47%- ain't irony a b!tch?!

[kpete]

Last edited Thu Nov 8, 2012, 06:08 PM - Edit history (1)

To wit Romney's vote total in the following states:

Colorado - 47%
Iowa - 47%
Nevada - 47%
New Hampshire - 47%
Pennsylvania - 47%
Virginia - 47%
Wisconsin - 47%

Amazingly, ALL of the above states were amongst the most contested "swing states", and Romney didn't hit 48% in ANY of them. And, in the biggie, Ohio? 48.2%!

One final stat. The Gender Gap. Wanna know what percent of the vote were cast by Romney's strong suit (MEN)? 47%

And, Romney is, with a bit of rounding magic, at just about 47% in the NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE to boot - ain't irony a b!tch?!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/08/1158980/-The-real-Mr-47-Mitt-Romney




UPDATE TO ADD:



Notice anything simply delicious? I mean, besides Obama winning 8 of the 9?????

Hint: MATH!!!!!

ROMNEY's final Popular Vote Percentage in the 9 Battleground States Was.........

Wait for it..........

47%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/08/1159120/-SWEET-SWEET-IRONY-KARMA-With-a-Capital-K-You-Will-LOVE-THIS

[KaryninMiami]

1. HA Ha! That, my friend is a message from the universe!

Maybe we need to all play 47 in the lottery this weekend and see how many of us win!

[Animal Chin]

23. if so, it would be 42

<----that's supposed to be a hitchhiking smiley face guy.

[TahitiNut]

36. I welcome anyone to DU who knows the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Welcome!!

[progressoid]

48. Stephen Fry actually knows it.

Apparently Douglas Adams revealed the reasoning behind 42 to Fry. Fry said he would take it to his grave.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases_from_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy

[RevStPatrick]

26. The number 47 has followed me around for much of my life.

And anytime I play the lottery, one of the numbers is always 47.

I almost freaked out when I first saw the 47% video!
And frankly, it was at that moment that I knew, without any doubt whatsoever, that Romney was gonna lose...

[Sophiegirl]

44. 4+7=11

My favorite number since I was a kid.

Never helped me at the Roulette table, but I'll take this as a bigger win.

[kpete]

51. 11

MINE TOO!!!

peace, kpete

[Sophiegirl]

52. When I was a kid..

I woke up several nights in a row and the time - on one of those new flippy "digital" clocks- was 11:11. Don't know how or why, but it just stuck with me.

[Justice4All1]

2. OMG, this is sweet poetic justice at its best. HAHA!!

I remember the night of the nailbiting results saying how I wished & prayed to God Myth would get 47% of the vote.
If he hits 47% in the popular vote, I'll party all week-end as the Middle Class will have been avenged from that greedy snake oil salesman.
Great news.

[kentuck]

3. Guess what year Romney was born?

'47.

[avaistheone1]

4. lol

good catch.

[L0oniX]

6. K & R

[Justice4All1]

35. LOL. Nice catch.

LOL.

[Doodler71]

5. The power of 47%

Poetic justice.

[hifiguy]

7. The cosmos has a decided sense of irony.

Doesn't it?

[montanto]

8. Ouch. That's gotta sting.

[felix_numinous]

9. That left a mark.

[ywcachieve]

10. Romney pulled the number 47 our of his a$$

because that is the year he was born, and he couldn't think of any other number on the spot.

[Blue4Texas]

11. 47 ways to lose an election :)

[JoePhilly]

12. I noticed this in the polls in the last few months.

Romney struggled to get above 47%, Obama was usually above 47%.

[damnedifIknow]

13. Nothing

more perfect than that.

[Matariki]

14. Bravo!

[mstinamotorcity2]

15. He was busy drinking

Fox Ale while chewing Rove tobacco when he said it!!

[Fawke Em]

16. I was so hoping he's finish with 47 percent.

Cherry on top!

[demOcrat11]

17. lol well well now look at that n/t

[lady lib]

18. "Heavenly Father" has a great sense of humor. nt

[ReRe]

19. I think that I have never seen...

,,, a more pure example of irony. That is Twilight Zone uncanny!

[samaben1]

20. Oh Karma, your such a cheeky bastard

And an added bonus my Tea Bagging co-worker hasn't looked at or spoken to me for two days, glorious

[Pbs1914]

46. hahahahahahaha on tag line

[northoftheborder]

21. Poetic justice, Irony, Karma - all!!!!!!

[James48]

22. karma...

God has a great sense of humor, doesn't He?

[AllyCat]

24. So all the freeloaders voted for RMoney?

[TahitiNut]

39. If, by "freeloader," you mean ...

... people whose income comes from the labor of others and not their own labor, I'd say "Yes!" (almost)

[sally5050]

25. The real Irony

is why 47% of the populace, would hear a man condemn them for being unable to 'take responsibility for their lives'
and still vote for such a man.

I'm astounded at the ignorance in this country, simply mind numbing to see those #'s FOR romney.

[heaven05]

27. hear! hear!

[harun]

31. On the issues GOP should never exceed 15%

But nobody talks about issues anymore.

[sally5050]

71. It's a simple formula

Religious fanatics + greedy business types
vs.
the rest of America..

this shows that 47% of our Nation is either extremely greedy or extremely religiously brainwashed.

I thought that brainwashed number was closer to 10-15%, very worried that he garnered so many votes. very worried for future elections.

[rivegauche]

28. Wow. That's sublimely poetic justice. nt

[winstars]

29. Not for nothing but please see my thread below from the other day:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021706957

[malaise]

30. He was born in 1947

He left Boston at #47 in unemployment.

[Justice4All1]

38. True, Myth did take MA to 47% unemploym fr 37, good catch. would he have taken us to 47% worldwide?

and born in '47. Wow.

[MADem]

67. 47th in JOB CREATION, not unemployment.

We lost Barney Frank's seat due to redistricting as a consequence of Shitty's lousy job 'creating' jobs. People left the state in droves because the promised "business buddies" of his, who were going to come to MA and build factories, never showed up.

That's the only reason Shitty won--he promised people in depressed communities that he would have his pals build businesses in them and they'd get jobs.

They foolishly believed.

It's a good part of the reason (aside from other lies and bullshittery) that he left the governorship with Bush-like approval ratings.

[outsideworld]

32. kaboom !!!

[JNelson6563]

33. Oh sweet, sweet irony!

[Amonester]

34. Projection at work :)

Exactly like Dr. Freud discovered after extended observations!

[AAO]

37. He also got 47% of the Cuban vote! Obama won with 53%.

[forestpath]

40. That is exquisite!

[looksbetterinblue]

41. if futurama has given us anything

besides all the great episodes making fun of archaic conservative science beliefs. its that irony and poetic justice have confusable defintions. I'm going with poetic justice on this one.

[AverageJoe90]

59. yep, that show as awesome.

welcome to DU, btw.

[tecelote]

42. Add another 47...

I.Q.

[thesquanderer]

43. See, he just had it backwards!

It wasn't 47% who were going to vote for Obama no matter what... it was 47% who were going to vote for Romney no matter what!

[magical thyme]

45. his national average: 48% = 47% + 1%

coincidence? or proof there is an ironic Dog?

[Scootaloo]

47. It's not my job to worry about Mitt Romney

He was just looking for a handout, and isn't going to take personal responsibility.

[XtopherXtopher]

49. I can't stop smiling from this.

I'm not superstitious. Sometimes things just line up so beautifully, like a solar eclipse. What an amazing universe we live in.

[defacto7]

50. That proves...

There is a God.

Although, I promised God in a prayer here on DU that I would convert to the religion of his choice if Bachmann was defeated. I guess there is no God.

I'm so confused.

[XtopherXtopher]

66. don't be confused. there's a God. He loves numbers. His name is Nate Silver. nt

[Aerows]

53. Romney scared the hell out of me

That such an idiot can get that close scares the devil out of me.

He got sent back from wherever he came. I'm relieved.

[Diclotican]

64. Aerows

Aerows

You are not the only one who was scared about Romney... And I am not living in the country at all

But poetic Justice is poetic justice...

Diclotican

[butterfly77]

54. K&R!!!

[Jennicut]

55. Karma. Irony. Sweet justice.

Call it what you want but this is the year of the 47%!

[ThoughtCriminal]

56. Criswell Strikes Again!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251196439

Close enough. At least - better than ANYONE on Fox or Romney's campaign.



Future events such as these will affect you in the future!

[Cha]

57. Thanks kpete! So many 47%ers! You'd think it was KARMA

or something!

[awoke_in_2003]

58. They finally called Florida?...

I know it isn't needed, but it is frosting on the cake.

[DCKit]

60. You have no idea how badly I want to forward this post...

but as much as I hate my sister's politics, I love her more.

[Kablooie]

61. Wow. I say wow, man.

[Raine]

62. It's is a thing of beauty. nt

[Maraya1969]

63. I forsee'd the future in this post.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021629741

[Myrina]

65. That's actually bass-ackward.

Why in Goddess' name would the 47% he belittled vote for him?

[judesedit]

68. FAUX "news" still ignoring the facts. What losers.

[montanto]

69. Yeah, it makes me laugh. Glad to see

Florida finally called for O too.

[KansDem]

70. K&R x 47!!!