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Did Obama Just Throw The Entire Election Away?
The Daily Beast ^ | Oct. 8, 2012 | Andrew Sullivan

Posted on 10/08/2012 7:11:27 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

The Pew poll is devastating, just devastating. Before the debate, Obama had a 51 - 43 lead; now, Romney has a 49 - 45 lead. That's a simply unprecedented reversal for a candidate in October. Before Obama had leads on every policy issue and personal characteristic; now Romney leads in almost all of them. Obama's performance gave Romney a 12 point swing! I repeat: a 12 point swing.

Romney's favorables are above Obama's now. Yes, you read that right. Romney's favorables are higher than Obama's right now. That gender gap that was Obama's firewall? Over in one night:

Currently, women are evenly divided (47% Obama, 47% Romney). Last month, Obama led Romney by 18 points (56% to 38%) among women likely voters.

Seriously: has that kind of swing ever happened this late in a campaign? Has any candidate lost 18 points among women voters in one night ever? And we are told that when Obama left the stage that night, he was feeling good. That's terrifying. On every single issue, Obama has instantly plummeted into near-oblivion. He still has some personal advantages over Romney - even though they are all much diminished. Obama still has an edge on Medicare, scores much higher on relating to ordinary people, is ahead on foreign policy, and on being moderate, consistent and honest (only 14 percent of swing voters believe Romney is honest). But on the core issues of the economy and the deficit, Romney is now kicking the president's ass:

By a 37% to 24% margin, more swing voters say Romney would improve the job situation. Swing voters favor Romney on the deficit by a two-to-one (41% vs. 20%) margin.... Romney has gained ground on several of these measures since earlier in the campaign.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012debates; 2012polls; andrewsullivan; debates; obamasnewclothes; obameltdown; riggedpolls
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To: Baynative

He wants to win - he’s just programmed to have everything given to him and he’s counting on all his enablers to do his fighting for him; like idiot Andrew Sullivan, just one of barry’s slaves.


41 posted on 10/08/2012 7:40:23 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Andrew Sullivan has an Eyore moment. Love it!

Let’s none of us get cocky. Let’s hope we have good reason to feel cocky that first Monday in November and let’s STILL not feel that way.

We’ve got to vote like our lives and country depend on it, because they do.

And besides, think how sad the fake, phony, fraud and Palin-uterus-stalker Andrew Sullivan will feel when Obama loses. That ALONE is worth a Romney victory. Him and all the rest of them.


42 posted on 10/08/2012 7:41:43 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: TigerClaws
50 Shades of Grey reminded women they like alpha males after all. Obama in his Mom jeans and geeky bike helmet just doesn't get it done any more.
43 posted on 10/08/2012 7:42:22 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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44 posted on 10/08/2012 7:42:44 PM PDT by narses
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To: Free ThinkerNY

45 posted on 10/08/2012 7:43:04 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Obama does not have the work ethic to be Anti-Christ.)
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To: Baynative

Like running the UN one day?


46 posted on 10/08/2012 7:43:44 PM PDT by Molon Labbie (Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none to raise him up, and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all that is around him.

Jeremiah 50:32

47 posted on 10/08/2012 7:44:26 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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To: Battle Axe

“nincompoop”

Battle Axe you are right, that is what he is. I often use that word for him myself.

It is basically a polite (and shorter) way to call him a stuttering cluster-f*ck of a miserable failure.

Only nincompoop is really better, because it implies more dunderheadedness.


48 posted on 10/08/2012 7:44:35 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Amazing Shrinking President


49 posted on 10/08/2012 7:44:45 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Romney vs Obama, Round One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyNxHOZiQPA)
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To: atc23
I seriously wonder what other ambitions he has

Bankrupt America and abolish the Constitution. He needs another term to complete that. Our credit rating already dropped under his admin.

50 posted on 10/08/2012 7:45:25 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: RoseofTexas

How and where does this early voting occur?

could The Obamaphone lady have been driven from the bronx NY to cleveland on one of those buses? (or a van as she claimed)


51 posted on 10/08/2012 7:45:47 PM PDT by uncitizen
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
Let's get real. The correct answer is "No, your FAT makes your a$$ look fat."
52 posted on 10/08/2012 7:45:56 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: annieokie
Romney just kicked the sleeping dog.

I think he pulled his tail a few times, also!

53 posted on 10/08/2012 7:47:58 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: Baynative

Your post sums up what we are dealing with in a nutshell. None of this crap about polls or debates means squat.


54 posted on 10/08/2012 7:49:17 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: dalereed
The people who give him an edge on Medicare are not the people who are on Medicare. They are strongly for Romney, just as they were strongly for McCain. The people who give Obama the edge on Medicare are the young morons who think they will never grow old, or never need Medicare because they will have obamacare.
55 posted on 10/08/2012 7:50:52 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Sheer panic and despair


56 posted on 10/08/2012 7:53:01 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
Obama: “I, um, uh, have an important announcement for all the women in America. Yes, those pants do make your a$$ look fat.”

The Secret Service wouldn't be able to hustle him backstage before Michele caught him and ripped him limb from scrawny limb.

57 posted on 10/08/2012 7:55:25 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Big Bird is a brood parasite: laid in our nest 43 years ago and we are still feeding him.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This from the Sarah Palin-hating, Trig-hating Andrew Sullivan?? This panic was a fun read but I really look forward to seeing his totally hysterical Obama defeated-column the day after election day!!


58 posted on 10/08/2012 7:56:29 PM PDT by plushaye (Election 2012 Prayer Force)
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To: uncitizen
I assume he was talking about the early voting that will soon take place. FACT is that 181 milllion is a lot of moola to buy thousands of votes. That my friend is a bit scary if it turns out that few thousand or hundred votes is the difference between a win or a loss.
59 posted on 10/08/2012 7:56:29 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: rawcatslyentist
I will kindle a fire in his cities

Volcano in Hawaii! Just when he thought he was safe!

60 posted on 10/08/2012 7:56:29 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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