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fugop

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18. Popular vs electoral

Reply to renie408 (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 10:34 AM

Oct 2012

I really find myself wondering if this will be the year when the popular vs electoral issue blows up. Yes, it happened in 2000, but it was so close that it got glossed over ultimately. But the southern and racist vote ... I find myself wondering if the crazy anti-Obama vote comes out huge in those states and wins Romney the popular vote. As another poster noted, what if Romney racks up ridiculous margins in the South and Kansas, whi h were already red, while Obama wins by closer margins in every swing state?

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Romney is moving up in the polls. [View all] renie408 Oct 2012 OP

Because he's not been seen much lately. Laurian Oct 2012 #1

Have you ever really looked at RCP? At the front page ads? At the commentary? DainBramaged Oct 2012 #2

Yes. For the math challenged this can be very confusing. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #7

not in the swing states, Obama is getting a bigger and bigger lead in the individual graham4anything Oct 2012 #3

Wow, maybe tomorrow Nate Silver's chances of Romney winning will break 2%. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #4

The elctoral map as of 10/1/12 (304 Safe EV for Obama: morningfog Oct 2012 #5

And here is a little secrete, we are going to turn Arizona blue. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #6

I love that map LynneSin Oct 2012 #17

No he's not. ProSense Oct 2012 #8

I don't see it, Romney's sinking in every swing state CanonRay Oct 2012 #9

Go to Nate Silver's site and forget all this other BS CanonRay Oct 2012 #10

I have been there twice this morning and this is what I saw Samantha Oct 2012 #20

wait till thursday morning spanone Oct 2012 #11

This race is already over. porphyrian Oct 2012 #12

your concern is noted lillypaddle Oct 2012 #13

+1 tallahasseedem Oct 2012 #14

Have you looked at RCP's electoral map? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #15

Are you basing this on National Popularity or Electoral VOtes LynneSin Oct 2012 #16

Popular vs electoral fugop Oct 2012 #18

Real Clear Politics has hundreds of polls on its site. You have to be more specific. stevenleser Oct 2012 #19