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Demeter

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95. Rove promised Romney would "win" Ohio (by electronic vote fraud at the state level)

Sun Jan 26, 2014, 11:30 AM

Jan 2014

And Anonymous queered his pitch. The Republic was saved to fight another election, and all we got was this same old, same old....now, with NSA leakage to go with the drone strikes!

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Documentary reveals Clueless, Delusional Romney unfit for high office [View all] cthulu2016 Jan 2014 OP

portrait of a narcissist who surrounds himself with sycophants unblock Jan 2014 #1

He wouldn't be the first candidate or President Mr.Bill Jan 2014 #7

that's ttrue.... tulsakatz Jan 2014 #16

He was SHOCKED. A lotta caterers/waitstaff in Boston ate well that night. MADem Jan 2014 #26

And did anybody notice the lady ann? With her queenly bouffant up-do, certainly crown-ready. calimary Jan 2014 #85

I noted Election Night that she had done her hair.....such an elegant msanthrope Jan 2014 #96

from what i remember she had her hair down earlier that evening... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #127

She had the hair down....and then went back to " dress" before 8pm. Then the states fell msanthrope Jan 2014 #128

we will just have to agree to disagree...that is NOT how I saw it at all... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #132

Yep--and she was blindsided. Talk about believing one's own courtiers. MADem Jan 2014 #110

I think you�re mistaken. busterbrown Jan 2014 #105

I knew a few of 'em--they took shit home! MADem Jan 2014 #107

Good! I'm glad! I hope they had seconds on behalf of the waitstaff at the private dinner calimary Jan 2014 #135

+1!!! nt MADem Jan 2014 #140

Nixon was delusional VA_Jill Jan 2014 #27

Nixon was Carolina Jan 2014 #84

thats the issue with my dad PatrynXX Jan 2014 #97

True VA_Jill Jan 2014 #117

also St. Reagan--dementia in the second term without a doubt librechik Jan 2014 #89

I agree he wouldn't be the first swilton Jan 2014 #121

absolutely, and people very much overestimate the power of the individual in office. unblock Jan 2014 #131

Which one would exactly be, as a CEO with his thumb on Billions of dollars in assets. calimary Jan 2014 #82

Rove promised Romney would "win" Ohio (by electronic vote fraud at the state level) Demeter Jan 2014 #95

Would love to see someone review the Rove/Anonymous/Ohio story. philly_bob Jan 2014 #111

Which, ironically, would not have mattered at that point anyway Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2014 #137

I believe Rove had 3 states in play Demeter Jan 2014 #138

Yes Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2014 #141

k&r great spanone Jan 2014 #2

He thinks prophecies are more reliable than facts. lob1 Jan 2014 #3

He should have studied it out. nyquil_man Jan 2014 #4

ask Karl Rove; corkhead Jan 2014 #5

haha.....good point!! tulsakatz Jan 2014 #17

Sadly, Romney wasn't alone. Rove and others believed right up to the end that Republicans would win. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #6

Or the alternative explanation. zeemike Jan 2014 #12

Yes, that's what kept going though my mind too.. My husband was watching Fox mountain grammy Jan 2014 #18

I agree dflprincess Jan 2014 #51

"...out foxed (so to speak). " dchill Jan 2014 #70

If anonymous had done this... Agschmid Jan 2014 #78

I think they did take credit MsLeopard Jan 2014 #90

Right on! BlueMTexpat Jan 2014 #71

I read about that too. boguspotus Jan 2014 #19

right. if romney had won ohio he still would have lost. nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #42

Welcome to DU, boguspotus! calimary Jan 2014 #91

Your points are very eloquently stated and very true mdbl Jan 2014 #101

Great post calimary! Thank You boguspotus Jan 2014 #104

Yes, on making good policy decisions seem foolish dragonlady Jan 2014 #119

yep n/t 2pooped2pop Jan 2014 #39

Ding Ding we have a winner malaise Jan 2014 #40

Ohio wouldn't have changed this election. nt obxhead Jan 2014 #87

Exactly! Carolina Jan 2014 #88

They also probably thought they had put up enough hurdles... GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #123

Yes, Rove had a fix in and it didn't work dem in texas Jan 2014 #126

There was a scene that seemed to back up this theory.. DCBob Jan 2014 #133

true... tulsakatz Jan 2014 #20

I believe the pollsters found that it was more profitable to tell Mitt what he wanted to hear. rocktivity Jan 2014 #36

The reason people like Rove don't understand SheilaT Jan 2014 #37

In Rove's defense, BlueMTexpat Jan 2014 #72

yeah, poor raptors heaven05 Jan 2014 #75

They better be very small raptors! Bortman33 Jan 2014 #83

Infoxicated (NT) The Wizard Jan 2014 #59

Megyn and Rove heaven05 Jan 2014 #74

Wishful thinkers, the lot of them. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #58

The combination of... TlalocW Jan 2014 #8

I remember crunching the numbers in July 2012. nyquil_man Jan 2014 #15

Plus when you crunched the paths to 270 TlalocW Jan 2014 #21

Some may have folded knowing that Ohio exboyfil Jan 2014 #46

Oh, what a classic clip! AAO Jan 2014 #54

That's right! Frank Cannon Jan 2014 #69

Doesn't it kill you when comedy and satire actually turn into real life? pink-o Jan 2014 #102

& they had one poll.... tulsakatz Jan 2014 #23

I would change "reveals" to "confirms" nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9

One of Romney's first acts would have been to invade Iran.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #10

Spoiled child of privilege. Rozlee Jan 2014 #11

You touched upon an amazing point.... ewagner Jan 2014 #13

Excellent and compelling prose, cthulu2016. K&R. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2014 #14

That's not it at all jmowreader Jan 2014 #22

I was going to write something similar Fumesucker Jan 2014 #47

+1000 heaven05 Jan 2014 #77

is it worth watching? barbtries Jan 2014 #24

My in-laws honestly believe Obama's election was the result of voter fraud and Acorn. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #25

LOL - When do they think he is going to get around to all this mischief? Chemisse Jan 2014 #31

The difference between us and them, besides their genetic stupidity, is that they are programmed to ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #33

Your Thanksgiving dinner conversation must rival the 4th of July. I know the feeling. kairos12 Jan 2014 #48

YES, i have come late to the discussion. rustbeltvoice Jan 2014 #124

What a joke Rafale Jan 2014 #28

It's worse tyhan Morris, zentrum Jan 2014 #29

I think Mitt truly believed in his prophecy. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2014 #56

Fox News Faygo Kid Jan 2014 #30

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #32

There is no Santa? tavernier Jan 2014 #34

You just have to excuse those defacto7 Jan 2014 #35

What is the documentary? SheilaT Jan 2014 #38

Right now only Netflixs davidpdx Jan 2014 #45

I have Netflix. SheilaT Jan 2014 #50

A lot of people said the same thing about the book Double Down davidpdx Jan 2014 #55

Unfortunately, "Clueless & Delusional" in not a disqualification for President of the United States. bvar22 Jan 2014 #41

NEBRASKA Omaha Steve Jan 2014 #43

We hired someone who worked on the Romney campaign, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #44

Mittwitt truly, as the camera never blinks. kairos12 Jan 2014 #49

every republican I know thought Mitt would win Skittles Jan 2014 #52

CBS was just taken over by a VP from FOX cprise Jan 2014 #62

I don't think his elevator, yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2014 #53

He reminds me of Sling Blade. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2014 #57

Don't you mean his "car elevator?" 6000eliot Jan 2014 #86

Or as Orion Samuelson would say on his WGN Farm Report... IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2014 #103

Of course he thought he had won. Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #60

He was annoyed that he even had to bother to run a campaign lolly Jan 2014 #61

romney and other republicans thought he was going to win Pennsylvania JI7 Jan 2014 #63

And Ohio. ProSense Jan 2014 #81

knr Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #64

To paraphrase one of the best ... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #65

They changed their internal polling methods to get the results they wanted and then believed them. pamela Jan 2014 #66

Election night xxqqqzme Jan 2014 #67

I saw the doc, and, as someone who HATES what candidate ecstatic Jan 2014 #68

Excellent points and post PCIntern Jan 2014 #76

agreed, except I didn't find it a total waste of time. magical thyme Jan 2014 #93

Mitt earned his nickname in Massachusetts: unhappycamper Jan 2014 #73

Be very afraid workinclasszero Jan 2014 #79

Romney could win if he campaigns to the Left of Obama after the Primaries: ProSense Jan 2014 #80

Thank god for Anonymous BlackM Jan 2014 #92

Some great election night pics here: CrispyQ Jan 2014 #94

Fantastic pictures. blue neen Jan 2014 #122

There was a web site that featured photos from the Romney gatherings. GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #130

My opinion is that any Republican sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #98

47% of the electorate agreed with him. GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #99

On another note, great prose Z_California Jan 2014 #100

Isn't it more conceivable that he believed Rove successfully "fixed" the election counts? nt valerief Jan 2014 #106

Sounds like George W. Bush, except without the guys who fix elections. Coyotl Jan 2014 #108

I think he truly believed that HE was the fulfillment of the White Horse Prophecy, tblue37 Jan 2014 #109

He probably had Krazy Karl Roves assurance the he would win INdemo Jan 2014 #112

I truly believe Romney thought a black man could never win... KauaiK Jan 2014 #113

Guess he's trying to redeem himself by giving Christie the high-five! They are both delusional libdem4life Jan 2014 #114

Working the phones for the Obama campaign (yeah, I know) in a largely Republican maddiemom Jan 2014 #115

Started watching it yesterday jehop61 Jan 2014 #116

My goal in 2014 is to get Dems to the polls so I can here these words again. ffr Jan 2014 #118

If I recall, there were a bunch of DUers that weren't ready to crack the champaigne hughee99 Jan 2014 #120

You should leave snark to people who "get" things cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #125

No, I just find someone making significant psychological judgments about a person hughee99 Jan 2014 #134

That sort of thing can happen when you beleive the salesmen JHB Jan 2014 #129

According to Romney's family, he's crazy Oilwellian Jan 2014 #136

The fact that Romney actually believed that he was going to win is sad Gothmog Jan 2014 #139