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Four Reasons Why Romney Might Still Win
Business Insider ^ | September 20, 2012 | Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich

Posted on 09/22/2012 8:15:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Can Romney possibly recover? A survey conducted between Sept. 12 and Sept. 16 by the Pew Research Center — before the “47 percent victim” video came to light – showed Obama ahead of Romney 51% to 43% among likely voters.

That’s the biggest margin in the September survey prior to a presidential election since Bill Clinton led Bob Dole, 50% to 38% in 1996.

And, remember, this recent poll was done before America watched Romney belittle almost half the nation.

For the last several days I’ve been deluged with calls from my inside-the-beltway friends telling me “Romney’s dead.”

Hold it. Rumors of Romney’s demise are premature for at least four reasons:

1. Between now and Election Day come two jobs reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics – October 5 and November 2. If they’re as bad as the last report, showing only 96,000 jobs added in August (125,000 are needed just to keep up with population growth) and the lowest percentage of employed adults since 1981, Romney’s claim the economy is off track becomes more credible, and Obama’s that it’s on the mend harder to defend....

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Polls
KEYWORDS: economy; gasoline; obama; romney
He didn't belittle anyone, Mr. Secretary.
1 posted on 09/22/2012 8:15:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Reich gets his polls from the Daily Kos.
2 posted on 09/22/2012 8:20:45 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

and can you imagine if the September jobs report is a negative number? like a loss of 15,000 jobs? can’t blame it on Bush or the video tape this time.


3 posted on 09/22/2012 8:23:01 PM PDT by Ryan_Rubio_2016
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Apparently the “people” don’t care about little things like the unemployment rate and high gas prices.

And the GOP doesn’t care about winning the presidential election. That’s why they selected Romney.

And they sure as hell don’t care about conservatives.


4 posted on 09/22/2012 8:25:14 PM PDT by Terry Mross (The Clintons seem to be very afraid of obama. Do they owe him their souls?)
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To: anyone

What is all this “might” win business? It’s freakin September and every poll worth anything has the race fairly close..,


5 posted on 09/22/2012 8:28:55 PM PDT by guido911 (Islamic terrorists are members http://www.freerepublic.com/foof the "ROP", the "religion of pu*&ies")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Romney is going to win.


6 posted on 09/22/2012 8:42:21 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I just read this where someone was explaining why Romney will win. If these are accurate I don’t see how Obama can win.

2010 election beatdown.

The 2012 Recall of WI Gov. Walker.

2012 Chick-fil-A boycott.

37.1% registered Republican voters to 33.3% registered Democratic voters.

Double digit lead of Independent voters for Romney.

Undecideds always break hard against the incumbent. Right now it’s Obama 46% and Romney 46% so really it’s Romney 54% and Obama 46%.

Also, here’s a pretty interesting video of Bishop E.W. Jackson asking Christians and Jews to withdraw from the Democratic Party.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrcmTjijRS8&feature=youtu.be


7 posted on 09/22/2012 8:43:39 PM PDT by Beave Meister (Die Hard Cubs Fan.....if it takes forever.)
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To: guido911

Good. Let the Libs be overconfident and stay home on Election day.


8 posted on 09/22/2012 8:43:40 PM PDT by rbg81
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

depressing democratic turnout is a nice way of saying not counting the votes of the dead and the illegal


9 posted on 09/22/2012 8:47:06 PM PDT by keyesguy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Romney doesn’t need to recover. He’s going to win and he’s going to win big.


10 posted on 09/22/2012 8:55:56 PM PDT by dbeall
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Over and over they want us to believe Obama will win. If they can convince enough people of that, then when They try to cheat with the vote counts, people will believe Obama was always going to win. DON'T BUY INTO THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL GAME! We are in the majority and \on the right side. We have the momentum!!! Don't believe the lies of Big Media!
11 posted on 09/22/2012 9:13:54 PM PDT by originalbuckeye
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who is this Business Insider. I tell “him” off at least once a week on Facebook. Complete tool.


12 posted on 09/22/2012 9:17:47 PM PDT by riri (Plannedopolis-look it up. It's how the elites plan for US to live.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

FOUR REASONS:

1. The economy.

2. The debt.

3. The Islamists.

4. And, bottom line: 53 percent defeats 47 percent..


13 posted on 09/22/2012 9:48:17 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: fortheDeclaration
Romney is going to win.

Yeah, but win what?

He has two options and two alone (and I hope he learned from Bush's experience). Win it and go on a firing spree. Entire federal agencies need cleaned out if not abandoned altogether. Our own "government" is against its own producing citizens at this point. It is feral and parasitic as is 47% of the body Republic.
If Romney and the GOP want to succeed, they will fire the lefts hand maidens at every opportunity. Otherwise, it will be like Bush and backstabbing will occur at every turn from every agency.

14 posted on 09/22/2012 10:17:59 PM PDT by Michael Barnes (Obamaa+ Downgrade)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reich asks “And what about those Diebold voting machines?”

I’m always amused when I see both sides are paranoid about the same things!

This was a pretty funny article, a strange mix of sensible thoughts and extreme partisan hackery.


15 posted on 09/23/2012 1:14:48 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just as the administration clings so tightly to the “offensive movie”, they have to cling to this supposed “gaffe”. The difference is that their clinging to the movie has actually sparked riots/destruction/murder....clinging to the “gaffe” has not damaged Romney except in places/minds where he was already damaged goods.


16 posted on 09/23/2012 4:43:50 AM PDT by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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