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MaryAnne
Governor
Did you see that Senate vote Addy? That is important
)Thanks.
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Did you see that Senate vote Addy? That is important
Thanks.
Sure did, MaryAnne.. Hope that holds true!!
MaryAnne
Governor
Now the House is not looking so good either!
LeRoy_Was_Here
Senator
lol... Have to agree.. should put a safety net on Romney's mouth as well !
Mitt is very often having to extricate his foot from his mouth, which can be an especially cumbersome procedure when he has his head up his arse. [Just try to picture it.]
MaryAnne
Governor
So you are the one I borrowed that from
) Some one posted a picture of just that.
TomFitz
Mayor
Even Razzy concurs:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/archive/2012_electoral_college_scoreboard
In fact, so do these:
http://www.270towin.com/
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/
I started watching the state by state electoral polls about seven months ago.
During that time, there has NEVER been a time during which the President didn't have a substantial lead in Electoral Votes. Never mind what the corporate media says about how this is too close to call. It may be closer than these numbers make it seem, but it's nowhere near as close as the corporate media keeps telling us.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/archive/2012_electoral_college_scoreboard
In fact, so do these:
http://www.270towin.com/
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/
I started watching the state by state electoral polls about seven months ago.
During that time, there has NEVER been a time during which the President didn't have a substantial lead in Electoral Votes. Never mind what the corporate media says about how this is too close to call. It may be closer than these numbers make it seem, but it's nowhere near as close as the corporate media keeps telling us.
MaryAnne
Governor
Strange that you should say that,Tom,because I have been listening off and on today.This morning they showed polls that have Obama ahead by 5 to 8 points in almost all states..I tuned in this afternoon and they showed a poll saying 47/47! Where are they getting these numbers from?
TomFitz
Mayor
You have to remember that promoting the horse race is good for ratings. As long as the audience thinks it's a potential cliffhanger, they stay glued to the TV screens.
The media portrayed the 1980 election as too close to call right up till the moment Reagan crushed Carter.
They did the same thing in 2004, feeding false hopes to those of us who hoped the public would wake up and get rid of GW Bush. I had started watching electoral polls early on during that election too, and the pattern was much the same as with this one. Media portrayed the election as very, very close, always tossing out nationwide polls and nationwide indices on things like likability or preference on specific issues. No discussion of the electoral college at all. The reason was simple. Bush held the lead in electoral votes from the very beginning, and never gave it up. This year, Obama's lead is far greater then Bush's 2004 lead was, though.
In 2008, the media again portrayed the election as far closer than it actually turned out to be. The McCain campaign knew it too.
It's what they do. They want the ratings, and they want the advertising money that goes with them. Fox will see its ratings plunge by 25 to 30% after the election, as they did in 2008. The rest of them will see drops as well.
The media portrayed the 1980 election as too close to call right up till the moment Reagan crushed Carter.
They did the same thing in 2004, feeding false hopes to those of us who hoped the public would wake up and get rid of GW Bush. I had started watching electoral polls early on during that election too, and the pattern was much the same as with this one. Media portrayed the election as very, very close, always tossing out nationwide polls and nationwide indices on things like likability or preference on specific issues. No discussion of the electoral college at all. The reason was simple. Bush held the lead in electoral votes from the very beginning, and never gave it up. This year, Obama's lead is far greater then Bush's 2004 lead was, though.
In 2008, the media again portrayed the election as far closer than it actually turned out to be. The McCain campaign knew it too.
It's what they do. They want the ratings, and they want the advertising money that goes with them. Fox will see its ratings plunge by 25 to 30% after the election, as they did in 2008. The rest of them will see drops as well.
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