Mitt Romney
Overall, I can honestly say that the pieces are set on the chessboard for a Romney win. I could be wrong but things seem to be playing themselves out for him to win. I've noticed that ever since June 3rd of this month, the mainstream media has started intensifying their anti-Obama discussions. The ever brilliant historian Webster Tarpley has openly stated that the Bilderberg group, or at least a contingent of their group does not want a second Obama term. The push for Romney is all the more evident as the "Fast and Furious," the immigration rule and Obamacare, which the Supreme Court will rule on this Thursday are snowballing into hot-button issues that may galvanize the Republicans to vote for Romney in droves. Kudlow has become an anti-Obama show.
Personally, as someone who hates this Finance job market, new blood in the White House is what this country needs. We need someone who understands Finance/business in office. From talking to people in Finance, the return to progress will take place with a new regime that will work with business and not against it. Pseudo-anger towards the "top 1 percent" will only serve to alienate those that people in the US depend on to get a job. Plus, there needs to be a greater incentive to hire in the US across all industries, especially in Finance. We need stronger tax incentives, less obnoxious regulation - (I can barely buy a client a card without compliance up my ass) and a pro-business regime that will be supportive of capitalism, not socialism.
Not to mention the fact that almost half of the country's GDP comes from Finance.
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More like 20%
Both Obama and Romney are
Both Obama and Romney are extremely weak candidates, neither deserves to win. If you expect some kind of sudden economic recovery once Romney gets elected you're kidding yourself.
Schiff 2012.
Schiff 2012.
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
The biggest problem we have
The biggest problem we have is debt in the private sector... not much either candidate can do about that in the short term unless they want to totally revamp the bankruptcy/restructuring/refinancing laws.
I'll consider it a personal win if I don't have to see Nancy Pelosi as much on TV.
"Who am I? I'm the guy that does his job. You must be the other guy."
MonkeyWrench: The biggest
The biggest problem we have is debt in the private sector... not much either candidate can do about that in the short term unless they want to totally revamp the bankruptcy/restructuring/refinancing laws.
I'll consider it a personal win if I don't have to see Nancy Pelosi as much on TV.
Debt in the public sector is a little bit of an issue as well.
I'm voting Gary Johnson, at
I'm voting Gary Johnson, at least that way I can get high while watching the world burn
JeffSkilling: MonkeyWrench:
The biggest problem we have is debt in the private sector... not much either candidate can do about that in the short term unless they want to totally revamp the bankruptcy/restructuring/refinancing laws.
I'll consider it a personal win if I don't have to see Nancy Pelosi as much on TV.
Debt in the public sector is a little bit of an issue as well.
Obviously. Sorry I guess I should have clarified. The majority of people voting view that as the single biggest issue.
"Who am I? I'm the guy that does his job. You must be the other guy."
JeffSkilling: Both Obama and
Both Obama and Romney are extremely weak candidates, neither deserves to win. If you expect some kind of sudden economic recovery once Romney gets elected you're kidding yourself.
It's worth pointing out that it isn't always about what is being done or how well/bad it will eventually be done, it's about perception. I think that a Romney win will give the economy a boost simply because people will be less scared so they will investment more in the markets and start building their small businesses again, etc.
Regards
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
- Ronald Reagan
Also, to the OP, I think it
Also, to the OP, I think it will be a 6%+ margin of victory for Romney. At this point the economic signs don't favor Obama, his lackluster fund raising doesn't bode well either and his waning support among the demographics that voted for him last time are almost unquestionably lower. All that spells 'disaster'. Now, factor that stuff in with the probability that many of Obama's minority voters aren't very likely to actually vote and you have a wide margin of victory for Romney...not a landslide margin but a landslide decrease relative to the level of support for him this election vs. the first.
Regards
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
- Ronald Reagan
I also think that they are
I also think that they are both weak candidates. I doubt either one will be able to accomplish much of anything in the next four years.
Also, I'm pretty sure that finance should not be capitalized.
Sometimes when you bring the thunder... you get lost in the storm.
As much as I'd love to
As much as I'd love to believe that Obama will be defeated handily this fall, I'm still not convinced it is going to happen. If people were smart enough to understand even very basic economics and public finance this would be a landslide but most people don't have a clue what they're voting for. Sadly, the majority of Americans seem to vote for whoever will give them the most and Obama certainly has no problem giving.
TraderDaily: Kudlow has
Kudlow has become an anti-Obama show.
That's not even kinda new.
"Social cohesion and puritanical morality place roughly on my list of concerns between whether I'll pick up jock itch at the gym this week (not likely, since I don't go the gym) and whether it'll rain in Christchurch, New Zealand next Tuesday."
-Eddie
6% would be a massive
6% would be a massive blowout. That is basically the margin that Obama beat McCain by, I don't think there is any way Romney wins by 6%. I don't see either side making any huge mistakes or gaffes so things should be very close.
I am interested to see what will happen if the SCOTUS throws out the mandate this Thursday. If they do it should have a big effect on how each side campaigns.
MonkeyWrench: JeffSkilling:
The biggest problem we have is debt in the private sector... not much either candidate can do about that in the short term unless they want to totally revamp the bankruptcy/restructuring/refinancing laws.
I'll consider it a personal win if I don't have to see Nancy Pelosi as much on TV.
Debt in the public sector is a little bit of an issue as well.
Obviously. Sorry I guess I should have clarified. The majority of people voting view that as the single biggest issue.
The majority of people voting couldn't guess what the total public debt is within $5 Trillion...
JeffSkilling: MonkeyWrench:
The biggest problem we have is debt in the private sector... not much either candidate can do about that in the short term unless they want to totally revamp the bankruptcy/restructuring/refinancing laws.
I'll consider it a personal win if I don't have to see Nancy Pelosi as much on TV.
Debt in the public sector is a little bit of an issue as well.
Obviously. Sorry I guess I should have clarified. The majority of people voting view that as the single biggest issue.
The majority of people voting couldn't guess what the total public debt is within $5 Trillion...
Touche.
"Who am I? I'm the guy that does his job. You must be the other guy."
@cphbravo: I agree
I'll vote for Mitt, but I
I think Romney understands
Update: Romney has a new
Obviously Romney understands
An understanding of
An understanding of
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"Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them." - Bud Fox
Frankly I think that our
The president is less
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I will never vote for a party
More importantly are the
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Personally, I'm not too
Obama maybe incompetent etc
I am not voting. I completely
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
Social issues??? What matters
TraderDaily: Social issues???
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
Happy, I do totally agree