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Really?

I am aware polls show Bro polling behind some GOP in FL but not Palin and but Dems were very strong there in 2000..obviously..and won in 2008.

In WI, Dems have won every race since Magnus....and except for 2000...by anywhere from 5-16 points

Sorry...I’d rather cement the FL deal.

but Portman is not without merit and WI does seem weaker than usual...unless folks turn on the austerity moves there...and WI is only 10 votes

GOP can live without WI, they cannot live without FL..which is now 29 electoral votes actually...nearly 3 times WI

you can remind me...but I bet it’s Rubio

If we are slogging it out in FL we will lose. We should be carrying the fight in places that since 2010 have been trending our way. There is no way on God's green earth that a GOP candidate who does not blow bubbles with his drool will lose FL. Not in 2012. Unemployment will most likely be above 10% next summer, the FL housing market is in ruins, and it is a traditional GOP state. Sure it is closer than some others, but it is not going to vote for O in 2012. It will go to any GOP candidate by 8-12%.

Wisconsin - the Dems just drenched and poured that state with over $35MM concentrated in a mere 6 state senate races that were in close state senate districts all of which went the way of the O in 2008 and were able to pick up 2 of 6 seats. One was due to a weak Pub candidate with a personal scandal hanging over his head. Wisconsin just jettisoned progressive icon Russ Feingold in favor of Ron Johnson in 2010 in a race that wasn't as close as the eventual 5% difference indicated. Feingold wasn't even a serious factor at any point in that race, and did not have nearly as terrible a record to run on that the O will have to carry with him to the Wisconsin electorate. Put Johnson on the ticket and the dems will lose a state for sure that they probably are going to lose anyway. A better play may be in Michigan, btw, if there is some rising star in the GOP in Michigan. I have not kept up with MI politics since 2010, so I don't know.

If we are slogging it out in FL we will lose. We should be carrying the fight in places that since 2010 have been trending our way. There is no way on God's green earth that a GOP candidate who does not blow bubbles with his drool will lose FL. Not in 2012. Unemployment will most likely be above 10% next summer, the FL housing market is in ruins for like the 5th consecutive year, and it is a traditional GOP state. Sure it is closer than some others, but it is not going to vote for O in 2012 if the GOP ran Howdy Doody. It will go to any GOP candidate by 8-12%.

Wisconsin: the Dems just drenched and poured and drowned that state with over $35MM concentrated in a mere 6 state senate races that were in close state senate districts all of which went the way of the O in 2008 and were able to pick up 2 of 6 seats. One was due to a weak Pub candidate with a personal scandal hanging over his head. That tells me they are no longer buying what the dems are shoveling. Wisconsin just jettisoned progressive icon Russ Feingold in favor of Ron Johnson in 2010 in a race that wasn't as close as the eventual 5% difference indicated. Feingold wasn't even a serious factor at any point in that race, and did not have nearly as terrible a record to run on that the O will have to carry with him to the Wisconsin electorate. Put Johnson on the ticket and the Dems will lose a state for sure that they probably are going to lose anyway. A better play may be in Michigan, btw, if there is some rising star in the GOP in Michigan. I have not kept up with MI politics since 2010, so I don't know.

BTW, in Wisconsin you have two very strong organizations that you could tap to help you GOTV. A sitting Governor who has every motivation in the world to not only oust the O but to get a WI guy into the VP slot. Walker’s organization is primed and ready, too, with not only his 2010 governor’s race in the recent past but also this special election race. Couple that with Johnson’s team who ran a tremendously smart campaign that stayed on message and I think the Dems could pour a billion dollars into WI and lose.