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riderinthestorm

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35. Only 6% of scientists self-identify as Republicans in a Pew poll. The Rethugs have done

Reply to starroute (Reply #32)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:06 PM

Nov 2012

a lot of damage in the scientific community and the mistrust's probably mutual I'm guessing.

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It is absolutely astonishing that Romney and the GOP [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 OP

Willard did promise real change Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #1

" what those idiots were thinking " aletier_v Nov 2012 #2

They thought Ben Ghazzi would be it. Instead it was Hugh Briss. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #3

+1 dchill Nov 2012 #5

OMG! This is Hugh!!!1! tanyev Nov 2012 #65

lol dmr Nov 2012 #88

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #117

HUGH!!! I'm SERIES!!!! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #130

"Rove...pants around his ankles" LOLOL n/t riverwalker Nov 2012 #4

Please let me not think of Ned Beatty in Deliverance ... Please let me not think of Ned Beatty Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #105

Too late.......................................... tavalon Nov 2012 #114

Yup..... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #118

You got a purty mouth... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #136

He looked like a man who had been whacked on the head hifiguy Nov 2012 #106

Yes and no, imo. elleng Nov 2012 #6

Obama is Smarter Than This On the Road Nov 2012 #7

They bought into their own con demwing Nov 2012 #8

The more I'm reading about the disaster of Romeny's campaign deutsey Nov 2012 #15

Yes, this ineptitude alone Ilsa Nov 2012 #18

Yep...the way they responded to the original attack in Libya alone revealed what deutsey Nov 2012 #61

and the way he canceled the credit cards demwing Nov 2012 #80

And yet these dipshits who supported him still decry deutsey Nov 2012 #87

I can't wait until.. ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #119

It's hard to stay loyal to a dick demwing Nov 2012 #123

Blatantly spiteful. Mme. Defarge Nov 2012 #141

Because nobody tells Mr. Romney "no". Not anyone that wants to keep working there. democrat_patriot Nov 2012 #9

Part of me believes that some sort of fix was in, or at least was supposed to be in drm604 Nov 2012 #10

As much as I scoff at conspiracy Doodler71 Nov 2012 #22

I think the fix was in?? ... INdemo Nov 2012 #58

Kerry didn't have the resources of the executive branch of the federal government. Blanks Nov 2012 #111

Maybe but..Kerry's organization was weak, didnt fight for those lost Ohio votes. INdemo Nov 2012 #115

I think Kerry made the right choice. Blanks Nov 2012 #124

I dont blame Kerry either... INdemo Nov 2012 #126

Rove was finally outflanked. Blanks Nov 2012 #132

I thank the Green Party for roody Nov 2012 #128

There's an excellent article at Slate analyzing their failures starroute Nov 2012 #32

Only 6% of scientists self-identify as Republicans in a Pew poll. The Rethugs have done riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #35

This is amazing ColumbusLib Nov 2012 #74

Here are some more links starroute Nov 2012 #103

Outsourcing has apparently bitten them in the ass eridani Nov 2012 #84

I attended femrap Nov 2012 #90

That was a great read... femrap Nov 2012 #86

The comments are hilarious! Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #104

Too much of their GOTV efforts were concentrated on election day Maeve Nov 2012 #120

I agree...this election has been fascinating to watch unfold. deutsey Nov 2012 #11

Great post malaise Nov 2012 #12

Campaigns Create Their Own Bubble... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #13

+1 BellaKos Nov 2012 #17

To the point where they used the RW propaganda in their campaign. cui bono Nov 2012 #75

Big mistake on their part.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #122

If he has any insight about this after-the-fact he'll probably write a book. Or if he doesn't -- JudyM Nov 2012 #24

A good businessperson doesn't do that Patiod Nov 2012 #29

Speaks Of What Type Of A "Leader" He Would Have Been... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #38

"The Emporer has no clothes". Nobody told him so. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #73

And I was Worried WE were the ones in the bubble who would lose. dballance Nov 2012 #14

But BellaKos Nov 2012 #19

Very good point nt Tumbulu Nov 2012 #69

I never thought that Obama could or would lose malaise Nov 2012 #66

Money Money Money Money Money Money Money thelordofhell Nov 2012 #16

well said...nt. Stuart G Nov 2012 #94

First of all that's how sociopaths think. Secondly, Rove promised them a rerun of 2000 and 2004. rhett o rick Nov 2012 #20

Maybe the fact that it didn't work in 2008 should have been a clue? drm604 Nov 2012 #21

IMO they didnt try in 2008. I think they figured that after 4 years rhett o rick Nov 2012 #26

NO. They tried in 2008. As long as they have 40%+ of american voters willing to shove their heads bluestate10 Nov 2012 #30

his campaign was run by ex-bush* morons... Javaman Nov 2012 #23

Very nicely said. Whovian Nov 2012 #25

Thank you Corgigal Nov 2012 #27

Yeah. I can't wait for the book and movie on Romney's campaign. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #28

I now really do believe he believed the white horse prophesy as Cleita Nov 2012 #31

Not even then, because they just say they misread the signs, and can now say with absolute certainty tblue37 Nov 2012 #44

lol Harold Campion treestar Nov 2012 #81

Finally! LOL Solomon Nov 2012 #102

I believe that, too, Cleita. That, and living in an echo chamber for most of his japple Nov 2012 #52

That could be it treestar Nov 2012 #79

RobMe would believe femrap Nov 2012 #91

The GOP is a cult then. Avalux Nov 2012 #108

Absolutely. They have been a cult since the second coming, Ronnie, Cleita Nov 2012 #143

The Republican tactics used to work Chico Man Nov 2012 #33

Television no longer controls the people (nt) Chico Man Nov 2012 #34

That has to be a big factor. Blanks Nov 2012 #112

It Was The Nature Of The Man DallasNE Nov 2012 #36

Yeah if that CBS story that you are apparently reference is true, I don't even know what. Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 #37

This comment was posted on the article on Huffpost that described how shellshocked the Romney tblue37 Nov 2012 #43

The Party of Racism is mostly wrong about most things. Rex Nov 2012 #39

I shudder to imagine the kind of governance we'd have gotten from within that "bubble". riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #40

I find myself wondering whether they really did have some electronic vote tblue37 Nov 2012 #41

For sure they did, but this time we had enough eyes on our side to Cleita Nov 2012 #48

I wondered the same thing ThomThom Nov 2012 #76

About two weeks ago, femrap Nov 2012 #92

I hope that is the case, but it seems unlikely. tblue37 Nov 2012 #139

I know femrap Nov 2012 #144

Romney has spent his entire life... Stargazer09 Nov 2012 #42

No one diagrees femrap Nov 2012 #93

in viewing notes on fb from my rightwing friends tiredtoo Nov 2012 #45

Do you find it astonishing ... GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #46

No. Many of us knew what they were capable of and afraid they might Cleita Nov 2012 #49

That's exactly right laundry_queen Nov 2012 #125

I am convinced the fix was in and the software upgrade in Ohio litlbilly Nov 2012 #47

also a possibility but I think Rove would have known ThomThom Nov 2012 #78

I live in OH... femrap Nov 2012 #95

Scary Thought jaxind Nov 2012 #50

That is a scary thought. Emit Nov 2012 #55

That's precisely what my friend and I were discussing last night. It is frightening. myrna minx Nov 2012 #62

They spent so much time hating Obama that they believed everyone hated him too.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #51

That's the heart of the matter: they thought everyone else hated him, too. 95% of my co- japple Nov 2012 #64

the right wing is already spining it that minorities were the cause... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #101

The feel they are "entitled" jpak Nov 2012 #53

and can femrap Nov 2012 #96

They may be entitled to their own opinions, but they are not etitled to their own facts. StrictlyRockers Nov 2012 #135

They never counted on so many of us... SHRED Nov 2012 #54

Dunno, I was scared shitless that Romney might win. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #56

That's kind of where I was. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #67

I was afraid to femrap Nov 2012 #97

i'd guess that for years mitt has only listened to suck-ups struggle4progress Nov 2012 #57

Only after it was all over did I realize how much fear I'd been holding inside Sarah Ibarruri Nov 2012 #59

Well when you plan to suppress the vote and cheat, naturally you wouldn't believe you lost. nt Raine Nov 2012 #60

But they were claiming that the Democratic poll margins were exaggerated and misleading! WTF?? George II Nov 2012 #63

Romney and Ryan thought the fix was in... usaf-vet Nov 2012 #68

And it was evident even without Ohio standingtall Nov 2012 #72

Excellent Piece, Velveteen Ocelot! Been on my mind, too.. Cha Nov 2012 #70

I heard a Democrat is in charge of elections in Virginia..nt cally Nov 2012 #82

I thought femrap Nov 2012 #98

I'm not surprised at all, just try to listen to RW Talk radio all day, everyday for a month... Up2Late Nov 2012 #71

And they should have considered that not all of the 53% treestar Nov 2012 #77

Listen up....... Chakaconcarne Nov 2012 #83

them really, really thinking they would win makes the victory all the more sweet spanone Nov 2012 #85

It does, doesn't it? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #89

It sure does, I'm enjoying this Raine Nov 2012 #100

His pollster couldn't have been more wrong. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #99

Since everybody they hang out with Danascot Nov 2012 #107

I WILL TELL YOU WHY. janx Nov 2012 #109

I think it was bit like the Emperor has no clothes. DCBob Nov 2012 #110

Here's how it went down. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #113

He was in the Fox News Bubble. Evergreen Emerald Nov 2012 #116

They live in an alternate reality. alarimer Nov 2012 #121

They live in a bubble and only hear what they want to hear! B Calm Nov 2012 #127

"Never believe your own PR" The Blue Flower Nov 2012 #129

I worked in marketing communications for 20 years at a multiB multinational... magical thyme Nov 2012 #131

They thought they BOUGHT the election with the Kochs, Roves, Adelsons and Trumps of this country. I judesedit Nov 2012 #133

Frank Rich wrote a great article on it: Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #134

I Think.... strange7 Nov 2012 #137

I suspect that might have been the case. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #138

Reality won! PatrickS Nov 2012 #140

It proves the GOP do not respect math, science and reality TheDonkey Nov 2012 #142