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The Detroit News endorses Romney by calling him stupid
Don't assume that it was a no-brainer for a conservative newspaper to endorse a conservative presidential candidate. We recognize and are grateful for the extraordinary contribution President Obama made to Michigan in leading the rescue of General Motors and Chrysler…
We have said in past editorials that while Romney rightly advocated for structured bankruptcies in his infamous "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" New York Times op-ed, he was wrong in suggesting the automakers could have found operating capital in the private markets. In that article, Romney suggested government-backed loans to keep the companies afloat post bankruptcy. But what GM and Chrysler needed were bridge loans to get them through the process, and the private credit markets were unwilling to provide them...
Had Obama done as well with the rest of the economy, it would be hard to deny him a second term.
"If Obama had just put the entire country through a managed, government-backed bankruptcy we'd be endorsing him. Instead, we endorse the candidate who will try his best to bankrupt America and all of it's non-millionaire citizens."
Don't assume that it was a no-brainer for a conservative newspaper to endorse a conservative presidential candidate. We recognize and are grateful for the extraordinary contribution President Obama made to Michigan in leading the rescue of General Motors and Chrysler…
We have said in past editorials that while Romney rightly advocated for structured bankruptcies in his infamous "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" New York Times op-ed, he was wrong in suggesting the automakers could have found operating capital in the private markets. In that article, Romney suggested government-backed loans to keep the companies afloat post bankruptcy. But what GM and Chrysler needed were bridge loans to get them through the process, and the private credit markets were unwilling to provide them...
Had Obama done as well with the rest of the economy, it would be hard to deny him a second term.
So you're endorsing Obama then? Oh wait, your pants on head readers wouldn't like that would they.
If you are anything like us and keep the hours of a narcoleptic grandmother, you may have missed this gem from Barack Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night. Responding to a question about Donald Trump’s latest attention-whoring stunt challenge to release his college records, Obama deadpanned:
This all dates back to when we were growing up together in Kenya. We had constant run-ins on the soccer field. He wasn’t very good and resented it. When we finally moved to America I thought it would be over.
If you are anything like us and keep the hours of a narcoleptic grandmother, you may have missed this gem from Barack Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night. Responding to a question about Donald Trump’s latest attention-whoring stunt challenge to release his college records, Obama deadpanned:
This all dates back to when we were growing up together in Kenya. We had constant run-ins on the soccer field. He wasn’t very good and resented it. When we finally moved to America I thought it would be over.
Considering the latter two are on 7 day tracking and the former is 3 Day...smells like Mittmentum!
The Romney camp's "Look at all this momentum!" strategy hasn't been true for almost 2 weeks. It's just the classic Karl Rove strategy coming out once again in the republican party, people wanna vote for the winner, and if you put on airs that you are winning in a close race, it can be enough to make you the winner. Pretty much every gambit the Romney camp has tried is straight out of the Karl Rove playbook.
Oh I know that. Obama clearly has the lead AND the momentum right now. Not a sure thing by any stretch, but I have a feeling by the time nov 6th comes it will be a lot less close than it is now, and far more than a week or two ago. Im not gunna say itll be pre-debate 1, but itll be closer to that then it is now.
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
Didn't Nate say that a 1 point bump would bring Obama to 80% to win? I wonder if the state models are dragging that down or if there are other factors in play.
The Detroit News endorses Romney by calling him stupid
Don't assume that it was a no-brainer for a conservative newspaper to endorse a conservative presidential candidate. We recognize and are grateful for the extraordinary contribution President Obama made to Michigan in leading the rescue of General Motors and Chrysler…
We have said in past editorials that while Romney rightly advocated for structured bankruptcies in his infamous "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" New York Times op-ed, he was wrong in suggesting the automakers could have found operating capital in the private markets. In that article, Romney suggested government-backed loans to keep the companies afloat post bankruptcy. But what GM and Chrysler needed were bridge loans to get them through the process, and the private credit markets were unwilling to provide them...
Had Obama done as well with the rest of the economy, it would be hard to deny him a second term.
Well, its forcasted. I think a 1 point bump in the current polls would lead to an 80% forecasted win. Instead we likely had less of a bump in the polls, but enough to trend to an eventual forecasted bump to 71.
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AbsalonLands of Always WinterRegistered Userregular
I so so so wish I could be in the US on election day, or even active in the campaign. Unfortunately, I am stuck with an internship, while my friend is off to the states for a vacay while I handle some of his tasks at the office! Gah!
Edit: 71% is still scary if you ask me, practice diligence and campaign/donate if you can. This will be close and swing-state polling could be weird or unreliable in some way.
I so so so wish I could be in the US on election day, or even active in the campaign. Unfortunately, I am stuck with an internship, while my friend is off to the states for a vacay while I handle some of his tasks at the office! Gah!
Edit: 71% is still scary if you ask me, practice diligence and campaign/donate if you can. This will be close and swing-state polling could be weird or unreliable in some way.
/patronizing
99% is scary, because still a 1% chance of all that crazy.
What happens if, say, Florida was hit by a hurricane on election day? Is there any sort of established procedure for natural disasters impacting an election?
It depends, how severe is the hurricane? Like if Florida is completely obliterated the established procedure is that the rest of the country has a national celebration, and Florida's electoral votes all go to sweet merciful Poseidon
Is nov Hurricane season still? I wouldn't think so?
I'm pretty sure Nov is still technically hurricane season. I mean, there's a Cat 2 hitting Cuba right now (which is what got me thinking about it). But the question applies to other disasters, too. Like if California was hit by a major earthquake.
"You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I'll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden next month," he said on CBS' "This Morning."
Asked whether it was an endorsement, he said, "Yes."
Powell praised the president's handling of the economy and ending of the Iraq War.
"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," he said.
Powell said he had the "utmost respect" for Mitt Romney but criticized his tax plan.
He said Romney's foreign policy was a "moving target."
take it for what it's worth
Well, the RINO comments will be coming thick and fast, and I heard that Fox might even produce a damning tape of Colin showing that he's actually... black.
Fox Nation was going nuts about why didn't they ask Colin about Benghazieeeee!
Where is his birth certificate anyway?
We dopn't need it. all Black politicians are from Kenya unless they support Tax cuts for the rich and are white.
And also crazy. All black Republican politicians have to be certifiably
nuts.
What happens if, say, Florida was hit by a hurricane on election day? Is there any sort of established procedure for natural disasters impacting an election?
For Florida? Have Antonin Scalia cast your vote in absentia.
Is nov Hurricane season still? I wouldn't think so?
I'm pretty sure Nov is still technically hurricane season. I mean, there's a Cat 2 hitting Cuba right now (which is what got me thinking about it). But the question applies to other disasters, too. Like if California was hit by a major earthquake.
God's Will, y'all.
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Giggles_FunsworthBlight on DiscourseBay Area SprawlRegistered Userregular
Is nov Hurricane season still? I wouldn't think so?
I'm pretty sure Nov is still technically hurricane season. I mean, there's a Cat 2 hitting Cuba right now (which is what got me thinking about it). But the question applies to other disasters, too. Like if California was hit by a major earthquake.
God's Will, y'all.
Well to be fair most Republican strongholds in California are more or less quake proof. All the Blue is out by the sea and strung along the San Andreas Faultline while in more northerly and inland directions it is basically the Bible Belt with more skinheads and meth.
Is nov Hurricane season still? I wouldn't think so?
Hurricane season ends Nov 30
And even then, in 2005 we had a few storms out in the Atlantic that formed after the hurricane season cutoff date. They ran out of hurricane names and had to start using the Greek alphabet.
Is nov Hurricane season still? I wouldn't think so?
I'm pretty sure Nov is still technically hurricane season. I mean, there's a Cat 2 hitting Cuba right now (which is what got me thinking about it). But the question applies to other disasters, too. Like if California was hit by a major earthquake.
God's Will, y'all.
Well to be fair most Republican strongholds in California are more or less quake proof. All the Blue is out by the sea and strung along the San Andreas Faultline while in more northerly and inland directions it is basically the Bible Belt with more skinheads and meth.
Heisenberg lives!
Every time I read new poll numbers I panic, even of they favor the President. What if Dems relax and don't vote, thinking a win is likely?
Obama's net favorability in Virginia is up 7 pts and Mitt Romney's is down 7 pts from our last poll
PPP has Obama +5 in Virginia.
Mittmentum.
Also, Colin Powell endorses Obama for this election as well. Thanks for that.
The PPP poll is excellent news. If Obama is gaining ground in Virginia, then it's likely he's going to gain ground in Ohio as well. The Ohio/Virginia firewalls will be fun to watch on election night.
Time had a +5 Obama Ohio poll (conducted the 22-23rd) yesterday as well. Amongst early voters of which 20% of the polls said they were it was 60-30 Obama. Also anonymous GOP operatives in Ohio are saying Mitts GOTV efforts are pathetic.
But you know Mittmentum.
Preacher on
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I worry a BIT about comparing the polls and the early voting.
The thing is, they are not mutually exclusive groups. So they really have no impact on each other. Its awesome news that Obama is 60/30 in early voting, but that doesnt make his +5 or whatever more meaningful.
Basically its not like that means hes +5 in whats left over. That +5 includes a subset of the folks who already voted heavily for obama. So hes likely behind in whats left over.
Im not saying the early voting isnt good news, and Im not saying the +5 isnt good news. Im just saying, they dont add together in any way to make SUPER GOOD news. They are their own indicators that both hint at the same thing.
PPP is explicitly lefty, but that doesn't mean they shade their polls.
The idea that your vote is a moral statement about you or who you vote for is some backwards ass libertarian nonsense. Your vote is about society. Vote to protect the vulnerable.
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KalTorakOne way or another, they all end up inthe Undercity.Registered Userregular
I can't decide if PPP is right or left leaning, it seems to alternate with each poll they put out.
Also I think PPP is all robo-calls, so in theory it should be slightly more to the right than actuality, due to cell phone demographics and whatnot.
IIRC, PPP was set up as a liberal polling agency, in that they want to get information in order to help liberal candidates. I can't remember where I heard that, I want to say an NPR feature or something. They said it more as a "liberal candidates need accurate polling to be most effective" thing than a "liberal-skewed polls will help liberal candidates in the news cycle" thing, obviously.
I worry a BIT about comparing the polls and the early voting.
The thing is, they are not mutually exclusive groups. So they really have no impact on each other. Its awesome news that Obama is 60/30 in early voting, but that doesnt make his +5 or whatever more meaningful.
Basically its not like that means hes +5 in whats left over. That +5 includes a subset of the folks who already voted heavily for obama. So hes likely behind in whats left over.
Im not saying the early voting isnt good news, and Im not saying the +5 isnt good news. Im just saying, they dont add together in any way to make SUPER GOOD news. They are their own indicators that both hint at the same thing.
What? That line of logic is so sky is falling I'm wondering if you are Mark Halperin. You basically said "Ohio +5 with early voters being overwhelmingly for Obama is bad news for Obama."
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
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Uh....alright....?
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Faint praise, indeed!
So you're endorsing Obama then? Oh wait, your pants on head readers wouldn't like that would they.
Obama +11 favorability.
Obama +1 RV.
Romney +3 (down from +7) in LV.
Considering the latter two are on 7 day tracking and the former is 3 Day...smells like Mittmentum!
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Proving once again, the American public screwed up in so many different ways in 2000.
pfffhahahahha
awesome
The Romney camp's "Look at all this momentum!" strategy hasn't been true for almost 2 weeks. It's just the classic Karl Rove strategy coming out once again in the republican party, people wanna vote for the winner, and if you put on airs that you are winning in a close race, it can be enough to make you the winner. Pretty much every gambit the Romney camp has tried is straight out of the Karl Rove playbook.
Didn't Nate say that a 1 point bump would bring Obama to 80% to win? I wonder if the state models are dragging that down or if there are other factors in play.
I think they had it right with "no brainer"
538: In Polls, Romney’s Momentum Seems to Have Stopped
I so so so wish I could be in the US on election day, or even active in the campaign. Unfortunately, I am stuck with an internship, while my friend is off to the states for a vacay while I handle some of his tasks at the office! Gah!
Edit: 71% is still scary if you ask me, practice diligence and campaign/donate if you can. This will be close and swing-state polling could be weird or unreliable in some way.
/patronizing
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
99% is scary, because still a 1% chance of all that crazy.
What happens if, say, Florida was hit by a hurricane on election day? Is there any sort of established procedure for natural disasters impacting an election?
Yeah and you wouldn't think it would be 80 degrees in Wisconsin on october 24th either
I'm pretty sure Nov is still technically hurricane season. I mean, there's a Cat 2 hitting Cuba right now (which is what got me thinking about it). But the question applies to other disasters, too. Like if California was hit by a major earthquake.
Hurricane season ends Nov 30
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Agreed!
For Florida? Have Antonin Scalia cast your vote in absentia.
God's Will, y'all.
Well to be fair most Republican strongholds in California are more or less quake proof. All the Blue is out by the sea and strung along the San Andreas Faultline while in more northerly and inland directions it is basically the Bible Belt with more skinheads and meth.
And even then, in 2005 we had a few storms out in the Atlantic that formed after the hurricane season cutoff date. They ran out of hurricane names and had to start using the Greek alphabet.
My Backloggery
Heisenberg lives!
Every time I read new poll numbers I panic, even of they favor the President. What if Dems relax and don't vote, thinking a win is likely?
Noted Bush politician supports far right canidate.
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The final nail in the coffin for the Obama campaign
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The PPP poll is excellent news. If Obama is gaining ground in Virginia, then it's likely he's going to gain ground in Ohio as well. The Ohio/Virginia firewalls will be fun to watch on election night.
But you know Mittmentum.
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Also I think PPP is all robo-calls, so in theory it should be slightly more to the right than actuality, due to cell phone demographics and whatnot.
pleasepaypreacher.net
The thing is, they are not mutually exclusive groups. So they really have no impact on each other. Its awesome news that Obama is 60/30 in early voting, but that doesnt make his +5 or whatever more meaningful.
Basically its not like that means hes +5 in whats left over. That +5 includes a subset of the folks who already voted heavily for obama. So hes likely behind in whats left over.
Im not saying the early voting isnt good news, and Im not saying the +5 isnt good news. Im just saying, they dont add together in any way to make SUPER GOOD news. They are their own indicators that both hint at the same thing.
IIRC, PPP was set up as a liberal polling agency, in that they want to get information in order to help liberal candidates. I can't remember where I heard that, I want to say an NPR feature or something. They said it more as a "liberal candidates need accurate polling to be most effective" thing than a "liberal-skewed polls will help liberal candidates in the news cycle" thing, obviously.
What? That line of logic is so sky is falling I'm wondering if you are Mark Halperin. You basically said "Ohio +5 with early voters being overwhelmingly for Obama is bad news for Obama."
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