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2016 Postmortem

JoePhilly

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6. Its a Rove tactic ... take the opponents strength and claim it is a waekness.

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 03:54 PM

Jun 2012

I've noticed on a number of MSNBC shows where they all "agree" that neither Obama or Mitt understand the "average person".

The goal is to help Mitt look less mechanical. And keep the race close.

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Pollster Peter Hart: Swing Voters see Obama as aloof [View all] WI_DEM Jun 2012 OP

And Mitt Romney is a man of the people!!!! Please. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #1

Yes, sweating and lying Rmoney is a man of the people!! madashelltoo Jun 2012 #2

So I'm not the only person who noticed that Mitt Rob-me sweats a lot. Jamaal510 Jun 2012 #16

Sweaters need to take more showers and change their sheets more often Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #18

What am I missing? What are THEY missing? elleng Jun 2012 #3

Its a Rove tactic ... take the opponents strength and claim it is a waekness. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #6

Of course the dirty secret is none of the big-time media clowns do, either... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #7

I wonder if these TV pundits... dennis4868 Jun 2012 #14

OH FFS montanacowboy Jun 2012 #4

Peter Hart is usually pretty good, elleng Jun 2012 #5

Stupid ass poll if you ask me bigdarryl Jun 2012 #8

How do they want him to "feel the pain"? Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #9

And yet he hasn't vetoed a single bill in 3 1/2 years pscot Jun 2012 #12

This is nothing new with swing voters Happydayz Jun 2012 #23

We heard this same crap in 2008. It wasn't true then, it's not true now. Arkana Jun 2012 #10

I hate these articles... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #11

That's the spirit pscot Jun 2012 #13

There's not much more Obama can do IMO Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #19

Why do we allow swing voters to vote. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #15

Swing voters should be tested to see how much they know about politics Jamaal510 Jun 2012 #17

Okay Happydayz Jun 2012 #20

swing voters are aloof..... FrenchieCat Jun 2012 #21

As Chris Hayes has so eloquently ;pointed out, most "swing" voters really aren't. CTyankee Jun 2012 #22