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Joe Shlabotnik
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It doesn't fly, and for some reason no one has really zeroed in on it except for Santorum in the last debate. You can be damn sure the Obama campaign will crystallize this in the general.
The cornerstone of the GOP effort to oust Obama is repealing the health care bill. Romney has to go after it, except his attack is nonsensical. This is why the party can barely bring itself to nominate him.
All he's got is a sluggish economy. And if it's no longer sluggish by November then there doesn't really need to be an election.
Precisely. The problem with that premise is Gingrich would actually diminish the focus on Obama. He may excel at throwing the most invective punches. But a candidate with his sordid past and foibles would distract the electorate.
Yes. His position is approximate to where he was in NH. This should not be close.
Yes. Thank you. I posted a similar response yesterday when someone else posted that poll.Given the state of the economy, wouldn't Obama being tied in swing states at this point - before the general has even started - be a good thing?
Besides, aggregated 'swing state' polls are not especially useful, state breakouts are needed. General election polling in general won't solidify until the primary is over.
Thanks for the comments, Flying_Phoenix.
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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That "someone" is me. I have a name J50.
About Romney's answers to Obamacare in the general:
1. The Supreme Court may strike down the individual mandate leaving it an easy answer for Romney.
2. When brought up in a debate, Obama is in a weaker position than Romney. Obamacare is unpopular. He just has to outline all the problems he sees with it (cuts in Medicare), which he has already done many times.
Byakuya769
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What kills me about the Santorum exchange is how Romney said, "Look, this is nothing to get angry about." A competent debater would have had Romney booed off the stage after making such a blunder!
jamesinclair
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*citation needed*
A27_StarWolf
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CNN pushed a notification to my phone 2/3 people support the tea party. I wonder if those voters voted for Romney.
ClovingWestbrook
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Care to respond to my previous question regarding how you know what Newt actually believes in and what he is saying just for votes?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
OUCH.
You watching MSU kill Illinois tonight?
Not to be a ninny, but primary discussion should go in the primary thread.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Gingrich is incredibly desperate:
http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/31/g...forced-holocaust-survivors-to-eat-non-kosher/
http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/31/g...forced-holocaust-survivors-to-eat-non-kosher/
What a turd shoveling little garbage spanker he is. And he's still not the worst one.
ClovingWestbrook
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Waiting for A27 to defend that.
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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I'm watching something that kinda resembles a basketball game. What a horrible game. Not to be a ninny, but that kinda talk goes in the NCAA thread ; )
This is the latest I have. Americans favor repeal of health care law
soul creator
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A27_StarWolf
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That's about as scum baggy as assuming I would defend that, asshole.
Flying_Phoenix
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Well guys I'm not far from getting my own on campus radio show. Just filled out my application and about two weeks or so I will be in chat with the head honchos.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
When you get regular air time, I can come on and do a "Conservative Minute." I will bring the house down by condescending to everyone!! Oh Yeah!!
TestOfTide
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except neck and neck means republican poltians just have to pass some voter ID laws to "fix" voter fraud and then the romney superPAC could use unlimited corporate funding to make every ad you see for the next six months an attack on obama.
Not to mention that when democrats don't like their candidate they vote less but when republicans don't like their candidate they get fear-mongered into voting. When Lieberman lost in the 2006 primary, you had many conservatives convincing their viewers and listeners to vote for Lieberman instead of the republican candidate just to keep the seat from going blue.
TestOfTide
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And here lies the problem with Libertarians, they care more about laissez faire than democratically fixing problems.
ClovingWestbrook
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You defend Newt on quite a bit. Dont get mad at me for assuming you'd defend this too. Perhaps you should take a look in the mirror to see why you defend what you do regarding Newt. Oh, I forgot, you dont need to research what you believe. My bad.
No one was "forced" to eat non-kosher:
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/2012-election/did-mitt-romney-take-kosher-food-away-holocaust-survivors
Gonna go out on a limb and guess no one here actually believed that.
Good thing it's here to stay.
Trump will save us all. He will help take any and all doubt away from the fact that obama has 4 more years
Flying_Phoenix
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You're a "conservative"?
Not like I'm shy toward the right anyway. I mean the most frequent guest on my show is Jaydubya.
ClovingWestbrook
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How's he doin btw? Tell him LovingSteam says hello if you don't mind.
A27_StarWolf
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Damn you got me! I'm not saying what I like about Newt for the 50th time man.
Half the shit you posted was either you exaggerating or Newt pandering to get votes.
Newt is obviously a bit of a scum bag, like all politicians.
Aaron Strife
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If anyone was worried (or for Democrats, optimistic) about the Oregon's 1st Congressional district election, where David Wu resigned after his sex scandal...
http://oregonvotes.org/results/2012S/index.html
...the Democrat won by 18 points.
http://oregonvotes.org/results/2012S/index.html
...the Democrat won by 18 points.
ClovingWestbrook
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I asked how you differentiate what he actually believes in and what hes using for pandering but you haven't responded to that question.
This was my district, and we voted for her. Glad so see she won.
I tend not to pick nits, but:
Newt it is not a bit of a scumbag, he's a total scumbag. And while many politicians are also, few rise (drop?) to Newt's level. You can't simply brush off his scumbaggery as being common to all politicians; Newt is in a rare, virulently scummy class.
The public is split on the PPACA in the aggregate. But specific provisions enjoy broad support. The exchanges, Medicare expansion, and subsidies for low-income families are popular provisions; the individual mandate is the only consistently disfavored provision. Democrats should promote specific provisions if they hope to benefit politically from the bill. Otherwise, the comprehensive bill is perceived as an incredibly complex, multi-stage process with few identifiable causal mechanisms; it's a big idea, if you will. Highlighting specific provisions would circumvent the problem.
gutter_trash
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too much Debby Wasserman-Shultz on tv zzzzzzzzzzz
Skiptastic
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I'd blame Dr. Who but I spelled that Tennant wrong...and I don't watch Dr. Who.
I have no excuse. I will turn in my grammar medallion on the way out. ;_;
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Don't want to sound misogynistic or anything, but that is one ugly woman with a terrible voice to boot. Every time she comes on I just have to change it.
TestOfTide
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How can it stay before it has arrived?
But you can't deny the fact that conservatives will vote for whoever the talk show hosts tell them to vote for. Unlike democrats, it's nearly impossible to make crazy republicans no longer motivated to vote.
Odd...that doesn't sound like Newt.
Her ugliness would have been more forgivable if she wasn't such a ditz. She's horrible in interveiws. Dems shoulda picked somebody a little more intelligent and articulate for DNC chair.
A27_StarWolf
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Ok, I'm not saying this is possible, but is it possible that he has changed, or gotten better? Or take Newt out of this. Is it possible for a politician to change like that?
ClovingWestbrook
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Yes its possible. Has Newt offered evidence hes changed for the better?
Florida turnout was down 10%.
Hopefully turnout will be similar on the Republican end in November.
Also, audio of Newt supporting the individual mandate and praising it even!
http://www.businessinsider.com/newt...aign=politics&fb_source=message#ixzz1kzjT1zXP
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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It was their idea to begin with.
Conservatives stand for nothing, other than opposing Democrats. That's all they are.
Romney: Im not concerned with the very poor http://t.co/Jhg7k9ns
LOL this guy just can't help himself. He would feel incomplete if he went a week without giving the democrats ammunition for the general.
LOL this guy just can't help himself. He would feel incomplete if he went a week without giving the democrats ammunition for the general.
maximum360
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She's at least tolerable compared to the lying scumbag on the republican side, Reince Priebus. I want to throw something at the tv every time he's on.
Oh, Mittens...
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