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trailmonkee

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Mon Sep 10, 2012, 11:29 PM Sep 2012

Romney Calls Obama's Post-Convention Gain A ‘Sugar High' [View all]

Source: New York Times

President Barack Obama raised more money in August than Mitt Romney did, outpacing him for the first time since the spring and adding to a sense in both parties that Obama is entering the post-convention sprint to Election Day in a slightly stronger position.

Romney's campaign rushed out a memo Monday stating that any post-convention polling lift for Obama was “a sugar high” that would not last the next few weeks, let alone to Election Day.

The first post-convention poll by a major news organization, from CNN and ORC International, showed Obama with a slight gain, 52 percent to 46 percent, over Romney, within the poll's margin of sampling error.

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Can they possibly be bigger babies?
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Well, we know that he doesn't have a very good record on being correct, indivisibleman Sep 2012 #1
Poor Mr. Willard Mitt Romney Cha Sep 2012 #2
Wonderful!! NT karynnj Sep 2012 #29
Interesting they are even admitting there is a significant bounce. DCBob Sep 2012 #3
Does Mittens ever stop insulting people? Cracklin Charlie Sep 2012 #4
In that case, I wonder what he'd call davidthegnome Sep 2012 #5
A Cha Sep 2012 #11
A highchair redwitch Sep 2012 #28
In that case I call Romney sour grapes... AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #6
Well Sugar, I'M certainly high. And you are going DOWN! nolabear Sep 2012 #7
Poor Mittens - he didn't get any sugar at his convention Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2012 #8
Translation: "Nobody drank our koolaid! Obama was serving koolaid!" truthisfreedom Sep 2012 #9
Octane. High Octane! Suji to Seoul Sep 2012 #10
the only buzz about Romney is a shit fly yurbud Sep 2012 #12
The DNC was sweet all right. But that high ain't going away! SunSeeker Sep 2012 #13
Obama Calls Romney Post-Convention Gain A 'Collapsed Soufflé' DRoseDARs Sep 2012 #14
or maybe.... Chinese Food? trailmonkee Sep 2012 #15
Mormons and their sugar jsr Sep 2012 #16
. trailmonkee Sep 2012 #17
Great find! klook Sep 2012 #26
Somewhat Like Republicans on polls in General oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #18
Every time these dingbats say something that gets on my last nerve spiderpig Sep 2012 #19
Now, calm down. Rozlee Sep 2012 #24
another theme song Corgigal Sep 2012 #20
If the tables were turned and Romney was 5 pts ahead they would be calling a landslide. Monk06 Sep 2012 #21
Mitt's convention served Rotten Apples sauteed in sour grapes ... JoePhilly Sep 2012 #22
well then lost mittens, perhaps you should have used a little honey Javaman Sep 2012 #23
It was so sweet duhneece Sep 2012 #25
well it`s better than Romney`s bad acid trip madrchsod Sep 2012 #27
Dems get a sugar high. IggleDoer Sep 2012 #30
It stands to reason that Romney wouldn't recognize a coffee high. Strong black coffee. Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #31
So if Romney had gotten any bump, that would have been a "sugar high" too? NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #32
The problem is. They don't have a good candidate Thrill Sep 2012 #33
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