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5. One way to shut down the fix/theft

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:36 AM

Oct 2012

is to make the vote too overwhelming for a steal to be credible. That's what happened in 08.

There will be more reporting of early voting. The numbers will only go up. At some point, the lead in early voting becomes too great to offset with cooked numbers in the swing states.

It's one of those math-word problems:

If Obama leads by 20 points with 7 percent reporting, and that lead holds, at what point have the scales tipped? When would Romney have to get 100% of the remaining votes to win? 75%?

Any math people want to work the numbers?

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Obama Grabs Wide Lead Among Those Who Have Already Voted: Reuters/Ipsos Poll [View all] Hissyspit Oct 2012 OP

Pleasant news. aquart Oct 2012 #1

Across-the-ponders have spoken lebkuchen Oct 2012 #2

I am hopeful it will be over early on election night and the R's won't know what hit them. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #3

Just wait until Mittens gets his vote fixer going fasttense Oct 2012 #4

One way to shut down the fix/theft garthranzz Oct 2012 #5

Arithmetic, GOPpers don't know no stinking arithmetic Iliyah Oct 2012 #18

offset with cooked numbers donquijoterocket Oct 2012 #28

If Obama leads by 20% demwing Oct 2012 #45

If someone is caught stealing votes. KevTucky Oct 2012 #6

You might want to use a sarcasm smiley when you post this type of stuff liberal N proud Oct 2012 #9

Why would it NOT be treason? mikki35 Oct 2012 #16

I don't see any accusation from this post. obxhead Oct 2012 #25

No sarcasm needed. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #32

That is good to hear on a Sunday morning just ahead of the Sunday republican love fest shows liberal N proud Oct 2012 #7

I am thinking about camping out the night before early voting starts! Want to be first in line Change Happens Oct 2012 #8

I won't be in Florida for Early Voting HockeyMom Oct 2012 #22

FL is THE most important state (again). Here's hoping the Dem poll watchers are out in force so R's wordpix Oct 2012 #24

If Obama wins Florida and Ohio, Thurston Howell is toast. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #27

Here in California we just got our absentee ballots lunatica Oct 2012 #10

I mailed mine in, too! calimary Oct 2012 #40

I voted on Oct. 4 in Virginia lanlady Oct 2012 #11

Where can I go vote early in VA? Setsuna1972 Oct 2012 #13

They did a mass mail out of voter registration cards fasttense Oct 2012 #14

The VA voter card changed this year obxhead Oct 2012 #26

So much for the enthusiasm gap.. Kahuna Oct 2012 #12

Good Bye early voting..... groundloop Oct 2012 #15

Ohio early vote mikki35 Oct 2012 #17

Welcome to DU, mikki35! calimary Oct 2012 #41

The GOP party also think they have 100% of the Evangelists votes which is NOT TRUE Iliyah Oct 2012 #19

Interesting... HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #20

Maybe Romney supporters are all talk Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #29

Interesting observation. Welcome to DU! calimary Oct 2012 #42

I suspect a lot of people are concerned that they may play games on election day, such as reducing still_one Oct 2012 #21

My friends - let us not kid ourselves in our enthusiasm- GOP plans roadblocks, let us beat it kansasobama Oct 2012 #23

Send the Big Dawg! ffr Oct 2012 #31

These numbers are correct. Pollsters who forecast say... ffr Oct 2012 #30

And Romney leads among voters who already voted twice. zonkers Oct 2012 #33

Good one. KevTucky Oct 2012 #38

Early ballots ... ip5683 Oct 2012 #34

Because it's a poll. People were asked who they voted for. truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #35

Thank you, Hissyspit for the good news. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #36

I'm voting for Obama right now!!! lexw Oct 2012 #37

K & R AzDar Oct 2012 #39

Actually, Obama is leading by over 95% among voters Coyotl Oct 2012 #43

This is VERY important Captain_truthteller Oct 2012 #44

Paul and I will be voting this weekend... WillParkinson Oct 2012 #46