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wpelb

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74. Meaningless statement

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:04 PM

Jun 2012

Anything could happen at any time. I could be struck by a meteorite tomorrow. I could get up and go to work. Which is more likely?

Could simply indicates possibility, not probability, and definitely not certainty. The polls are close (Walker +3, according to a recent survey), so any outcome is still possible.

My guess is he'll be retained by 1 or 2 points.

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CBS news just said that Walker could lose on Tuesday [View all] malaise Jun 2012 OP

I sure hope they are right. On the other hand they could be wrong. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #1

We got our focus on them, anyway. K & R. freshwest Jun 2012 #5

Same here malaise Jun 2012 #11

I will NOT watch MJ on Wednesday if the unthinkable happens! I refuse! CTyankee Jun 2012 #22

The sad thing is doing the right could lose because of money. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #26

ho hum.... PatrynXX Jun 2012 #44

He's goin' down! lastlib Jun 2012 #61

True we need to remember that. Plus remember that across this country. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #27

And I am saying Walker "will lose", no room for "could" here. crunch60 Jun 2012 #12

I like your positive thinking. I hang on your positive thinking. I want you to be right. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #25

--- or it could be a tie score. jerseyjack Jun 2012 #50

Oh god I didn't think of that. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #53

Actually, I had a positive thought about the 160,000 ballots that .... Left Coast2020 Jun 2012 #56

I really am trying. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #57

Would much rather they had said he WILL lose on Tuesday. Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #2

BWAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA!!! NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #3

LOL that's what we call Brownback proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #40

What was their reasoning? New poll numbers? senseandsensibility Jun 2012 #4

Cynical take: probably an attempt to scare Walker supporters into voting deutsey Jun 2012 #6

Or, get his opponents to stay home, thinking it's in the bag. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #19

+ 1 n/t ejbr Jun 2012 #42

Hope so, but it was probably low ratings byeya Jun 2012 #7

They didn't cite any malaise Jun 2012 #10

Or just covering their asses. progressoid Jun 2012 #23

music to our ears -- beautiful sound eowyn_of_rohan Jun 2012 #8

So mote it be. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #9

K+R for luck! ThatsMyBarack Jun 2012 #13

ABC is owned by who? OVERPAID01 Jun 2012 #14

They are owned by The Walt Disney Corporation. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #18

Wrong network Jack Rabbit Jun 2012 #32

Go back and read OVERPAID01's subject line... GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #36

Walker's lead in Wisconsin recall election tightens in new poll wpelb Jun 2012 #75

Let's hope that this doesn't suppress the vote. The Republicans and their MSM supporters AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #15

k&r... spanone Jun 2012 #16

Stop the Koch Bros from declaring themselves Caesar on Tuesday! Initech Jun 2012 #17

this vote will ONLY be a big deal if walker wins...otherwise, the media will downplay it spanone Jun 2012 #20

It's a sign of sickness that there's even a question. Gregorian Jun 2012 #21

And how will they report it? kentuck Jun 2012 #24

Have no fear they'll have some back up story to cover wall to wall malaise Jun 2012 #28

I heard a Waker supporter talking about voter suppression. So they will crunch60 Jun 2012 #43

They won't Cosmocat Jun 2012 #66

Do the Kochs get their money back if Walker loses ? n/t KurtNYC Jun 2012 #29

I hope not malaise Jun 2012 #31

did they mention the cloud of John Doe hanging over his head? Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #30

All well and good, but what makes them say that? Jack Rabbit Jun 2012 #33

We can only hope derby378 Jun 2012 #34

A relative of mine was in Ripon last weekend indivisibleman Jun 2012 #35

i sure hope you can recall the weasle too. iemitsu Jun 2012 #38

Hey Malaise, we're busting our butts here in WI! Greybnk48 Jun 2012 #37

a good report greybnk. iemitsu Jun 2012 #39

Wisconsin has been my inspiration for the past year malaise Jun 2012 #45

THANK you for your phone work! May the results be in "our" favor! FailureToCommunicate Jun 2012 #47

THANK YOU! writes3000 Jun 2012 #58

K&R SunSeeker Jun 2012 #41

Keep hoping TomClash Jun 2012 #46

Only if Wisconsin Dems learned their lesson from the Supreme Court special election L. Coyote Jun 2012 #48

Swift Kick! sarcasmo Jun 2012 #49

RCP Average has Walker leading by 6.6 pts BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #51

Wasn't the last poll before the debates and Clinton? nt Quixote1818 Jun 2012 #52

Post-Debate Poll BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #68

I agree with Debbie, I don't think the world is going to fall apart and it could bulster their clame uponit7771 Jun 2012 #76

Polling at or above 50% wpelb Jun 2012 #78

Make it so... K&R FSogol Jun 2012 #54

In a just world he would. Never mind could! n/t Fearless Jun 2012 #55

PPP poll coming out tonight between 11 and midnight saw this posted on twitter jn2375 Jun 2012 #59

Is it to much to wish for a double whammy here? Marie Marie Jun 2012 #60

Please, oh, Please libodem Jun 2012 #62

yays! flamingdem Jun 2012 #63

Keyword "could" itsrobert Jun 2012 #64

hope so, but the media also loves to create horse races out of nothing (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2012 #65

Explain cause I don't get it... whatacountry09 Jun 2012 #67

Whoa! Way to take a definitive stand! WinkyDink Jun 2012 #69

CBS news just said that Walker could lose on Tuesday Joseph28 Jun 2012 #70

"could" lose Highway61 Jun 2012 #71

Well, yes-- I believe that's the point of an election. Marr Jun 2012 #72

In what context? Did a news anchor say this, or a pundit? shcrane71 Jun 2012 #73

Meaningless statement wpelb Jun 2012 #74

I shall say a prayer Douglas Carpenter Jun 2012 #77

He is a loser every day of the week! The Wielding Truth Jun 2012 #79

I am sure they are going to try to "pencil whip" us. We still have all those Diebald voting machine Dustlawyer Jun 2012 #80

WGN Chicago just said he'll win by 3-9% Doctor_J Jun 2012 #81