Indeed, you and Romney both.Originally Posted by Boon Mee
I hope his exit speech is better than his sense of humor.
Indeed, you and Romney both.Originally Posted by Boon Mee
I hope his exit speech is better than his sense of humor.
Dim Mitts chances of winning (now cast) 2.2%
Elvis has left the building
and more news,.......
CBS notes that among seniors, a month ago Obama was behind Romney by 13 points. Today Obama is up by 4. Wow. That’s a swing of 17 points in one month, CBS notes.: Obama now ahead with Catholics and seniors
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Vegas odds don't look good either.
http://www.betvega.com/2012-presidential-election-odds-020110/
I think that when Mitt described them as a bunch of scroungers whom he would never appeal to, they listened.Originally Posted by S Landreth
Yes, there are Polls and then there is a little thing called reality:
The Truth About Polling: Yes, Romney Is Probably Tied or Winning.
We can certainly hope this is right.
Plus, check this out:
Remember when Carter was blowing Reagan out of the water?
This guy offers a timely reminder that something very similar to what is happening now with the Gallup Poll and President Obama occurred at a similar point in the 1980 campaign. “Americans are by no means infallible, but are they really dumb enough, or self-destructive enough, to want another four years of Barack Obama’s failures,”
We certainly hope not...
A Deplorable Bitter Clinger
I saw sixty minutes interviews last night.
Obama came across much more genuine, likeable, believable and put his case forward much better.
Romney came across as a sleazy rich kid who was completely out of touch with the real world MOST people live in.
Obama famously promised to halve the deficit by the end of his first term. Instead, it shot above $1 trillion for each of the past four years as the government muddled through the recession with new spending and tax breaks meant to stimulate the economy.
“It’s not just bad for our economy. It’s not just bad for our job creation,” Romney told a crowd in Westerville, Ohio on Wednesday. “In my opinion, it is immoral for us to pass on obligations like that.
Doesn't sound like 'ol Mitt is so out of touch with the Real world, eh?
Clint's speech, when you think about it, was quite illustrative of the republican campaign.
A doddery old white guy muttering incoherently to an empty seat.
Hope but history tells us polls are pretty accurate. And they have been conducted much the same as in the link above.Originally Posted by Boon Mee
Republicans may be stating the polls are rigged but be sure Mitt's campaign strategy is driven by the polls.
Even Fox News poll shows Obama with a 5% advantage. One would think they of all polls Fox would accurately depict the "real" situation.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect,"
The only two polling agencies that have been historically correct are Gallop & Rassmussen which shows it still tied up.
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™
Don’t look now but…
Barack Obama’s approval ratings are at the exact spot they were two years ago when Democrats suffered a historic thumping and lost 63 seats in House of Representatives.
FOX Nation reported this news from the Weekly Standard:For all of the wishful thinking in the mainstream press about President Obama’s positioning 40 days before this election, Obama’s approval rating looks remarkably similar to what it was on this date in 2010 — shortly before his party lost a historic 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats. On September 27, 2010 — exactly two years ago — Rasmussen Reports showed Obama’s net approval rating among likely voters to be minus-3 percentage points (with 48 percent approving and 51 percent disapproving). Among those who felt “strongly,” Obama’s net approval rating was minus-14 points (with 27 percent “strongly” approving and 41 percent “strongly” disapproving).
tws-F-obama smile.07
Today, Rasmussen Reports shows Obama’s net approval rating among likely voters to be minus-3 points (with 48 percent approving and 51 percent disapproving). Among those who feel “strongly,” Obama’s net approval rating is minus-14 points (with 28 percent “strongly” approving and 42 percent “strongly” disapproving). So, two years after the biggest Republican gains in the House since before World War II, Americans remain every bit as unimpressed with the way Obama is handling his job as president as they were then.
It Ain't Over 'Till The Rotund Female Warbles
He did. Didn't deliver. Simple as that.Originally Posted by Boon Mee
Deficit was $1.4 trillion when Obama took office. It decreased each year, projected to reach $901 billion in the fiscal year 2013 budget.Originally Posted by Boon Mee
Obama has decreased the annual budget deficit but that’s still over the promised amount, which would have been in the neighborhood of $700 billion.
It's hard to see which way the Romney campaign can turn from here really. Obama is certainly not above criticism, but how can the GOP effectively capitalise on it? On the Deficit, their policies will only make it worse short term- with a vague assurance that the same trickle down effect that didn't materialise last time taxes were slashed on the rich, will this time. In foreign policy, they adopt an even more militarist & 'pro-Israeli' stance than Obama- so they can't really leap on the failure of the Palestinian peace process, or the failed escalation in Afghanistan. And Obama bagged the other big O, with Qadaffi thrown in for good measure. Their silent stance towards the provocations from the right & tea parties appears only to have hurt them with the middle ground- as indeed accusing the President of being non-American, unAmerican, a socialist or a Muslim well might- so they'd be crazy to ramp that up. So where to?
I guess it's the economy, stoopid. They'd better start getting a lot more specific here if they want to start hitting some runs though- and they still have the curse of the Bush era on their shoulder.
Rasmussen, a tie. Gallup, Obama +5%.Originally Posted by Boon Mee
RealClearPolitics - Election 2012 - General Election: Romney vs. Obama
Still several days before election day. Things could turn around in Mitts favor.
Obama may be caught in bed with either a dead woman or a live boy.
^ In Michelle, he's got both.
The 'manufactured scandal' just doesn't work these days like it used to, although I have a feeling it will still be tried.
Rasmussen's results are invariably skewed further to the right than the rest of the pack, which is why they are viewed with scepticism by many. I presume Rasmussen's well known conservatism feeds that impression too, although it shouldn't.
Agree. They have been quite accurate in predicting Presidential races.Originally Posted by sabang
ROMNEY ADVISED TO BRING BACK TORTURE
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/us/politics/election-will-decide-future-of-interrogation-methods-for-terrorism-suspects.html?_r=1
"Romney’s advisers have privately urged him to “rescind and replace President Obama’s executive order” and permit secret “enhanced interrogation techniques against high-value detainees that are safe, legal and effective in generating intelligence to save American lives,”...
I guess they think nostalgia for the Bush years is going to play big time with the base.
Rasmussen is crap as a pollster! It’s just that simple.
While 2000 was generally a fairly rough year for pollsters, who had to deal with an unenthusiastic electorate, some third-party challengers, and some late-breaking developments like Bush's DUI charge, Rasmussen was the worst of the lot, missing by an average of 5.7 points. They also called 7 states wrong.** Some of this was the result of bias, as they were 3.5 points too high on Bush's margin in the states they surveyed, on average.: FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: pollster ratings
Further evidence Rasmussen is crap, RealClearPolitics: RealClearPolitics - Election 2012 - General Election: Romney vs. Obama
All these pollsters are trending blue as of late. But Rasmussen has it tied.
538/Nate Silver who some of us use to see current standings: Election Forecasts - FiveThirtyEight Blog - NYTimes.com
The accuracy of his November 2008 presidential election predictions—he correctly predicted the winner of 49 of the 50 states—won Silver further attention and commendation. The only state he missed was Indiana, which went for Barack Obama by 1%. He also correctly predicted the winner of all 35 Senate races that year.: Nate Silver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fake news from fake state-run media at a fake network:
“Morning Joe” Mocks Romney For Something That Didn’t Happen
And then there's this little tidbit of information the liberal media don't report:
If Mitt's doing so bad, how come Obama and Romney are basically tied in Virginia?
...doesn't fit the narrative or something so shut up! Racist!
I suppose you'll be blaming Jane Fonda next.
Obama and Dim Mitt tied? In Virginia?
Obama is 3.7 points ahead of Dim Mitt in Virginia
Some other news about the Dim Mitt/Lyin’ Ryan ticket and the Jewish vote: Jewish voters concerned more about Medicare than Iran - MiamiHerald.com
It’s a decidedly minority view among Jewish voters. A survey last week of Florida Jewish voters, conducted by the American Jewish Committee, showed Obama winning 69 percent of the vote compared to 25 percent who sided with Republican Mitt Romney’s ticket.
And Jim Webb's (D, Senator in Virginia) thoughts about the Draft Dodging (war supporter) Dim Mitt. Dim Mitt,…send thoooose other people to fight the war.
While other people were fighting a war Dim Mitt supported,……….
Dim Mitt on the beach, dodging the war. Must be nice to have thooose other people doing the dirty work.
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