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2016 Postmortem

smorkingapple

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18. I disagree, that 1st debate definitely made this a closer race than it needed to be...

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:22 AM

Oct 2012

Denying that is denying reality.

We would have been talking about retaking the House and increasing Senate seats vs what the daily polls are showing.

Now we have to ignore the media playing up this bullshit momentum theme, 269-269 ties, EC/popular vote split, etc just to keep the race close.

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Prediction: They will find there was no convention bounce, no debate bounce, no bounce of any kind [View all] grantcart Oct 2012 OP

You may be right. It seems to me that the only thing that's making this seem like a close election stopbush Oct 2012 #1

Jennifer Granholm Liberalynn Oct 2012 #2

I dont see that davidn3600 Oct 2012 #17

The campaign rep explained it like this Liberalynn Oct 2012 #19

Just as the campaign said in September Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #3

Heard rush say this morning how pitiful the DNC was. Thinkingabout Oct 2012 #4

I am so proud that I am a democrat and I always feel sorry for those who are not, pennylane100 Oct 2012 #8

Think GWB with a basketball Blue Owl Oct 2012 #5

The biggest impact will have been the GOPs war on women. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #6

The volatility we've been seeing... pointsoflight Oct 2012 #7

actually very little volatility. Romney consistently has a 44% hard ceiling. grantcart Oct 2012 #9

Agree that Obama will win 300+ EV's . But no way will he match his 53% from 2008. More like 50.7% IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ Oct 2012 #10

Obama, 358. See ya Nov 7th. ;) nt greyl Oct 2012 #11

2 billion changed a lot of hands, Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #12

I agree with your basic premise rufus dog Oct 2012 #13

I wholeheartedly agree on Ryan being a mistake. I never understood Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #14

I think if he had picked Rubio for VP it would be a whole different race. RedSpartan Oct 2012 #15

I'm just glad he didn't pick Portman or Rubio ncav53 Oct 2012 #16

I disagree, that 1st debate definitely made this a closer race than it needed to be... smorkingapple Oct 2012 #18

Agreed about the first debate ItsTheMediaStupid Oct 2012 #20

An 8 point win with only 318 EV's? Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #21