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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Before the "poll panic" sets in, might we have a word? [View all]glowing
(12,233 posts)28. Many people aren't even paying a lick of attention yet. They are called in a poll
and are asked if they are for Obama or Mittens... Many haven't seen all his richie rich gaffes and outright lies he tells about the President.
When you tell people about the dog on the roof and few Bain stories, they didn't know that about that guy and they are horrified normally... If you really want to get their eyeballs popping, you tell them that he's a Mormon and his family ran away to Mexico so they could keep up their polygamy ways... his own father was born in Mexico....
There is so many ick moments for this out of touch A-hole, I don't think people will want to elect him. Honestly, he can't even go into a local brewery and enjoy a beer with the good folk.
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No -- it's my last name. Never knew there was a character in the movie with that name! Probably
gateley
Apr 2012
#10
Thanks! It's a name you rarely hear so it's extra surprising to know it was a character
gateley
Apr 2012
#45
The problem is that the Republicans have so many different vote stealing and vote
tblue37
Apr 2012
#17
Many people aren't even paying a lick of attention yet. They are called in a poll
glowing
Apr 2012
#28