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Tampa_Dave
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Thanks, Jason.
By the way, I was hoping you’d disagree with my theory that the storm will greatly aid the Obama campaign. Rats!
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By the way, I was hoping you’d disagree with my theory that the storm will greatly aid the Obama campaign. Rats!
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markomalley
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Anybody remember this quote:
*The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.
*In light of Hurricane Sally (as Lindsay Lohan calls it), does this count as yet another campaign promise broken?
*The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.
*In light of Hurricane Sally (as Lindsay Lohan calls it), does this count as yet another campaign promise broken?
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Tampa_Dave
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Obama will blame the GOP Congress for violation of his promises and Hurricane Sandy.Anybody remember this quote:
The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.
In light of Hurricane Sally (as Lindsay Lohan calls it), does this count as yet another campaign promise broken?
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markomalley
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From the Wall Street Journal
resident Barack Obama signaled if he wins a second term he would appoint a Secretary of Business to oversee newly-consolidated government agencies, including the Small Business Administration, and predicted “a war” will break out within the Republican Party after the Nov. 6 election.
“We should have one Secretary of Business, instead of nine different departments that are dealing with things like giving loans to SBA or helping companies with exports,” Mr. Obama said in an interview that aired Monday on MSNBC. “There should be a one-stop shop.”
So I guess he wants to control the other 5/6 of the economy that he doesn’t control right now.
Fascist.
resident Barack Obama signaled if he wins a second term he would appoint a Secretary of Business to oversee newly-consolidated government agencies, including the Small Business Administration, and predicted “a war” will break out within the Republican Party after the Nov. 6 election.“We should have one Secretary of Business, instead of nine different departments that are dealing with things like giving loans to SBA or helping companies with exports,” Mr. Obama said in an interview that aired Monday on MSNBC. “There should be a one-stop shop.”
So I guess he wants to control the other 5/6 of the economy that he doesn’t control right now.
Fascist.
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Jeanne_S
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This is my biggest fear,that he will somehow manage to cheat his way to another term.Especially if it is close,makes it that much easier. In fact,I have been thinking we are purposely being told it is a dead heat(when it may very well not be) in order to achieveNobody on this board could accuse me of being a liberal (if they do, I have NOT done my job in the past 4 years)
If the election is ANYWHERE close, Obama will win. He’s already lawyered up to ensure this.
As the frenzied race for the White House comes down to the wire, tens of thousands of partisan lawyers are mobilizing under the radar in battleground states, all steeling for one terrifying scenario: a recount that could decide the presidency.
Their objective is to head off a repeat of the Gore-Bush fiasco 12 years ago in which Al Gore won the popular vote and George W. Bush captured the Electoral College and ultimately the presidency.
“They are all bracing for Florida in 2000 – everyone wants to be in position so as not to be disadvantaged by a court decision in a tie,” says Steve Schmidt, who ran John McCain’s 2008 campaign. "This [is] a preventive strategy. They are largely in search of problems that don’t yet exist. It’s like the Cold War and nuclear capability. You want to have
what the other guy has. "
And that adds up to [a] lot. At least 5,000 lawyers in Florida alone have volunteered to serve as poll watchers for the Obama campaign “voter protection” program on Election Day – and that’s just the Democrats.
Between voter fraud (just a tiny little bit that has been documented here), intimidation (again, just a little bit that has been documented here) and litigation, I can imagine that he will weasel himself back in.
Remember the thread here a few days ago about a Republican-leaning outfit committing voter registration fraud in Florida? The leftists and the conservatives were out-doing themselves trying to condemn it. However, in the case of Democrat voter fraud? The conservatives condemn and (most of) the leftists say “it’s no big thing.”
Leftists are the ones who believe the ends justify the means (if the ends are leftist ends).
(Oh, and, Rich…I am not including you in that criticism…)
So, yeah, unless it is a complete electoral blowout, I think Obama will do a second term. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but I am a big believer in “hope for the best, prepare for the worst.”
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_Abyssinia
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Predicted a war will break out with republicans? What a president! Ronald Reagon worked with Tip O’Neil; Bill Clinton worked with Newt Gingrich. Obama has shown he is unable to work with republicans. With the economic woes that face the US this is not the time for pettiness and inability to work with the opposition. Romney has a track record of being able to work with democrats as governorFrom the Wall Street Journal
“We should have one Secretary of Business, instead of nine different departments that are dealing with things like giving loans to SBA or helping companies with exports,” Mr. Obama said in an interview that aired Monday on MSNBC. “There should be a one-stop shop.”
So I guess he wants to control the other 5/6 of the economy that he doesn’t control right now.
Fascist.
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He_Man
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Observer only posts about three times a year. I wouldn’t wait for a response if I were you, until at least the mide-term elections, which ironically, he also knows the outcome to.
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He_Man
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Nah, I don’t see it. This isn’t Katrina like damage-levels, and I don’t see a response either way changing a lot of minds this late in the game. A poor response isn’t scandalous, and a great response isn’t overly heroic.
If Benghazi has yet to register with people, this storm isn’t going to.
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He_Man
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The out of touch intelligencia in these areas will have to wait two days before they can vote in favor of gay-marriage, in-state tuition for illegals, and four more years of fail. Poor folks. My tears are flowing like Hurricane Sandy’s rain down the windshields of their Hummers and Escalades.
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He_Man
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It fiigures, Al Gore would blame global warming for his loss. The man is shameless.
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Hurricane Sandy: 5 political questions
From his perspective it seems Sandy’s impact will affect Romney and Obama
From his perspective it seems Sandy’s impact will affect Romney and Obama
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Tampa_Dave
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I’m hopeful, but still not convinced Obama will lose his re-election bid. And you’re already shifting gears to the Senate races? Wow, your confidence is pretty high given the perceived closeness of the presidential race. I wish I could be so sure!If it holds, it looks to be over
Now lets pray for the Senate
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Cider
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All I have to say is I feel so much better since I bored on Saturday. I’ve done what I can and now it’s just the waiting game.
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Tampa_Dave
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Election 2012: Ohio President
Ohio: Romney 50%, Obama 48%
Monday, October 29, 2012
The race for Ohio’s Electoral College votes remains very close, but now Mitt Romney now has a two-point advantage. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters shows Romney with 50% support to President Obama’s 48%. One percent (1%) likes some other candidate, while another one percent (1%) remains undecided.
Ohio remains a Toss-Up in the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections. Based on the current projections, Romney would have to win Wisconsin if he loses Ohio in order to move into the White House. The candidates have been locked in a very tight battle in Ohio since August. A week ago, Romney and Obama were tied in the Buckeye State with 48% support each. This is the first time Romney has taken even a modest lead in the race.
Nearly one-in-three Ohio voters (32%) have already cast their ballots. Obama leads 62% to 36% among these voters. Romney has a large lead among those who still plan to vote. The question of who wins Ohio may come down to whether enough Romney voters get to the polls on Election Day to overcome the president’s lead among early voters. Scott Rasmussen has noted that “Wisconsin May Be The New Ohio.”To win the election, Romney will have to win at least one of these two battleground states.
Among all Ohio voters, Romney now has a 12-point lead over the president in voter trust – 53% to 41% - when it comes to the economy. Last week, he had just a seven-point advantage among voters in the state when they were asked which candidate they trusted more to deal with the economy. Romney’s also trusted more by eight points in the areas of job creation and energy policy but leads Obama by just two when it comes to housing issues. National security has been an area where the president has typically had an advantage over Romney this year. But, the Republican challenger now has a 52% to 42% advantage on the issue.
The survey of 750 Likely Voters in Ohio was conducted on October 28, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence … Obama carried Ohio by a 51% to 47% margin in 2008, but just 46% of the state’s voters now approve of the job he is doing. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove. This includes Strong Approval from 29% and Strong Disapproval from 44%, giving the president a slightly worse job approval rating in Ohio than he earns nationally. Forty-seven percent (47%) have a favorable opinion of the president and 52% have an unfavorable view. Those figures include 32% with a Very Favorable opinion and 42% who have a Very Unfavorable view of him. Romney is viewed favorably by 53% and unfavorably by 45%, including 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of the former Massachusetts governor and 32% with a Very Unfavorable one. Romney leads by 14 points among male voters in Ohio but trails by eight among female voters. Voters not affiliated with either of the major parties prefer the president 50% to 46%. Fifteen percent (15%) of all voters in the state now rate the U.S. economy as good or excellent, while 49% view it as poor. But 41% consider their own finances good or excellent, compared to 17% who regard their finances as poor.
rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ohio/election_2012_ohio_president
Ohio: Romney 50%, Obama 48%
Monday, October 29, 2012
The race for Ohio’s Electoral College votes remains very close, but now Mitt Romney now has a two-point advantage. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters shows Romney with 50% support to President Obama’s 48%. One percent (1%) likes some other candidate, while another one percent (1%) remains undecided.
Ohio remains a Toss-Up in the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections. Based on the current projections, Romney would have to win Wisconsin if he loses Ohio in order to move into the White House. The candidates have been locked in a very tight battle in Ohio since August. A week ago, Romney and Obama were tied in the Buckeye State with 48% support each. This is the first time Romney has taken even a modest lead in the race.
Nearly one-in-three Ohio voters (32%) have already cast their ballots. Obama leads 62% to 36% among these voters. Romney has a large lead among those who still plan to vote. The question of who wins Ohio may come down to whether enough Romney voters get to the polls on Election Day to overcome the president’s lead among early voters. Scott Rasmussen has noted that “Wisconsin May Be The New Ohio.”To win the election, Romney will have to win at least one of these two battleground states.
Among all Ohio voters, Romney now has a 12-point lead over the president in voter trust – 53% to 41% - when it comes to the economy. Last week, he had just a seven-point advantage among voters in the state when they were asked which candidate they trusted more to deal with the economy. Romney’s also trusted more by eight points in the areas of job creation and energy policy but leads Obama by just two when it comes to housing issues. National security has been an area where the president has typically had an advantage over Romney this year. But, the Republican challenger now has a 52% to 42% advantage on the issue.
The survey of 750 Likely Voters in Ohio was conducted on October 28, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence … Obama carried Ohio by a 51% to 47% margin in 2008, but just 46% of the state’s voters now approve of the job he is doing. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove. This includes Strong Approval from 29% and Strong Disapproval from 44%, giving the president a slightly worse job approval rating in Ohio than he earns nationally. Forty-seven percent (47%) have a favorable opinion of the president and 52% have an unfavorable view. Those figures include 32% with a Very Favorable opinion and 42% who have a Very Unfavorable view of him. Romney is viewed favorably by 53% and unfavorably by 45%, including 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of the former Massachusetts governor and 32% with a Very Unfavorable one. Romney leads by 14 points among male voters in Ohio but trails by eight among female voters. Voters not affiliated with either of the major parties prefer the president 50% to 46%. Fifteen percent (15%) of all voters in the state now rate the U.S. economy as good or excellent, while 49% view it as poor. But 41% consider their own finances good or excellent, compared to 17% who regard their finances as poor.
rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ohio/election_2012_ohio_president
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Joe_5859
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If it holds, it looks to be over
Now lets pray for the Senate
Hopefully we all have been and will continue praying for all the elections taking place on the federal, state, and local levels.I’m hopeful, but still not convinced Obama will lose his re-election bid. And you’re already shifting gears to the Senate races? Wow, your confidence is pretty high given the perceived closeness of the presidential race. I wish I could be so sure!
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Tampa_Dave
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Nearly one-in-three Ohio voters (32%) have already cast their ballots. Obama leads 62% to 36% among these voters. Romney has a large lead among those who still plan to vote. The question of who wins Ohio may come down to whether enough Romney voters get to the polls on Election Day to overcome the president’s lead among early voters. Scott Rasmussen has noted that “Wisconsin May Be The New Ohio.”To win the election, Romney will have to win at least one of these two battleground states.
(1) With Obama holding a nearly 2-1 favorable early vote margin with 32% of all Ohio votes cast, I remain skeptical as to whether Mitt Romney can overcome such a deficit.
(2) Ohio is still a toss-up, according to Rasmussen. Worse, I am doubtful Romney can clinch Wisconsin given its political history.
(3) Hurricane Sandy may very well interrupt Romney’s momentum heading into the final week before Election Day.
Summary: I see the glass half-empty for my candidate Mitt Romney. I would appreciate optimistic (name removed by moderator)ut from fellow Republicans and conservatives.
(1) With Obama holding a nearly 2-1 favorable early vote margin with 32% of all Ohio votes cast, I remain skeptical as to whether Mitt Romney can overcome such a deficit.
(2) Ohio is still a toss-up, according to Rasmussen. Worse, I am doubtful Romney can clinch Wisconsin given its political history.
(3) Hurricane Sandy may very well interrupt Romney’s momentum heading into the final week before Election Day.
Summary: I see the glass half-empty for my candidate Mitt Romney. I would appreciate optimistic (name removed by moderator)ut from fellow Republicans and conservatives.
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