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Topic: Mitt Romney rides new wave of popularity as poll numbers surge |
Mitt Romney rides new wave of popularity as poll numbers surge
Telegraph [UK], by Jon Swaine
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Posted By:StormCnter, 10/10/2012 5:53:12 AM
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| The Republican challenger, who had trailed Mr Obama for months, won sharp swings in support thanks to his victory last week in the contest's first televised debate, according to three nationwide polls. He led the President by four percentage points nationwide, according to Pew, a non-partisan organisation, which had Mr Obama leading by eight points in mid-September. (Snip)Introducing their father in Iowa yesterday, Josh, the 36-year-old middle son, risked angering the Obama campaign by saying that as boys the brothers had shown him "how to debate an obstinate child."
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
MisterDickens, 10/10/2012 6:04:28 AM (No. 8922173)
Romney never trailed Zerobama. The pollsters lied to us just like they have lied to us since the very first pollster went into business.
The job of the pollster is to INFLUENCE not INFORM. No, that's not the way it should be, that's just the way it is.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
msctex1, 10/10/2012 6:53:54 AM (No. 8922216)
". . .risked angering the Obama campaign"
Heaven forfend.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Spidey, 10/10/2012 6:54:56 AM (No. 8922219)
This is really a repeat on 1980. The left lampooned Reagan for months on end but when he debates hit,people's opinions changed on a dime.Romney has a lot of former Reagan people advising him and why not,the circumstances are virtually the same.
One thing Reagan didn't have to deal with was the poliferation of the celebrity cult and their growth through internet social websites.The thing is,adults decide elections and they were absent for the last election,maybe because they weren't enthused by McCain,especially leading the charge on immigration reform.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
voxpop, 10/10/2012 7:19:42 AM (No. 8922261)
How about using a space after each comma. Conventional practice. Thanks
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
LtE126, 10/10/2012 7:27:07 AM (No. 8922285)
"how to debate a obstinate child" the more I hear about the Romney boys the more I like them.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
velox, 10/10/2012 7:27:27 AM (No. 8922287)
I have met Josh several times and I was very impressed by him. Not only is he a sharp and good looking young man, he is a uniter. He witnessed a very ugly argument I had with another person. About 30 minutes I got a call from him patching things up and getting the results he required. Just like his father he is a calm, thoughtful and uniting person. Someday he will be POUS.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Bad Dog, 10/10/2012 7:54:07 AM (No. 8922345)
I agree - Obama was never actually leading. (Does he ever?)
If pollsters give Romney an edge now, then he must be HUGELY way ahead. But we should not become complacent..... we need a lawyer-proof win margin. I'd personally like to see a 70-30 flamethrower.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Maybeth, 10/10/2012 8:28:49 AM (No. 8922411)
Interesting point at #3, noting that Reagan was also a victim of vicious leftist lies from polsters, the MSM and the Jimmah Cahtah fan club. But he was never attacked by the denizens of Hollywood, because he was one of their own. .... I still smile when I visualize Ronald Reagan waving aside media maulers with his famous, 'There you go again.'
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
LZK, 10/10/2012 8:35:49 AM (No. 8922433)
I'm with poster #1....
I don't think President Romney ever trailed in the polls....
Now -- all WE have to worry about is Joe Stalin's quote -- "it doesn't matter who votes -- just who's counting the votes"....
LZK
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Robinsolana, 10/10/2012 8:36:44 AM (No. 8922436)
"How to debate a obstinate child". That will leave a mark. Thanks, Josh.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
rmagnus, 10/10/2012 9:04:44 AM (No. 8922511)
I must admit I am out of my comfort zone with all of this good news flowing our way. Everytime I have ever made two birdies in a row I hook my next drive into somebody's house.
Hopefully Mitt can stay down on the ball and follow thru toward the Oval Office.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Arby, 10/10/2012 9:28:35 AM (No. 8922572)
I've always heard that the pollsters distort the data to help the dims, but try to be a little more honest as they approach the election so that they'll have credibility the next time around.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Poliskeptic, 10/10/2012 10:20:48 AM (No. 8922735)
Obama will be determined to be a different man in the next debate...not the restrained "nice guy" of the last one. He will be out of his comfort zone, too, without his beloved teleprompter. That combo will give Romney the opening to really get under his skin, making Obama mad and showing his true nastiness.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
kdog, 10/10/2012 10:26:17 AM (No. 8922757)
I hope Obama does try to get mean during the next debate. American's despise fakes, and I am sure he will come across as a killer bunny, poised to attack.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
fed-up, 10/10/2012 11:21:32 AM (No. 8922905)
Im no political adviser, but if I were, I'd tell the Romney campaign to come up with another example of wasteful spending of our taxpayer dollars. There are certainly enough to choose from! Who would have thought Big Bird would be such a hit and cause the image it did? Keep them on the defense, Mitt!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
FlatCityGirl, 10/10/2012 11:27:39 AM (No. 8922932)
Wasteful spending, #16?
Since Big Bird and PBS got such huge play the last go-round, perhaps Mitt could produce a photograph of the P### Christ [Crucifix in urine] and tell the audience that the "artist" received $50K of taxpayer money for that outrage, and then tell the audience that the National Endowment for the Arts will hit the dust bin, right along with PBS. No more tax payer dollars for things like an elephant dung covered picture of Mary, and no more taxpayer dollars for crucifixes in urine.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Conservativegirl, 10/10/2012 12:05:24 PM (No. 8923071)
Lessons in punctuation usage provided by the site trolls. Always beneficial and appreciated as it improves the discourse by diverting attention from the actual issues.
Girl's Hubby
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
glenny44, 10/10/2012 12:24:42 PM (No. 8923139)
Talking Points of the Day:
Big Bird, part of the 1%.
Big Bird, a millionaire or a billionaire.
Big Bird, makes more money than all of us in this room.
Big Bird gets corporate welfare.
ETC ETC ETC
Mitt, DO IT !
glenny
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Photoonist, 10/10/2012 2:37:07 PM (No. 8923469)
All the media including the more conservative London Telegraph have to say that this is ''new.'' They just can't accept that the majority (barely) of the US is still more conservative than they accept and can't be fooled all the time. (We hope.)
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
stealthy, 10/10/2012 4:30:01 PM (No. 8923766)
Turning out that many boys right in todays culture is no easy feat. I know how hard it is i have 2 good ones.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
gam, 10/10/2012 4:32:46 PM (No. 8923771)
Saturday we had the pleasure of listening to and then meeting Josh in Fredericksburg, VA. What a blessing he must be to his parents and a tribute to their family-raising skills.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
leopardtwo, 10/10/2012 4:48:09 PM (No. 8923813)
Let's Roll on 6 November!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
RussVet, 10/10/2012 7:53:46 PM (No. 8924221)
Watched the debates, slam dunk Romney .. Wow the adults are back in town ... was giving Obozo the Big Bird all night
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy, 10/10/2012 7:55:13 PM (No. 8924224)
That's our boys. Keep it up. Come on msm, come clean and disapprove of Obie and Bite Me.
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