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Retrograde

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8. "The lurkers support me in email!"

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 03:25 PM

Feb 2012

(for you young whippersnappers who don't remember the wild old usenet days, this was often the retort of last resort by the loser of a flamewar^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H opinionated discussion).

Grasping at straws this early in the year? It's going to be a long nine months.

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Romney Campaign Spins Low Turn Out: Voters Staying At Home Secretly Support Romney [View all] ProSense Feb 2012 OP

First JustAnotherGen Feb 2012 #1

Now ProSense Feb 2012 #2

Republicans could put a positive spin on zbdent Feb 2012 #9

Well said! JustAnotherGen Feb 2012 #14

Doubleplusgood. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #3

K & R Scurrilous Feb 2012 #4

I love the bullshit spin gopiscrap Feb 2012 #5

LOL, if that doesn't smack of desperation, I don't know what does... Spazito Feb 2012 #6

Yeah, that's the reason. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #7

"The lurkers support me in email!" Retrograde Feb 2012 #8

So, the Great Silent Majority is in play again ? eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 #10

...and we expect them to also stay home in November Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #11

Martin Bashir just mentioned this fanciful theory on his show, and his guests laughed, and one of highplainsdem Feb 2012 #12

Ooh, secret supporters. Fiendishly clever. tanyev Feb 2012 #13