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southerncrone

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32. I agree SharonAnn.

Tue May 22, 2012, 12:31 AM

May 2012

There was a Mormon massacre near me here in TN in the 1800's. Not much has changed here since then in many ways......especially in the Religious Tolerance Dept.

The BIGGY will be the JOBS situation. If the economy & job opportunities ramp up between now & Nov. then Obama may actually have a shot.

Unfortunately the gas price will also play into TN vote. I suspect R's will use it as their Ace in the Hole. (no pun intended)

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Vanderbilt poll: Obama closes gap with Romney Tennesseans don't like focus of legislature [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

He ain't winning Tennessee bluestateguy May 2012 #1

unless the folks in that state PatrynXX May 2012 #3

I'm thinking that Ramney will win Tennessee by a less overwhelming margin that Bush in '04 or McCain bluestateguy May 2012 #4

Romney has underperformed in the south all year Renew Deal May 2012 #44

OK....let's start with some basics ..... Swede Atlanta May 2012 #9

Get a life. broiles May 2012 #10

+1 Major Nikon May 2012 #16

+2 groundloop May 2012 #26

I will continue to pronounce his name Ramney bluestateguy May 2012 #12

Rather Romney? secondvariety May 2012 #18

"The use of ain’t was widespread in the 18th century and is still perfectly normal..,. PoliticAverse May 2012 #19

Do you agree with the OP or just toss these gems of wisdom out and leave? Come back and talk! freshwest May 2012 #21

Since we're being so instructive, I would like to point out that a proper ellipsis... AzDar May 2012 #23

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #25

Uhhh. I believe they intentionally used those terms for emphasis. southerncrone May 2012 #31

How bout we just call him fuckramney? Ain't to your lik'n either I guess. lonestarnot May 2012 #43

Ain't is vernacular English dipsydoodle May 2012 #46

the real value of the poll is that it shows grantcart May 2012 #14

Remember Romney's Mormon faith. Our "born-agains" don't really care for that. SharonAnn May 2012 #28

I agree SharonAnn. southerncrone May 2012 #32

They may not care for it, but some of their goals nicely dovetail. Lars39 May 2012 #34

Regardless it still means R-money has to campaign and spend money the state Major Nikon May 2012 #17

That radical legislature that does not really represent the ideals of the people is what happens jwirr May 2012 #2

Romney is winning the state. Dawson Leery May 2012 #5

It doesn't matter if Obama wins Tennessee or not... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #6

your are correct in many ways liberalnationalist May 2012 #24

Meh. It's happening again. Igel May 2012 #7

not as used to seeing the 1000%... happerbolic May 2012 #13

Fun, but useless. The only state he has a chance of winning below the Mason-Dixon is Florida. onehandle May 2012 #8

Many "Christians" will hold their nose and vote Iliyah May 2012 #11

In all honesty we have the Religious Right to thank for the closeness of this poll TlalocW May 2012 #15

there's that word "ain't" again. iemitsu May 2012 #30

I'm sure your lack of capitalization strikes some people the same way. Lars39 May 2012 #33

i suppose it does. iemitsu May 2012 #35

ahh...not too late to add it. :-) Lars39 May 2012 #36

probably too late now. iemitsu May 2012 #37

I think one of the new features here is the ability to edit for a long time. Lars39 May 2012 #38

thanks again. iemitsu May 2012 #39

Glad to help if I can, iemitsu. Lars39 May 2012 #40

:) thanks for the welcome. iemitsu May 2012 #41

eh, don't worry about not posting a lot...the rest of us are just gabby. Lars39 May 2012 #42

That and alot of us have no life cstanleytech May 2012 #45

Tennesee dubbed itself as the "Belt buckle of the Bible Belt" BumRushDaShow May 2012 #20

May all the states with Teabagger goons in their legislatures see the light! freshwest May 2012 #22

just another sign that we only have one political party in America nineteen50 May 2012 #27

K&R Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #29

I salivate at the thoughts of TN going blue...but it'll be a miracle if it happened. Auntie Bush May 2012 #47