What would you do if Romney wins?

[Cyrano]

If Romney wins (or steals) the presidency, we’ll probably also end up with a GOP controlled House and Senate.

I find that a terrifying thought. And we’re it to happen, I believe our country would be a place in which most of us would not want to live.

Moving to Canada or Western Europe is not a viable alternative for most people, myself included. I guess my only alternative would be to stay off the grid (as much as possible in today’s world) and try to survive the hell they would bring upon us.

What would you do?

[Comrade_McKenzie]

1. I will cheer for the far left groups...

And impatiently await for critical mass.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I will move to Ireland.

[onenote]

3. The same thing I did in 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000 and 2004.

Work to get Democrats elected in the next election.

[Cyrano]

6. If today's insane GOP gained total control,

there may not be a next election.

[onenote]

9. I remember predictions like that when Chimpy was president

They weren't credible then and they're not credible now. IMO.

[Cyrano]

11. The Teabaggers weren't around when the chimp was president.

I truly believe that far too many of these people are mentally deranged and capable of anything.

Having said that, I hope you're right, onenote.

[onenote]

12. They were around, they just hadn't crawled out of their holes

Now they're out of their holes, but their actual power is still pretty limited. Certainly not enough to cause elections to be cancelled.

[Chemisse]

37. It's not too big a leap to imagine a switch to allow a 'third term'

They tried to talk it up under Reaqan, but even his biggest devotees knew he was too far gone mentally and the talk died out.

Another thing they can do is back a switch to all electronic voting. Then stealing the election can be so much easier than it has been.

[LongTomH]

41. Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner!

Between voter ID (disqualification) and electronic voting, they could assure themselves GOP control in perpetuity!

[brush]

15. Remember what happened

Look what resulted when W was president. The country was almost economically destroyed. Kinda close to what was in the post.

[Politicalboi]

51. They're crazier now

So it is more credible now.

[treestar]

69. +1

no one ever moves out of the US, no matter what they say.

[onehandle]

4. Ask Skinner to delete my DU account.

I'd be done.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

21. I wouldn't be able to spend four years pissing and moaning here.

Seriously, it would be a mix of that and making a wish list for a Democratic challenger in 2016. I don't think I'd want to spend my time that way. I probably wouldn't ask for my account to be deleted, but I don't think I could handle the daily spew about "President Romney."

[Nye Bevan]

25. DU would probably be more civilized.

Like when we had the common enemy of W to unite around.

[seabeyond]

5. good question. i even thought about this the other day. probably

i would disconnect. be done. every one of my issues would be over. a stacking of supreme court that would not change for a couple decades.

after 2010, even some seeing obama didnt go after bush crimes and corps, caused me to step back significantly.

[Tikki]

7. Realize how important living in a Blue State is....

We ran R-money Whitman out of California politics with her tail tucked..we
would try to run out more..

We would just work at the State and Regional levels to help the Middle Class
Hardworking Americans any way we could.


Tikki

[freshwest]

8. Same here.

[whathehell]

35. Yes, and the idea of working harder at state and regional levels seems sane and very sound.

If I couldn't do that, I think I'd get the hell out of Dodge!

[nichomachus]

10. Moving really isn't an option any more

Canada is racing to the right as fast as it can. It's getting nasty up there. Western Europe? The corporatists are bringing Europe to its knees. The economic bloodbath in Spain is terrible. Raising taxes sky high on working people, reducing unemployment benefits, screwing pensioners, chipping away at health care. And there's three more years of the fascists being in absolute control there. As they were announcing the cuts in unemployment benefits in the Spanish congress the other day, a female right-wing deputy was shouting "Let them go fuck themselves."

[BlancheSplanchnik]

49. my god....

[lunatica]

13. I've thought about that

I guess I would fall into a deep depression for awhile. But since I prefer the truth to anything else I would face the facts and accept them and then go from there. This election is going to be a pivotal one that's a fork in the road, and I'm preparing myself for the worst outcome if it comes.

I would accept the fact that it would no longer be a Democracy anymore.

[get the red out]

14. Stay here and hope to survive

I would just hope I could remain employed and keep my health care. Leaving wouldn't be an option for me, and probably a lot of people. I would just do my best to survive as the country became worse and worse to live in.

[part man all 86]

16. Pout and wait for Rmoney's messiah.

[mazzarro]

17. Start another fight - never succumbing to their threats

There is no doubt that the rePIGs will overreach again and again especially with the tea-baggers probably taking credit if they indeed should win he presidency. Then I will pledge myself to the following:

(1) Campaign to have the next Presidential candidate from the left pledge to investigate and prosecute any and all wrong doings of Mittney administration.
(2) Campaign to block as much of rePIGs court packing as possible especially the SC.
(3) Campaign to win back the House and as many governorships as possible.
(4) Campaign to have the influence DLC and New democrats, etc in the Democratic Party, reduced to insignificant level such that it will never posse any more threats to liberal principles of the party.

[slackmaster]

18. I'll order a large The Works pizza, a Greek salad, and a big bottle of Chianti

To be delivered.

(Which is the same thing I plan to do if the President is re-elected.)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

19. Pretty much the same as I've been doing for the last 68 years...just slower.

Having been around through 12 presidencies gives one some perspective on the importance of politics and politicians in one's everyday life.

Even if, miraculously, Romney should win, life will go on, pretty much as usual.

[Nye Bevan]

24. +1. If we can make it through the War of 1812, the Civil War, Watergate, the Korean War, Vietnam,

9/11, and a whole lot of other stuff, I don't think a Romney presidency would be the end of the United States.

[ieoeja]

53. The most interesting fact ever about the War of 1812.

It was closer to the last Cubs World Series victory than we are today.

[Brigid]

66. Oh, quit it!

[33Greeper]

20. I would

speculate on properties on the Planet Kolob.

[Nye Bevan]

22. Even if he does win, I don't think the GOP will have 60 senators.

The Democrats will be able to filibuster most of the crap that he tries to do.

This is why I'm not part of the "end the filibuster" brigade. Always plan ahead for the worst case scenario.

[catbyte]

32. Do you think they would have the nerve to do it?

I don't.

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and new baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

[ieoeja]

55. It isn't nerve. But the numbers do not add up to a Democratic filibuster.

Right now there are over 60 Conservative senators in the Senate when you add the dozen or so Rightist Democratic Senators to the 100% Rightist Republican minority.

[RC]

57. You are forgetting about the Blue Dogs, DINO's and outright bought off's in the Democratic party.

[Panasonic]

23. Declare the right to return to Israel

Why not?

Government-provided health care.
Immigration assistance, especially for those who are trying to make aliyah.
Schools are free
Government helps you find a job.
Government helps you learn the new language of Hebrew.

Yeah, I want government in my life - and I want those things, and they are all paid for through taxes.

[NinetySix]

26. I will retroactively move to Canada.

Oops -- he must win after all!

[hollysmom]

27. I would stop funding my nephews college fund or giving money gifts to my brother and his wife.

IF they think their life would be so much better, so be it. I won't feel tghe need to help them anymore considering they won't let me state my political opinion even though others are free to express their conservative viewpoints. Bunch of Limbaugh listeners

Let them live with their consequences. I would give more money to my liberal and caring niece who wants to get her masters in journalism. When I was operated on, she was the one to move in and take care of me, then call every day after I was better.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

28. I have no idea

I was suprised when Gore "lost" in 2000 but I honestly believed that Bush II would be as lackluster as his father and that we stood a good chance of winning back Congress in the 2002 midterms and the WH in 2004 and, at least for awhile, that's how things looked like they were going to play out but then everything changed, of course, after 9/11. I was hopeful that we could get rid of Bush in 2004 but had my doubts that Kerry could whip up enough enthusiasm to win, which he ultimately didn't and I dreaded Bush's second term and was pretty depressed for awhile. I was excited to see the Dems fight so hard against his planned Social Security "smash and grab". I was expecting an eventual "bipartisan" agreement on Social Security privatization that, thankfully, never happened. Then, we finally won back Congress in 2006 as well, which buoyed my hopes for 2008. If President Obama loses and we lose control of Congress, I guess I'll strap myself in for a bumpy 2-4 years and keep working to elect Dems to every possible office, especially if Mike Pence becomes our next governor. *ugh*

[Chorophyll]

29. I'm gonna stay and fight, like always.

But I'm pretty sure the shoe will be on the other foot, and I'll be disappointed that all the right-wingers who are currently threatening to leave won't make good on their promises.

[HopeHoops]

31. Hang my tattered 9-11 flag upside down 24x7 until he's ousted.

[Pisces]

34. I don't like to play make believe anymore. Romney is toast and this scenario is as likely as Martian

landing.

[emilyg]

36. I would go on with life.

[soccer1]

38. I would keep on living my life......

and would try to relocate to Vermont which I have wanted to do for many years now. Moving overseas or to Canada isn't really a viable option at this stage in my life. And, I will continue to vote but will disengage myself from the intensity of political involvement.

[thelordofhell]

39. Short the market

[quinnox]

40. nothing, besides thinking "I told you so"

and hope this result would lead to a fire breathing liberal candidate emerging for the Democrats to challenge Romney in the next election. I have been saying for a long time now Americans respect a strong president who does bold steps and not wishy washy weakness, trying to please the mushy middle. If Romney wins, it will confirm my view that the Democratic party needs to move hard left to compete and offer a bold vision of liberalism and being progressive in order to succeed.

As a side note, I think Romney unfortunately has a serious chance of winning, and would not be terribly surprised by this happening.
Of course it would suck, but I never buy into the doom-sayers ridiculous predictions.

[Frustratedlady]

42. I would give up politics. No more DU, no more MSNBC (or whatever they call it now)

and no more newspapers.

I would live the rest of my life uninformed and be a hermit with my own money under my mattress or in a tin can in the backyard. My flowerbeds would be vegetable gardens and I would raise chickens and fish in friends' ponds that are uncontaminated.

I would enjoy my children and grandchildren, period!

I would probably be healthier, happier and live longer, although, with a Republican government, it may not be worth the effort.

[ailsagirl]

45. Well put

[Autumn]

43. Hunker down and ride it out

it's a terrifying thought that he could even get close.

[ailsagirl]

44. Go back to Canada

[coalition_unwilling]

46. I would continue fighting for and advocating for the working class, wherever

that fight might take me.

[Motown_Johnny]

47. Invest in financial institutions

When the SCOTUS gave W the election I told a guy I was working with to invest in oil companies. We both kinda laughed but a few years later it became obvious I was right.

Rmoney will do for Banksters what W did for big oil. Bank on it.

[Douglas Carpenter]

48. Kentucky bourbon and club soda

[Blue_In_AK]

50. Hunker down, grow a lot of food,

and work as hard as I could to elect very left, progressive people next time around.

[OverseaVisitor]

52. Check

and stare hard at VOTE counting machines.

Shake head go have and for the American people.

Then listen to music

[Auggie]

54. Stay put in my safe little progressive enclave in Northern California

[Warpy]

56. I have enough money to leave and set up elsewhere

although given the wretched state of my health, I wouldn't be able to do so gracefully, just my hard drive and a couple of suitcases of clothing to go with me, the rest abandoned to the neighborhood junkies.

I would really have to consider going because Rmoney would be another figurehead and we all know it, a pretty boy to make speeches and sign whatever the Koch boys put in front of him.

We barely survived Stupid. I don't think the country would survive another one just like him.

[RC]

58. Bone up on Guerrilla and Underground Resistance in World War II

http://history.howstuffworks.com/world-war-ii/guerilla-and-underground-resistance-in-world-war-ii.htm

That knowledge will come in handy.

[AngryAmish]

59. Play a lot of golf and drink a ton of beer

My life won't change.

[Arkana]

60. Run through the streets nude and singing "Me And Bobby McGee".

[spinbaby]

61. I have a rough plan

It mostly involves taking our retirement investments completely out of the stock market and spreading it around safer investment vehicles. Also, we'll cut out any extra spending--no more eating out--stockpile food, and invest in more weatherproofing.

[Brigid]

62. Maybe join an Amish order?

At least they know how to live off the land, which we are all going to have to do if the worst (a Romney presidency) happens.

[JoePhilly]

63. I'm not going to let it happen. The consequences for everyone are too dire.

[Cali_Democrat]

64. Romney won't win

It won't happen.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

65. I hear the voices and

they say no way it will happen...

[Cyrano]

67. No one has brought up the social issues

A totally GOP controlled goverment would have Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Roe V Wade in their crosshairs, just for starters.

I don't know if they'll get away with repealing all of it, but if they're in total control, who's to stop them? The Supreme Court?

And speaking of the Supreme Court, imagine the appointments they'd make that would last many decades into the future.

Right now, all of this is a "what if." But it's within the realm of possibility.

[Jamaal510]

68. I can't picture Rob-me winning.

But if he were to pull off a miracle despite all his mistakes, I would save as much money as possible and move out of the country ASAP. I wasn't old enough to vote at the time, but I saw how a Ruhpublican president (Bush 2) can create Hell on Earth for working class folk.

[Kteachums]

70. Obama is going to win!

My friends, hate to be positive all the time. But, I will not even say the words to imply the other guy would win. I know my entire being would go into depression!



Obama will win! Yes he will!!!

[askyeshua]

71. Romney winning is not an option

Only one thing is likely to happen, an Obama win

[Cyrano]

72. Don't underestimate the enemy

And welcome to DU.