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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:30 PM Original message |
Examining who "won" the swing states, using Chuck Todd's map |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama polls better in Michigan and would beat her and McCain head to head here at this point. |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. no, actually according to current polls Obama trails McCain by 1pt in MI and Clinton is tied. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Polls won't measure a 30% increase in new black voters |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Calling Georgia and Louisiana targets is a pretty silly proposition. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Todd included right leaning and left leaning states, along with toss-ups... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Georgia is as in play for Obama as Tennessee was for Clinton: not much. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well again, I think he's a pretty good numbers guy. It gives us a comparison tool if nothing else |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Could Barr take enough votes from McCain to make Georgia competitive? |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Possible, but Georgia is a blood red Republican state. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Upper middle class whites have become a Democratic base... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Ummmm...No. |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. and dems are now getting the over 100k vote! n/t |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Not in Georgia we're not. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Obama won't win Georgia, but McCain will have to defend it anyway |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. Bullshit. I actually LIVE in Georgia, and know a little bit more than you on the state. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Living there does not make one an expert on its politics. |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. I also believe Michigan would go for Obama |
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PseudoIntellect (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is disillusionment to me. I thought Hillary was beating him by far in swing states. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Hillary's argument is a simple one - she can take either Ohio or Fla and ALL of Kerry's states... |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
26. according to this she takes both... |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks for that |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. That was my concern as well. We shouldn't take ANY of Hillary's arguments at face value... |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. Chuck todd? |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. He's the MSNBC Political Director - the "numbers" guy, has a goatee... |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. He was called Chris in the earier post |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. My apologies. Thanks for the catch...I was so focused on the numbers...that I... |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Glad to be of assistance |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. and a bit of a geek |
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Anderson Perez (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
16. Does Chuck Todd ever say anything favorable to Clinton? |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:52 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Yeah, he seemed to buy into her "One State" strategy. He said that... |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. Hillary would be completely unelectable if it weren't such a great year to be a Dem. She will |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
19. Obama now polls better in Michigan. Also, Nevada and New Mexico were near dead even. nt |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:53 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Agreed, but so was Missouri...I think taking Chuck's map is reasonable to... |
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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:15 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I believe that he could put GA,NC,VA, and SC in play. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. VA maybe and possible NC, though I doubt it. GA and SC, no fucking way. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
28. This indicates nothing about the GE. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. That's not my point. My point is that Hillary has NOT won all the "swing" states but Chuck's map... |
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