US Election 2008 - McCain Oven Chips elected president

OK, what the strawberry float is wrong with Alaska. Looks like they may be electing a felon to Senate (long-term Republican Senator, found guilty of corruption last month). I he does win, he'll probably have to retire immediately and there'll be a special election to replace him... any guesses as to who might be the Republican candidate?

Also, I had £10 on Obama winning 350-369 EVs at 10-3, and it looks like that's exactly what's going to happen.

I saw the topic title and was like.
But then I checked BBC and was like this.

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

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The fifty cent bit ruins it somewhat

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

That's why it's 2010 and not 2013 - Blair's term would have ended then.

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

So? He took over as the leader of the Labour party, that doesn't effect elections.

The 2010 date is the same for whoever's PM - Blair/Brown/anyone from Labour. For example if Miliband took over as leader/PM now, it wouldn't change the deadline for an general election.

There's no set term for each "elected" period. (There's a minimum I think, but I'm not sure) - it can be anything up to 5 years. It's up to the government to decide when it wants the election in that 5 year period.

(They really should start teaching the UK political system in schools)

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

There's no set term for each "elected" period. (There's a minimum I think) - it can be anything up to 5 years. It's up to the government to decide when it wants the election in that 5 year period.

Which is the answer I was looking for.

IRON NAN wrote:

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

There's no set term for each "elected" period. (There's a minimum I think) - it can be anything up to 5 years. It's up to the government to decide when it wants the election in that 5 year period.

Which is the answer I was looking for.

Well it's the answer you got from new*allusion?

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

There's no set term for each "elected" period. (There's a minimum I think) - it can be anything up to 5 years. It's up to the government to decide when it wants the election in that 5 year period.

Which is the answer I was looking for.

Well it's the answer you got from new*allusion?

I didn't know it wasn't a set term, his answer just confused me more tbh.

IRON NAN wrote:

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

There's no set term for each "elected" period. (There's a minimum I think) - it can be anything up to 5 years. It's up to the government to decide when it wants the election in that 5 year period.

Which is the answer I was looking for.

Well it's the answer you got from new*allusion?

I don't understand why I got a "this was what I was looking for", but n*a got questions - he said the same thing in a different way.

Apart from the fact I'm awesome.

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

Hexx wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:

new*allusion wrote:

IRON NAN wrote:Awesome result, heard it on the radio at half six when I got up.

But Gordon Brown is 'our' Richard Nixon? Please god no.

I should further add, I don't mean much politically (there's a distinct gulf here), but personality is key to Presidents and Brown's (public) personality and appearance seem close to Nixon.

That's just as bad though. When's our election anyway, I thought it was fairly soon?

Not really. There can be five years between elections, so it could be any time between now and 3 June 2010. Right now I think it'll be as close to 3 June 2010 as possible unless the Tories seriously shoot themselves in the foot.

Shouldn't it be predetermined? Brown took over from a disgraced Blair so the election should be when Blair's term would have ended.

There's no set term for each "elected" period. (There's a minimum I think) - it can be anything up to 5 years. It's up to the government to decide when it wants the election in that 5 year period.

Which is the answer I was looking for.

Well it's the answer you got from new*allusion?

I don't understand why I got a "this was what I was looking for", but n*a got questions.

Apart from the fact I'm awesome

I didn't see that 'new*allusion' was the guys screen name, I posted the question mark, considered that as a possible answer, went back to check it out and then ediited my post but you had already posted again.

IRON NAN wrote:It's because you're so awesome

Thanks

This forum is fixed!

StayingDead wrote:I saw the topic title and was like.
But then I checked BBC and was like this.

Absolutely this.

I confess that I don't know much about Obama's politics, but this is hugely exciting nonetheless.

Pilch wrote:

StayingDead wrote:I saw the topic title and was like.
But then I checked BBC and was like this.

Absolutely this.

I confess that I don't know much about Obama's politics, but this is hugely exciting nonetheless.

Absolutely this too.

I saw the topic title and was all NO WAY! But then I checked the BBC and was all strawberry float YEA! SEAKING.

Incredible result. Just 40 years after the civil rights movement, an Afro-American is America's next Commander-in-Chief. Unbelievable, and utterly fantastic.