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In reply to the discussion: Documentary reveals Clueless, Delusional Romney unfit for high office [View all]pamela
(3,481 posts)It's really an incredible story and points to the vast differences between the two campaigns and candidates.
The internal polls, from both campaigns, had one very positive number for Romney in the battleground states. Although he was mostly losing, his voters were more energized about voting and therefore possibly more likely to vote. The Obama campaign saw those numbers and set about systematically reaching out to their voters to insure they got to the polls.
The Romney campaign saw those numbersand decided to change their polling method to reflect this difference in voter enthusiasm. They thought, "Well if Republicans are more enthused, and more likely to vote, we should be polling a higher percentage of Republicans." Once they did that, their internal polls started telling them what they wanted to hear-that Romney was going to win.
I really think this shows the difference, not only in the candidates but in the two parties. Democrats see things the way they are and work hard to change them. Republicans see only what they want to see and try to manipulate the public to get the response they want.