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shraby

(21,946 posts) Tue Aug 26, 2014, 09:34 PM Aug 2014

Is the media claim that the gop is going to win both houses in

November similar to their claim that Romney was defeating Obama in all the polls?

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Is the media claim that the gop is going to win both houses in (Original Post) shraby Aug 2014 OP

No. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #1

A successful election will require Democrats to vote, encourage others of like Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #2

That's my take. I'm hoping "We The People" are finally pissed off. OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2014 #3

.@FLGovScott also draws 100K more votes statewide than @CharlieCrist . Scott rope-a-doped Dems on GO monmouth3 Aug 2014 #4

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

1. No.

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 09:38 PM

Aug 2014

Nate Silver predicted an Obama win; most of the rest of it was self-delusion on the part of the Republicans.

Nate's calling the odds at about 60% for the Republicans.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

2. A successful election will require Democrats to vote, encourage others of like

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 09:41 PM

Aug 2014

Views to vote. In the last couple elections I have worked in a precinct and marveled to myself Avery good turn out by black females. This is exciting, we can turn the tables in the GOP.

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

3. That's my take. I'm hoping "We The People" are finally pissed off.

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 09:44 PM

Aug 2014

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

4. .@FLGovScott also draws 100K more votes statewide than @CharlieCrist . Scott rope-a-doped Dems on GO

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 08:03 AM

Aug 2014

This was a tweet last night. If Dems in Florida don't get moving we will have Scott again.

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