Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:38 PM

Drunken Irishman (24,587 posts)

When Obama officially wins FL, he'll be the first Dem in 68 years to win it in back-2-back elections

FDR was the last ... he carried the state in all four of his elections.

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When Obama officially wins FL, he'll be the first Dem in 68 years to win it in back-2-back elections (Original post)	Drunken Irishman	Nov 2012	OP
Awesome! Didn't know that.	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#1
Looks like it.	Drunken Irishman	Nov 2012	#3
And he did win it! Per the Huffington Post:	CaliforniaPeggy	Nov 2012	#2
But Karl Rove says	budkin	Nov 2012	#4
Colorado too.	Democrats_win	Nov 2012	#5
People don't fully comprehend the importance of what u just wrote	boingboinh	Nov 2012	#7
I just posted something similar last night.	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#8
Kudo's D I.	russspeakeasy	Nov 2012	#6
haha, thanks! :)	Drunken Irishman	Nov 2012	#13
Also, in case you didn't get it, my "extreme" kudos	russspeakeasy	Nov 2012	#14
2000, 2004	CuriousAboutPolls	Nov 2012	#9
Let history repeat itself then.	ffr	Nov 2012	#10
You were exactly spot on!	CADEMOCRAT7	Nov 2012	#11
Thanks!	Drunken Irishman	Nov 2012	#12

Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:39 PM

democrattotheend (7,442 posts)

1. Awesome! Didn't know that.

Is that also true of Virginia?

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Response to democrattotheend (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:41 PM

Drunken Irishman (24,587 posts)

3. Looks like it.

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:40 PM

CaliforniaPeggy (103,994 posts)

2. And he did win it! Per the Huffington Post:

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:52 PM

budkin (3,086 posts)

4. But Karl Rove says

He's the first president to win a second term by a smaller percentage than the first term!!!

WTF was that all about? Was it supposed to make himself feel better?

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:55 PM

Democrats_win (5,992 posts)

5. Colorado too.

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FDR was the last Democratic incumbent to take Colorado (1936). We were really red. The growth in Latino voters since 1996 when CO voted for Bob Dole over Clinton gets the credit.

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Response to Democrats_win (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:16 PM

boingboinh (290 posts)

7. People don't fully comprehend the importance of what u just wrote

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Because Colorado continues to shift Left with the growth of Latinos it will likely become a solid blue state soon and when that happens Democrats wont ever need OH, VA, and FL ever because they would have a complete and stable set of blue states in their column for 272 EV.

Colorado alone is the single reason why Republicans will have no choice but to reach out to Latinos in their NEW republican message starting now.

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Response to boingboinh (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:21 PM

NYC Liberal (15,600 posts)

8. I just posted something similar last night.

If you tally up the solid blue states and add a few that lean blue (leaving out true swing states like OH and FL), Democrats have an EV base of around 250, which means in coming elections they have many more paths to victory. If we win the solid blue states we only have to win maybe one of the true swing states and one of the others that are "pale blue" (like Iowa, which leans blue but is not toally out of play).

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:09 PM

russspeakeasy (5,734 posts)

6. Kudo's D I.

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Response to russspeakeasy (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:05 PM

Drunken Irishman (24,587 posts)

13. haha, thanks! :)

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:55 PM

russspeakeasy (5,734 posts)

14. Also, in case you didn't get it, my "extreme" kudos

for you election projection and the times. It was right on.

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:55 PM

CuriousAboutPolls (65 posts)

9. 2000, 2004

Keep in mind all the dirty tricks needed to win by a few hundred, and a few thousand(respectively)votes in 2000 and 2004. I think we could see in a few more election cycles that Florida will become a purple if not a true blue state. Same for Virginia, Colorado, Nevada. Arizona, Texas and Georgia on their way to becoming blue(20 years tops...4 if you ask Jeb Bush.) The Republicans are in a very bad way right now. I plan to volunteer in 2014...wherever I am needed. Haven't decided yet but will either head to a swing in 2016.....or a red like Texas depending on the trajectory. I have a luxury in having a business I can make money at wherever I go....at least that is what I'll hope for....

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:22 PM

ffr (1,150 posts)