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2016 Postmortem

babylonsister

(171,054 posts) Tue Jan 17, 2012, 10:58 AM Jan 2012

The Republican primary in one graph

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-republican-primary-in-one-graph/2011/08/25/gIQAQE6N5P_blog.html

The Republican primary in one graph
Posted by Ezra Klein at 08:59 AM ET, 01/17/2012

“Romney’s current 37% support is tied for the highest enjoyed by any Republican candidate in Gallup Daily tracking of Republican preferences so far this election cycle, and marks a 13-percentage-point increase in support from his five-day average that ended Jan. 2, just before the Iowa caucuses.” More here from Gallup.

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The Republican primary in one graph (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2012 OP

Looks like Mitt doesn't have much to worry about in that competition. n/t Little Star Jan 2012 #1

The Powers Behind the Throne have decided. Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #2

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

1. Looks like Mitt doesn't have much to worry about in that competition. n/t

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Tue Jan 17, 2012, 11:04 AM

Jan 2012

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

2. The Powers Behind the Throne have decided.

Reply to Little Star (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 02:05 PM

Jan 2012

Now all that is left is to shape the opinion of the Base into the proper configuration to accept (or tune out) magic underwear, flipflops & vulture capitalism. Pigboy, Insanity & the rest are already on the job.

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