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Donald Ian Rankin

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8. Demanding optimism is foolish.

Reply to monmouth4 (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2014, 07:12 PM

Nov 2014

Good new sources try to report the numbers accurately, not to provide cheer or whip up the troops.

And right now, most of the experts are saying that the Republicans taking the senate is likely.

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I am so over Huffington Post. Their headlines are anti-Dems, doom, gloom....Ugh..n/t [View all] monmouth4 Nov 2014 OP

I read Huff when it's linked to... Kalidurga Nov 2014 #1

That's exactly when and why I stopped reading it, too. n/t Galileo126 Nov 2014 #4

Huffpost is all about click bait. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #2

yup, if someone posts something i might have interest in and i see the link is huffpost JI7 Nov 2014 #13

Huff Post takes way too long to load. broiles Nov 2014 #3

That's one of my main issues with that site. bigwillq Nov 2014 #5

Arianna stiffed her contributors when she sold out. closeupready Nov 2014 #6

I block certain sorts of advertising and scripts. hunter Nov 2014 #7

Demanding optimism is foolish. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #8

I was a member at HuffPo Aerows Nov 2014 #9

Hunter Pence still has his Blockbuster® card but gave up on AOL and Huffington Post years ago Brother Buzz Nov 2014 #10

Yes, you are right. I used to think more highly of their site...no more. Evil doers. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #11

Maybe that pulls in more advertising $$$$$$$$$$. moondust Nov 2014 #12

Yeah I've stopped going ... jimlup Nov 2014 #14