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Topic: Here comes the landslide |
Here comes the landslide
The Hill [Washington DC], by Dick Morris
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Posted By:Dreadnought, 10/31/2012 9:02:20 AM
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| Voters have figured out that President Obama has no message, no agenda and not even much of an explanation for what he has done over the past four years. His campaign is based entirely on persuading people that Mitt Romney is a uniquely bad man, entirely dedicated to the rich, ignorant of the problems of the average person. As long as he could run his negative ads, the campaign at least kept voters away from the Romney bandwagon. But once we all met Mitt Romney for three 90-minute debates, we got to know him — and to like him. He was not the monster Obama depicted, but a reasonable
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
bob913, 10/31/2012 9:26:11 AM (No. 8976454)
I saw obamas Calif ad and it was full of lies. It said he created over 5,000,000 jobs!!
Unemployment in Los Angeles is over 11% (forget the fake number from obama/Jerry Brown) and near 40% in the Central Valley.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
awen, 10/31/2012 9:30:31 AM (No. 8976461)
From your fingers to God's ears, Mr. Morris.
On a side note, I watched Morris' twitter feed during the debate, and he was very, very accurate in how he believed the debates would play out in the polls and people's reaction to them.
Let's get out and vote, and make it happen!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
HerbVA, 10/31/2012 9:33:09 AM (No. 8976467)
The kiss of death for Romney from the man that is consistently wrong.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
congaree53, 10/31/2012 9:40:21 AM (No. 8976490)
Ditto 4. Morris is a joke.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Malia2012, 10/31/2012 9:47:01 AM (No. 8976508)
The ONLY "kiss of death" out here is the one that is being planted on obama and his leftist-criminal-enterprise-administration by intelligent voters, unlike the kool-aid-drinking-demonrats who put obama in the W.H. I agree with #2, and say thank you, Dick Morris for your positive articles. Unlike sites like huffpo and the "kos", where it seems "some" have wandered over from to take a few last potshots at Mitt Romney..Sad. Looks like "some" just don't want to face reality. After Nov 6, they won't have a choice. Go, Romney/Ryan!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
NorthernDog, 10/31/2012 9:56:34 AM (No. 8976535)
I'm hopeful. Almost every poll shows Romney with a lead, but a small lead (except Gallup). Obama's gameplan appears to be winning the electoral college while losing the popular vote - an awfully risky gameplan for an incumbent.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
killerbee, 10/31/2012 9:57:42 AM (No. 8976537)
Sorry, I agree with above posters. Dick Morris is consistently wrong. He makes big, bold statements and he is rarely correct.
He did predict an Obama in ... with a few days to go in the campaign and MSM in full campaign mode.
A landslide? Let's all just get to the polls, shall we? And pray.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
BaseballFan, 10/31/2012 10:00:19 AM (No. 8976546)
Forget the predictions from any corner.
Work as though the future of your country was at stake. Because it is.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Calvinesq, 10/31/2012 10:04:55 AM (No. 8976555)
Don't be sand-bagged. We must work as though R&R are behind. Turnout is key. Block and tackle. Don't rely on Dick.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 10/31/2012 10:08:13 AM (No. 8976563)
Morris has a mixed track record, but I believe him to be mostly correct on Romney, and believe him to be correct on the wretched strategy advanced by missie barack. I'm not so sure on the senate races. It would be nice to see the senate go republican, and with a new leader in the senate. Mitch McConnell is not my choice.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Deedo, 10/31/2012 10:19:52 AM (No. 8976590)
The biggest reason that I believe that Romney will out-perform all the polls is due to the underlying sampling rates between GOP and Democrats.
Many left-leaning polls use the 2008 turnout percentages, which had Democrats +8% over GOP. I think Rasmussen uses and average between 2004 and 2008 (could be wrong, but he does not totally rely on 2008), which is why his numbers tend to trend higher for the GOP.
But there are 2 reasons that I see that are overlooked by the pollsters which lay the foundation for a surprisingly big Romney win. The first is that GOP registrations since 2008 have been much greater than for the Democrats, with many crossover registrations (high single digit advantage I believe). So there are more GOP and fewer Dems today than in 2008.
The second reason is that there is a huge motivation gap among the Left between 2008 and today. Then, it was the End of Bush and the election of the first black president. Record numbers of Democrats turned out to vote as enthusiasm was at an all time high. I expect that enthusiasm to be all but gone. None of the polls take motivation into consideration, other than a soft, "likely to vote" assessment (which is not exactly the same).
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
kennedylaw, 10/31/2012 10:31:12 AM (No. 8976622)
The mainstream media never predicts a Republican sweep. I remember how they were all stunned in 2010 and in 1994.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Hotrod, 10/31/2012 10:42:31 AM (No. 8976654)
In spite of what Morris says, we know what Obama has done for the past four years: Campaign, fundraise, play golf, travel, and send Moochie on expensive vacations and spending sprees; All on the taxpayer's money.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
fhancock, 10/31/2012 10:45:50 AM (No. 8976665)
From a gut standpoint...the 2006 election was an indicator of 2008... 2010 was the greatest congressional blowout since the 1920's...and what has changed...more debt, Solyndra, Fast and Furious,unemployment through the roof and now Benghazigate ...your gut has to tell you that this won't be close because of the state of the country
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Stlouislaxbros dad, 10/31/2012 11:02:55 AM (No. 8976727)
Everyone: It is up to us to make it a landslide.
Morris will be correct because we will make him correct. It is up to us.
Vote next Tuesday.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
vinegrower, 10/31/2012 11:08:35 AM (No. 8976745)
I believe that Morris predicted the 2010 sweep within a couple of seats. He kept saying it would be a blow out. He was right.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
jeffreyabigail, 10/31/2012 11:19:39 AM (No. 8976780)
The 538 guy in The New York Times just increased Obama's chance of winning the election to something like 78%.
Somebody is going to have major egg on his face next week. I hope it's the 538 guy.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Emerson, 10/31/2012 11:26:03 AM (No. 8976802)
Whoa! Morris is not exactly out on a limb, all alone, in his prediction. So why dismiss it just because he says it?
Sometimes I believe we are the lemmings: If he says it, it is true. But if (another) he says it, it has to be false. Even if both are saying the same thing.
There is no logic there.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Nevadadad46, 10/31/2012 11:35:06 AM (No. 8976831)
I love the rhetoric here. But, the truth is, we are in a furious struggle for the future of our nation, our heritage and our freedom. We are up against some of the most entrenched socialistic goons since the Russian Revolution. Our main stream, core media giants have almost all been co-opted by the fiercest brand of the socialists, and peopled by millions of Stalin's infamous "useful idiots". Our educations systems have been wholly absorbed by them, including the vast majority of teachers who have tremendous influence over the minds of our youth. This election- this very one- above all the others in our entire history, including the 1860 election that led to the Great American Civil War, is by far the most critical to the very survival of our future as a free people. The leftists know it as their one, last chance in a long time to finally crush our freedom and our Constructional rights. They will fight like demons and will refuse acceptance of defeat. This is not over. Not by a very long shot!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Lucky4, 10/31/2012 11:36:14 AM (No. 8976834)
Just stay positive. Don't freak out and vote and spread the message and help. God is in charge at the end of the day, we just have to do our part.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
TexaTucky, 10/31/2012 11:39:57 AM (No. 8976840)
Polls, schmolls. Remember 2010 for the latest reminder.
This is about electing a president. The winner is always determined by two considerations:
1) our wallet
2) which candidate makes us feel better
I've placed my bet on Intrade.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Bloviate, 10/31/2012 11:58:38 AM (No. 8976886)
My son has finished his Eagle Project, but he is waiting to finish the paper work hoping that Mitt wins. He doesn't want Obummer's name his Eagle Certificate! My older son had no choice in the matter. Obummer's name is on his! Jimmy won't frame it because of that. I don't know if we can get one without Obummer's name on it? If we can, Jimmy will be happy to do that! If Mitt wins, Brian will wait until Romney is sworn in for his Board of Review! But if, and God forbid, Obummer wins, he will make a request that Obummer's name not appear his certificate!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Pepper Tree, 10/31/2012 12:13:03 PM (No. 8976931)
Yup. Ol' Dick is always wrong. Except those times he ticked off one by one which candidates were done in the primaries. And of course those times when he gave Clinton the advise that got him re-elected and turned his congressional defeat into a presidential plus. (welfare reform)
Me 'n Old Dick aren't on each other's Christmas Card lists, but he did sit next to me in the Medford Oregon airport earlier in the year. When we made eye contact he instantly knew he'd sat next to a brain-picker. Before I could form a question his phone rang and he exited the area. I was still a Newt supporter at the time and wanted to know his thoughts.
As far as Romney goes, I see signs that he could be the best President (and best person to be President) in my lifetime... an even greater contrast after following the hands-down worst in both catagories.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
harper, 10/31/2012 4:18:11 PM (No. 8977494)
As far as Romney goes, I see signs that he could be the best President (and best person to be President) in my lifetime..
Worth repeating
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
AGGW, 10/31/2012 4:36:11 PM (No. 8977544)
#22. My Eagle son had the same feelings about trying to dodge Clinton's name on his.
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