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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is this election really going to be close in November? [View all]gateley
(62,683 posts)32. I heard one guy (maybe the same?) who worked w/Bush, too. He was pretty sane and
objective, but my blood ran cold when he said he thought the R's might take the Senate (as well as keeping the House). C-Span guy asked why, and he basically said just look what seats are going to be open.
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I can only offer my gut feeling to your question...Obama wins in a landslide...n/t
monmouth
Aug 2012
#1
Yes. I believe the President will pull it off, but I don't expect to know on election night.
onehandle
Aug 2012
#2
That's my view as well ... can't see how Romney wins enough of the battlegrounds states.
JoePhilly
Aug 2012
#53
Gut feeling is Obama takes Electoral College easily. MSM cries buckets.
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2012
#10
Won't be close at all. Romney is currently behind in every state (WI, MI, OH, FL, VA, CO) he needs.
Dawgs
Aug 2012
#11
On #2 down ticket races would be hurt if D people thought the presidential race was a landside
davidpdx
Aug 2012
#67
It will be close, only because of the wholesale election frauds the Republicans have put and are
RC
Aug 2012
#13
The economy *would* be better enough if the tealibans wouldn't have blocked everything Obama
Amonester
Aug 2012
#57
I'm confident the President will be re-elected. It's the House and Senate I'm less sure of. n/t
gkhouston
Aug 2012
#19
Well, put it this way, did you think people were stupid enough to RE-elect George W. Bush?
Lex
Aug 2012
#20
I don't think so. I hope not, but I was watching C-Span and Romney's campaign...
Poll_Blind
Aug 2012
#30
I heard one guy (maybe the same?) who worked w/Bush, too. He was pretty sane and
gateley
Aug 2012
#32
Rachel Maddow, Melissa Harris Perry and a host of other commentators, including Republican Mike
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2012
#38
If you look at the bagger landslide I think you chalk it up to low turnout midterms
Cary
Aug 2012
#44
this is what loses elections - voters stay at home, quit contributing, quit working
DrDan
Aug 2012
#51
I believe it will be close. The country has turned right for sometime now, even though the
still_one
Aug 2012
#52
It will have to tip. There's not as many partisans as you might think, they're the loudest now..
johnnyrocket
Aug 2012
#60
Too close. Think about our several hundred million against their 10's of billions. I think a billion
AlinPA
Aug 2012
#62
I do, too. But I'm very, very cautious because the repukes have a lot of money & power
ailsagirl
Aug 2012
#65
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. -- HL Mencken
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#66