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babylonsister

(170,962 posts)
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 05:00 PM Oct 2012

"Anybody who thinks those states are in the bag is half in the bag themselves."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/23/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html

October 23, 2012

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Anybody who thinks those states are in the bag is half in the bag themselves."

-- Obama adviser David Axelrod, quoted by Greg Sargent, about Mitt Romney locking up North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida.


He also noted, "We have added millions to TV spending in each of these states. We are doubling down."
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"Anybody who thinks those states are in the bag is half in the bag themselves." (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2012 OP
thank you! barbtries Oct 2012 #1
Paul Begala claimed the Obama Campaign is Giving up on North Carolina TroyD Oct 2012 #3
Paul Begala michello Oct 2012 #4
Wonder what he was Thinking, In the Cha Oct 2012 #8
Even if,it,was true whymwouldmyou announce it? still_one Oct 2012 #16
Why did he say it? TroyD Oct 2012 #15
It's definitely going blue DemKittyNC Oct 2012 #2
Welcome here and lovemydog Oct 2012 #6
Thank you! DemKittyNC Oct 2012 #9
2008 Strategy sheshe2 Oct 2012 #5
who is saying that Virginia is "in the bag" for either campaign? Virginia and Colorado are the only Texas Lawyer Oct 2012 #7
Amen!!!! Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #10
You should be ashamed of yourself Amphigouri Oct 2012 #18
Getting aggressive is the best medicine ffr Oct 2012 #11
A lot can happen in two weeks Coyotl Oct 2012 #12
Even AZ will be ours? LisaL Oct 2012 #13
Polling in AZ is very inaccurate because people with phones get polled. Coyotl Oct 2012 #17
So from there abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #14

barbtries

(28,702 posts)
1. thank you!
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 05:22 PM
Oct 2012

someone else posted here that the obama campaign had given up on NC and couldn't believe it. so glad to see how wrong they were! this state CAN go blue. if we GOTV it will.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
3. Paul Begala claimed the Obama Campaign is Giving up on North Carolina
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 05:28 PM
Oct 2012

But I posted last night that Jim Messina disagreed with him.

Perhaps it's a head fake or perhaps it really still is in play.

We have no way of knowing until the votes come in.

sheshe2

(83,334 posts)
5. 2008 Strategy
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 05:33 PM
Oct 2012

The Obama Team have it covered in 2012. Just like in 2008! They had feet on the ground and were covering all the bases. It was a ground game and they were good at it. Even when my friends were freaking out and saying but but but "they will steal the election". I knew in my heart that it wasn't going to happen.
We can't back off for a moment....but we can move FORWARD!

Texas Lawyer

(350 posts)
7. who is saying that Virginia is "in the bag" for either campaign? Virginia and Colorado are the only
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 06:04 PM
Oct 2012

two true "toss up" states so I don't see how either party could claim they are "in the bag."

Barring any unforeseeable shift (which you cannot bar with two weeks to go), there are only 5 states where the outcome is challenging to predict: Virginia, Colorado, New Hampshire, Iowa, and Florida. Two of these are essentially tied (Virginia, Colorado), we're a bit ahead in two (New Hampshire, Iowa), and the Robme/Lyin' is a bit ahead in one (Florida), but -- unless there is a dramatic last minute shift (possible) or election theft (also possible), we'd win even if we lost all of these 5 close state races.

Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Nevada, and North Carolina are sometimes included within the "toss up" maps, but the leader in these states currently has a better than 2-1 chance at winning (and that's good news in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Nevada, but not so good in North Carolina).

 

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)
10. Amen!!!!
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 06:48 PM
Oct 2012

No one can think that a single state is "in the bag" for the President or that he is now unstoppable.

Remember that the forces of evil that are opposing the President have very deep pockets, they have the advantage of racism, stupidity, in-breeding, hatred, intolerance, ignorance, hateful preachers, etc.

They can absolutely win this thing and we will have the first non-Christian President in the nation's history. Robme will be inaugurated wearing his magic underwear, doing his secret handshakes, offering his secret name, his tokens and praying to Elohim near the planet Kolob.

Amphigouri

(38 posts)
18. You should be ashamed of yourself
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:48 PM
Oct 2012

I hope you count yourself as intolerant, ignorant and hateful. Your anti-Mormon diatribe isn't welcome on these boards. Your level of intolerance belongs in the bigoted right-wing boards available elsewhere.

ffr

(22,645 posts)
11. Getting aggressive is the best medicine
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:04 PM
Oct 2012

The more congress members Obama's team can get on his side the better the chances are we can save this country.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
17. Polling in AZ is very inaccurate because people with phones get polled.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:34 PM
Oct 2012

And the people w/o phones are not Romney's friends.

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)
14. So from there
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:16 PM
Oct 2012

We go after TX, WV and then TN and SD.

Turn the whole damn map blue. And then break the blue party into two wings . . . the centrist wing and the progressive wing.

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