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2016 Postmortem

Mayberry Machiavelli

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8. Both campaigns more or less had NV called for Obama before election day.

Reply to cleduc (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:57 PM

Nov 2012

Once CO was called I think the delay there was a combination of pulling Mitt out of a locked hotel bathroom and him hastily cobbling together his thoroughly unmemorable concession remarks.

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Nate Silver: Obama would have won without both Ohio and Florida: [View all] amborin Nov 2012 OP

Uh, no shit. It's simple addition or subtraction? n/t Dawgs Nov 2012 #1

nonetheless, the graphic is interesting amborin Nov 2012 #2

That was rude. mzmolly Nov 2012 #11

Rude. Lex Nov 2012 #12

That wasn't the point of the graph. gcomeau Nov 2012 #3

yes, think he said Romney would have needed a 3% popular vote lead to win the EC eom amborin Nov 2012 #4

That was what struck me as so absurd about Rove's denial of Ohio going Obama on cleduc Nov 2012 #5

It makes sense in the following context (Rove hissyfit): Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 #6

While it was going down, you could go to an Ohio map like this cleduc Nov 2012 #7

Both campaigns more or less had NV called for Obama before election day. Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 #8

OH was called first. Before CO or VA. LisaL Nov 2012 #9

Even before CO came in it was obvious Romney had lost it RosedaleGuy Nov 2012 #10

Its kind of cool how far Alaska has come in just 4 years cire41 Nov 2012 #13

One interesting point is MyNameIsKhan Nov 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Nov 2012 #15

And virginia. Skinner Nov 2012 #16

Colorado Y'all... Buddyblazon Nov 2012 #17

Yay! LisaL Nov 2012 #18