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joshcryer

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52. Obama has been playing ads here about mail in ballots.
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:32 PM
Oct 2012

I think the teabaggers have seen those ads and just decided to apply. It's the most painless way to vote ever.

Rachel Maddow said the other night there's a lot of voter registration shenanigans going on there catbyte Oct 2012 #1
There shouldn't be any - except for maybe Sproul's work. Panasonic Oct 2012 #5
Who cares. That's why it's a firewall. Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #2
OH+NV+WI is the firewall. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #4
Romney is sweating plenty Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #9
Those aren't "locks" woolldog Oct 2012 #21
Yeah it is. Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #24
Take nothing for granted. woolldog Oct 2012 #30
Not worried at all. Panasonic Oct 2012 #3
Maybe they will. But this shows that the Republicans are outperforming geek tragedy Oct 2012 #6
Outperforming by only 2 points Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #7
But they were 7 points better than the Republicans in 2008. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #10
7 points is outperforming, 2 points is not Hutzpa Oct 2012 #14
Exactly. OFA outperformed the Republicans in 2008. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #19
McCain had no ground game and no money in 2008 (by this point anyway) CreekDog Oct 2012 #18
Well, it's a battle. Panasonic Oct 2012 #8
Tho you're given to these dire posts... How do you KNOW that the (R)s are voting Romney? progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #11
This isn't dire, but registered Republicans are going to vote for Romney. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #12
My husband and I are registered independent but usually vote dem meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #13
Keep us updated. nt Hutzpa Oct 2012 #17
Latinos Latinos Latinos... That's our CO firewall... smorkingapple Oct 2012 #15
The author is correct in his concerns kansasobama Oct 2012 #16
The reason that Colorado voted for Dem senators and governor is because the repubs were meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #20
My mom felt like Colorado was a lost cause, after she canvassed there for almost 2 weeks. JRLeft Oct 2012 #22
I looked at an election/vote map after the election in 2008 meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #25
No way. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #35
Here is an article about the 2008 election in Colo and it does say without Denver and Boulder county meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #39
Don't forget that McCain wanted to share Colorado's water and the Pinon Canyon... joshcryer Oct 2012 #51
This is a bogus concern ProSense Oct 2012 #23
I can guarantee you he won't repeat those numbers in 2012. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #26
No you can't. ProSense Oct 2012 #29
Well, the supposedly hidden Latino vote isn't showing up in early voting either. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #32
You're still talking turnout numbers and not support. ProSense Oct 2012 #33
This is a discussion about turnout/GOTV/ground game. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #34
Given Obama's margins in 2008 Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #27
Possibly, let's see what happens when you have a weekend added to the figures. grantcart Oct 2012 #28
It's winnable for sure, but for whatever reason we don't have a GOTV edge. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #31
Right now in CO there are more registered Repubs then Dems. Jennicut Oct 2012 #36
you beat me to saying this; CO is one of 2 swings where this is the case. amborin Oct 2012 #37
NH is the other one but independents outnumber both Dems and Repubs there. Jennicut Oct 2012 #38
this proves it all hinges on GOTV amborin Oct 2012 #42
Not sure, I will track the numbers down. Jennicut Oct 2012 #43
ps amborin Oct 2012 #45
OMG. Jennicut Oct 2012 #48
more here: basically, contraception is bad; LOL amborin Oct 2012 #50
Not good news. wildeyed Oct 2012 #40
325,000 voters, compared to about 85,000 at this date in 2008. geek tragedy Oct 2012 #41
Hey. It's not republicans that are a train wreck in OH. It's democrats that are showing up LisaL Oct 2012 #44
The 40 percent was of 85,000? ProSense Oct 2012 #46
That is a huge increase wildeyed Oct 2012 #47
Unlike NC, and Fl, we don't have a registration advantage in Co. LisaL Oct 2012 #49
Obama has been playing ads here about mail in ballots. joshcryer Oct 2012 #52
I'm still not seeing many Romney ads here meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #53
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