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Sad that I can't root for Obama anymore. I mean I can, but I shouldn't.
Sad that I can't root for Obama anymore. I mean I can, but I shouldn't.
I keep seeing Repubs saying Wisconsin is very much up for grabs and that it's a fall-back to losing Ohio - is there any basis to this whatsoever? It's polling slightly better for Obama than Ohio and has a Democrat history, where is the GOP confidence coming from?The map could easily look like something like this at around 11pm EST on election day. Colorado and Virginia too close to call (within .5% which usually initiates an automatic recount), although if Obama wins Ohio, it won't really matter. The worst case scenario would be that it comes down to one state with a close vote and litigation for recounts.
Honestly, how he phrased it (and indeed what he said) was so horrible that he doesn't deserve to be 'treated fairly' but..."If you go down that road, some girls, they rape so easy."
Is that from a John Cougar Mellancamp song? Lynyrd Skynyrd?
That has to be one of the strangest sentences ever uttered. Well done, Roger Rivard, you had an original thought. A horrible, terrible original thought.
nope. never been more confidentDoes anybody else have the fear that the repubs are gearing up to steal this election?
You mean as in 2000? If so they've been trying that for ages with the voter ID stuff, but it's been fought back well and it really shouldn't end up coming down to just one close state.Does anybody else have the fear that the repubs are gearing up to steal this election?
I think the GOP and their Paks are well positioned to make a push in the final week. I am not sure they will be able to tip the final result their way though.Does anybody else have the fear that the repubs are gearing up to steal this election?
Highly doubtful as Ohio is a tipping point state and chances are that whoever wins Ohio (which traditionally has a 2-3% GOP lean) will also win the likes of Wisconsin and Iowa. Given Obama's s oddly strong position in Ohio, I doubt Romney has a chance to win Wisconsin.I keep seeing Repubs saying Wisconsin is very much up for grabs and that it's a fall-back to losing Ohio - is there any basis to this whatsoever? It's polling slightly better for Obama than Ohio and has a Democrat history, where is the GOP confidence coming from?
It would need to be suitably close in a lot of states though, otherwise they won't have a chance to steal anything. It's a worrying possibility all the same, though.There's so much riding on this election with the potential nomination of 2 SCOTUS justices that could see the end of superPACs and finally put to rest issues like affirmative action, abortion, gay marriage and voter rights.
Shenanigans in one or two key states is all that it might take.
That's a relief, I'm glad he doesn't deserve any credit at all.Honestly, how he phrased it (and indeed what he said) was so horrible that he doesn't deserve to be 'treated fairly' but...
In fairness to him, in context what he was saying was that a family member warned him about women who have consensual sex and regret it the next day and falsely accuse men of rape, which isn't an original thought. It's a borderline misogynistic thought (depending how broadly he's accusing women as a group of 'crying rape'), but it's not original.
I think NBC is over-paying its employees if they can write cheques out to such amounts.
What is it with the Republicans and children's characters? First Big Bird and now Donald Duck.
Are there really large swathes of America up in arms over this in 2012? I don't think so.
Borderline?Honestly, how he phrased it (and indeed what he said) was so horrible that he doesn't deserve to be 'treated fairly' but...
In fairness to him, in context what he was saying was that a family member warned him about women who have consensual sex and regret it the next day and falsely accuse men of rape, which isn't an original thought. It's a borderline misogynistic thought (depending how broadly he's accusing women as a group of 'crying rape'), but it's not original.
Yes. As a lifelong WWF/E fan, let me say that I don't want ANYONE from that family in any position of power.Is that Linda McMahon from WWe?
The problem with that thinking is that a significant part of the Obama's campaign's efforts at this point are going to things like early voting and GOTV, and you can only put so many resources of that sort into one state. Add in the ad buys that they'll have already made, and at this point there's really not much they can do to change the game as far as their spending goes.If anyone follows Silver's blog, what's striking is that Obama has completely stopped Romney's post Debate one surge and is back to about a 71% chance of winning, which is mainly based on his strong position in Ohio and the diminishing number of days until the election. Even if national polls don't fluctuate much from now until election day, Obama's percentage of winning should continue to rise relative to his position in Ohio. If Obama really wanted to snuff Romney's chances out, he'd forget about Florida and put all of his effort into retaining Ohio and picking off Colorado or Virginia. If he gets either of those and Ohio, Romney's path to 270 will be completely inaccessible.
I was referring more to campaign events than ad spending.Borderline?
Yes. As a lifelong WWF/E fan, let me say that I don't want ANYONE from that family in any position of power.
The problem with that thinking is that a significant part of the Obama's campaign's efforts at this point are going to things like early voting and GOTV, and you can only put so many resources of that sort into one state. Add in the ad buys that they'll have already made, and at this point there's really not much they can do to change the game as far as their spending goes.
He's just as much a right wing nut as Romney for my taste, A more eloquent one though.
What is it with the Republicans and children's characters? First Big Bird and now Donald Duck.
Are there really large swathes of America up in arms over this in 2012? I don't think so.
I think if those two stay us toss ups in the averages then Obama has the advantage in them going into election night. You're probably right about campaign events in Florida, but they should make sure it's still in play so Romney can't take it as given.If anyone follows Silver's blog, what's striking is that Obama has completely stopped Romney's post Debate one surge and is back to about a 71% chance of winning, which is mainly based on his strong position in Ohio and the diminishing number of days until the election. Even if national polls don't fluctuate much from now until election day, Obama's percentage of winning should continue to rise relative to his position in Ohio. If Obama really wanted to snuff Romney's chances out, he'd forget about Florida and put all of his effort into retaining Ohio and picking off Colorado or Virginia. If he gets either of those and Ohio, Romney's path to 270 will be completely inaccessible.
It depends on whether or not he's applying the attribute to women as a group. Misogyny is a hatred/mistrust etc of women as a classBorderline?