candidate. The whole thing would actually be a farce if they had eliminating elections to pick a candidate and then someone other than the ones who campaigned get elected on the floor

Well, one might argue it's still part of representative democracy, don't you think?

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The United States is a republic. The people don't make the decisions, we choose the people who are going to make them for us. There's nothing undemocratic about someone being nominated from the the floor, because the delegates can choose for themselves.

But like I said...you're unlikely to be successful.

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Well, one might argue it's still part of representative democracy, don't you think?
Their system, their way, but I now if it happened here people would have had a fit.
One must think what signal it sends to the masses, it aint like they had really really great turn up on the last Prez elections in the States, and TO ME things like this really would be a negative factor in a pros and cons of voting or not.

As most of you surely already know, I'm a Democrat by trade.
😄 😉 may I ask who you hold as fav for candidate?

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Clinton

anaconda Jukebox

ok 🙂

Bardock42 Junior Member
Originally posted by Strangelove
The people don't make the decisions, we choose the people who are going to make them for us.

Funnily the definition of representative Democracy,,,which what the US happens to be.

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Originally posted by Bardock42
Funnily the definition of representative Democracy,,,which what the US happens to be.
Federal constitutional republic, to be absolutely precise.

Bardock42 Junior Member

Originally posted by Strangelove
Federal constitutional republic, to be absolutely precise.
And a representative Democracy. To be even more precise.

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Originally posted by Bardock42
And a representative Democracy. To be even more precise.
Incorrect. The precisest you could be would be to call the United States of America a federal presidential constitutional republic with a representative democratic regime. Which is exactly what it is.

Bardock42 Junior Member

Originally posted by Strangelove
Incorrect. The precisest you could be would be to call the United States of America a federal presidential constitutional republic with a representative democratic regime. Which is exactly what it is.
You could be even more precise actually, but you know it gets confusing. What most people would probably find interesting though is that the US is a republic and a democracy. I just don't like when people say that the US isn't a democracy, it just is.

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Originally posted by Bardock42
You could be even more precise actually, but you know it gets confusing. What most people would probably find interesting though is that the US is a republic and a democracy. I just don't like when people say that the US isn't a democracy, it just is.
The US isn't a democracy per se, it's a republic with a democratic regime. But I understand what you're saying.

Bardock42 Junior Member

Originally posted by Strangelove
The US isn't a democracy per se, it's a republic with a democratic regime. But I understand what you're saying.
It is a democracy de jure (ha, see how I just whipped out my latin), but it's good that you know what I mean.

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It's good you know some Latin.

chithappens Senior Member

So they put up false labels, why?

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I'm sorry, what?

dadudemon Senior Member
Originally posted by Strangelove
I'm sorry, what?

It looks like a jab at American politics. He was most likely being facetious.

chithappens Senior Member

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