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2016 Postmortem

jenmito

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31. The difference, though, is THIS time, Romney will have the same or more money than Obama to

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 01:46 PM

May 2012

spend on ads. Obama greatly out-raised McCain so he couldn't answer any attack ads. With Citizens United now, Romney can and will have RW billionaires to give him unlimited funds.

The GOOD thing is people already know Obama, and he, unlike Romney, has many small donors.

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Obama 2012 running ahead of Obama 2008 National/Ohio/Virginia/Florida [View all] grantcart May 2012 OP

That can't be ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #1

well grantcart May 2012 #3

Good news. Skinner May 2012 #2

Ohio was the nail in McCain's coffin in 2008. JoePhilly May 2012 #4

Yes, and Brit Hume breaking the news to Karl Rove on Faux News rocktivity May 2012 #7

HAHAHA .. I tried to find it too!!!! JoePhilly May 2012 #9

I remember that so well... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #26

We actually broke out in a chant Proud Public Servant May 2012 #29

For me it was when they called PA early. Dawgs May 2012 #8

True ... I grew up in PA, so I was betting that PA would go for Obama. JoePhilly May 2012 #10

the narrative on MSNBC was that the winner had to go through PA oldhippydude May 2012 #15

You went to bed EARLY?!?!?? Inuca May 2012 #11

Hahah ... when Ohio went, CA was already in the bag, and Rove had just solied himself. JoePhilly May 2012 #34

Yes, yes, I know Inuca May 2012 #36

As a native son of Ohio I was happy about that but as a resident of Va.--THAT was the nail underpants May 2012 #22

On election night yes. Before that, Sarah Palin. yellowcanine May 2012 #28

Was Hilary still competing hard in the '08 primaries hedda_foil May 2012 #5

Hillary was still competing hard in early May '08, but it was already over. rocktivity May 2012 #13

Regardless, the grain of salt here Cosmocat May 2012 #30

Looking back in retrospect having one strong opponent davidpdx May 2012 #37

oh, yeah Cosmocat May 2012 #38

I don't think so, the Democrats were unified in 2008. joshcryer May 2012 #35

CUE THE VONAGE THEME! rocktivity May 2012 #6

Actually, what I want is the HOUSE Inuca May 2012 #12

Just goes to show you rocktivity May 2012 #14

thats only going to happen oldhippydude May 2012 #16

Good point :-) n/t Inuca May 2012 #17

This is a huge shocker. Jamaal510 May 2012 #18

Exactly Obamacare May 2012 #19

McCain was consistently within the MOE up until October... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #27

Obama is 7 points ahead of Romney in Virginia in poll released today Tx4obama May 2012 #20

Like those numbers! FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #21

Yeah but it is still a bit early to be jumping for joy /nt jimlup May 2012 #23

or weeping alligator tears. grantcart May 2012 #24

Indeed! jimlup May 2012 #33

Woo hoo! SunSeeker May 2012 #25

The difference, though, is THIS time, Romney will have the same or more money than Obama to jenmito May 2012 #31

6 months left Can I Come Home May 2012 #32