Well as usual you guessed wrong. The point that you missed is that while the popular vote is close, it's not that close when the actual method of electing your President is evaluated.
Quit Picking On Romney
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Maybe that was too nuanced for you? Appears to be. Funny word that maybe is.
No, I didn't give Obama all the toss-ups. It's unlikely that Obama or Romney will take all of them. If you even split them Obama still wins the Electoral college. That isn't actually a good prior probability to assign though, as we can see that many of those toss-up states are already leaning Obama and the trend has been positive for Obama. Romney couldn't have asked for better conditions to unseat Obama, yet he continues to make gaffes and flip flops around.
Maybe in 2016 better luck. Maybe Romney will have a successful Hail Mary. Doesn't seem likely.
But maybe you're right. Maybe I'm too certain. Or maybe you missed the point, again. The point being that things don't look favourable for Romney. Maybe I should quit picking on poor Mittens and join you and the Mad Hatter in the quit picking on Obama thread.
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He deffered (carried forward) 1.7 mill of charity (church) cash to next year so he wouldn't go below 13%
I do not consider donating to a church as charity to anyone except the donater.
And of course donating to a charity is not the same as paying the equivalent tax if you had earned it through employment.
And lest we forget, the more one donates to Salt Lake, the higher one moves up the chain.
According to a summary of their 2011 return released by the Romney campaign, the Romneys paid $1,935,708 in federal income taxes last year on $13,696,951 in income, almost all of it from his investments. That comes out to a 14.1% tax rate, far below the top rate of 35% for earned income. But here's the thing: Had Romney taken full advantage of all the deductions available to him, the rate would have been much lower, perhaps as low as 9%. He donated $4,020,772 to charity (good for him!), but only claimed a deduction on $2.25 million of that.
Why? His campaign told BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Releases Basically Made-Up 2011 Tax Returns
http://www.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/AnnRomneyInterview.mp3
Romney To Release 2011 Tax Returns, Paid Almost $2 Million In Taxes – Update: Donated Over $4 Million To Charity…
Harry Reid not available for comment.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney earned $13.69 million in 2011, mostly income from his investments, and paid $1.9 million in taxes for an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, his campaign announced Friday.
Romney earned $6.8 million from capital gains and another $3.6 million in interest, according to his tax return. None of his income came from wages, the primary source of income for most Americans. Capital gains are taxed at a substantially lower rate than wages and salaries for high-earners.
Romney earned about $190,000 in author and speaking fees, as well as $260.390 for sitting on the board of Marriott International, according to the tax return.
Romney and his wife, Ann, donated $4.02 million to charity in 2011, nearly 30 percent of their income, helping to reduce their tax obligation, the campaign said.
Mitt Romney releases tax return for 2011, showing he paid 14.1 percent tax rate - The Washington Post
Just for enlightenment...
Gallup Presidential Election Trial Heat Results: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney
Harry Reid not available for comment.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney earned $13.69 million in 2011, mostly income from his investments, and paid $1.9 million in taxes for an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, his campaign announced Friday.
Romney earned $6.8 million from capital gains and another $3.6 million in interest, according to his tax return. None of his income came from wages, the primary source of income for most Americans. Capital gains are taxed at a substantially lower rate than wages and salaries for high-earners.
Romney earned about $190,000 in author and speaking fees, as well as $260.390 for sitting on the board of Marriott International, according to the tax return.
Romney and his wife, Ann, donated $4.02 million to charity in 2011, nearly 30 percent of their income, helping to reduce their tax obligation, the campaign said.
Mitt Romney releases tax return for 2011, showing he paid 14.1 percent tax rate - The Washington Post
Just for enlightenment...
Gallup Presidential Election Trial Heat Results: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney
I wouldn't recommend Romney supporters on here take up gambling. The guy has shot himself in the feet so often I'm surprised he is still walking.
Exactly correct.
In fact, he paid MORE than required........
And the Obama lovers criticize him for it.
Adrienne's Corner: Romney releases taxes and the libtards are still outraged...
Keep going with what? I already made my point. Teddyballgame has very rosey glasses if he can't see that Romney is in trouble. You too apparently.
Paying more than required may mean you are honest, but it don't qualify you for president! :lol:
Well, old Romney would criticize him too. In fact old Romney would say it disqualifies him from being President.
I don't pay more than are legally due and frankly if I had paid more than are legally due I don't think I'd be qualified to become president. I'd think people would want me to follow the law and pay only what the tax code requires.
Swing state polls results:
Romney leads in just 7 out of 62 polls and one tie. And the enthusiasm gap now lies with Republicans.
Romney leads in just 7 out of 62 polls and one tie. And the enthusiasm gap now lies with Republicans.
Colpy, by now you should know better than to select such a ridiculously biased source. This source seems to be a bit more balanced.
Romney tax returns