To Stop Mitt, Obama Targets N.C., Florida, Ohio

The Patriot Post / The Washington Examiner ^ | August 12, 2012 | Michael Barone

[RC one]

Here in Ohio, I simultaneously got a letter from Michelle Obama and Mitt Romney, both asking for money of course. I simultaneously threw them both in the garbage.

[103198]

The Dims are working VA hard, but the RPV/Republicans/campaign/PACs are working even harder. The Dims are running top down efforts and the other side is distributed but coordinated. It is fascinating to watch at this point. Look at Virginia's recent election history. 2008 - Obama/Biden, 2009 - McDonnell, Bolling, Cuccinelli R landslide and R gain in the House, 2010 - R Congressional win, 2011 - huge local R turnover wins and R Senate takeover and House increase. the Dims have had three poundings in a row and the Dim polls show Allen and Kaine tied. But there's more...

[tsowellfan]

I can never figure why any Catholic could vote for a dem / pro-abortion candidate.

Someone very high up in the Catholic church in AZ (a republican) had discussed something with me.

He often wondered why so many Catholic nations in Europe would fall to dictatorships and Communism so easily. He suspected that maybe it was something about the Catholic culture (which is sort of like a government in itself) and the people were use to being told by the church what to do, how to do it...etc.

[A. Morgan]

LOL

[pistolpackinpapa]

Thank you for this encouraging Post. The article said:

My point is that the list of target states has changed and gotten larger -- and could change and grow even more.
And, I would say that as the list of target states get larger, the Obama camp will be forced to spend money in states they didn't think they'd have to spend money in. That's good news for our team becuase their money box does not have as much in it as Romney and his Super Pacs have; no where near.

[pistolpackinpapa]

Thank you for this encouraging Post. The article said:

My point is that the list of target states has changed and gotten larger -- and could change and grow even more.
And, I would say that as the list of target states get larger, the Obama camp will be forced to spend money in states they didn't think they'd have to spend money in. That's good news for our team becuase their money box does not have as much in it as Romney and his Super Pacs have; no where near.

[103198]

Nor I, but some have been cooped in the lib agenda in the northern part of the state. That's where Dennis and Howard come/came from. Cleveland/Akron/etc. and the Churches have been subjected to decades of leftists union crap and some lib priests. Even on the non-Catholic side, denominations like the UCC (Barry's church) have been preaching progressive crap since the 60s (I believe still based in Cleveland). But I digress...

The Catholics and Diocese that have familiarity with in Ohio doesn't support the pro-abortion stance of the northern libs, which should be enough to make the difference in the election. We can pray that pro-abortion voting Catholics will see the light and correct the errors of their ways.

[103198]

I can’t wait for it to happen...

But there’s going to be a lot of sleepless nights in the next 86 (?) days in VA to make sure it is done.

[EDINVA]

The author is Michael Barone, who follows electoral politics practically precinct by precinct across the country, and has for decades. No one is better at this than Barone. Most of us have anecdotal evidence; Barone has empirical. I’d think twice about calling his analysis flawed.

[tsowellfan]

85 days 1 hour 53 minutes and 32 seconds

[103198]

I practice the art in VA and study NC and Ohio. I respectfully call it flawed.

[103198]

And I do believe that Karl is better.

[103198]

Thanks for the proper time. I’m having a lack of sleep and time zone problem.

[103198]

BTW, what are your thoughts?

[2ndDivisionVet]

If not, he can’t possibly win.

[Woodsman27]

Problem is in the most recent Real Clear Politics info Obama is still up by 2% in the state. He has a shot.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Most of those polls over-sample Democrats by 10-40%, only poll “registered” voters or mere adults, not likely voters, don’t take into account the leanings of the independents they poll and word the polls in such a way as to be beneficial to Mr. Obama. When you plow through all that, Gov. Romney is winning, big, in many swing states. And if Mr. Obama’s internal polls showed him winning in all the states RCP says he is, he wouldn’t be campaigning in those places.
They don’t have virtually unlimited money this time, against a poor sap with only 37 million dollars.

[Catsrus]

I posted this in another thread. It seems that Paul Ryan graduated college with a B.A. from Miami University, here in OH. SO, that gives him some Buckeye cred. (From Wikipedia)

Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, serving since 1999. On August 11, 2012, Ryan was chosen by Mitt Romney to be his vice presidential running mate,[1] becoming the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for Vice President of the United States in the 2012 election.[2][3] Born and raised in Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan earned a B.A. degree from Miami University in Ohio. Following his studies, he worked as an aide to United States Senator Bob Kasten of Wisconsin, as legislative director for Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, and as a speechwriter for former U.S. Representative and 1996 Republican vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp of New York. In 1998, Ryan won election to the United States House of Representatives, succeeding the two-term incumbent, fellow Republican Mark Neumann. He is now in his seventh term.

[1035rep]

Obama won VA 52-46 in 2008.

It’s looking like 2010 all over again. Come on November, just get here and let’s end this Obama freak show.

[DownInFlames]

NC is going solid red. The Dems are toast with Bev Purdue and the gay marriage crap.