How does the GOP know they're winning in the early voting?

[Norquist Nemesis]

The votes don't get counted early. They don't believe in polls because they're just a 'snapshot'. It's not 72 hours before November 7th, so they haven't even started their GOTV yet.

How do they know this with such certainty? :shrug:

:tinfoilhat:

[C_U_L8R]

1. Stuffing the ballot boxes

with bogus absentee ballots??

Just a guess

[Norquist Nemesis]

8. Maybe they call it in!

Aha! "This is Republican Smith. I have done my duty to serve my country and voted!"

*wink*

[leftofthedial]

2. they wrote the software

[NavyDavy]

3. making things up to try and get Dems and Indy's not to vote

[Maraya1969]

5. Thinking the same thing at the same time Davy!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[IWantAChange]

6. totally agree - Rovian psychology plays are part of the grand scheme

that makes them so good at winning/manipulating elections.

[Maraya1969]

4. Where does it say that they are winning? The reason they would

say that is to discourage Democrats who may think their vote won't count.

[Norquist Nemesis]

11. I'm starting to think that would backfire though

Maybe I'm just convincing myself of it, but it might very well motivate people (Dems and Indys) to go out and vote just to watch Bush etal eat crow.

[INdemo]

7. That is a Karl Rove tactic to convince Repub voters to turn out

Votes are not counted until the polls close tuesday the 7th
But bo doubt every corporate media outlet will be reporting this..

[Norquist Nemesis]

9. That's my thought about it, provided of course

that the votes are on the up and up (which is questionable).

But in one sense, I would think that it would energize Democrats and Indys to be sure and show up on November 7th in droves, and likewise the Cons may think they can just stay home because Karl already wrapped everything up in the early voting.

ACK!!! My head's starting to hurt.

[INdemo]

28. There will be so much BS come across the wire this week and week-end

nothing will surprise me..Republicans will unload every thing they have in their arsenal. Its not just about losing an election,its the fear of all the corruption being uncovered once the Democrats take over.

[AlCzervik]

10. They don't and don't believe a word they say, Rovian tactic to scare

his base.

[Norquist Nemesis]

13. But is it to scare the base, or to tell them to be part of the 'team'?

If he were saying the Dems are having and advantage in the early voting but they're going to exceed expectations on November 7th...well, then, I'd think he's trying to scare them.

But, he is saying the GOP is ahead...So how would he know it's the GOP that's ahead? They don't trust exit polls, supposedly.

[AlCzervik]

14. sorry, i meant out base, trying to depress us and get us to stay home

[Norquist Nemesis]

15. Ah, got it.

And agree. :hi:

[FormerDem06]

12. Where did it say they were winning?

All I saw was an article saying that their efforts to get absentee ballots into folks' hands and then to get them mailed in was on the uptick and ahead of schedule. The election machine on their side is pretty good at this to be honest. But thankfully, we're catching up.

[Norquist Nemesis]

16. I've been hearing it all morning on the cables

MSNBC and CNN. The 'guests' are asking if it's just a Rove tactic (which it is). But, that's the point. It's a tactic, not a fact.

[FormerDem06]

18. Thanks, I'm at work and not near a TV....NT

[Norquist Nemesis]

21. By the time you're home the Kerry/McCain thing is going to be

talk topic #1. :(

[hedgehog]

22. If by guests you mean randomly chosen callers, wouldn't this

indicate that people are finally on to Rove? Hell hath no fury like a people who realize they've been lied to.

[spanone]

17. Hmmmm, they make shit up.

[Norquist Nemesis]

24. LOL!

:rofl:

Yep. Check out RGBolen's post below.

[cautiouslywaiting]

19. Because

they're trying to steal the election again.

[Norquist Nemesis]

26. Playbook's getting a little worn these days. n/t

[RB TexLa]

20. In some instances, they can know it pretty easy

Say, that I'm running for congress, I have 10,000 people that have requested absentee ballots with my staff's assistance during the week 13,000 absentee have been received by the various parish or county clerks, odds are pretty good I'm winning that. Also if they are voting at stations, my poll watchers are checking off names as they are called out, out of how ever many people are voting 50 to 60% are people that have personally told us they are voting for me or have let us put up yard signs or given us $10 or $100 then we are pretty sure we are winning there too.

[Norquist Nemesis]

23. Say WOOHOOO!!!!!

:woohoo: Great news about your campaign!!!

Thanks for the info! In other words...Karl's either lieing, or referring to selected districts and not being clear (which also counts as lieing).

Good luck on your WINNING!!!

[RB TexLa]

25. Please insert "say" before the first line, sorry

[Norquist Nemesis]

27. LOL!

You got my hopes up! You're Karl Rove in disguise you dirty trickster you!!! :rofl: