Mon Dec 31, 2012, 09:53 AM

Obama just made history (again) [View all]

Don't know if anyone's still following this but, believe it or not, votes from the election are still being counted (NY and HI have yet to certify their results). And sometime recently, Obama crossed the 51% mark. That makes him the first US president since Eisenhower to get 51% of the vote in two successive elections. So there's your fun fact for the day.

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Obama just made history (again) [View all]	Proud Public Servant	Dec 2012	OP
and yet he still doesn't seem to want to claim his mandate	samsingh	Dec 2012	#1
I'm thinking that's because he really doesn't want to do many of the things he said to get elected.	bluethruandthru	Dec 2012	#3
The inauguration hasn't even happened yet and	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#6
+1000	rosesaylavee	Dec 2012	#11
Oh, cool! Does that mean they can't pass legislation that will hurt us	AllyCat	Dec 2012	#14
No, we are not to complain about the 2nd term	tblue	Dec 2012	#30
Guess I didn't know the 'rules'!	bluethruandthru	Dec 2012	#57
What you are NOT allowed to do is to state obvious	leeroysphitz	Dec 2012	#80
You are allowed to write to the President and tell him to raise the cap.	Amonester	Dec 2012	#89
I did that in November.	xtraxritical	Jan 2013	#107
heh.	SammyWinstonJack	Dec 2012	#45
"Sit down and shut up", What?? Is this Rahm? Democrats dont sit down and shut up for anyone. nm	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#18
No.	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#29
You make a good point. Congress is still working on legislation which makes them fair game for	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#36
I was addressing your claiming the mandate complaint.	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#40
I never mentioned mandate, but since you did, why must we wait for Jan to "push for follow-through	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#53
The "current congress is still working on its legislation",	bvar22	Dec 2012	#39
i'm fine with the 400k ceiling. In fact, i'll save more on taxes because of it. But the committment	samsingh	Jan 2013	#102
"The inauguration hasn't even happened yet"	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2012	#20
+1 gajillionskadillionbillionzillion. n/t	BlancheSplanchnik	Dec 2012	#34
Post of the year for telling it like it is!!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Dec 2012	#43
Ditto n/t	malaise	Dec 2012	#32
Because suddenly when he is sworn in he will become a new person?	cui bono	Dec 2012	#67
He'll have a different congress to work with for one. Hopefully one which is	Skidmore	Jan 2013	#103
Thanks, Skid!!	TinkerTot55	Dec 2012	#75
he's already President	samsingh	Jan 2013	#101
That is b/c he owes favors! You do not get to the Presidency of the U.S. w/o owing favors!	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#12
I'm not crazy about OWS, but	timesamillion	Dec 2012	#27
But things have not "turned out" have they?	demwing	Dec 2012	#37
Well, it "turned out" that Obama actually said he was willing to cut social security.	bluethruandthru	Dec 2012	#58
Did it really turn out that way?	demwing	Dec 2012	#61
Here it is...	bluethruandthru	Dec 2012	#65
Are you going to pretend that chained CPI is unanimously seen as a cut?	demwing	Dec 2012	#90
We're not the ones pretending. There's been plenty of info posted about how it works.	cui bono	Jan 2013	#96
Which only prove the point	demwing	Jan 2013	#104
Seriously?	cui bono	Dec 2012	#68
Yes, seriously, and slowly so certain people can keep up.	demwing	Dec 2012	#91
Actually SS is now off the table. Obama is desperate to avert any possible crisis	obama2terms	Dec 2012	#44
Wow, Happy New Years, Debby Downer bluethru.	catbyte	Dec 2012	#52
Yeah, especially when they read all the posts denying that Obama ever offered to cut SS.	cui bono	Dec 2012	#69
"The Freepers stalking this site must just love talk like this." Nail meet hammer.	Number23	Dec 2012	#85
i get that feeling as well	samsingh	Jan 2013	#106
Oh yeah. That's why he told Boehner, "you get nothing."	pnwmom	Dec 2012	#59
As long as there is a republican majority in the house, he cannot really claim much	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#79
Yep, someone should really let him know about this.	deutsey	Dec 2012	#86
Very cool!	Buzz Clik	Dec 2012	#2
No, he has close to complete support of the uninformed and misinforming.	cui bono	Dec 2012	#71
... and he never put an end to DADT	Buzz Clik	Dec 2012	#77
The question of course is why votes are STILL being counted almost 60 days later.	yellowcanine	Dec 2012	#4
You're preaching to the converted	lunatica	Dec 2012	#8
Hurricane Sandy. n/t	BumRushDaShow	Dec 2012	#10
We went for re-inventing the wheel here computerized elections, punch card, touch screens...	Historic NY	Dec 2012	#33
Counting the Vote.....	TinkerTot55	Dec 2012	#83
interesting. fun to hear. thanks. nt	seabeyond	Dec 2012	#5
Yup. He's leaving a legacy of firsts.	lunatica	Dec 2012	#7
Vote Fraud! ACORN! New Black Panther Party!	brooklynite	Dec 2012	#9
That other guy, what was his name, what is he getting?	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#13
47%	underpants	Dec 2012	#23
Technically	Proud Public Servant	Dec 2012	#26
Forgotten! nt	yorokmok	Dec 2012	#24
He's getting unfriended on Facebook faster than you can say jackrabbit.	cui bono	Dec 2012	#72
He just keeps doing "firsts", and I love it!	Tarheel_Dem	Dec 2012	#15
Precisely	RFKHumphreyObama	Jan 2013	#99
give up	mtasselin	Dec 2012	#16
Sadly, you've found company with	CakeGrrl	Dec 2012	#17
+10	RC	Dec 2012	#19
Awesome news. Too bad others decided it necessary to come shit all over this thread. nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#21
I was rec # "47"!	flamingdem	Dec 2012	#22
Well, this thread turned to shit in a hurry...	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2012	#25
Our pseuo-progressives are very angry that their predictions didn't come true	alcibiades_mystery	Dec 2012	#31
Wait until he cuts SS. That'll be another historic first.	Bad_Ronald	Dec 2012	#28
Enjoy you stay here	sellitman	Dec 2012	#42
Enjoys yours too.	Bad_Ronald	Dec 2012	#46
When is that going to happen?	pnwmom	Dec 2012	#63
Great news!! n/t	Duval	Dec 2012	#35
Clearly, the results of the secret ACORN actions!	NYC_SKP	Dec 2012	#38
And yet the Corporate Media's dead silence on this issue	Liberal_Stalwart71	Dec 2012	#41
Give credit where credit is due . . .	another_liberal	Dec 2012	#47
Great news.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#48
"People are willing to stand behind him if he keeps his campaign promises."	Bad_Ronald	Dec 2012	#50
And there are some people who will attack him regardless. n/t	BumRushDaShow	Dec 2012	#54
Fair enough. I won't utter a peep if/when he cuts my SS and/or medicare benefits.	Bad_Ronald	Dec 2012	#56
There you go, now you're starting to understand the rules.	cui bono	Dec 2012	#73
The person who stands behind a politician regardless is worse than the politician who doesn't	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#70
Decisive indeed!!!	Sheepshank	Dec 2012	#49
And yet he still does what the baggers tell him to do	bowens43	Dec 2012	#51
Example?	CakeGrrl	Dec 2012	#62
chain CPI	haydukelives	Dec 2012	#74
Right. That's why he told Boehner, "You get nothing." nt	pnwmom	Dec 2012	#64
+1	great white snark	Dec 2012	#76
I hadn't known that St. Ronnie didn't make 51% his first time	NoGOPZone	Dec 2012	#55
Yup. Hard to do	Proud Public Servant	Dec 2012	#60
and to thank us	haydukelives	Dec 2012	#66
His job isn't to thank you.	great white snark	Dec 2012	#78
K&R nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Dec 2012	#81
Obama and Eisenhower are pretty evenly matched too	RedstDem	Dec 2012	#82
The attempts to even turn this bit of news into an "OBAMA BAAAAD!!1one" thread	Number23	Dec 2012	#84
You said it better than I could Number23	RFKHumphreyObama	Jan 2013	#100
rec #201: woohoo!	nilram	Dec 2012	#87
212 now! Very, very impressive	Number23	Dec 2012	#92
Kick	politicasista	Dec 2012	#88
Now maybe he can look at the polling data and represent the majority	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#93
Are You Sure?	DallasNE	Dec 2012	#94
Reagan got close	Proud Public Servant	Jan 2013	#98
I Came Up Blank On A 3rd Party Candidate In 1980	DallasNE	Jan 2013	#105
You'd think he was a Kenyan muslim terrorist baby killer by the "airwaves".	AAO	Jan 2013	#95
k&r nt	steve2470	Jan 2013	#97