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Because he lived in a virtual reality world Speck Tater Nov 2012 #1
Sunday was his "holy day" Kolesar Nov 2012 #2
Well, to be fair, he also thinks tax cuts to billionaires create 12,000,000 jobs SoonerPride Nov 2012 #3
No, that's one he was going to make good on with 10 million job terminations, replaced with patrice Nov 2012 #10
Lol! nt Obamamama44 Nov 2012 #11
He had only prepared a victory speech ann--- Nov 2012 #4
A victory Fireworks display was setup HipChick Nov 2012 #6
OMG! For real? ann--- Nov 2012 #55
He had his transition website ready to go too LynneSin Nov 2012 #7
My personal conspiracy theory is that we just did some financial house-cleaning for them .... patrice Nov 2012 #5
Or GOP actually thought they were going to win Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #8
I think he believed it because he believed he was destined to be President cali Nov 2012 #9
"White Horse" prophecy Pab Sungenis Nov 2012 #21
A life prize... shrdlu Nov 2012 #12
His grandiose sense of entitlement bit him squarely on the butt nt Happyhippychick Nov 2012 #13
I hope he is off licking his wounds somewhere, with no plans to step onto the SammyWinstonJack Nov 2012 #16
Me too! And I hope he takes his plastic wife with him! Happyhippychick Nov 2012 #20
LOL CatWoman Nov 2012 #35
+ tax Faux pas Nov 2012 #31
Every candidate believes they are going to win nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #14
yeah CatWoman Nov 2012 #15
Usually as votes come in nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #23
Steve Schmidt said they knew three weeks before the election, that McCain would lose... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #28
And he also mentioned nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #46
Did Mondale on Election Eve 1984? Ter Nov 2012 #42
I will put it to you this way nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #45
He wasn't "set up": he BELIEVED the PROPHECY. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #17
I wonder if he kept the receipt StarryNite Nov 2012 #18
I think they figured that $ = votes socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #19
We are forgetting that he was raised by his family to believe that he was to be the great Mormon jwirr Nov 2012 #22
I'm so glad that you made an OP about this... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #24
wonderful post, CC CatWoman Nov 2012 #25
"If you're so smart, you'd be rich!" RevStPatrick Nov 2012 #26
I think Palin is dumber lutefisk Nov 2012 #37
Blame it on the Rove. Atman Nov 2012 #27
LOL!! CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #29
Yep - you got it. But Rove is a narcissist who thinks he has a "golden touch" and believed it too. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #44
He rented Fireworks for Boston harbor Taverner Nov 2012 #30
and we the taxpayer would have footed the bill CatWoman Nov 2012 #36
No surprise boxman Nov 2012 #32
They didn't string him along-- they all believed it. Marr Nov 2012 #33
This is a very Republican flaw spinbaby Nov 2012 #34
White Horse Propehcy and thought OH and FL would be stolen obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #38
Actually, I picked up on this to very quickly, cecilfirefox Nov 2012 #39
They believed it too, I'm sure. They prob. only listen to Faux News and had some effed up pollsters. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #40
All my RW co workers thought so too. Too B Calm Nov 2012 #41
My friend, also. I should've told her to relax and await the Obama blow-out. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #47
I bet they were listening to "Boss Rove" who was either in la-la land or thought they stole it. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #43
Don't forget the fireworks - Romney had them planned too! LynneSin Nov 2012 #48
They all believed they were going to win. kentuck Nov 2012 #49
I'm really not that sure about this "belief". NBC was reporting that Mitt's own exit polls were... adirondacker Nov 2012 #50
I don't understand why anyone thought he would win. Solly Mack Nov 2012 #51
It used to be that candidates were not told their numbers if they were applegrove Nov 2012 #52
Locally it is still true nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #53
He got out foxed by Fox!!!!! Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #54
It's the "Bubble" factor graywarrior Nov 2012 #56
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