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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Obama Victory Margin Grows [View all]
Obama Victory Margin Grows [View all] babylonsister Nov 2012 OP
I guess all those freeloading 47% voted for Romney instead of Obama. WI_DEM Nov 2012 #1
But....but....it was a SQUEAKER! And Obama wasn't gonna win the POPULAR vote....and, and... MADem Nov 2012 #2
Ditto! What passes for media, in this country, is just pathetic. They sit around and make up..... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #6
But they were brainwashing us too! Some of us were a little worried even though we had high hopes. RickFromMN Nov 2012 #10
They were so obviously in Mitt's camp, all of them! I hope no one will be fooled by them again as... freshwest Nov 2012 #11
And the FCC is poised xxqqqzme Nov 2012 #16
Yup. After Michael Powell and his 'The Free Market IS My GOD!' while we went to the FCC hearings, freshwest Nov 2012 #18
Votes are STILL being counted? Z_California Nov 2012 #3
Isn't it fucking ridiculous a month after davidpdx Dec 2012 #32
I heaven05 Nov 2012 #4
God how I LOVE that Willard got 47%. rivegauche Nov 2012 #5
So would I rivegauche pipewrench Nov 2012 #7
we have 200,000 provisional ballots in OH and 80% + will be D. Botany Nov 2012 #8
200k ballots? By the way, do you know if they ever started counting provisionals in Maricopa Cty, Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #12
That's right Ligyron Nov 2012 #15
I went to the AZ group and Kali let me know that Flake won, and I haven't got an answer about 'Joe.' freshwest Nov 2012 #20
Thanks for that Ligyron Dec 2012 #28
Oy! What about downticket races? 2ndAmForComputers Nov 2012 #21
How you vote at 24 is a good indicator of how you will at 54 ... SomeGuyInEagan Nov 2012 #9
Most of my family voted Republican until their thirties, then they started to gradually switch. TheBlackAdder Nov 2012 #14
Heh ... we owe your family as well. SomeGuyInEagan Nov 2012 #23
47% is a good number for Mitt. I was watching something the other night on CNN and this Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #13
Has anyone noticed that our FRiends keep alleging "voter fraud" every time the count goes up... brooklynite Nov 2012 #17
Please don't let it go down in the 46% range ... 47% is so ... aptly Mitt-prescient. libdem4life Nov 2012 #19
As long as it's more than 46.5% it's OK. We'll round it up. 2ndAmForComputers Nov 2012 #22
And remember how the Rs said Bush won "decisively" in 04 treestar Nov 2012 #24
Wow, and I was worried about Colorado ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #25
Romney's campaign actually thought they had Colorado locked up. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #26
It took a nice turn towards O at the end after some shaky weeks ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #27
think it should have been 25% romney and squeekers like bachman should have lost. Sunlei Dec 2012 #29
USA "is modern liberal democracy" shocker Satirist Dec 2012 #30
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Dec 2012 #31
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