The NBC News Political Unit has put together a briefing book for Election Day; a guide for users to better understand the upcoming presidential, Senate, House, and gubernatorial contests.
This nearly 150-page guide offers the NBC News battleground map, information on the most important ballot measures to watch, ad spending tallies, voter turnout history, and past election results.
It also includes an hour-by-hour viewer's guide to the top races in each state, and ponders the question, "What if there's a tie?"
Click the image or click here to check it out.



Missing Tim Russert...
Me too & his wipe board!
Florida...Florida...Florida...
Now we're stuck with Chuckie T & Gotcha Gregory... ;o(
Beware of GOP effort to steal Florida again...Gov. Rick Bush has laid the groundwork...but if Floridians will absolutely vote for a Democrat this time.
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GOP has worked very hard to commit fraud with some RNC-affiliated political consulting groups led by Nathan Sproul that have carried out fraudulent voter-registration drives throughout the state - to find out about it more, just Google - RNC Nathan Sproul fraud
Amen...
AbbieHoffman
Missing Tim Russert...
AbbieHoffman
That makes two of us. Every since Bain's Comcast took over things just aren't the same.
4 more 4 44
Obama/Biden 2012
When the GOP picked Mitt, basically Republican'ts have abandoned their hope to win the White House this year...
FORWARD...
Four days to go...
...until Obama-Shama-Lama-Ding-Dong is UNSEATED, and we finally get some real leadership after four years of the adolescents being in charge.
An increase in the jobless rate from one month to the next is NOT "good news," and don't let anybody try to sell you on the idea that it is!!!!!
DEMOCRATS FOR ROMNEY 2012!!!!!!!!!!
I think I'll pass on the NBC (National Barack Campaign) election book. This place is swarming with 0bama leg humpers.
Updated as of 11:40am EST on Friday, November 2 (October jobs report day!):
Real Clear Politics (RCP) consistently has been the go-to source for accurate averaged daily polling data for both FOXNEWS and NBCNEWS. With only 84 hours left to go in the 2012 presidential campaign, RCP continues to report Obama leading in eight of their 11 toss-up states with Romney leading in three.
In descending order of 'percentage of lead' in favor of Obama, followed in ascending order of 'percentage of lead' in favor of Romney, here are the published averaged numbers from RCP as of 11:40am EST together with the most recent FiveThirtyEight election night probabilities of victory for either candidate:
In WISCONSIN, with 10 electoral votes, Obama's lead has jumped to 5.0%, up from 3.7% yesterday afternoon. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 91.2% chance of victory here, up by a significant 5.5% from Tuesday.
In PENNSYLVANIA, with 20 electoral votes, Obama's lead is holding at 4.6%. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 96.2% chance of victory here, up by 2.0% from Tuesday.
In MICHIGAN, with 16 electoral votes, Obama's lead is holding at 3.0%. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 98.6% chance of victory here, up by a slight 0.5% from Tuesday.
In NEVADA, with 6 electoral votes, Obama's lead has risen to 2.7%, up from 2.4% yesterday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama an 87.7% chance of victory here, up by an astonishing 8.0% from Tuesday.
In OHIO, with 18 electoral votes, Obama's lead today settled at 2.3%. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama an 80.5% chance of victory here, up by a substantial 7.2% from Tuesday.
In IOWA, with 6 electoral votes, Obama's lead has settled at 2.0%, up from 1.3% yesterday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 78.8% chance of victory here, up by a significant 4.9% from Tuesday.
In NEW HAMPSHIRE, with 4 electoral votes, Obama's lead has risen to 2.0%, up from 1.3% yesterday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 77.8% chance of victory here, up by a substantial 7.5% from Tuesday.
In COLORADO, with 9 electoral votes, Obama's lead has risen to 0.9%, up from 0.5% yesterday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 64.6% chance of victory here, up by an astonishing 9.2% from Tuesday.
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In VIRGINIA, with 13 electoral votes, Romney's lead is holding at 0.5%. Interestingly, FiveThirtyEight increased Obama's chance of victory here, and NOT Romney's, to 66.4%, up by an astonishing 8.2% from Tuesday.
In FLORIDA, with 29 electoral votes, Romney's lead is holding at 1.2%. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Romney a 55.1% chance of victory here, down however by an astonishing 9.6% from Tuesday.
In NORTH CAROLINA, with 15 electoral votes, Romney's lead has risen to 3.8%, up from Tuesday's 3.0%. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Romney an 80.0% chance of victory here, down by a slight 0.2% from yesterday.
So...
In order for Obama to win re-election the least complex route would be through maintaining his current lead in the five toss-up states where his existing margins are widest (Wisconsin at 5.0%, Pennsylvania at 4.6%, Michigan at 3.0%, Nevada at 2.7%, and Ohio at 2.3%). Doing so would bring his electoral vote total on Election Day to 271. In this scenario, Obama could still surpass 270 while failing to hold Iowa, New Hampshire, and Colorado.
However, should Obama fail to hold Ohio, the loss could effectively be neutralized by any of the following combination of wins from states where FiveThirtyEight is currently forecasting Obama victories:
Path #1: Obama loses Ohio but wins the remaining three states where he currently leads, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Colorado resulting in 272 electoral votes.
Path #2: Obama loses Ohio but steals Virginia while also taking New Hampshire, Iowa, OR Colorado resulting in 270, 272, or 275 electoral votes, respectively.
Interestingly, with Romney's lead having diminished significantly in Florida over the past two weeks and with Hurricane Sandy forcefully highlighting the stark contrast between the candidates regarding the value and necessity if not the mere existence of FEMA in a state which has perhaps the greatest dependence on federal storm relief efforts in the nation, a 3rd path (albeit remote) has now emerged which could provide for some interesting election night television:
Path #3: Obama comes from behind to win Florida. This scenario would require only that Obama win the three states in which his present leads are widest (Wisconsin at 5.0%, Pennsylvania at 4.6%, and Michigan at 3.0%), resulting in 276 electoral votes.
For Romney to unseat Obama, he not only would have to hold the three states in which he presently leads, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia bringing his electoral vote total to 248, but also steal victories in both Colorado where Obama's lead rose yesterday to 0.9% and in either Ohio (where Obama's lead settled late yesterday at 2.3%) or in Pennsylvania (where Romney's campaign believes Obama's significant lead of 4.6% is vulnerable). By so doing, Romney's electoral vote total would reach 275 or 277, respectively.
Should Romney fail to steal either Ohio or Pennsylvania he could overcome this shortfall by capturing the four other states in which Obama's current leads are smallest (Colorado at 0.9%, New Hampshire at 2.0%, Iowa at 2.0%, and Nevada at 2.7%) resulting in an electoral vote total of 273.
FiveThirtyEight this morning estimates the chance of Election Day victory for each candidate as follows: Obama 80.9% (up from yesterday's 79.0%) and Romney 19.1% (down from yesterday's 21.0%).
FiveThirtyEight now also projects that on Election Day the final electoral tally will be as follows: Obama 303 (up by 4 from Wednesday's 299) and Romney 235 (down by 4 from Wednesday's 239).
Lastly, although it makes no difference in terms of the final result which can only be determined by the Electoral College, FiveThirtyEight currently predicts a national popular vote distribution on Election Day as follows: Obama 50.5% (up from Wednesday's 50.4%) and Romney 48.4% (down from yesterday's 48.6%).
With only 84 hours of campaigning left, and with this morning's published October jobs report playing to predictably mixed reviews (economy adding more jobs than expected; unemployment rate ticking up one tenth of one percent to 7.9%), holdout voters may now be left to nothing more than the proverbial 'feel in their gut' as Tuesday approaches.
TGIF, America.
Really?
A surge of people re-entering the work force isn't good news?
Tim Russert and Peter Jennings would be soooooo disappointed that the country has split so badly. They were both so professional and cared so much for this country - even though Peter was born in Canada. Miss them both so much!
Obama/Biden 2012
Increase in unemployment from 7.8 % to 7.9% is not the number Obama wants, is hard to cook more positive numbers. We are going BACKWARDS.
The spin is now , unemployment rose because more people are looking for job, however when the unemployment went down , Democrats never mention that it was because more people were leaving the work force.
23 million unemployed
3.5 million lost job in the las year
40 week average to find a job
+ 60% of the new jobs are part-time or seasonal
250,000 New jobs needed to turn the economy and Obama is failing big time.
Romney 45 , 44 is out.
Blah Blah Blah... NBC and the word news in the same sentence makes me very sick ...i guess you all like tabloid news...Partisan hacks you all are... that goes for you FOX overs also
I bet most of you posting here cannot even tell me who your local MAYOR is of your community and it's city board members. Yet you spout presidential politics like you are the @!$%#...
I laugh at you all ... the sheeple
I miss Tim Russert too. He was a straight arrow, right down the middle. He was fair and hit both sides hard when appropriate. He was working for the viewing publlic, something that scemes to be missing today. David Gregory's political leaning is obvious and Chuck Todd, while subtler about it, also leans right. They are both 1% ers who have forgotten that their duty to the viewing publilc, supercedes their personal interests.
President Obama will win Ohio and Florida.
The President -332 Electoral Votes
The Governor - 206 Electoral Votes.
Salud
Obama leg humpers- he he- that about sums it up-
@TomasGrande#1.14: I figure you are close. I think the President will break 300 leaving Romney with around 227. lekh beshalom Amigo
Not to be mean, but I think the biggest loser this election is the credibility of the political media.
I saw a clip pf Mark Halprin used in an anti Obama ad. Don't networks own their video? How could Crossroads use it without the journalists' permission?
CBS uses Frank Luntz, a Republican pollster, as their political expert. He talks about a Romney win as if it were a GOAL, not just a possibility. Charlie Rose grilled General Powell over his endorsement of Obama to the point Powell snapped "what Party do YOU belong to?" Meanwhile, Donald Trump gets more airtime than all of the Democratic surrogates put together. Donald Trump - what qualifies him to question the President's birthplace, exactly?
I am mortally sick of listening to over-paid political pundits on the Sunday shows. Their opinions don't seem anymore informed than mine! David Gregory is clearly a Republican - I don't trust his moderation.
Worst election cover ever. People still don't know what the Affordable Care Act does!
Journalists have covered this election like its entertainment, and entertainers have covered it like they are journalists - weird.
Crystal - you prove again that Romney/Ryan supporters are not only low information but also crude and classless!
Obama/Biden 2012
Nevada's largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
GREAT!, ITINERARY....So..... what time is OBAMAS CONCESSION SPEECH?
Well, gee, if all those people leaving the workforce was bad shouldn't it be good that they are re-entering the workforce?
And Obama visit most TV Shows than any other President in reelection campaign.
Amy from Portland
You are right on the money. Obama will have his own show in Comedy Central after Romney get elected.
@Amy B. Portland, Me. Couldn't agree with you more. The networks are little more than "madams and pimps" displaying and hawking the wares of their whores. To get anything real outta them, one has to peep between the splayed legs only to generally find the presented gender is opposite of what the garb purports. Damn shame too. A free and unbiased press is essential to a representative democracy. I expect they have given in to the pursuit of money like most institutions in this country.
By the way Ma'am, I enjoy your posts, and I especially appreciate your intellect and honesty. Regards Ma'am
"What if there's a tie?"
Now this is funny! Romney by a LANDSLIDE!
Romney/Ryan 2012! Vote for the professionals! Let the community organizer go back to his community...
More evidence that the GOP eats it's own...and is losing again...
Seking Sanity...
Still seeking, I see!
Romney/Ryan 2012! Vote against Obama and his laughing sidekick like your life depends on it!
Bill, after all the endless investigations are over and it is found that the president and his team responded correctly to Benghazi, that part of the reason for the confusion is a lot of the information was classified and the other part was you refused to listen, could you ever admit you are wrong? Or are you one of the few that still think the president is from Kenya, he is a Muslim, he was given his law degree just because he is black and actually flunked out of school? It is a good thing for you that President Obama will be re-elected. It will give you something to hate for another 4 years. Better him than your neighbor, but then it is possible your neighbor is an Obama supporter. Too bad for you.
The party of Acorn and the Black Panthers is accusing the republicans of trying to fix elections? That's almost as funny as NBC having an election book!
Given all the information from unofficial sources, hearing in Congress , memos, etc, etc. The Obama administration fail to provide help before and after the 9/11 attack perpetrated for terrorist in a planned attack, which is not an spontaneous protest for the Mohammad film , like this administration want us and the whole world to believe. The political decision made for this administration was to protect the foreign policy of Obama and make us believe that with the killing of Osama everything was fine, nothing more far from the truth. Before or after the election we will have the answer unless Obama decide to keep all information secret like he did with the information of Fast and Furious. There is no transparency in this administration it is a shame that 4 Americans died because this administration FAIL.
Or the 1,000's that died and 10,000's of thousands maimed in Iraq. OK.
Tell me, why was the Ambassador in Benghazi without proper security at an unguarded outpost in the first place? On Sept 11th?
The demonstration over the film was trumped up by the terrorists as a cover. Those people over there are really very re-active and can be led to demonstrate over anything because they fear if they don't, they themselves will be killed. Remember the spread of demonstrations during the days after? Also remember after the people of Benghazi realized what happened, they took it upon themselves to attack the terrorists who did this. This story has been way over-played friend.
AbbieHoffman
Missing Tim Russert...-------------
----------------I met Abbie Hoffman in Washington, D.C. in Apr/May 1971. Damn, I miss though days......
PIGTREE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STEAL WHAT YOU WIN OUTRIGHT. Now for obamy to win it will have to be stolen. Noone with an IQ over 1 would vote that trash in office again.
@ Mac
Amy B is a bright woman. Could use more friends like that. I sent an invitation. Have yet to hear.
http://commieblaster.com/obama/index.html
Defeat Communist Obama and the GOD-less Demon-cRATS!!!
http://commieblaster.com/obama/index.html
Defeat Communist Obama and the GOD-less Demon-cRATS!!!
Just think...if Romney wins...the Smithsonian will one day have a pair of magic underwear on display.
Most likely 'soiled' due to 'The Mitt' crapping in them because he didn't really want to win.
All this is in just fun 'n game...I KNOW he won't win....because America really does not want a Ward Cleaver to be their President. After all...the 'Ideal American Family' portrayed in the 1950's never existed. But just in case you right wingers did not know it...what DID exist in the 1950's is a top tax rate of 90% ...now THAT is one thing I can embrace from then...and the President was a Republican!
You are a real example of the liberal bigotry , you are the example of the liberal religious intolerance. You are the antithesis of what to be an American is. Your comment make me proud to be a conservative.
Romney 45
Let me illustrate the difference
I am proud of President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
Pukes cannot say the same about their candidates.
BTW where is lyin Ryan campaigning today, Nogales Texas?
It was ACORN and MoveON.Org who stole the votes in 2008. Liberals have no shame when it comes to getting their guy elected. Even if it is by hook or crook.
And, big dog, I think you have the wrong liar, it is Obama and Biden who have lied to the American people about Benghazi and covered it up. Four Americans are dead because Obama played politics with their lives.
Jersey girl1.
There is a lot of pain out there. Some to blame. Some not.
Congress (both sides) cut funds for supporting the safety of our very important diplomats.
They are our very first line of defense before troops go in.
We learn. Slowly perhaps, but we learn.
Let's be proud of how they have committed their lives to keeping America strong and safe. Time now for reflection and how to move our nation forward and do our best to make sure this doesn't happen again.
Hey PIG....
Again, you can't prove ANYTHING that you post - the only thing most people get from your postings is the absolute bottomless depth of your ignorance!
Do you ever have anything to say that isn't a mouth full of crap! You bring nothing to the table, just your ludicrous accusations and juvenile slobber! I and many others on both side will be glad when the election is over so we won't be subjected to you abundant stupidity any further.
Where ever Ryan is today I can guarantee it's not any where near your trashy trailer park, Big Dogg....and you can't illustrate anything except that a rock has more brains than you.
ROMNEY/RYAN - because we are proud og their accomplishments
izzydelirious,
nice try with words but it is beyond your grasp.
@Izzy
I don't want to be a flower child of the 70s.
Yet, for some you reason feel you need to bring hate to this place.
I thought we lost that at Kent State. Viet Nam. Cambodia.
I've lost friends. I'm a veteran.
Where does your hate come from?
Do I misunderstand You?
I am willing to speak.
Step up! People surviving "Sandy" need help. Carry a package. Wrap a bag.
If you are this unhappy...do what can you do to fix it.
Carry a bag. Help the woman who needs help to cross the street.
I wish you all the best. Safety and love to all those who are those important to those who are important in your life. We may disagree, yet we share the planet together.
All my best to you.
Rusty
I see the Republican trolls are out as usual...... and as far as the Las Vegas R-J opinion the owner is a partisan hack with an agenda
bigdogg...
See...libs have nothing to say, so they call the other side names...(Pukes)
It's okay little puppy...you'll get used to saying President Romney soon enough! LOL
Libs are so pathetically funny!
Romney/Ryan 2012! Vote against Obama and his laughing sidekick like your life depends on it!
I always have to keep reminding Comcast-NBC that Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada are NOT TOSS UP STATES OR are they BATTLEGROUND STATES!!!! Why on earth does NBC even consider that President Obama might loose Pennsylvania when NEUTRAL polls give him a 9 point lead over Corporate Raider Willard Romney in Pennsylvania???
I glanced at the er book of Propaganda that NBC offered, it reads like a Conservatives Dream plan.
Come on, NBC, at least act like your impartial and neutral!!!
And thats my opinion
Magnum Serpentine
Hey, need some help guys. Looking for some useful information or Links on the Benghazi incident. If you have any message me
http://JohnDoe2241225.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14870353-evidence-of-the-lies
@ John Doe
Fog of war. Misinformation. No conspiracy. Loss of life of brave souls who have given their all for this country. Like others before them. Not usually in this position, but still in a war zone.
My condolences to their families. May they rest in peace and hope for comfort for the ones who loved them.
Funny as all get-out, ain't it? All those people who, last month, were SCREAMING:
"FRAUD! FRAUD! THOSE BLS NUMBERS ARE COOKED! JACK WELSH IS RIGHT!"
are today clinging to the 0.1% uptick in the U/E rate like it was the last life preserver on the Titanic!!
Seriously. WHEN are we actually supposed to BELIEVE you people?
Liberal writings are all about fear.
Conservatives are all about the American Dream
NBC's guide is a joke!!
I think Biden says it all
Romney / Ryan will go the way of the Palin. Extinct.
I can't wait to see "Game Change 2", a chronicle of the failed Romney campaign.
Pigotry
HA HA..and if they don't then it's some sort of conspiracy?...lol get over it libs, you don't have a monopoly on life.
With Bail out number 3 in full swing, and the banks getting more Free money, Obama is thinkking his odds of winning might just pay off. After all Americans are to stupid to look up stuff on there own and buy the main stream media hook line and sinker !
Benghazi and Youtubegate, Obama at the UN stump talking about our Freedom of speech needs limits so we don't offend ??
Fast and Furious , Obama at the stump talking with Mexico's President, saying out 2nd amendment rights need to be taken...
Obama 2012 Cradle to the Grave ! Give me your Money , Give me your Freedoms !
Help him finish taking what he started, Help him Finish America !
Lunkystraydog........"Paul Ryan & Honey Boo Boo 2016" The new and improved Republican comeback team.
With all of the acting out and babbling by the right wing nuts at this point ... you have to feel sorry for them with the obvious crash and burn projected for their lying machine ......
Interesting factoid about this "election book":
Romney: Mentioned 104 times
Obama: Mentioned 189 times
Jill Stein: Mentioned 1 time
Gary Johnson: Polling near 5% and not mentioned once!
This largely speaks to a fear among the establishment of voters actually choosing someone who would end corporate control over the mechanisms of government.
@bigdogg464. You have been smoking too many of those cigars that Clinton used on Monica L. Obama should be put up for Impeachment just like Clinton was for lying. Both are A hole buddies.
Read the contents of the Election Briefing Book...........
Page 1 - Report every story as fact if it hurts the Romney campaign
Page 2 - Do not report or comment on anything Obama does or says that could be viewed as negative toward his re-election
Page 3 - Hire bloggers to downplay anything negative about Obama
Page 4 - After election, continue to print only positive propaganda for Obama & the Democratic party to assure the complete over-throw of the Constitution by 2020 election
The selfish-right are out in full force today...pushing there meatless rhetoric just like their candidate. No REAL offerings as to how to improve, because they know their positions have all been debunked, like: trickle down, "job creators", too much regulation, ....
Get out there and vote dems. Let's keep the presidency, the Senate, and then start calling out Norquist and the republican house for their inability to compromise. That Tax Pledge MUST BE RESCINDED. And Norquist should be ostracized from meddling in American politics. It is the number one issue facing this country, when one of our two parties cannot compromise. And yet it's not mentioned EVERY DAY by the president and the media. Hopefully Obama will have the guts this time since he can't be elected again.
Then we must attack that Citizen's United ruling, else the Plutocrats will continue to buy elections and we'll never get our political system back in the hands of the masses.
"Journalists have covered this election like its entertainment, and entertainers have covered it like they are journalists - weird."
I think we're on different sides of the aisle, because I see a lot of lib spin unless I go digging. But, your quote is awesome and I completely agree!
4 more years.
Forward looking voters will know that Obama's policies have worked despite GOP non-cooperation. The Deocratic party will be majority in congress for years to come starting this election
You may hold the Senate but that's it. No one that I know of is predicting a power change in the House.
Talk to the Hand
You may hold the Senate but that's it. No one that I know of is predicting a power change in the House
Tweet from ED Schultz this morning
Ed Schultz @WeGotEd
32 months of private sector job growth with zero Republican help...the country runs without them, so why vote for them ..
Forgot the house
4 more 4 44
Obama/Biden 2012
So according to Mr. Ed the union thug, the economy runs on the democrats in government?
And all this time I thought it was the people that drive the economy...
Forward looking voters????? You mean socialist????lol
My beloved George W. Bush will never relinquish the "worst President of all time" to anybody. Even Nixon. Even Hoover.
The evidence is that while that philanderer Bill Clinton is running around the country reminding folks how good a job Barack Obama has done in reversing the Bush trainwreck, George W. hasn't even been asked to show up in Utah or some other safe territory to tell us that Romney isn't a total liar and flip flopper. W has gone into hiding. He's persona non grata EVERYWHERE...except maybe in Saudi Arabia...
former GOPlapdog---Bush is in the Cayman Islands today giving the keynote address at an off-shore investing seminar. I am not making this up. Great optics for Romney, isn't it? Wonder if George will visit Mitt's money.
PeasonEarth
How old are you?
50,000 plus Americans died in the Vietnam War, a War Romney says he supported our waging, but that he spent ringing doorbells in France, and you think President Obama has done a bad job as Commander-Chief?
George W. Bush inherited a budget surplus, a booming economy, and bipartisanship support after 9/11, and he left us with a huge deficit and a cratering economy...and you think President Obama is the "worst ever?" Really?
History will look back on Obama as a far worse president than Bush, as he was in charge of the tipping point that turned America from an energetic, hard-working, entreprenurial nation into a bunch of lazy socialists who feel entitled to depend on a debt-ridden gov't to support them.
Bush will be looked at as a guy whose every gaffe was constantly aired on every mainstream media outlet. Has anybody ever youtubed Obama's gaffes when the teleprompter went out? Honestly, do it - it's hilarious and sad at the same time. Yet now we have news anchors splicing bits of Romney's speaches together to compile a sentence that Romney never made (the automated ordering system at Wawa, as one example).
So basically, it's the media of the early 21st centure that history will frown upon, and the primary basis for the scorn will be its left-winged bias.
@SteelerFan
LOL. That would be interesting TV coverage, but unfortunately George W. Bush is about as newsworthy as Octomom. In fact, Octomom at least got some publicity for entering rehab this week. George W. should consider this....
I'm sure George W. will visit Romney's money in the Cayman Islands while he's there. These RINOs don't miss an opportunity to bow down before their god, the almighty dollar...
"George W. Bush is about as newsworthy as Octomom."
Then why do you libs bring him up at the drop of a hat every time the Bamster's economy recovery is questioned?
You can't have it both ways. If you loose your "Blame it on Bush" mantra what do you have left?
Nothing just like the left's platform has been all along...
The almighty dollar seems to be the left's answer to everything......the only bowing I see is done by your fearless leader on his apology tour.....
At least Bush has the courtesy to stay out of the election unlike Billy Bob Clinton....
Talktothehand -- The Democrats don't have gain a majority in the House, all they have to do is get rid of the Professional Obstructionists so that reasonable compromise is again possible.
Bush is in the Cayman Islands today telling rich people how fun and easy it is to hide money in offshore accounts. No doubt, Romney was originally scheduled, but had to be replaced so he could stump.
elliot-3020456, off topic
Did you watch the news tonight? The linemen that came from Alabama to help restore power in NJ they wouldn't let them work because they were not union. NY let them work. Talk about a load of bull.
ATTENTION.... 11/03/2012
OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED SET TO DISCARD LARGE NUMBER OF OHIO VOTES AND TURN ELECTION!
NOT SEEN YET IN MAINSTREAM PRESS
"LAST MINUTE DIRECTIVE BY OHIO'S JON HUSTED COULD SEE LEGAL VOTES DISCARDED AND TURN ELECTION!"
ARTICLE BY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - THE CLEVELAND LEADER
My links disappear and I have no idea why. You can google headlines.
Four more years?
You want four more years of the same failed policies, broken promises, smoke & mirrors lies, unemployment, war, etc.? Fortunately Romney is ahead in the polls and will win this election and start getting us on the right track.
Romney/Ryan 2012.
If his policies are working then we're completely f**ked if he gets another four years. Lets see...
1. No raise during his term
2. Health insurance increases (major)
3. Gas prices up
4. Food prices up
5. 401k hasn't recovered
Yea.... great policies....
I will just turn to the end to see who wins...
(But I won't spoil the ending for anyone else)
On my way to;
Chopped Autumn Salad and a Filet Mignon...Talking politics and getting a free meal...Priceless!
filet mignon?
meat consumption has worsened global warming because of your bowel movement and gas emission.
..eat table...vege-table..to save our planet earth.
Geez, I don't even know what to say to a person who would criticize a man in search of a good filet.
Global Warming has really jumped the shark.
it's real..and it's fun fact too...
Sorry Pigotry, I'm going to have to go with dangerfield on this one... mmmmmm Filet Mignon mmmm good cow...
O&JOE2012
NinjaColdMan..I just wanted to have people more informed..but U R right..this is America, and we all have the freedom to get bloated with beef, warm our stomach, and warm our planet.
beef up.....
but...pork??? oink...that's brutal..you have to kill pigs to get pork...NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Filet Mignons are way over rated. I will have a nice bowl of Smoked Seafood Chowder followed by a nice Spring Salad. Then a Grilled Rib-eye Steak, grilled over hot coals until it is a perfect medium rare topped with caramelized onions along side a twice baked potato and Grilled Asparagus drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice sprinkled with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper. I will finish my dinner off with Grilled Peach Pound Cake and Grilled Peaches with ice cream drizzled with Caramel Sauce. This dinner will be my Victory for Obama Dinner on Nov. 7.
Obama/Biden 4 more for 44 and Team Democrats to move this nation forward!
WCA: Ask the governor of NJ or the mayor of NYC about global warming. GOP jumping ship?
4
4 more 4 44 and 4 planet Earth. ☺
11/03/12 - URGENT
Two articles:
1. Experimental patches loaded into Ohio voting machines.
2. Article in the Independent newspaper, "The Cleveland Leader" reads:
Last Minute Directive by Ohio's Jon Husted Set to Discard Large Number of Votes and Swing Ohio Election
So far not in the mainstream press.
Everyone in here speaks like they are clairvoyant but the intelligent statement would be otherwise.
The lies and fake moral outrage is pretty rampant in here. It is pathetic to see the articles being written like this and NOT see that it is from a BIASED individual.
I would think that the "supposed" reporters would want to have some kind of credibility but when I "simple joe citizen" can see the bias from their reporting, they do not. This is why the print paper is DYING and the TV new shows are DYING as well.
Get your political slant out of the reporting and we the people will come back as readers but until then I don't trust the bias nature of the news media. I do my own research to form my own opinion, do you.
You are being played by the media and you just don't see it. Pretty sad people.
Funny you would criticize meat consumption with the online name of 'Pigotry' matched with the image of a pig.
Thanks for the booklet NBC - it should keep me busy for a while. After a quick scan, it looks very informative.
Thanks, RedDev. I hope the rest of you also find it helpful
Domenico - GREAT booklet - really informative!
Thanks for all you guys do and for giving us this forum!
This is an excellent booklet; I read it all the way through (hey, I'm a statistics major :) ). It lays out all the possible scenarios. The info is available elsewhere on the web, but it's nice to have all of it in one place.
This booklet is great----thanks for sharing it with us.
And thanks to Mark, Domenico & crew for all their hard work keeping us up to date on election developments, especially this busy week with the storm. Hope your loved ones are all safe.
Yes, NBC, thank you for memorializing your left-wing bias into a fictional booklet. I hope it at least burns well.
I would also like to say thanks to Mark, Domenico & crew for your election spins - they have been very entertaining to read.
Spinning 171k jobs is a positive, when it will take a steady dose of 250k jobs to turn our economy around?
Spinning 7.9% unemployment rate as merely due to more people entering the work force, yet when the unemployment number went down it wasn't due to more people levaing the work force?
Refusing to adequately cover Benghazi?
Right on, Sparky!
Realist, did you even READ it?
No, I have stopped reading anything that NBC authored. I refuse to support such a biased network by even downloading their free stuff. By branding themselves as a news network, NBC is creating a fraud on America, and I would prefer not to be complicit. I have mixed emotions about supporting their online site such as these, but I see it more as entertainment with an opportunity to spread my views to the sheep who have bought in.
LOL well no wonder.
"I'm going to completely judge this thing, without even reading it, and tell you all how stupid you are for reading anything that NBC puts out because.... well because I don't like them. And somehow I will make myself sound smart!!!! God... I'm brilliant"
Its simple statistics and math Realist. It lays out all of the election scenarios, and goes state by state talking about who is up for election, who is currently in power by state, and what the voting has been the last two years. Its pure stats. Its not biased. Of course, your own "unbiased" self would know that.
Was kind of interesting to read a little on a few of the other states besides were I live.
CBS News has learned that during the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi, the Obama Administration did not convene its top interagency counterterrorism resource: the Counterterrorism Security Group, (CSG).
In the days after the assault, counterterrorism officials expressed dismay over what they interpreted as the Obama Administration's unwillingness to acknowledge that the attack was terrorism; and their opinion that resources which could have helped were excluded.
Counterterrorism officials from two agencies said they concluded almost immediately that the attack was by terrorists and was not spontaneous. "I came to this conclusion as soon as I heard the mortar rounds were impacting on top of the building our people were occupying," says one. "The position of the mortar must be plotted on a map, the target would have to be plotted, computations would be calculated that would result in the proper mortar tube elevation and the correct number of powder bags to be attached to the rounds."
A White House official says President Obama immediately acknowledged the assault was a terrorist attack. However, there was confusion as White House spokesman Jay Carney said three days later, "We have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack."
On Sept.16, US Ambassador Susan Rice told CBS' "Face the Nation" and other talk shows that the assault appeared to have grown from a spontaneous protest over an anti-Islam video.
CBS' Bob Schieffer asked Rice whether she thought "that this was something that had been plotted out several months ago?"Rice answered, "We do not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned."
In an interview last week, President Obama said "the minute" he became aware of the Benghazi attack, he directed his staff to "make sure that we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to do."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57544026/sources-key-task-force-not-convened-during-benghazi-consulate-attack/?pageNum=1&tag=page
This Benghazi brain-dead idiot has spammed this article no less than 6 times over the last two days. We get it .. you like CBS news.
RedDevPS-
No, he likes propaganda.
Salud
Kind of like the left poster child Cindy Sheehan they paraded and applauded in 2004- typical liberal hypocrisy- pathetic
Prost
CBS News is actually who initially covered up Benghazi and protected Obaba, while at the same time throwing Romney under the bus. Read this - it's another amazingly pathetic example of a liberal biased media outlet.
http://beforeitsnews.com/election-2012/2012/10/cbs-busts-obama-and-itself-unaired-60-minutes-clip-proves-white-house-lied-about-benghazi-consulate-2446000.html
And the fact that Benghazi isn't completely covered up is what's annoying you, Reddev? If it were your family that was killed, would it be newsworthy? If it were your family that was murdered when there was not only advance request for enhanced security for a month prior to the incident, it should have already been suspected since it was 9/11. If it were your family would you be horrified that the attack, filmed by drones, went on for 7 hours with no help from the CIA or anyone else?
You are happy being uninformed about Benghazi. You are happy being uninformed about Fast and Furious. You are happy being uninformed about Obama's ineptitude. You should be blissful because NBC isn't going to keep you informed.
We get it - you like NBC - the National Barack Channel.
BTW - if the Senate Foreign Relations committee thinks this is worthy of investigating, why wait until 9 days after the election? http://hotair.com/archives/2012/09/27/bipartisan-senate-foreign-relations-committee-wants-answers-on-libya-attack-from-white-house/
Ooh, goody. Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi! Let's hear some more!
Why wouldnt you want to hear more? They are still investigating..why 4 people were killed ....You would rather not get to the bottom of why 4 people died as long as your Politics do not take a hit?
60 people were killed during SANDY, 4 people were killed in Benghazi. SANDY wins the news cycle....
You Rombies sure have trouble with math this year.....
Update, last I saw it was 98 killed in Sandy. Most of who did not listen to the dire warnings to evacuate.
The president is moving power line crews into position, even using the military to get them and the equipment there quicker.
Romney still denies FEMA is a needed agency of the US government. He refuses to answer any questions about his past comments on the issue. One of the few times he refuses to flip-flop so one has to assume he means he wants to disband FEMA.
What Jack ass would compare a Hurricane, a natural Disaster, to Bengazi??
The President could have prevented Bengazi...since when could he prevent a Hurricane ...
We all know those 4 weren't as important as those 60.......This will go on regardless of who's in the White House....There's too much to this story to just have it go away.....as much as the Bamster would like for it to.....
former: You're missing the point - or deliberately avoiding the point as most liberals do. The point is that we had navy SEALS in harm's way, we knew it at the time, and we affirmatively instructed would-be reinforcements to stand down, and NOT to take action to rescue them. This is the first I've ever heard of our military abandoning soldiers in need, and it disgusts me. Yes, I want answers - and can't believe that you don't.
Under your logic, why not say that millions die from cancer, so why should we care about Benghazi OR Sandy?
It makes complete sense to tell the others to stand down.
The information that they were receiving was sketchy, was it coming from Romney? You do not send additional troops into an area if you do not have good intel. They did not have good intel. If they send more in, more die.
They had a drone taking real-time video that was being fed directly to the White House. That is a fact.
Our SEALS also had their infrared devices aimed at the source of the mortars to give guidance to air support to take out those locations (low/no-risk mission that would have cost no American lives). That is a fact.
The reason the battle lasted 9 hours is that the attackers quickly dispersed when fired upon. That is a fact.
So there was plenty of intel to conclude that an air strike on the mortar sources would have given our SEALS who were left to die an escape rout, whether you choose to come to grips with it or not.
And while I'll admit that there is room for some debate about the intel (though that room is closing as the more facts come out, in spite of the mainstream media's refusal to report on it), there can no longer be any debate about the fact that Obama flat-out lied when he represented that the attacks were in response to a youtube video.
If only Libya were a swing state, we would not have lost fellow Americans.
Oh well, as long as he improved his golf swing it was worth it.
Go you Democratic Paar-tey fans, let them eat cake! Right
Walter Williams for president 2016
bigdog,
just why does it...
Why is that? In a former post you called me a troll, and while your "expertise" here telling others on Newsvine is relatively new - you're a member for less than a month, I must say - you sure have a whole lot to say about a whole lot of things. So, why is that it makes sense to tell them to stand down when fellow Americans are under attack?
Of course, the patriotism and sense of responsibility to help fellow Americans these men showed - rather than mouthing platitudes and throwing taxpayer money at the situation is probably befuddling a lot of folks; maybe you too? So, why does it make sense? And who came to help in the 7 hour attack? The fact that you'd rather call names than discourse with civility makes any name you call me meaningless.
blah, blah, blah
It is not about emotion, when you lead by emotion you get people killed.
Rasmussen now has Romney and President Obama tied in popular vote....Repubs must be imploding.
Rasmussen has always had President Obama ahead double digits in electoral college votes.
Peas-on - your entire post is nonsense!
Obama/Biden 2012
You must live in NY where lies and deceit fester into ugly, erupting boils.
Pennsylvania??? LOLOLOL
Why not include in your list Michigan, Wisconsin and California? How about Massachusetts? The people of Massachusetts and Wisconsin KNOW who the slim-balls are and they aren't voting for Romney/Ryan. Has it ever happened in history that both candidates ever lost their home states in the same election? Has it ever happened when a vice president, also running for the house lost BOTH positions?
The tea bags are falling off the 3 cornered hats like leaves from a tree in the fall.
Who are "the blacks" and as far as lying goes, NO ONE is in the same league as Mitt Romney. I am both Black and a woman who will match my intelligence vs yours any time. It seems to me it is you who are the ignorant one.
"...breeding their way into power" - God help us all if you ever succeed into any position of power.
Peas-on - okay, you took away all doubt - you ARE both racist and sexist. Just go away!
Obama/iden 2012
Lois B, I don't care if you are purple with orange blotches...If you are an intelligent woman, how can you not see that Obama thinks of you only as someone who wants her sexual activities to be free of all responsibility. Do you lay awake at night figuring out how you can seduce the butcher so you are given free meat? Are you an intelligent woman or a woman who cannot think beyond sexual needs, as Obama depicts? Talk about intelligence when you demonstrate some.
Jesus! clark-3144812. I am almost 70 years old; "sexual needs" don't have anything to do with my brain. As far as "seducing the butcher", I am a vegetarian.
love you LoisB! clark-3144812 - step away from the kool-aid
Peas is just one of the reasons the Tea Party has to go. It seems they are the most racist group in the good old US of A. My wife and I both voted Pres. Obama . 4 more for44 GO Pres Obama
Peas-on - Let's see if you are able to comprehend facts. Yes, more people are on welfare because this country has gone through the worst recession since the Great Depression. We as a country have a history of helping those less fortunate so we are assisting those who need help while we move out of the recession. As more jobs are created, fewer people will be on welfare.
The idiotcy you spout about anyone "loving" being on welfare is your own stupidity - nothing more.
You are truly a pathetic excuse for a human being. How sad people like you still exist.
Obama/Biden 2012
Peas on earth...the poster child for birth control...the result of a boy marrying his sister.
Peas on earth is the rant of the right and proves the point why you should vote for Obama.
On Tuesday, Let's all come together and give Obama the chance to learn a Real Life Lesson.
Let's show him what it's like to lose HIS job due to a FAILED Economics Plan, just like Millions of Americans have over the past 4 years.
UNINSTALLING OBAMA..... ████████████████▒ 99% complete
Super Sport - Uh oh! Computer Failure - Reboot! President Obama will be re-elected for 4 more years!
Obama/Biden 2012
Time to get rid of the electoral college its outdated should be by popular vote.
INCORRECT "FACT" in Booklet:
This is the first presidential election since 1984 without a sitting or recently resigned U.S. senator
on the ticket.
In 1988 Bush was VP and never a senator, while Dukakis was Gov, never senator...
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Why are you even reading this fairy tale that NBC holds out as a news source?
I guess the part about ticket was too confusing for you. Quayle was a sitting senator in 1988. FACT.
How about the major media outlets infoming voters who might be targeted by partisan voter observers what their state requires or better yet does not. EG IA doesn't require a voter ID so if a poll observer pulls you aside - tell him/her to take a hike. If you a convicted felon in WI, you have every right to vote if you've paid you debt to society. Alll voters must be very wary of people who are trying to disenfranchise them.
After this election is over and President Obama wins as shown by Nate Silevr at fivethrityeight, I want NBC to can Chuck T. I am disgusted with his so called analysis and projections. If I wanted a Fox News perspective like Chuck T gives, I would watch them.
Yeah, all you want to hear is what you want to believe. Real facts cannot get in the way of that...
UNINSTALLING OBAMA..... ████████████████▒ 99.9% complete
Perhaps Obama should hire Pigotry to attend the next ogre's banquet in Libya but rember what happens to the last pig at the table. Or given the new wolf hunting season in the North, Pigotry could hire on as a Little red Riding Hood wannabe and warn the big bad wolf to vote for Obama.
The October Unemployment Rate Went Up to 7.9%, Meaning it is Worse Today Than it was When President Obama Took Office 4 Years Ago! What a Pathetic Loser!
Barack Obama's Presidency, Net: from 7.8% unemployment to 7.9% unemployment Hahhahahahahha.
Don't you know it's all Bush's fault? How many times do Obama and his disciples have to cry about it before you believe it?
Wow - a liberal manifesto from NBC News - who would have thunk it. Chairman "O" will be proud!
And where would this book be found? Should we look in the Fiction session, or Comics section of the book store??
Elliott 302- Why do you read this page if you find them so biased? for the record- all national media but CNN are controlled by conservatives- good at the Board of Directors of each company that control them. The only thing liberal about the media is they hire people from all backgrounds to report the news.
for the record, you're an idiot, and the old "but the board of directors at Flaming Liberal News Outlet X are business guys so they must be rightwing" has never held any water, and doesn't today.
The media are businesses, yes, and they're mostly flaming liberal. Doesn't matter who owns the stock, doesn't matter who's on the board. Doesn't matter that they make a profit.
You can rattle off 100 news people who never would have had journalistic careers, Bryant Gumble, Katie Couric, Dan Rather, etc who never would have been hired if rightwingers controlled day to day operations of news divisions at the major networks.
I read it because I want to learn what the other side is thinking, unlike the narrow-minded left who won't watch FOX News because it sets forth the other view - never mind that Fox actually presents these pesky little things called FACTS.
Using Fox and Facts in the same sentence is completely laughable. I used to watch Fox and is nothing more then comedy. Fox has been shown over many times to present flat out LIES and in some cases have purposely fabricated stories or headlines.
Ok, give me one single example. Let's hear it.
I can give you plenty of examples in the "mainstream" media...
Fox News self admitted untruthful news! It is so easy to read the blogs and know who only watches that untruthful news source.
How about a few nights ago, when every other news channel was covering the after effects of Sandy, and Greta was on Foxnews discussing Benghazi. (because of course, they wouldn't want to discuss real news..Oh, and the ticker below was almost constantly scrolling about Solyndra) After sitting there making up anything she/they could about the Benghazi story, she came out and said that they were making stuff up, but thats the presidents fault because he wasn't telling them everything they felt they should know, so they had to make up their own info
NBC's Election Book? Now that's funny! I think NBC should more accurately describe its publication as a fairy tale.
To be fair, I gave the propaganda a cursory overview. It is clearly slanted left. I was especially amused at the candidate profile "notable" notes. On the Dems candidates, the items involved wonderful facts of their lives, heroism (military exploits, purple hearts, charities, etc.), and the Reps recieved notes of failed election bids, paper routes, and in one case, "had an early bought(sic) with polio." All generally mundane.
I can already hear the comments akin to the reason the notable notes are as they are is that the Ds are wonderful and the Rs suck, therefore the "guide" is the truth.
I'll be glad when this BS is over.
Does anyone keep score to see if these folks at First Read are accurate? I get turned-off by most of Chuck Ts comments and remarks, and often feel gratified when his projections fail.
Not to worry! Obama has extra "Baraka" because he is wearing his magic ring enscribed with the words, "there is no god but Allah.." and his "Down Low" buddies in Chicago are covering his backside while the Saudis and Soros are filling his re-election coffers with depreciated dollars.
Tagg Romney is just another Gangster like his father so what's your point? The only difference between the gansters of yesteryears is: Yesteryears the had Tommy Guns to get money, and today they have money to do their dasterdly deeds. A gangster is a gangster Capone or Romney all the same.
can someone tell me what page in the book tells tells me how to get past the 4 large black men standing in front of my polling place in Philadelphia?
I'm sure NBC endorses that activity. Now of course if a group of people were outside of the polling booths to intimidate those voting for Obaba, I'm guessing it would be on the front page of NBS's fairy tale.
I got a 9mm and a 30-06 with scope if you need me. I spent 24 years defending peoples rights and because I am not in uniform any longer doesn't mean that I have quit.
6dogs.. better be careful of what you say. That came across as a direct threat to certain people and you can be charged for that. It is called making a terrorist threat.
6dogs made it clear that his guns (see the 2nd amendment) were for the purposes of defense. As much as it pains you democrats to admit it, defense doesn't equate to terrorism.
Where is Super "O" when you need him? Sandy victims need HELP -
"WNBC: Woman interviewed in high-rise city project says deteriorating conditions;
People @!$%#ting in hallways..."
"They forgot about us," said Theresa Connor, 42, describing her Staten Island
neighborhood as having been "annihilated."
"The residents of Staten Island are pleading for help from elected officials, begging for gasoline, food and clothing three days after Sandy slammed the New York City borough"
@liberal, 3 days is nothing, I've made it through worse for longer. I guess that you've never been to any of the Bourghs. It is not what you may think it is in your community. The trouble with people now a days is they don't truly prepare for an event of this nature even when they are being told to leave. These people had an oppertunity to leave earlier. They were warned of higher than normal tidal and wind conditions. There is a big difference between listening to what the warnings are and thinking they have said this in the past and nothing happened. The national guard was on it's way yesterday and I'm sure they are there in mass today. So what is you point? nothing. Remember this if you want to drive or walk down the street and there are 50 fallen trees going clear across it you can't go that way until the trees are cleared one tree ata time.
Obama will say anything and you fools are stupid enough to continue to believe........The future is set for more failure and huge taxes. Taxing the rich more and more will not make a dent. I'm sick and tired of paying the tax for everyone who thinks the rich aren't paying enough. Why don't you complainers work harder and pay more. Quit having children that I'm contributing partially for. I don't get a tax deduction for not having children. This is my choice and I'm forced to pay more in taxes for your deductions. Oh, I forgot this knowledge is probably beyond your thinking.
My father always said not to under estimate the stupidity of the voter. Don't vote for a party, but for who will do the least amount of damage. In this case, Obama has damaged US enough with his lack of knowledge and it is time for a change and if Romney can't come through it will be time for another change....