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sibelian

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44. Yes, that was completely bizarre.

Reply to Tennessee Gal (Reply #32)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:00 PM

Nov 2012

They still seem to be operating under the assumption that the populace of the US is still in the raw, pliable state of shock that followed 9/11 and will just accept whatever anyone in authority says to them.

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I find the scale of the victory somewhat astonishing. [View all] sibelian Nov 2012 OP

DUh. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #1

Don't do that, please. sibelian Nov 2012 #2

I attribute it to one major thing......President Obama Bandit Nov 2012 #36

I agree, I think. sibelian Nov 2012 #42

The overwhelming mediocrity and mendacity of the competition? nt babylonsister Nov 2012 #3

Hmmmm. sibelian Nov 2012 #5

I believe that w stole both 2000 and 2004 elections. yardwork Nov 2012 #12

OK. Well, what that might suggest is that they can't win anymore. Ever. Even by cheating. sibelian Nov 2012 #16

The Republicans will have to adapt or get better at stealing elections. yardwork Nov 2012 #22

Romney miscalculated that the electorate looked like it did during the Bush years bigtree Nov 2012 #4

Down to demographics? sibelian Nov 2012 #6

policy happened to be the main concern of those 'demographics' bigtree Nov 2012 #15

Well, of course... sibelian Nov 2012 #24

I think the policies of the GOP were clearly aimed at the demographics, in a sense. djean111 Nov 2012 #18

It did for me. DCKit Nov 2012 #27

Two points stick in my mind JohnnyLib2 Nov 2012 #7

Your second point sounds right. sibelian Nov 2012 #10

I think and have been saying well before election day that trying to efhmc Nov 2012 #8

That too. The victory would have been wider ecstatic Nov 2012 #13

It is astonishing, isn't it? ThirdEye Nov 2012 #9

Yes, I think the extremism is a factor. sibelian Nov 2012 #14

Actually, I don't disagree ThirdEye Nov 2012 #35

Romney conducted himself in an offensive manner ecstatic Nov 2012 #11

The Democratic Party's greatest weapon was the Republican Party. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #17

Well, I'd like to be a little more optimistic than that... sibelian Nov 2012 #43

Mitt Romney can not hold momentum Pbs1914 Nov 2012 #19

We have won the popular vote in 5 of the last 6 presidential elections. dawg Nov 2012 #20

An Incredible Ignorance Of Math CTDem44 Nov 2012 #21

Part of it was the Rethuglican clown car. MoonRiver Nov 2012 #23

Took the words right out of my mouth. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #25

It's attributed to the free flow of information. jpljr77 Nov 2012 #26

I think Obama is a helluva lot more popular than the Republicans supposed. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #28

I really hope you're right about Reaganite "values". sibelian Nov 2012 #39

Rachel Maddow said that the demise of the GOP rape caucus VWolf Nov 2012 #29

A full rejection of the RW nutjob agenda bhikkhu Nov 2012 #30

The new silent majority are liberals and moderates. Jennicut Nov 2012 #31

I think those are good points. sibelian Nov 2012 #41

I think Romney's idiotic lie regarding Jeep moving jobs to China had a huge impact, Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #32

Yes, that was completely bizarre. sibelian Nov 2012 #44

As in most things, I think there were many reasons... Spazito Nov 2012 #33

I'm no big fan of 'marketing' and 'marketers' but Obama's team did a coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #34

Pissed off women. nt barnabas63 Nov 2012 #37

keep in mind nearly half the country voted for Romney quinnox Nov 2012 #38

Obama's Amazing Campaign Team and Volunteers. Whisp Nov 2012 #40