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2016 Postmortem

quaker bill

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14. Unlike 2008

Reply to RBInMaine (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 10:33 AM

Nov 2012

THe O team did not work at all to drive up margins in the clearly blue states. They spent nearly all their money, time, and policy initiatives on securing margins of victory in the battlegrounds. Had they worked driving up margins in blue states, this would have looked vastly more like 2008. Romney on the other hand drove up margins in the red states, which actually did not help him at all.

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I read Romney won Indies nationally by 5%. I think THIS is how he STILL lost nationally: [View all] RBInMaine Nov 2012 OP

Palin swayed some of them in 2008 melody Nov 2012 #1

Ya, in states like MO, MT, NC,& IN, some red leaning Indies were willing to vote Obama last time. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #2

I think that is an excellent observation melody Hokie Nov 2012 #3

Most were "independents" embarrased to admit they are republicans. lalalu Nov 2012 #4

TeamObama, backlash against our TeaNut 2010 guv, & same-sex marriage caused YOUNG voters to come RBInMaine Nov 2012 #5

It is a good thing to see. lalalu Nov 2012 #7

Backlash against voter suppression has been covered and will be MORESO as more reflection comes out. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #6

MSNBC is sometimes like the lone wolf. lalalu Nov 2012 #9

Agree - Independent is meaningless now sweetloukillbot Nov 2012 #10

There was alot of talk about what black voters would psychmommy Nov 2012 #12

I heard a lot of anger and people kept saying turn that anger into votes. lalalu Nov 2012 #16

Bingo! The disaffected Republican has been mentioned rarely, if at all... Surya Gayatri Nov 2012 #17

I honestly believe a person can not call them self an independent, and then vote Sukie Nov 2012 #8

Exactly lalalu Nov 2012 #11

Most Indies to have an ideological bent, but many are truly swing voters who vote split tickets. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #13

Unlike 2008 quaker bill Nov 2012 #14

Well, they DID work to NAIL DOWN their blue states. Did LOTS of work in ME, MN, MI, WI, & the rest. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #15

But they did not work to run up big margins quaker bill Nov 2012 #23

No those indies were mostly repub who were ashamed of the label and switched to Independent. Ataboy35 Nov 2012 #18

I have always believed this, but my daughter in MA says it is different there. CTyankee Nov 2012 #19

YUP. See my post above. Same in Maine. Many split ticketers and those who will sway cycle to cycle. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #20

I am glad we won popular vote overall marlakay Nov 2012 #21

Many Indys Were Former Republicans Who Were Too Ashamed To Identify With Their Former Party/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #22