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2016 Postmortem

Denninmi

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3. What got me was the difference in the commentary on a local Detroit station.

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 10:15 PM

Jun 2012

Last week, when Walker won 53% to Barrett's 46%, the commentary was that it was a "near landslide" for Walker, and that it was "confirmation of his mandate".

This morning, when Barber won 52% to Kelly's 46%, the commentary was that "Arizona Democrats barely hung on to the seat of former Representative Gabrielle Giffords."

So, that 1% is the difference between an overwhelming mandate and barely hanging on???

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The Barber victory vs. the walker victory. [View all] MarianJack Jun 2012 OP

Nice post, but... Dawgs Jun 2012 #1

Good point, Dawgs, however... MarianJack Jun 2012 #2

What got me was the difference in the commentary on a local Detroit station. Denninmi Jun 2012 #3

Remember how Bill Clinton didn't have a "mandate" in either of his elections, but... MarianJack Jun 2012 #4

You need to get your friends and like minded people to bomb the hell out of their comment section LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #5

Hi, LiberalFighter! MarianJack Jun 2012 #6