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Consolation: we should have confidence in Pres Obama's internal polling (Original Post) win_in_06 Jun 2012 OP
There's also the fact that no sitting POTUS has ever campaigned in a recall. nt TheWraith Jun 2012 #1
Gotta wonder though, if his help would have made the difference. nt Skip Intro Jun 2012 #2
It's hard for me to believe that WI, seeing only a tweet from the president, and a halfhearted cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 #3
Pres Clinton was willing to put his name on the line win_in_06 Jun 2012 #4
Glad he stayed away: it was a recall BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #5
 

cherokeeprogressive

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3. It's hard for me to believe that WI, seeing only a tweet from the president, and a halfhearted
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:05 PM
Jun 2012

one at that, weren't affected by this administration's hands-off handling of the recall.

win_in_06

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4. Pres Clinton was willing to put his name on the line
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:16 PM
Jun 2012

but Pres Obama was not. Like I said, he must have known it was undoable.

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