Is the election over now, or does Mittens still have a chance?

[MoonRiver]

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	Yes, Pres. Obama has it in the bag
	4 (27%)
	No, rMoney could still steal it
	9 (60%)
	Other
	2 (13%)
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[Scuba]

1. Not in a fair election.

I wish we were going to have one of those.

[Fresh_Start]

2. lots of ignorant people out there, Romney still has a shot

if only someone has him on video dumping on the South......

[onehandle]

3. Yes, it's over. Now we focus on getting Obama voters to vote downticket.

The President needs the House, or face being a lame-duck with a Veto for four years.

[LynneSin]

4. These voter ID laws still scare the bejesus out of me

If Romney can stay within 5% of some of these borderline states like Ohio or Wisconsin or Pennsylvania then there is a chance it can be stolen

[PopeOxycontinI]

5. He could...

kill a baby on live tv and 40% would still vote for him.

[catbyte]

6. I will not relax until November 7.

I don't trust those GOP bastards as far as could throw my Jeep.

[slackmaster]

7. Please re-phrase the question so that it relates unambiguously to the choices

Primacy vs. recency problem. I'm unable to determine whether a positive response is meant to refer to the first phrase, or the one closest to the answers.

IMO he definitely still has a shot. Nobody is going to change their vote because of the 47% gaffe - People who find the statement offensive would never have voted for Romney anyway, and people who were planning to vote for him IMO are likely to agree with it.

[MoonRiver]

8. Changed it

[slackmaster]

11. Well done.

Thanks!

[Caretha]

28. It is not a "gaffe"

I wouldn't even describe it as "inelegant" -

And it is definitely not a GAFFE.

[slackmaster]

30. Definition of gaffe per Merriam-Webster at m-w.com

Definition of GAFFE
1
: a social or diplomatic blunder
2
: a noticeable mistake

Examples of GAFFE

He realized that he had committed an awful gaffe when he mispronounced her name.
<committed a huge gaffe when she started drinking from the finger bowl>

Origin of GAFFE
French, gaff, gaffe
First Known Use: 1909
Related to GAFFE
Synonyms: familiarity, faux pas, gaff, impropriety, indiscretion, solecism
Antonyms: amenity, attention, civility, courtesy, formality, gesture, pleasantry

[Caretha]

32. I understand

what you are trying to convey, but think of it this way. If it was a gaffe, not an ignorant, arrogant belief he conveyed to his "base" in May 2012, then I would say "gaffe" also. But, and here's the important part, he said exactly what he intended to say.

[slackmaster]

34. It works a little differently in politics. If it costs him the election, it was a gaffe.

[LaydeeBug]

9. Your question asks two different questions that have two opposing answers.

American has a short memory. This election *should* be over. But it ain't. Not by a long shot.

[ibegurpard]

10. Is the election tomorrow?

then it's not over

[RKP5637]

12. A fair number of Americans are robotic sheep. They will vote for Romney no matter what. n/t

[bigwillq]

13. Romney still has a shot (nt)

[leeroysphitz]

14. Nothing is impossible.

I taught y dog to say "I love you".

[Blue_Tires]

15. Nothing is over until WE ALL GET OUT AND VOTE

[tjdee]

16. With thousands disenfranchised and his base? uh, YES.

Guys, that vid explained his whole strategy.

That's why he double down on the dumb things he says. He thinks that the only people that matter are his voting base and the two or three idiots he can con into his worldview, and the THOUSANDS that are being taken off the voter rolls.

He thinks he's got this in the bag, and the fact that he's still confident makes me very, very concerned.

[former9thward]

17. Carter led Reagan by 8 in October.

Before the debates. After the debates it was all over.

[1-Old-Man]

18. You will be able to date Romney's loss to the Conventions

[eissa]

19. I never take anything for granted, and never allow myself to get over-confident

There are plenty of people who hate Obama enough to vote for Romney. They may not like their guy, but he's white and not a muslin, and that's good enough for them.

[Shadowflash]

20. Well, if the GOP believes the garbage that comes out of their pie holes

then, no, they have no chance.

You have one person saying that 47%, almost half, the country will be voting for the President and some other moron saying that the 'Elite, smart people' will never vote for them.

Those two, alone, should combine to, at least 75% of the electorate that will never vote for the GOP.

By their own reasoning they don't have a prayer and should just quit now.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. Romney's been pissin' in the wind from the start. There aren't enough old white guys.

[slackmaster]

24. Not all of us old white guys are planning to vote for Romney

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. Me too.

I'm 68, white, a vet, and have never even considered voting for a Republican.

[closeupready]

22. they and their cronies stole it before; they could do so again.

But if the vote were completely accurate, yes, rMoney would lose in an avalanche of Biblical proportions.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

23. It's not over until we all actually vote

These things aren't counted by osmosis, you know.

[cindyperry2010]

26. electoral vote delegate maps

no polls are worth paying attention to

[Bobbie Jo]

27. Well...

They tried the "lie" strategy. They're thumbing through the "cheat" and "steal" pages of the playbook as we speak.

[RoccoR5955]

29. No matter what we still have to get people to the polls!

It's not over until the LAST ballot is counted!

[Sophiegirl]

31. Voter fraud

Is what the RW owns all by themselves. Stealing the election is their fundamental goal. And they are working pretty hard to make sure that happens.

[TheKentuckian]

33. In a two party system, a major party candidate always has a puncher's chance, at worst.

Weird WilLIARd is essentially toast but with about 44% of the vote automatically in the bag minus eating a baby on national TV (and probably wouldn't fall bellow 39% with even that) you can never say no chance. Add in the full array of shenanigans and all the money one can effectively spend and there is a shot of some kind.

Weird WilLIARd's big problem is he isn't done throwing himself anchors and anvils on a regular basis, it is in his nature and the circumstances don't really allow for him to go into hiding. He has already stacked too much weight to do more than hang in there but there is too much time to further damage himself.