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whttevrr

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11. NC and VA are not a stretch...
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:10 PM
Nov 2012

They are close and the GOTV is strong with this one.

Florida could definitely go blue. People are really upset about Republicans trying to suppress voting.

There will be a backlash to the Republican Malfeasance.

Obama 347 Romney 191 [View all] whttevrr Nov 2012 OP
me too, FL, VA, NC, NH, IA, CO and of course OH! flamingdem Nov 2012 #1
Minimally? MadBadger Nov 2012 #2
AZ could flip.. whttevrr Nov 2012 #3
No chance in all three MadBadger Nov 2012 #5
That's what they said in 2008. See Arizona & understand the coming Obama Landslide johnlucas Nov 2012 #16
Sounds like you're a peddler of bullshit MadBadger Nov 2012 #17
I love this! Who ever heard of North Carolina going Blue until it did? johnlucas Nov 2012 #24
McCain had a .4 lead in the polls going into NC in 08 MadBadger Nov 2012 #28
But how did a state like NC that hadn't gone Blue since 1976 suddenly go Blue in 2008? johnlucas Nov 2012 #32
Ha ... agreed! tweeternik Nov 2012 #25
Wildly optimistic... brooklynite Nov 2012 #4
VA is not a stretch. DCBob Nov 2012 #6
Didn't say it was...I said getting all three... brooklynite Nov 2012 #10
NC and VA are not a stretch... whttevrr Nov 2012 #11
Where did this come from? I like the sound of that... freshwest Nov 2012 #7
You know where... johnlucas Nov 2012 #18
ELECTION SPOILER: Obama wins in a LANDSLIDE freshwest Nov 2012 #29
Thank you freshwest. johnlucas Nov 2012 #33
Your map does have a nice pattern to it world wide wally Nov 2012 #8
Source? intheflow Nov 2012 #9
This what I think will happen. whttevrr Nov 2012 #15
This is what I think will happen, too. Check the John Lucas thread above... freshwest Nov 2012 #31
I like--no--I LOVE your map! mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #12
I try to be optimistic IrishSean723 Nov 2012 #13
I could see Obama at 303 or 332 but this seems like a stretch especially in NC craigmatic Nov 2012 #14
This would be GREAT Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #19
Thats exactly what i have. nt lordcommander Nov 2012 #20
I think the one state that might flip is Indiana meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #21
Never polled because of what kind of laws? Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #23
Rachel had it on her show the other night meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #27
Now that is interesting. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #34
If you do find it, would you mind coming back and letting us know? meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #37
Nada. I scrolled through several pages of Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #39
Thanks for looking meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #40
I found it! meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #42
Thank you! Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #43
I agree with all but NC. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #22
Check out the effort barbtries has put in. whttevrr Nov 2012 #26
Holy Mother of God. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #30
Then that means all the polls are wrong which means we cannot use any of them. Like Ohio, etc. Logical Nov 2012 #36
If you really think we will win NC then you must think all the polls are wrong. Including..... Logical Nov 2012 #35
VEEEEEERY joejoejoe Nov 2012 #38
That's virtually the 2008 map BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #41
I don't think you understand how betrayed many Republicans feel. whttevrr Nov 2012 #44
I didn't know there were very many moderates left in the Republican Party BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #45
Would love to see O411 / R127 whttevrr Nov 2012 #46
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #47
D'oh! So close... whttevrr Nov 2012 #48
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