One sign of progress - haven't seen anyone bring up the "Bradley Effect"

[rufus dog]

Last cycle it was brought up all the time, that Obama might underperform in actuals to polling based upon some people being closet racists. In reality Obama overperformed.

Just a small sign of progress.

[HipChick]

1. You must have missed Morning Joe

He was mouthing off all week about it..

[rufus dog]

4. never have to watch the dude on the West Coast

I do see his dickishness displayed on clips though.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. So you missed the MSNBC lineup in the morning

they did bring it up, durung the MHP show.

[HipChick]

3. I am MSNBC-less today..

Is that where MHP said he was still black as he was in 2008?

[rufus dog]

5. was specifically thinking about DU

I would guess the talking heads looking for a way to deny reality would fall back to the canard.

[Scootaloo]

6. Doesn't really apply to an incumbent.

Much less a demonstrably popular incumbent.

The rich white guy with the rich white running mate and the comfortable conservative jibba-jabba lost last time. Handily, there was no real contest. And this time, the rich white guy with the rich white running mate and the uncomfortably extremist conservative jibba-jabba, is visibly doing worse.

There's also taking into account the large differences; California in 1982 is nowhere near the United States in 2012, either in terms of demographics or society. A rich white guy with comforting conservativism has not just swept the national elections, racism is not as strong a motivating force in the electorate, and even if it were, nonwhite voters are turning out in much greater numbers.

[DonViejo]

7. Personally, I believe there is going to be a reverse Bradley Effect...

lots of white folks voting for the President. I have nothing but gut intuition about this, I've read a lot of OP's, here at DU, written by people that are shocked to learn their neighbors, relatives, in-laws, etc., all described as Republicans, who say they are voting for the President based solely on the fact the family members cannot stand Romney or do not trust him. I have a few more reasons to believe in the reverse Bradley Effect but I'm betting the Prez comes in with 53% of the vote to Mitt's 45 to 47%

[cthulu2016]

8. The remaining racists are no longer ashamed of it