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2016 Postmortem

Surya Gayatri

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7. Not 50%, obviously, but enough of a % of the low-information,

Reply to aletier_v (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 08:06 PM

Oct 2012

disengaged voters (say 5-10%) to push Willard's polls up, at least tempoarily.

If they didn't think there was a chance to buy or steal the election, they wouldn't be trying so damn hard.

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Scratching your head about "how can this race be so close?" [View all] enough Oct 2012 OP

Buying our democracy, one billionaire at a time. Sickening. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #1

I know exactly how you feel lunatica Oct 2012 #5

I third that emotion. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #13

Especially with early voting running such a high percentage for Obama. formercia Oct 2012 #2

This election is like a 10 month pregnancy....it's time for it to end and in the end snappyturtle Oct 2012 #3

I hope you're right. I keep thinking that the money is the only thing enough Oct 2012 #4

I don't think it's the money aletier_v Oct 2012 #6

Not 50%, obviously, but enough of a % of the low-information, Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #7

Your optimism about human nature is useful to me. enough Oct 2012 #8

I can understand the pessimism. aletier_v Oct 2012 #10

I pray the Republican groups effort prove to be a waste of money. wisteria Oct 2012 #9

You're so right wisteria! Just think of the number of people who could be lifted up snappyturtle Oct 2012 #12

Just now heard on NPR "undecideds breaking strongly for Obama." dimbear Oct 2012 #11