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CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
30. I don't think he had anything lined up or any special knowledge.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 03:53 AM
Nov 2012

for starters, if he had it all fixed, then why

1) did he not know that Ohio was not going his way
2) why did he make a stink about Ohio when even if it went his way, Romney would still lose? why didn't he know that?
3) if he was so connected that he could flip an election, why could he only get one state, the reddest of the swing states to go his way?
4) if he could flip votes and make it look plausible, why couldn't he even get the Cuban vote in Miami to go Republican, with a Republican mayor, with Rick Scott and with voting officials who stymied voters at every turn to depress Democratic turnout? if he'd swung the Cuban vote by 7 or 8 points, it wouldn't have been detected easily and Florida might have gone the other way...if he's the wizard everyone thinks he is here, why couldn't he pull that off?

I'm not saying an election can't be stolen, but was the fix in on this one? Doubtful based on everything we've seen.

Yes. Atman Nov 2012 #1
Well for starters there are those Hutzpa Nov 2012 #11
ORCA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT! Atman Nov 2012 #17
Well, glad that ORCA was chased back out to sea Hutzpa Nov 2012 #18
After the polls closed Fox called early for Bush intaglio Nov 2012 #25
Because at the time of the call the numbers in OH were almost tied. But what he did not pay hrmjustin Nov 2012 #2
I only saw it today, sure wasn't watching faux that night. elleng Nov 2012 #3
What tantrum? MrSlayer Nov 2012 #4
I never saw any tantrum either, it's like the Dean doc03 Nov 2012 #8
ditto elleng Nov 2012 #10
He thought the fix was in. What I am worried about is what doc03 Nov 2012 #5
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #7
He Believes His Own Press, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2012 #6
Thank you, Sir. susanna Nov 2012 #21
that was so much like an on-air intervention that I half expected to see Dr. Phil CreekDog Nov 2012 #29
A $300 million dollar investment was on the line rightsideout Nov 2012 #9
"I was surprised they called it as early as they did." Hutzpa Nov 2012 #14
He sure was focused on Ohio rightsideout Nov 2012 #20
He was in denial ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #12
It was planned Nevernose Nov 2012 #13
That's absurd Hutzpa Nov 2012 #15
The cameras would have been directed out there as the plan was announced to go ask the men whose Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #31
All the $$$$$$ that went flying out the window. that's it. seriously. pepperbear Nov 2012 #16
He knew that a loss would mean his eventual irrelevancy............. thelordofhell Nov 2012 #19
He's afraid he's gonna wake up with a horse's head in his bed... n/t backscatter712 Nov 2012 #22
Well, we definitely know that things did not work out according to plan for poor ol' Karl. Zorra Nov 2012 #23
because his world was beginning to crumble MrsBrady Nov 2012 #24
Who knows? But I wouldn't put anything past Rove... polichick Nov 2012 #26
He thought Republican voter suppression and nasty Republican ads struggle4progress Nov 2012 #27
Rove's mind was blown because ANONYMOUS blocked his vote-buggery 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #28
I don't think he had anything lined up or any special knowledge. CreekDog Nov 2012 #30
Perhaps he was worried that some Republican donor might punch him in the face? LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #32
yes, because the only explanation has to be that he was planning to steal the election cali Nov 2012 #33
Simple - he's a fucking asshole. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #34
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