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In reply to the discussion: Obama, Romney in virtual tie in polls; numbers static since April [View all]Shadowflash
(1,536 posts)5. I don't believe it.
the national media have a vested interest in keeping this contest a horse race and that's exactly what they are doing.
I'm not buying this for a second.
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A lot of the problem is Democrats do not fight back. The republicans have said social
still_one
Jun 2012
#1
Then you haven't been LISTENING. Obama and Dems have defended Medicare and SS over and over again.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#12
Ron Barber just won in AZ largely due to fighting for SS and Medicare and making those the issue.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#14
BS ! Those weren't the only reasons at all. If the Dem didn't campaign right he would have LOST.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#53
To assume Barber's campaign work was meaningless and to attribute the win just to a sympathy vote
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#57
All the media has to do is keep hammering away, creating plausible denyablity.
scubadude
Jun 2012
#6
First, we don't need paranoia. Next, polls now don't mean much. Finally, Obama most likely wins.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#13
They're just trying to get it close to five a Repub a chance to steal the
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2012
#35
The President needs to talk directly to lower economic class Whites. The racism we are seeing
patrice
Jun 2012
#28
Agreed. It is summer and lots of people won't pay close attention until September
emulatorloo
Jun 2012
#39
Well, even though there were enough election anomalies-little boots made it to president twice
newspeak
Jun 2012
#60
Regardless of party, anyone presiding over this lousy economy would have problems
Beacool
Jun 2012
#47
Is this the beginning of propaganda so we buy it when they steal another election????
judesedit
Jun 2012
#48