Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Election predictions

It's too early to predict who's going to win the presidential election in November. But I can make some predictions about the movements of the voting public. Here are my predictions:

  • Led by evangelicals, many (if not most) Christians will vote against Romney because he's a Mormon.
  • In a similar fashion, many (if not most) Mormons will vote for Romney because he's a Mormon.

Both groups will give other lame excuses to justify their votes, but when it comes down to it, they will vote for or against Romney because he's a Mormon.

So much for religious tolerance in this country. But it gets better.

  • Many people will vote against Obama because (they say) he wasn't born in the United States.
  • Other people will vote against Obama because (they say) he's a Muslim.
  • Many (if not most) blacks will vote for Obama because he's black.
  • Many (but definitely not most) whites will vote against Obama because he's black.
  • Many (way too many) Republicans will vote for Romney simply because he's a Republican.
  • Many (way too many) Democrats will vote for Obama simply because he's a Democrat.

Who does that leave? Oh, the free thinkers, right? Let's look at what the free thinkers will do in November:

  • Many of them will vote against Romney because the negative ads about him were so convincing.
  • Many of them will vote against Obama because the negative ads about him were so convincing.
  • Many of them will vote for the candidate they saw or met in person, just because of that personal contact.
  • Many of them will vote for the last candidate whose ad they saw on the TV before heading to the polls.

Does that leave anybody who's actually going to think before they vote? Anybody who's going to use logic and reasoning, to figure out for themselves who will be the best president for the next four years? Please tell me you are in this final group, and not one of the other groups I've listed!

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