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2016 Postmortem

Onlooker

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5. There's no point in worrying

Reply to billky (Original post)

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 11:03 AM

Aug 2012

We can always create a scenario in which the election is stolen. But, the two best examples of modern times (Bush II defeating Gore and JFK's victory over Nixon) were extremely close elections. Obama needs to continue to take the fight to the Republicans so that he can win by a comfortable margin.

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It's simple, George Bush stole his election.. [View all] billky Aug 2012 OP

they are going to Steal Obama's reelection Dkc05 Aug 2012 #1

rofl. cliffordu Aug 2012 #10

Friends of the Shrub's daddy gave it to him gift wrapped. Loudly Aug 2012 #2

Expect the 2000 game again no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #3

that's why I thing the Obama team needs to figure out what the target states are that fraud and Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #14

They started to steal this election in 2010 liberal N proud Aug 2012 #4

There's no point in worrying Onlooker Aug 2012 #5

This the key, IMHO...... Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #6

Agreed, it's the only way to combat the GOP's vote flipping fraud branches nightscanner59 Aug 2012 #8

There isn't a shred of doubt in my mind about that anymore-- see my research posts nightscanner59 Aug 2012 #7

IMO, the main lesson learned by the Republicans HeiressofBickworth Aug 2012 #9

I don't have a doubt in the world that you are right. cliffordu Aug 2012 #11

Yep. It's likely that Obama won by 30 million, not 3 million, votes... Scuba Aug 2012 #12

2010 mim89 Aug 2012 #13