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To: sunmars
I am averse to mindless optimism. It's a seductive form of denial, which is the most dangerous thing there is. However, the recent North Carolina vote rejecting same-sex marriage might be a forecast, heralding the rejection of decadence by the majority of Americans. I.e., it might be a sign that the American people have come to their senses.

Time will tell.

41 posted on 05/11/2012 6:58:57 AM PDT by Savage Beast ("You can, in fact must, shout fire in a crowded theatre. It just has to be the truth. " J. Goldberg)
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To: Savage Beast

It’s a seductive form of denial”

While that is generally true, those of us who are glad about this poll are not saying the election is over...all we are saying is that obama is not unstoppable. We have grown weary of the continual drumbeat of “Romney has no chance”. Mostly this comes from the crowd that STILL can’t believe that Palin isn’t running....(see your previous point about living in denial....).

I’d wager that no one at free republic has Romney any higher than their second to last favorite candidate of those who ran.

But to live in denial and say that he has no chance is a form of denial which is neither rational nor responsible.

Romney, with all his flaws, too many to even begin to name, has at least a 50% chance of winning...or to put it in terms that we like better, obama has at least a 50% chance of losing. And that is very important. An obama loss won’t save the republic, which is pretty well gone anyway. But it will slow the decline and those who deny that, are again, living in denial about the incredible harm that this pos has done to America.

Today is a bringer of good news to all realist-minded Americans. obama is NOT unstoppable!


51 posted on 05/11/2012 7:04:28 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: Savage Beast

Except for one aberration in AZ that was later corrected, every time gay marriage is put to a public vote, it loses. Gay marriage is illegal in 44 states. Hell, they couldn’t pass it in CA. NC just fit the existing pattern. It is the MSM and phony polls that create the impression that the majority of Americans support it.


108 posted on 05/11/2012 8:30:32 AM PDT by kabar
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