The Presidential Election For The World...

[Jubal]

If Gingrich sticks to his word he'll still be around by then, though as you say it looks pretty conclusive here. I still think that it would make sense to simply have more parties rather than having huge multi-faction behemoths where you have to do long drawn-out nomination races that are decided by the first few states anyway.

Also, you get to vote the day after my birthday. 

[comrade_general]

It would be a hell of a lot easier if they'd just hold all the primary elections on the same damn day.

Also, hooray.

[Jubal]

Annnd off we all go to Romneyland, Maine and Nevada should be walkovers... but WILL THEY BE? DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN...

(Like the rest of the news media, I'm struggling a bit with making this sound interesting). 

[comrade_general]

As an American citizen, taxpayer, and voter I feel I should say this: yawn.

[Jubal]

Strangely, it's looking like this could be increasingly drawn out: Romney seems to have the campaigning ability of a dead fish.

[comrade_general]

I'm voting Libertarian.

[Jubal]

Seems to make sense given the state of things at the moment. Might you vote Paul in the GOP primary, or will you just ignore it and vote straight for the Libertarian candidate in the presidential?

[comrade_general]

Probably ignore. I miss elections half the time anyway.

[Jubal]

And yet another time, the poll lead in the GOP race switches... to someone even more mad than the current leader.

Where do they FIND these people?

[comrade_general]

Canada...

[Jubal]

Indecisive GOP is indecisive.

Also, yo GOP, we heard you like elections, so we put an election in your election in your election and OH MY GOD VOTECEPTION.

[comrade_general]

Tell me about it...

[Jubal]

Right, the campaigns being now over, let's do a straw poll! Who would Exilian like to win? 

Obama has the advantages of being more likeable and charismatic, according to polling, as well as being seen as a better leader; Romney is still, however, competitive because he has a key advantage in appearing to have stronger economic credentials. Then there's third party candidates from the Libertarians and Greens; could they be a factor, particularly in Libertarian cases if it the GOP mishandle their internal libertarian faction in the persona of the slightly quixotic Paul campaign?

[comrade_general]

Libertarian FTW!

[Jubal]

I'm just happy you're not voting Romney, doubly so given you live in a key swing state.