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[Shivering Jemmy]

1. What surge?

V

[ProSense]

3. LOL! n/t

[DonViejo]

4. Ditto ^^

[ProSense]

2. Ridiculous likely voter models by various pollsters being

overstated by the media.

The President is ahead among registered voters.

[dchill]

12. Ding ding!

Plus several right-wing polls used in the aggregate.

[morningfog]

5. He has had no surge.

He has had media coverage.

[Sugarcoated]

6. I'm blocking you troll

You'll have to create more email accounts and screen names, enjoy

[Justkd1]

7. Two possibilities:

1. The fix is in RE Ohio. If this race "seems" close, then obviously OH would be the deal-breaker and...some Romney owns some voting machines there!!

And/Or

2. The media has created a "horse race" in order to pull in additional ad revenue and tilt the race back toward the corporatists.

Man, we really need some kind of peaceful revolution!!

[Comrade_McKenzie]

8. I'm going out on a limb and blaming lack of polling of 18-29 year olds with cell phones...

With less and less young people like myself leaving the family household in their 20s, many may be living with conservative parents, whom answer these polls.

I don't buy for a moment that young voters are sitting this election out.

[TwilightGardener]

9. Sometimes I wonder if the goal of these threads is not the discussion, but

to get the words "Romney Surge" or "Romney Winning" out there as a headline.

[Shivering Jemmy]

11. You are on target there

[Jennicut]

14. The question is, how many posts should you have before you are able to do an original post?

We are getting inundated with new posters. I get that it is election time but I feel like I have to educate children on their math facts or something.

[TwilightGardener]

20. At least a hundred. You should have some time spent posting

in the main areas (LBN, GD, Politics) before you are allowed to post a thread of your own. It's too easy to hijack this place for malicious purposes, that's for damn sure. Yes, they get sorted out fairly quickly, but the sheer numbers mean we're doing a lot of fly-swatting.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

21. It should be raised to about 500 until about mid-November.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

39. I think you're about 75% correct.

Maybe 375 would be a good number. But seriously folks, some blend of verbosity and tenure might be OK. I've been here 4+ years. p.s. What to do about Cubbie fever? And more cowbells won't get it. I love 'em, but god damn Joe Ricketts is part owner. He gave Sharon Angle $600,000 and now has completely bought the next Nebraska U.S. Senate seat with obscene contributions to T-bagger Deb Fisher.

[Fringe]

40. I agree!

I'm new and even I believe that there should be a moratorium on original post for new people given the election is so close.

It's getting ridiculous, and it will get worse, the closer we get.


Also, right wingers are all over the internet posting nonsense, on places like Yahoo articles and yahoo answers and we as democrats need to wake up and get our information out there as well because this sort of thing does swag elections.

I'm doing my part on Yahoo articles and Yahoo answers when I can; DU please come join me.

[WI_DEM]

10. Show us the surge

[Sunlei]

13. 'fake surge'- like they shoved romney down the ron paul supporters throats.

[scheming daemons]

15. Obvious troll is obvious

[Lex]

17. I know. They don't even try

anymore. Or maybe this one is at the top of his game. LOL

[Lex]

16. Reasons for Romney hiding his taxes?

It would be interesting to gather opinions and theories here about reasons for the Romney hiding his taxes.

[Floyd_Gondolli]

18. I love these trolls

They aren't particularly imaginative but they are very determined.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

22. You do understand that the Wall Street Journal

is a Rupert Murdoch right-wing rag that wants Romney elected so that Wall Street can continue raping and pillaging the American middle class?

[WI_DEM]

23. This is your surge?

Their last poll was before the first debate so this poll is in line with other polls since that time. Obama is down one and Rmoney is up 2--hardly a surge. Among all registered voters Obama leads by five.

[ProSense]

28. LOL! Here this should make you feel better

about Obama winning:

NBC has been showing likely voter trending down for the President since September so there is no "surge" for Romney. The President was was up 5 points in early September, up 3 points in late September, and is now tied. A slow decline.

The race was expected to tighten, but look at the registered voter trend, the President in...

August was +4
Early September +6
Late September +7
Today's +5

Mitt hasn't made any gains among RVs, his number has been 44 through all these polls. <<<<<<No "surge."

Hope that makes you feel better.

[scheming daemons]

33. Your minutes at DU are numbered.

How much to you get paid for the trolling?

[meadowlark5]

24. David Gregory said this morning that Romney is "surging" in swing states

So it must be true.

[olegramps]

34. David Gregory is a Troll. I can't stand to watch him.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

43. Dancin' with DJ K-Rove should've been all she wrote.

He IS disgusting, along with KR

[meadowlark5]

44. Me either

I'm sure he feels he can say and do whatever he wants because he's always got a job at Fox News if this gig doesn't work out.

[renegade000]

25. Lots of anyone-but-obama people, who were previously too embarassed by the mitt-twit

But found an excuse in the first debate...

It's all built upon the silly fox-news fantasy that somehow Obama is a crazy muslim-socialist that has ruined the country

[janx]

26. I like potato chips.

Especially the salt and vinegar ones.

[ejbr]

27. Santorum n/t

[CrazyOrangeCat]

29. got yer surge right here.

[janx]

30. The barbeque potato chips are good; it's true, but

I can't help but wonder what makes up all of that orange dust. What's in there? Look on the package!

[gopiscrap]

31. Troll Alert

[WI_DEM]

35. What is a troll? definition below

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[3] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[4] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[5] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

[scheming daemons]

36. A DU troll is a person, like you, who posts misleading info meant to discourage Democrats

This person is usually accompanied by a new account and a low post count, but not always.


They also have lots of typos and misspellings.


And I guarantee you know what a "troll" is. You are new to DU, but you aren't new to the internet.



ps. Your slip is showing

[DemocratSinceBirth]

37. Are You Satisfied With The Wiki Definition WI DEM Cited?/nt

[Th1onein]

42. If you want to know what a troll is.....

Go into your bathroom, turn on the light, and look in the mirror. There it is!

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

45. Excellent Mitt-Switchery.

What? Who me? I love regulations. I won't cut taxes on the rich. Free contraceptives for tweeners. In the words of Sir Paul, "I'm looking through you. Now sod off, you big weenie. I got it-B. K. W.- Big KnackWurst.

[Th1onein]

38. How bout some pizza?

Tombstone is your brand, I'd guess.

Please, go somewhere else to spread your rightwing bullshit.

[progressivebydesign]

41. What "surge?" Or are you talking about the same arena as the tooth fairy, and Easter Bunny? nt

[alc]

46. I don't think DU wants to know what others think

I'm undecided and see pros and cons in both main candidates (and other candidates). But, given anti-troll posts like http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021589861 I'll go back to reading DU for all issues and try to only post when I can add information that DU will like.

There are many sites you can read to understand where Romney supporters are coming from, though not as many like DU to understand Obama supporters.

In a large number of cases, the differences is in base beliefs and premises, not necessarily in the policy. For example, a "good policy" that is not the proper role of government is not a good policy. If/when you go to other sites, try to understand where they are coming from no just their argument on specific policies/issues.

[TwilightGardener]

49. DU's purpose is to support Democrats and Democratic and liberal

values and policies. It's not a gathering place for people who need help making up their minds between the Democrat and the Republican. We don't see any "pros" to voting for Mitt Romney here. If you do, then you are in the wrong place.

[leveymg]

47. You're watching Faux or CNN, aren't you?

[DFW]

48. Isn't this a little like asking about the reasons for the moon being made of green cheese?

Or the reasons that Superman changes clothes in a phone booth, or why Pluto stays the loyal pet of a mouse?