One thing to come away from this whole mess, it always bothered me that we were hanging our hats on the weakest anecdotal crap...PUMA's, Bradley Effect, yard signs etc...next time disregard this nonsense. It's ironic that this thread is mirroring the one at DU 4 years ago that started off giddy with everyone reporting HUGE turnout in dem precincts, no turnout in rep precincts, everyone THEY know is voting for Kerry, then having the rug come out when the returns started coming in...
None of that stuff mattered, so 4 years from now don't get caught up in it.
The PUMA Myth was always an illusion. Rabid pro-abortion Hillary supporters were never going to vote for a pro-life Republican ticket that could result in Roe vs Wade being overturned.
By promoting the PUMA Myth, Obama supporters provided a huge distraction for Republicans and got many Republicans to downgrade their expressions of social conservatism for fear of attending PUMAs who barely existed.