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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is this election really going to be close in November? [View all]Ira
(51 posts)43. The way the GOP convention is going,
I doubt Romney will get a bounce in the polls. And if the recent CNN poll showing seniors are starting to lean Obama in Florida has legs due to the fear generated by Medicare vouchers, then Romney loses Florida and goes down in flames in the electoral college.
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I can only offer my gut feeling to your question...Obama wins in a landslide...n/t
monmouth
Aug 2012
#1
Yes. I believe the President will pull it off, but I don't expect to know on election night.
onehandle
Aug 2012
#2
That's my view as well ... can't see how Romney wins enough of the battlegrounds states.
JoePhilly
Aug 2012
#53
Gut feeling is Obama takes Electoral College easily. MSM cries buckets.
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2012
#10
Won't be close at all. Romney is currently behind in every state (WI, MI, OH, FL, VA, CO) he needs.
Dawgs
Aug 2012
#11
On #2 down ticket races would be hurt if D people thought the presidential race was a landside
davidpdx
Aug 2012
#67
It will be close, only because of the wholesale election frauds the Republicans have put and are
RC
Aug 2012
#13
The economy *would* be better enough if the tealibans wouldn't have blocked everything Obama
Amonester
Aug 2012
#57
I'm confident the President will be re-elected. It's the House and Senate I'm less sure of. n/t
gkhouston
Aug 2012
#19
Well, put it this way, did you think people were stupid enough to RE-elect George W. Bush?
Lex
Aug 2012
#20
I don't think so. I hope not, but I was watching C-Span and Romney's campaign...
Poll_Blind
Aug 2012
#30
I heard one guy (maybe the same?) who worked w/Bush, too. He was pretty sane and
gateley
Aug 2012
#32
Rachel Maddow, Melissa Harris Perry and a host of other commentators, including Republican Mike
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2012
#38
If you look at the bagger landslide I think you chalk it up to low turnout midterms
Cary
Aug 2012
#44
this is what loses elections - voters stay at home, quit contributing, quit working
DrDan
Aug 2012
#51
I believe it will be close. The country has turned right for sometime now, even though the
still_one
Aug 2012
#52
It will have to tip. There's not as many partisans as you might think, they're the loudest now..
johnnyrocket
Aug 2012
#60
Too close. Think about our several hundred million against their 10's of billions. I think a billion
AlinPA
Aug 2012
#62
I do, too. But I'm very, very cautious because the repukes have a lot of money & power
ailsagirl
Aug 2012
#65
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. -- HL Mencken
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#66