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Amateur hour on a grand scale. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #1
Dean Chambers may get a job for the 2016 nominee. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #2
classic "Bullshit bubble" KurtNYC Nov 2012 #3
Exactly. nt BainsBane Nov 2012 #18
Especially the POTUS (EOM) warpigs Nov 2012 #58
I don't understand how they didn't see this coming. 2008 wasn't a fluke it was a landslide and we craigmatic Nov 2012 #4
Worse, they failed Polling 101. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #9
so this Newhouse guy was basically lying to Romney about the numbers? Whisp Nov 2012 #47
What a pity LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #5
Further proof that the guy was unfit PsychProfessor Nov 2012 #6
Well said, PP. surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #50
That describes every single religious fundamentalist. Quantess Nov 2012 #68
My wife said the same thing when I told her about this underpants Nov 2012 #53
They really had no concept that we wouldn't just hand them the keys Scootaloo Nov 2012 #7
+1 faithfulcitizen Nov 2012 #56
At least the neighbors around Ryan's home in Janesville should be happy he lost. LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #8
A Legitimate Campaign Pollster Would Have Made The Most Small c Conservative Assumptions DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #10
Seriously, professional pollsters were shocked that bloggers geek tragedy Nov 2012 #12
This Would Have Been The First Election In Modern History Where Public Polling DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #15
What's amazing is that they had ZERO empirical support for this. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #25
All Real Clear Politics Did Is Accumulate Polls And Average Them DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #30
It's dumbfounding. This isn't some esoteric thing--it's basic math. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #31
Instead Of Operating On The 99.95% Probability That The Polls In Toto Were Right DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #34
They were like the rest of the dumbfucks on Fox who treat Rasmussen as gospel. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #35
Racism is all the empirical support you need. Maximumnegro Nov 2012 #32
White Men Can't Count. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #36
but but, were Romney's polls the only ones that were cooked? Whisp Nov 2012 #49
No, that was pundits who don't like math. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #52
I have my answer now. Avalux Nov 2012 #11
If the article truly reflects their thinking Grateful for Hope Nov 2012 #14
what if... Whisp Nov 2012 #51
Could be. Grateful for Hope Nov 2012 #64
Depends on how you define "GOP Leaders" Doctor_J Nov 2012 #17
Rove Avalux Nov 2012 #23
Which is why Romney believed his own propaganda BainsBane Nov 2012 #20
They were..... LynneSin Nov 2012 #24
"And broken are their delusions of grandeur" Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #13
Ya'll Harry_Scrote Nov 2012 #16
Bingo!! They thought it would be enough, and tho they won't say it publicly... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #42
always love a good blindsight southmost Nov 2012 #19
"We make our own reality" Beowulf Nov 2012 #21
THEY BASED THEIR ENTIRE RACE ON THE NATIONWIDE POPULARITY POLLS LynneSin Nov 2012 #22
They based their entire race on race. Maximumnegro Nov 2012 #33
It was all there on the 538 blog high density Nov 2012 #26
But, that is some form of evil magic, math and science you know Coyotl Nov 2012 #29
Idiots. rivegauche Nov 2012 #27
this is how its been sicne 2001 Firebirds01 Nov 2012 #28
What a bunch of morans wrath of medusa Nov 2012 #37
Its really not that hard to see why they thought this Thrill Nov 2012 #38
The point is that you're not supposed to take a subjective belief and base your model geek tragedy Nov 2012 #39
It's called delusion. budkin Nov 2012 #40
Not to mention the massive Dem voter suppression that he was assured would help him... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #41
Well, boo hoo for them and courseofhistory Nov 2012 #43
Republicans "believe" a lot of things but don't know much. Gargoyle22 Nov 2012 #44
Even their presidential campaigns are inside the bubble now. That party is doomed. Azathoth Nov 2012 #45
I thought all their poll bluster was pure PR to create a fake image of inevitability & momentum. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #46
but he got a big bonus grantcart Nov 2012 #48
Counting the same voter twice Awsi Dooger Nov 2012 #54
One can't cherry pick data points from polls geek tragedy Nov 2012 #55
This says it all about how out of touch they were with their anti-abortion garbage and just courseofhistory Nov 2012 #57
Believing their own BS...hook, line, and sinker. nt Cognitive_Resonance Nov 2012 #59
I have been saying it... but it is now official Republicans ARE NOT a reality based party JCMach1 Nov 2012 #60
How could someone that clueless think he could be president of the USA? redwitch Nov 2012 #61
"It was like a sucker punch." Hercule_Poirot Nov 2012 #62
Amazing ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #63
This article should be called, "Romney's incompetency cost him the election." UCmeNdc Nov 2012 #65
This is what happens when you deny science...math...fact. SURPRISE!!!! mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #66
Stephen Colbert is right Corgigal Nov 2012 #67
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