WTF Yahoo? A Headline article just appeared then vanished saying Romney leads Electoral votes TODAY.

[progressivebydesign]

There was a top story that Real Clear Politics has announced today that Romney leads the Electoral College over the President. That was the headline and the first few paragraphs, that Romney is surging and can win the EC now (which goes against ALL the polling right now.)

Then a few paragraphs down, it says that the President leads in the Electoral College polling now, and Romney would have to win.. x, x, and x, to win it.

Then the story disappeared. WTF?? I know that RCP uses bad polls and such, and I KNOW that Yahoo this election has been absolutely hardcore republican with their "Fox Jr. The Ticket" faux reporting, but what the hell???

Anyone else see this? I have not seen ONE model that shows Romney ahead in the EC. Have YOU??

[Live and Learn]

1. Here is the story

http://news.yahoo.com/mitt-romney-takes-lead-projected-electoral-vote-count-133807291.html;_ylt=A2KJjbx4xIFQEykABDrQtDMD

Yahoo stories vanish a lot but a simple news search retrieves them.

[progressivebydesign]

5. Thanks. My point is that it was a headline story, then disappeared instantly. nt

[Live and Learn]

7. I know, it can be very frustrating. nt

[kansasobama]

2. Romney leads in "sure" electoral votes without toss-ups

That is different

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Romney is leading in the electoral college...

But it's misleading. RCP, with tossups has Romney leading 206-201. But no one should take their maps seriously because they include Pennsylvania as a toss-up, as well as Michigan and even Wisconsin ... states where Romney doesn't lead. Without toss-ups, Obama leads 277-261.

[Live and Learn]

4. That is what I thought. Just a momentary fad. nt

[progressivebydesign]

6. So basically it's worthless. Couldn't understand the point of a huge headline like that...

only to read that it wasn't true. It's like "oh, if we give all the toss ups (RCP's version of toss ups) to Mitt, he wins" Doesn't that strike everyone as way too hypothetical for a headline story proclaiming Romney taking the EC?

RCP is a hardcore right wing operation, according to their mission statement. I have just had no patience for Yahoo this election, they're despicable.

[demwing]

8. I used to swear by RPC

Now I just swear at them...

[zevonseas]

9. Don't pay too much attention to polls that aren't exclusively considered "likely voters"

In my mind, the best barometer of where the President stands is with "likely voters". I think President Obama needs a minimum of a 4-6 point average poll margin (of likely voters) in the key swing states to win re-election. The trend over the past 20 years or so is that Republican "likely voters" actually get out to vote better than the "likely" Democrats... by about a 4-6 point margin.

[november3rd]

10. It's right wing outlet

Yahoo stinks