Obama has just won the 2012 presidential election.

[RandySF]

Mitt Romney just promised to veto the Dream Act if he is president. He just delivered Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and possibly even Florida and Arizona to Barack Obama on a silver platter. Game over. We win.

[rfranklin]

1. It should be so easy...there will be a few bumps in the road...

so don't get overconfident.

[quinnox]

2. Excuse my ignorance, but what is the dream act?

And if I don't know about it, I don't know how many of the people who aren't obsessed with politics will know about it either.

[Viking12]

5. The Latino voters know about it, that's why the OP lists the states s/he did.

It's an immigration reform bill:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DREAM_Act

[jorno67]

3. You can't count on what Mitt says today...

he will be completely for the Dream Act when the time is right for him...

It's how he rolls.

[izquierdista]

22. Before counting on what Mitt says....

....it's useful to consult a tide table.

[renate]

36. that's really good!

[rhett o rick]

4. I am not convinced he will be the candidate. I still have my money on Jeb. nm

[progdog]

6. They are saving Jeb for later.

Mittens is this year's lamb to the slaughter.

[Little Star]

11. +1

[Mz Pip]

15. 2016

They hope that 8 years will be enough time for people to forget what a fuckup his brother was.

[gateley]

26. And have a less fucked-up economy to deal with -- especially after they fucked it

up even worse in their goal to make sure O is a one-termer.

[orpupilofnature57]

7. As long as Kkkarl & Poppy breath, I don't

rule it out.They've got to stewing apprehension , and the fact they can't sell snake oil salesmen like they're used to.

[rhett o rick]

17. I believe KKKarl can take down any of the current batch of clowns

any time he wants.

[grantcart]

16. I think that it will be Daniels/McDonnell this time around kepping Jeb for 2016.

[rhett o rick]

18. If they decide to wait until 2016 for Jeb, I believe it will be Mit / Michelle. nm

[thelordofhell]

19. Jeb will be the Veep

Then if by some miracle the repubs win, the President will be assassinated and Jeb will be the new President........it almost worked for his dad

[rhett o rick]

23. I have toyed with that idea too, but I figured they

would go for the Knewt. Should he win, Karl would reveal something in his past that would require him (or threaten him) to step down. But assassination by a "terrorist" would allow them to invoke draconian powers.

[Lochloosa]

28. Never happen...he would never settle for second fiddle. Take if from a Floridian.

[thelordofhell]

31. Papi bush didn't settle for it either

That's why the bush family got John Hinckley to assassinate ronald reagan, only it didn't work.

[madokie]

8. The election is 11 months away and the American voters attention span is about 11 hours

they'll forget all about this by the time the election gets here.

This is not true with many of us though, for us we remember.

[joshcryer]

9. Colorado won't forget DREAM.

I don't know about the other states but Colorado is guaranteed to be blue because of this.

[Joe the Revelator]

10. I don't think Latino voters are going to forget the contrast.

[pinto]

14. Me neither.

[pinto]

12. A great GOTV point for Dem's. The South West Dem groups, along with the rest nationally,

ought to keep this promise in view.

[grantcart]

13. If only Romney were the nominee

It is quite possible Tuesday that Romney gets both a lower percent and and fewer caucus supporters than 4 years ago. That he is not in third or fourth place is only because there are 6 running diluting the anti Romney vote.

He may win some primaries but ironically will look weaker and weaker causing the party to coalesce around one of the Governors at the convention when no candidate comes in with more than 35% of the delegates.

[oldhippydude]

20. if only i was that simple..

i agree that we need to keep this up front, in the general election in November... what scares me is the voter Id laws, frankly the manipulation of election data, and the unlimited funds thanks to Citizens United...

these positions wont hold on a level playing field.. but these folks have it tilted to thier advantage..


and by the way South Carolina has a large hispanic base too!!

[marmar]

21. It will definitely mobilize Latino voters for Dems.........

....... but it will also perhaps motivate the nativist right-wing who aren't too sold on Mitt right now.

[bowens43]

24. dont count on it

Don't underestimate Romney or the apathy and ignorance of the American people.

[ixion]

25. Which is actually dwarfed by Obama's signing of the NDAA

The Game is over. The 1% won.

[bigtree]

27. kick

[Botany]

29. Although I think you are right don't discount GOP "voter agendas"

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Even though we in DU are painted as the fringe we tend to represent the majority
of the Americans.

Add up the people the republicans have pissed off:

gays
women
hispanics
blacks
workers
democrats
environmentalists
people of faith .... who are not wing nuts
students
the unemployed
the under employed
intellectuals
the middle class
people who support the arts

Mitt's "tin ear" as per the Latino vote shows why voter suppression and election
rigging along w/ control of the media has to be part of the republican plan.

sorry to babble


It should be game over not only for the POTUS but for the Congressional races too.

[Firebrand Gary]

30. That is one amazing gift he gave Obama. Thanks Romulus!

[UTUSN]

32. R#28 & K for, you beat me to it, & with BACHMANN waiting for divine intervention to win Iowa

it's just belly laugh after belly laugh!1 (For now. I'm not counting chickens.)

[Gman]

33. In theory

Reality says its always been a challenge to get Hispanics to the polls. If Hispanics voted according to their numbers there would be a lot less Repubs in office.

[WilliamPitt]

34. Sweet.

I can go back to sleep.

[sendero]

35. Yeah..

.. but how many states does he pick up by taking this position?

[opihimoimoi]

37. KnR 34 I Buying into this....Obama gonna win big time ...Mitt or no Mitt

[Ter]

38. It couldn't even pass through a Democratic Congress last year

The majority of people and politicians oppose it, this won't hurt him at all.