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WallaceRitchie

(242 posts) Sun Oct 28, 2012, 02:36 AM Oct 2012

Iowa perspective

FLASHBACK:

December 2011- Des Moines Register endorses Romney for Republican nomination:
http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/12/17/23902/

January 2012- Santorum declared Iowa caucus winner:
http://www.kcci.com/Iowa-GOP-Now-Says-Santorum-Won-Iowa-Caucuses/-/9357770/10379562/-/lhnq4iz/-/index.html

Lesson:
A newspaper endorsement of Romney over another candidate matters less than you might think.

Obama still leads in Iowa state polling.

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Iowa perspective (Original Post) WallaceRitchie Oct 2012 OP

2008 WallaceRitchie Oct 2012 #1

DMR also endorsed Kerry in '04 ... and who won Iowa that year? Drunken Irishman Oct 2012 #2

One of my friends from Oregon who is an Obama supporter davidpdx Oct 2012 #3

I work in Des Moines and.. cheriemedium59 Oct 2012 #4

WallaceRitchie

(242 posts)

1. 2008

Reply to WallaceRitchie (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:28 AM

Oct 2012

DMR also endorsed Hillary in 2008. How did that turn out again?

The ground game matters.

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

2. DMR also endorsed Kerry in '04 ... and who won Iowa that year?

Reply to WallaceRitchie (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:30 AM

Oct 2012

Hint, his name rhymes with tush.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

3. One of my friends from Oregon who is an Obama supporter

Reply to WallaceRitchie (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 08:00 AM

Oct 2012

is out in Iowa helping there. Things in Oregon are pretty calm and they needed some extra hands to do stuff. Sounds like they are working him hard.

cheriemedium59

(212 posts)

4. I work in Des Moines and..

Reply to WallaceRitchie (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 08:04 AM

Oct 2012

There are Obama/Biden signs all over the place. I would say for about every 10 there is 1 Romney/Ryan sing. I would also say most of the people I know and work with have already voted early for Obama. I think the DM Register will have a huge backlash over this crazy endorsement!

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