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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: More bad news: Obama +4 (October 2); Romney +1 (October 4): Clarus Research Group [View all]woolldog
(8,791 posts)35. Putting myself in the shoes of an undecided voter,
with no strong policy preferences, Obama simply looked incompetent up there against Romney. I hate to say it but he did. He didn't look like he understood the issues as well, and didn't seem to command the policy details. Romney was sharper.
Of course for most of us, who understand the policy issues inside and out, we knew Romney was lying. Obama knew Romney was lying, but he couldn't or wouldn't call him on it and explain his position forcefully. But most people don't know the ins and outs of policy. So it didn't appear Romney was lying. It appeared Obama was not confident and didn't know what he was talking about.
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More bad news: Obama +4 (October 2); Romney +1 (October 4): Clarus Research Group [View all]
Blue Yorker
Oct 2012
OP
Pls Post them all. I don't just want to see the good news polls. I want to see them all. Thank u.
progree
Oct 2012
#2
Exactly - and I will add that we need to see the bad stuff too so as to be prepared for discussions
progree
Oct 2012
#44
Clarus research? anyway, so what? this bounce will not last--nothing to get hysterical about.
WI_DEM
Oct 2012
#3
Yes, that is why you take appearing before 70 million people very seriously
VirginiaTarheel
Oct 2012
#12
No matter. Its combination and analysis of ALL recent polls that shows something real:
elleng
Oct 2012
#9
All that's missing from your threads is a red spinning alarm light and the words "Drudge Report". nt
jenmito
Oct 2012
#15
You post "bad news" polls all the time, and they're almost always Repub. or unheard-of pollsters. nt
jenmito
Oct 2012
#23
You DO post bad-news polls all the time. But you throw in good polls once in a while to
jenmito
Oct 2012
#33
Mitt's still unable to get above 47%. Has not done so more than twice in 2 months.
JoePhilly
Oct 2012
#17
So Candidate A Can Lose The Pop Vote By Several Percent And Still Win The Electoral College
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2012
#43