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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ohio is Gone [View all]Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)58. According to Nate....
He would have to win Virginia and Florida, and basically run the table on everything competetive.
Without Ohio and Florida, there appears to be no statistical chance of a Romney victory.
Among Romney's problems is that Obama is no longer the "scary" outside with a foreign-sounding name. People know him and (for the most part) are comfortable with him. Romney's going to have a hard time scaring seniors the way McCain did in 2008.
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+2, too funny! Sholdn't we be ashamed of ourselves? It's almost racist, certainly classist. nt
DCKit
Sep 2012
#50
North of I-70, east to west, Ohio is full of auto manufacturers and suppliers.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#12
There is a huge backlash over sub-standard Chinese and Indian auto and heavy truck parts imported
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#64
Hahah! I'll believe it when Mitt pulls out of Ohio, and spends all his time campaigning in
TrollBuster9090
Sep 2012
#16
I agree. They have been screwed by the repubs, but if you travel through Ohio you
geckosfeet
Sep 2012
#18
The GOP went after their union jobs in Ohio, and that was a huge mistake!
Major Hogwash
Sep 2012
#39