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Subscribe to RSSDES MOINES, Iowa -- Returning for the final time to the state that launched the 2012 campaign so many months ago, Mitt Romney asked Iowans on Sunday morning to support him one last time, by casting their ballots for the "change" candidate on Tuesday.
"I need your vote, I need your work, I need your help. Walk with me. We’ll walk together. Let’s begin anew," Romney said in closing here, his voice showing strains from days of frenetic campaigning. "I need Iowa – I need Iowa so we can win the White House and take back America, keep it strong, make sure we always remain the hope of the earth. I’m counting on you!"
A crowd of more than 4,000 supporters turned out for Romney's Sunday morning Iowa finale, in which the GOP nominee delivered his now-familiar closing argument stump speech calling on undecided voters to "look beyond the speeches and the attacks and all the ads," and make their final choice based on records, and who they believed stood the best chance to enact "real change" in the next four years.
Mitt Romney, striking a hopeful tone in the final days of the , returned to Iowa, the state that launched his campaign. "Iowans feel betrayed," Romney said.
"Talk is cheap. But a record is real and it’s earned with real effort," Romney said. "Change – you can’t measure change in speeches. You measure change in achievements.”
Romney has looked to strike a hopeful, optimistic tone in the final days of a campaign, which Sunday's newest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows remains deadlocked nationally, with Obama claiming 48 percent of the vote to Romney's 47 percent. Romney advisers concede they're likely narrowly behind in Iowa based on early voting totals and internal polling, but remain confident Romney can win the state with a strong showing from Republican voters and independents on Election Day.
Attacks against the president, calibrated to appeal to those independent voters, remained in this final appearance. Romney criticized the president for asking supporters to vote based on revenge for the sixth-straight rally ("Voting is the best revenge," Obama said in Ohio on Friday; an off-the-cuff remark quickly grafted into Romney's stump speech), and during his introduction of Romney, Iowa's Republican Gov. Terry Branstad accused the president of betraying Iowans natural fiscal restraint.
"Iowans feel betrayed. Almost a sense of -- not only disappointed, but almost a sense of betrayal that our principles of sound budgeting and responsible government have been ignored by this administration for four straight years," Branstad said. "Iowa's message for Obama is: It's time for a change. It's time for you to go back to Chicago."
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Under President Obama, we sure are moving in the right direction: 5.5 million private jobs created over the last 2.5 years. RAPID job creation!
Under President Bush: Only 2.6 million jobs were created over 7 yrs.
Remember Romney is GWB's twin on policies = tax cuts for the rich, and deregulate everything - get rid of Wall street reform.
As promised, President Obama made sure we have affordable, accessible healthcare so that we are in charge our healthcare choices. Obamacare is not just good for our security. Since the ACA was made into law, healthcare costs have a lower inflation rate than for the last 50 years.
Romney said he will "kill it" on Day one.
Obama fought to fund Planned Parenthood, that takes care of millions of families, gives cancer checks, family planning so women can space their children, and health care for rural communities.
Romney said: "We're going to get rid of that".
ROMNEY WILL LEAVE US HIGH AND DRY ON HEALTHCARE - without the ACA, Medicare will go from Voucher to Bye Bye. Same with Medicaid. Both RyanRomney want to privatize Social Security.
Headline November 7th 2012
ROMNEY WINS!!!...RECORD REPUBLICAN VOTER TURNOUT!!!
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DEWEY WINS!!! - FoxNews
President Obama up by 5 in Iowa.
What Willard needs in a enema!
Anything to break lose all the bull@!$%# he has bottled up!
PS: I have it on good authority Team Willard is so disorganized they are repeatedly calling people who have already voted!
Romney in Des Moines: I need Iowa!
but Mitt, you won't get it...
Iowa for Obama!!!!!!
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People of Iowa are pragmatic..&.. smart....many farmers have got help from federal subsidies a lot.
Believe it or not, Iowa is one of only handful of states that have legalized gay marriages.
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In the liberal cause of justice, Iowa is going Obama's way
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Iowa Voters finds the Republican challenger with 49% support, while President Obama earns 48% of the vote. Two percent (2%) like someone else in the race, and one percent (1%) is undecided.
Wrongme does need Iowa.
and Florida
and Virginia
and Ohio
and Michigan
and Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania
because all he has other than that are a bunch of red states with welfare recipients that are voting against their own interests out of sheer ignorance.
Get your forks ready. Tuesday about 8:00 we should get the news that Wrongme is going home for the second and last time a loser.
Romney said: "We're going to get rid of that".
He won't be getting rid of anything. He's going down and even his own campaign said about Pennsylvania that going there would be a last ditch effort.
They are down to desperation time here. The airwaves and forums are being absolutely flooded with trolls like Ticked off. We know that's what they are doing, and it is making no difference anyway, because they could only recruit dummies.
In just two days, we'll all have Romnesia.
Nobody will remember the Etch-a Sketch man after Nov 6 and he'll fade away from politics once and for all.
Finally.
After all, he's been running for president since 2006.
Romney has never lead, on average, in Iowa !!!!!!!
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_romney_vs_obama-1922.html
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2012-iowa-president-romney-vs-obama
Puh-Lease,
Will Romney remember the presidential run, do you think?
backdoor, you very first line is an outright lie.
No Willard!.......We will not go back........We will go forward!
Romney says its not over till the fat lady sings ....i didn't even know Rove could sing !
elliot: why must you YELL all the time?
Romney needs more than Iowa: He needs a brain, and there is no way he can get one this late in life.
Vote OBAMA, for cleaner environment and universal health care!!!!
Only in 2 days, Romney will disappear and won't be using his negative campaign ads to ruin my TV watching experience in my living room again.
I can watch Sesame Street with children, singing along with Big Bird in Obama prosperity.
4 more years....
BAD EYES....
I cant read this,
Take yore blindfold off.
Go see: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3252
This is the Center on Budget Policies and Priorities report.
They document "private employers added 5.0 million jobs to their payrolls in the last 32 months, an average of 155,000 jobs a month."
All the charts you need are there.
At the time of writing, the job gains were at 5 million. Now, with the latest report, that figure is at 5.5 million.
Many big newspapers left and right, have reported same.
Subtract Jobs lost in 0bama's term and you have about 900,000 not 5 million.
Please, please remember that Romney has changed positions faster than a high priced hooker.
There is so much Romney needs and Iowa isn't even part of it. He needs integrity; character; morals; a soul; intelligence; and most of all he needs a spine. Iowa - with all Romney is missing - Iowa is the least of his worries!
Obama/Biden 2012
In terms of being in the red on jobs:
We are about 150,000 jobs more, than on the day President Obama came into office.
Want the data charts?
Dennis, How are you today? Good I hope, I am glad this election is about over. IMO, gut feeling, Romney will win the election with 300 to 310 electoral votes and and lead in popular vote of 52.5 to 47%. Remember Obama had a national lead over McCain in the last RCP poll of 52.1 to 44.5, a +7.6 lead, now he is tied or at most 1% ahead.
The Democrats will retain the Senate with 50 D and 2 Ind. (Only because the Republicans once again picked a couple of real looses. The Republicans will retain the House with maybe a lose of 3 seats.
Remember the race in 1980. All the polls had a close election right up to election day. Have a good day and remember to vote.
The evil gang at Princeton have the target set at
Obama 319
Romney 219
BCWC 0 ... their aim is deadly
NDD,
Elliott, like his Republican leaders such as Romney who won't show his tax returns -- expect SPECIAL TREATMENT.
The rules on here say no big caps.
Not only that, Elliot doesn't tell one red cent of truth in what he writes, as far as I've seen.
So you're saying 0bama created 150,000 jobs, not 5 million?
Our workforce is also much smaller than when he took office.
You are going to need ALOT more than Iowa Mitt and then some.
We are onto your sales pitch and lies btw.
I know for a fact one party will protect people's rights more than others and that my friend has been proven right after the 2010 elections and the bills in countless numbers that the republicans introduced, passed and tried to pass to take away peoples rights.
We are being controlled by lobbyist from big corporations and billionaires and bankers. Those people are influencing our laws more and more because we allow them too as people and if we do not stand up as a nation together denouncing the practice it will continue. The banking system has been ripping us off for decades and we the people never learn the hard lessons and we have in fact become slaves to it.
The Biggest problem is the pitting of Americans against each other through the Political System. Our people have been manipulated into serving their own ideologies with their votes instead of looking out for their country first. As long as we do this they will continue to take away rights and drain our nations resources and people of their energy and hard work.
We the people have the Power and have always had the power to change these things.
We have to start somewhere and in 2008 we elected President Obama because we wanted this change to happen.
You Noticed how they fought and planned against this president, because they know what he represents in the end if the people are willing to elect more and more leaders like him.
Change is always hard and those who have a hold on the Power and Money will fight till the bitter end to keep it.
The Question is if the American people are willing to fight for as long as it takes to make change happen?
President Obama alone will not get the change completely done as it will take many years to happen.
The people have to change first and the people have to want change not just for their party or their church or their community. They have to want change for their Country.
It will take years of sacrifice for our fellow man and big changes in the way we look at one another.
It will take an Awakening.
Will it happen??? yes one day it will.
How long till it does happen? it's already started.
We have a choice this election to keep moving Forward and make little changes one day at a time.
Or to give all that we have fought for these last 4 years back and fall into the same plans of the past.
I choose to fight and to say NO to more of the same.
I choose to Vote for Barrack Obama and Joe Biden.
Not because I know they will bring all the changes that need to happen.
But because I Trust them to at least try like hell to make some changes in the best interest of all the people.
So yeah we can sit back and give up and say oh the world is never going to change and everything will remain the same or I can't stand the fighting and the arguing anymore or it's all going to get worse and worse and we are all doomed.
Too many of us have sacrificed through the years for our people to lay down now and give up.
Not me, Not now, Not ever.....I choose to Fight!
And I hope over time the rest of you will choose the same.
Vote Obama/Biden 2012! End the Blockade of Our Nations Recovery!
Vote Straight Democrat! Protect Women's and Worker's Rights!!
elliot-3020456
For the love of Mary, Joseph and Jesus, could you please turn down the volume of your font.
ONE MORE TIME FOR THE GOP TRUTH-CHALLENGED GALLERY:
FIVE POINT FIVE MILLION PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS CREATED IN THE LAST 33 MONTHS.
= 5,500,000 private sector jobs
= 5,500,000 private sector jobs
WHAT DID YORE LAST SERVANT DIE OF?
I think I'll stick around here.
Romney won't show his tax returns; Obama won't comment about Benghazi!
What's the big deal Backhouse? If you want to see those returns, ask Harry Reid to publish them. Didn't he comment on owning them?
I can see it now, on Nov 7 or 8, you guys will be spouting off at Mitt, asking him why he hasn't created any jobs as President, when he promised 12 million of them. HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Buy yourself a pair of f@cking glasses and give the rest of us a break!
No. Romney showed 23 pages of tax returns to McCain in 2008.
After he seed 'em, McCain chose Palin for V-P.
I quote: "She is just the better candidate" (McCain)
Great read for anyone who doesn't want to get their statistics from political campaigns.
LOL . . . Myth sounds like he's ordering LUNCH!
I need some soup.
I need a sandwich.
and for desert, I need some IOWA!
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sorry, Myth, no desert for you - come back (not!) 5 years! LOL
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For Romney to Win, State Polls Must Be Statistically Biased
THE. BEST. POLLING. DATA. EVER.!
Nate predicts on Nov. 6,
President Obama is 84.4% likely to win 307 Electoral College votes!
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President Obama chances of winning: the popular vote - 80.3%
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President Obama chances of winning: IOWA - 83%
President Obama chances of winning: *OHIO* - 85%
President Obama chances of winning: WISC - 94%
President Obama chances of winning: PA - 97.1%
President Obama chances of winning: VA - 71.%
President Obama chances of winning: NH - 79.4%
President Obama chances of winning: NV - 89.5%
President Obama chances of winning: CO - 68.1%
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of the last 21 polls, Obama is ahead in . . . . 17, 2 ties, Myth ahead in NC & FL :-)
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O & JOE . . . VOTE! :-)
Romney, we don't care what you need. We care what WE need!
What we see now is extreme polarization, fueled by a media so polarized that the half who watch FAUX Noise and listen to Hate Radio now live in an alternative universe known as The Republican Zone. No matter how bad the GOP/TP candidate, these rightwingers will vote for the Republican candidate regardless of how pitiful the ticket is.
When McCain picked Sarah Palin, I was astounded that so many rightwingers not only continued to support McCain, but they were actually enamored with her. Fortunately there were enough sane voters who joined progressives in electing President Obama -- by a landslide (which I did not see coming due to fears about racism).
We all watched the Republican Primary, and the flavor of the month as rightwingers struggled to find an acceptable candidate. The FACT is the GOP has not produced impressive candidates for several cycles. And to make matters worse, radical Teabaggers getting nominations has damaged the GOP brand (and our country) even worse. When Republicans or pundits say there is a deep bench, or rising stars, they are shoveling more sh!t onto the deep pile.
And this lack of quality candidates in the Republican Party boils down to the lack of a good platform for the Party. Read the platform put out this time by the RNC -- Just the part about a fertilized egg having the same rights as a living breathing woman, which would make all abortions and some contraceptives illegal and even criminalized.
But getting back to the circus of clowns that was the Republican primary this cycle, Mitt Romney was only able to secure the nomination because the field was so pitiful. And because he uses underhanded tactics (ask Gingrich, Perry, etc.) such as "gushing" lies and he does it shamelessly -- Just like he has run the ad about Jeep and a return to the lie about the president taking the work requirement out of welfare.
The economy or hate (partially racism) was all Romney really had to run on, but regardless of how truly poor a candidate Romney is, the rightwing will stand by him or any candidate they get "stuck" with because that is the conservative profile. They would support Mickey Mouse if he had an 'R' next to his name, and FAUX Noise will always help these folks overcome any cognitive dissonance they may have with rightwing propaganda.
Romney's record at Bain, as Governor in MA, or the Olympics are all negatives, his gravitas is completely lacking especially in foreign policy, and his far-Right positions on social issues including equality not only for women but for ALL is so pathetic. I can only hope deep in rightwing hearts voters will turn out to give the president the second term he has earned and deserves. As the Salt Lake Tribune said, Romney has not earned nor deserves any term in the White House.
Don't set precedence with a bar so low to become POTUS, Commander in Chief, and leader of the free world. Demand that anyone seeking this highest office provide full tax returns for multiple years, that s/he proves his/her passion for public and foreign policy, and life's achievements thereof, and that s/he provides a clear and detailed proposal of what should be accomplished -- and is consistent and does not flip-flop in regard to those goals.
President Obama has more than proved himself in foreign policy, whereas Romney/Ryan are the worst ticket ever in regard to foreign policy credentials. If you have forgotten Romney's embarrassing trip overseas already, then you have no business voting.
Their social agenda, most notably the War on Women is beyond politics -- It is so backward it's disgusting. The Supreme Court is teetering on the edge, not just in regard to rulings like Citizen's United but Roe v Wade -- Decisions that will affect you and your children for decades.
The unemployment rate is below 8% (despite Republican obstructionism) and the economy IS on the right track. Romney's plan is the same old failed GOP/Bush-era voodoo economics of tax cuts for the rich, wrapped with a pretty bow pretending to be a "fresh start."
The devastation of Sandy reminds us again that President Obama is not only very competent, we know he believes in science and wants to prepare our nation for climate change. He believes the role of government is to keep the people safe, not just in getting bin Laden or pretending to protect us by starting new and unnecessary wars.
Don't let the Republicans running many of the swing states steal this election. Remember Dubya and how much better we would be right now if Gore had won. Get out and VOTE for Obama/Biden -- Our country's future truly depends on it.
Purchase glasses and give the eyes a rest?
Hey little snot-picker, getting testy as Barry comes to an end of his reign? Like Humpty-Dumpty, he will have a big fall. Then you and your libbie friend can move forward in bashing Romney as you did Bush.
Can't wait to hear your analysis of the election. Who will Barry blame? Perhaps his Assist. Press Sec.!
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL
What
WillardDumbfux needs is a enema!Anything to break lose all the bull@!$%# she has bottled up!
PS: I have it on good authority Team
WillardObama is so disorganized they are repeatedly calling people who have already voted!Obama is calling out REVENGE... Revenge for what? What has ANYONE done to him to call out revenge? I know... his widdle itty bitty feelings have been hurt because someone is actually challenging him... Someone that may actually kick his political @$$.
Romney needs a good kick in the butt and out the door for lying to the American People !!!!!!!!!!
We all better be careful... Obama is in revenge mode... if he loses on Tuesday, you all better take cover... he may target your city with a nuke if it is found out that you didn't vote for him. He still has about 2 1/2 months left in office... a lot of damage can be done in that amount of time.
elliot-3020456
Let me help ya out here elliot... the BLS jobs report takes into consideration the number of new jobs created, then subtracts jobs lost. The result is the net gain or loss of jobs. Under Obama, we have gained a net of nearly 5.5 million new jobs within the last 34 months. The economy is on track to produce more jobs than were lost in the last four years, beating Bush's dismal 8 year record on job creation.
You need more than Iowa, pal. Despite the fudged poll numbers, which is reverse psychology to make sure Democrats don't forget to vote, you aren't even close.
Patriotic American U.S.A. said:
Romney needs a good kick in the butt and out the door for lying to the American People !!!!!!!!!!
But you completely ignore Obama's lies... hypocrite! Benghazi? Transparent? Obamacare costs? all lies... Where are you on that you self righteous arrogant liberal.
REVENGE is dumping the GOP for Destroying our Nation !!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets not make another mistake like "W" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't give the KEYS back to the Losers that got us into this sad mess we are in, Thanks "W" !!!
Ray in Jax said:
Let me help ya out here elliot... the BLS jobs report takes into consideration the number of new jobs created, then subtracts jobs lost. The result is the net gain or loss of jobs. Under Obama, we have gained a net of nearly 5.5 million new jobs within the last 34 months. The economy is on track to produce more jobs than were lost in the last four years, beating Bush's dismal 8 year record on job creation.
This from ThinkProgress. Now lets tear this down... ThinkProgress has been known to skew facts and toss in their own information claiming it was from some reliable source. Many times they just make things up to promote their progressive agenda.
This from Investors.com. When you break it down state by state, what ThinkProgress puts in their piece of garbage online publication is blatantly false. The numbers do not add up. It's easy to tell what biased sources are saying. Only those who think can see the real picture... My guess is liberals refuse to see the obvious and close their eyes to everything that sheds a negative light on Obama.
Revenge - Obama's new motto.
Of course you are able to back up your ridiculous claim?
Typical, can't dispute the message so attack the messenger... lol
PS: Wonder why "The Economist" endorsed President Obama over Willard for his handling of the economy?
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL
Of course you are able to back up your ridiculous claim?
Typical, can't dispute the message so attack the messenger... lol
PS: Wonder why "The Economist" endorsed President Obama over Willard for his handling of the economy?
I was going to continue that thought with - Many times they just make things up to promote their progressive agenda... because liberals don't know any better. They state exactly what liberals want to hear because they are feeding them enough false information to obfuscate the truth.
So what if "The Economist" endorsed Obama? So did my off odd cousin three times removed. Some people are obviously stupid.
Although deplorable for both parties.
Final Fact Check - Who Tells the Truth More
From politifact.com. Counting as true, statements rated as true or mostly true.
Romney = 62 true or mostly true statements out of 202 checked statements
Romney tells the truth 30.6% of the time.
Obama = 205 true or mostly true statements out of 452 checked statements.
Obama tells the truth 45.3% of the time.
Don't believe me go to politifact.com and do the math yourself.
Home values and net worth were demolished under Bush. Both are beginning to rise under Obama. We do not need to return to the Bush days, under the Romney guise, of falling home values and net worth.
In other words... I'm right again! LOL
PROVE IT!
Pardon us if we don't take a
yourcertified serial liars word for it... *wink wink*YOU make outrageous claims with ZERO credibility!
True Patriot,
"Demand that anyone seeking this highest office provide full tax returns for multiple years".
NOW IT IS OUT! Romney paid ZERO taxes from 1996 - 2009.
Bloomberg broke it first. But here's another link:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/04/1155381/-Breaking-Romney-Paid-Zero-Taxes-From-1996-To-2009
WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP WITH ROMNEY TAXES.
Workforce is smaller today, therefore we have fewer people working now than when 0bama took office.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-incredible-shrinking-labor-force/2012/05/04/gIQANXAy1T_blog.html
Brian,
While Think Progress may word their comments in ways that favor Liberals the actual story they refer to is linked and are mostly a creditable source. Creditable that is, except to those on the Left that believe, like Sarah Palin, all media is anti-Conservative.
Even one of the regular posters here said that Politico is a Liberal site.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL
In other words... I'm right again! LOL Not quite.... keep propping yourself up. In the end it will all come crashing down.
PROVE IT!
Pardon us if we don't take a
yourcertified serial liars word for it... *wink wink*YOU make outrageous claims with ZERO credibility!
You are a liberal/progressive... you wouldn't catch a lie from ThinkProgress if your life depended on it. I have read some of the garbage they put on the internet... and it is GARBAGE. It goes right over your head because you aren't reading their crap with an objective viewpoint. They are geared to feed you just what you want to hear. They shape your thoughts, ideas and viewpoints.
This is exactly the reason I don't put up anything from Newsmax, Fox, or any other conservative source. Just because they contradict your liberal sources, doesn't give me justification to post them to force any agenda. Liberals on the other hand can't wait to spread the lies to throw them into conservative faces... this is what caused me to look into what they are saying... I compare the liberal views with my sources... come to a conclusion somewhere in the middle or research it out further... Can you say the same thing Dumbfux? No you can't. You are so obviously stuck to the left. The truth has no meaning to you if it contradicts what you are so tightly holding onto.
You keep to your beloved left... stay ignorant... ignore truth... ignore what Obama WILL do to this country if he wins... just remember that he doesn't care one whit about you, your family, your town, and when he goes on his way to further destroy this country... don't complain to ANYONE!
With Vultures like Mittens it's no wonder it's smaller.
CLINTON ENDORSES ROMNEY!
In an interview with CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," Bill Clinton, a top Obama surrogate who is set to raise cash with the president next week, directly contradicted Democrats who have attacked Romney's business record, suggesting it does qualify him for president.
"I think he had a good business career," Clinton told guest host Harvey Weinstein, a movie mogul who is one of Obama's top fundraisers. "There's no question that in terms of getting up and going to the office and, you know, basically performing the essential functions of the office, the man who has been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold."
Adding that he has "friends" in the private equity business," Clinton suggested it was dangerous for Democrats to go after Romney's record at Bain Capital—adding that in private equity, "like everything else you try, you don't always succeed" in saving companies or making them more productive.
"I don't think that we ought to get into the position where we say this is bad work," Clinton said. "This is good work."
Thank you Bill Clinton, your endorsement proves Romney is the right choice for America.
Greed isn’t someone wanting to keep more of what they earn, its people demanding a greater share of money that someone else has earned.
I'll vote for anyone who will try to improve my standard of living ...without destroying someone else’s!
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 FOR REAL AMERICANS©
NOTE: Liberals/Progressives remember to vote on November 7th.
Wow Backhouse, this CRUT about Romney's ZERO tax rate (for years) is interesting!
Dennis, Columbus, Ohio said:
Brian,
While Think Progress may word their comments in ways that favor Liberals the actual story they refer to is linked and are mostly a creditable source. Creditable that is, except to those on the Left that believe, like Sarah Palin, all media is anti-Conservative.
Even one of the regular posters here said that Politico is a Liberal site.
Dennis,
It's not in their wording. It's what underlies their entire agenda. They are a cheering squad for the liberals and liberals feed daily from their trough. When I, as a conservative enters their realm, I go in there with eyes opened wide searching for what their authors are saying. Believe it or not, I enter with caution but know full well that they are so slanted I have to keep my footing while taking notes on what they claim are legitimate sources. I have found so many half-truths, misreported "facts" that I question everything they write about. They will show only one side of numbers, omit other numbers that do not favor their points... and completely disregard the total picture.
In retrospect, the conservative sites do the same thing only in the other direction. Agendas have a way of misleading... and that's exactly why I never post any conservative site's writings on this board. I keep to my own opinions even though I get called down about it. This is, after all, an opinion board... I will challenge opinions... and often times quoted sources... I add why I don't believe a source is correct... and then we have meddling red heads that think they are always correct. To me that's laughable.
While I am a conservative... I don't think that my opinion is any better than anyone else's. I can show why something doesn't make sense... call out a lie, and through common sense and lack of a double standard, stand by my opinion with the greatest of ease.
Michigan poll just posted by Boydoun-Foster
Romney 47, Obama 46.
Democrat 43.8 and Republicans 35.1 independents 21.1 This resembles 2004 more than 2008
2004 Democrats 39, Republicans 34 Independents 27
2008 Democrats 41, Republicans 29, Independents 29
Today and tomorrow a few more polls will come in with party mixes closer to what will turn out on tuesday. To those who have been complaining about the mix, it is proving you correct. The Left side pollers have been selling a snow job.
Mitt Romney in Iowa,"We need real change, we are going to take America back!" Yeah, back to the 1950's, or worse!! Back to when women had no rights, other than the right to vote, back to when African Americans, had NO RIGHTS AT ALL, back to when employers DICTATED work hours and working conditions, to their employees, along with low pay and no benefits, back to a time when, we were under the threat of a NUCLEAR ATTACK, which is where we will be AGAIN, if Romney is elected because he has a bon-- for Iran !! Back to when there were, very few women in the work-force because they,"HAD TO BE HOME TO "COOK" FOR THE FAMILY", Republicans don't like women who work, and they sure as HELL don't like women who have strong opinions, unless those opinions are the same as the men's!!! So this is what Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan want to "take America back" to, I know that I left a few things out, but you get the idea !!! OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!!!!!!!!! VOTE ! VOTE ! VOTE !!!
Bloomberg? Isn't he the Democrat who was mad because the democratic party nominated someone other than him. So, he goes and changes to republican to win the mayor of NY race. Then he doesn't like the term limits so he get's rid to the term limits. You know, you only hire people just like you.
Eric
You have to fact check the fact checkers too. Romney's record is actually better than that. The reason I say that is I have fact checked them from time to time and their "facts" surprisingly often are not the whole story.
Example: Romney over Chrysler outsourcing Jeep. Chrysler indeed has no open public plans, but Fiat has made a statement that after the Chinese plant is re-opened the will "consider their options". Fiat also has stated that they would like to "move some Jeep production to Italy. You must also note that Fiat who bought New Holland from Ford some years ago has outsourced numerous parts of New Holland products to other countries, and not always for better quality.
So, Romney isn't right about Chrysler moving the production, at least not yet.
KNJC
There are numerous sources that skewer Mr Silver for his weighting.
Like Marist has been mostly a sever outlier on polling getting a weighting of 1.21 when Publica policy polling (typically more accurate regularly gets a .95 weight.
CHRYSLER CONSIDERS MOVING JEEP OVERSEAS!!!!!
Well it appears that the taxpayer bailed-out Chrysler is looking back and now considering cutting costs by shifting production of all Jeeps to China, which has a strong desire for Jeeps.
In a Bloomberg interview, Jeep's president said the automaker plans to restore Jeep production in China, suspended in 2009, and is considering making all Jeeps in China. "Fiat SpA, majority owner of Chrysler Group LLC, plans to return Jeep output to China and may eventually make all of its models in that country, according to the head of both automakers' operations in the region," reported the business wire service.
Mike Manley, chief operating officer of Fiat and Chrysler in Asia and president of the Jeep brand, told Bloomberg, "We're reviewing the opportunities within existing capacity" as well as "should we be localizing the entire Jeep portfolio or some of the Jeep portfolio" to China.
Chrysler builds Jeep SUV models at plants in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Manley said the firm is in talks with China's Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2511703#.UIlutq5eJ2K
Fiat SpA (F), majority owner of Chrysler Group LLC, plans to return Jeep output to China and may eventually make all of its models in that country, according to the head of both automakers’ operations in the region.
Fiat is in “very detailed conversations” with its Chinese partner, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. (2238), about making Jeeps in the world’s largest auto market, said Mike Manley, chief operating officer of Fiat and Chrysler in Asia. Chrysler hasn’t built Jeeps there since before Fiat took control in 2009.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-21/fiat-says-china-may-build-all-jeep-models-as-suv-demand-climbs.html
In another potential blow for the president's Ohio reelection campaign, Jeep, the rugged brand President Obama once said symbolized American freedom, is considering giving up on the United States and shifting production to China.
Such a move would crash the economy in towns like Toledo, Ohio, where Jeeps are made and supplied, and rob the community of the economic security they thought Obama's auto bailout assured them.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/10/25/chrysler_alive_but_jeep_about_to_shift_production_to_china
Michigan, 22 Oct. (AKI/Bloomberg) - Italian car gian Fiat, which controls the Chrysler Group plans to return Jeep output to China and may eventually make all of its models in that country, according to the head of both automakers’ operations in the region.
Fiat is in “very detailed conversations” with its Chinese partner, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. (2238), about making Jeeps in the world’s largest auto market, said Mike Manley, chief operating officer of Fiat and Chrysler in Asia.
Chrysler hasn’t built Jeeps there since before Fiat took control in 2009. “The volume opportunity for us is very significant,” Manley, who is also president of the Jeep brand, said in an interview at Chrysler’s Auburn Hills, Michigan, headquarters.
“We’re reviewing the opportunities within existing capacity” as well as “should we be localizing the entire Jeep portfolio or some of the Jeep portfolio.”
Chrysler, which entered an alliance with Turin, Italy-based Fiat as part of its US-government-backed bankruptcy, is relying on growth in China to counter weakness in Europe’s auto market. The carmaker is targeting 500,000 annual sales outside North America by 2014, more than triple its overseas deliveries in 2009.
http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Business/Asia-Fiat-says-China-may-build-all-Jeep-models-as-SUV-demand-grows_313817399262.html
Greed isn’t someone wanting to keep more of what they earn, its people demanding a greater share of money that someone else has earned.
I'll vote for anyone who will try to improve my standard of living ...without destroying someone else’s!
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 FOR REAL AMERICANS©
NOTE: Liberals/Progressives remember to vote on November 7th.
The title of the news - Romney in Des Moines: I need Iowa!
.
but Iowa doesn't need Mitt. Sorry.
The righwingers posting here illustrate exactly what is wrong with our country. We realize there would be more of them posting, except many are busy getting ready to hassle people at the polls and Gawd only knows what.
Backhouse is being disingenuous by using Bush's net job growth vs. Obama's total. Obama's net job growth is approximately 194,000. And the BLS reaches that number by doing some new form of statistics previously unheard of. One of the reasons no one takes its seriously when you consider actual unemployment (U6) seems stuck around 14.6%.
On Obama's watch:
6 trillion in new debt
14.7 million added to the food stamp rolls
drop in median income
credit rating downgraded twice
more people living in poverty
student loan debt increased
GM produces 70% of their vehicles in China
Fiat is moving Jeep to Italy
Ambassador Stevens and three other Americans died needlessly because we have amateurish incompetents in the White House whose plan for national security is to break out a ukelele and sing a few verses of kumbaya.
With more than a week to prepare Obama's FEMA was not smart enough to foresee the need to stockpile fuel, food, or water.
Incompetent and America deserves better.
Simple Theory posted "Fiat is moving Jeep to Italy." Right there we know there is no credibility, so folks can ignore the entire waste of space that is the post above.
OBAMA’S JOBS COST $200,000 EACH AND ONLY PAY $25,000 EACH.
60% of the jobs lost were good mid-wage paying jobs, 58% of Barrack Husseins jobs are low-wage jobs replacing them.
Forward?
Seems more like REARWARD!
Obama aide explains 'voting is best revenge' comment.
Obama cites gains of more than 5 million new jobs since he took.
Hmmmm, 5 million jobs.
We The People are on the hook for the $863 billion $timulu$. Remember, this is borrowed money. For this "investment" we have allegedly been blesses with these 5 million jobs. Simple math shows this has cost us over $200,000 per job. If this isn't enough to outrage you about Keynesianism, you are hopelessly indoctrinated.
Now, let me educate you about what types of jobs your $200,000 investment are being created.
Although six in 10 jobs lost during the Great Recession paid mid-level wages, the majority of new jobs created in the recovery -- positions such as store clerks, laborers and home healthcare aides -- pay much less, according to a new study by the National Employment Law Project.
The study covered jobs created from the first quarter of 2010 through the first quarter of 2012.
Lower-paying jobs, with median hourly wages from $7.69 to $13.83, accounted for just 21% of the job losses during the recession. But they've made up about 58% of the job growth from the end of the recession in late 2009 through early 2012.
Those jobs have been concentrated in three industries: food services, retail and employment services, such as office clerks and customer service representatives, the study found.
In contrast, mid-wage occupations with median hourly wages from $13.84 to $21.13 -- jobs such as construction workers, real estate brokers, and data entry clerks -- have accounted for just 22% of the new jobs in the recovery after making up 60% of the job losses in the recession.
So, we're paying $200,000 to create jobs making $25,000 a year. I'm not an economist but it would seem like our return on investment isn't very good.
THESE ARE THE "GREEN SHOOTS", THE "RECOVERY SUMMER" AND WHAT "FOCUSED LIKE A LASER" GIVES US.
Greed isn’t someone wanting to keep more of what they earn, its people demanding a greater share of money that someone else has earned.
I'll vote for anyone who will try to improve my standard of living ...without destroying someone else’s!
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 FOR REAL AMERICANS©
NOTE: Liberals/Progressives remember to vote on November 7th.
"I need Iowa so we can win the White House and take back America"
Take America back from who? Our president was elected in an electoral landslide by the voters - citizens of this country. I can't stand constantly hearing that phrase "we are going to take our country back" from the republican side of the aisle, it is ignorant and divisive. America does not belong to republicans or conservatives, or any political party or faction, it belongs to the citizens and they made their choice loud and clear in 2008. I have been hearing this phrase from republicans ever since the last election, that they want to take America against her will, just what is called when you want to take something from somebody against their will? There is no need for republicans to "take back America" it was never taken away from anyone, the president was duly elected by the majority of the American voting citizens, that was the will and desire of the nation, nothing was taken. Obama will likely be re-elected by the citizens of this nation, I suggest this time around republicans learn to deal with it in a mature, responsible, fair, and honest fashion.
MittTaxPittanceRommel & partner-in-lies Lyin'Ryan: "We will walk together and take America back" To where Rommel??? To the Days of KingGeorge TheVacuumBrained NOTORIOUSLY SHAMEFUL Shrubber Reign 2001-2008. Withthe help of the Naive and their "Moron Vote" and This republicanCrimeCartelSoldier, There Will Be NO Medi ANYTHING EXCEPT his corporate pals $1100p/m "health"Insurance payments and The Bank Notifies Those on Social Security No more Checks. RepublicanCrimeCartelSocioipaths STOPPED SOCIAL SECURITY....These Monsters are despicable. Here is a helpful post: And For the Very Few NAIVE American voters who are thinking of voting for Mitt
Tax Pittance Rommel and Lyin'Ryan out of desperation and hope that THESE
TWO
MONSTERS will rescue your life, Better look AT THE FACTS. CountDracula and
EdddiMunster are going to keep the bush TAX EVASION BONUSES FOR THE EVIL
RICH In Effect: with TheCount's Crappy excuse? "I won't LOWER the taxes on
the Rich!!!!" Well, Thanks Count, as you 1-10% and Corporate
rich
already pay the Lowest taxes in American History and taxes are
REALLY on
the Backs of Working Americans @37%. AND!!! WE DO NOT Even Get A
Universal
HealthCare System Like THE SANE Countries Have; Instead We GOT SCREWED By
KingGeorge THE VacuumBrained and his republicanCrimeCartel "WMD" Wars. Gas and
Oil Prices????,
What a Sucker Punch AT Voters!! The Count and EddiMunster
PERSONALLY Dreamed
up the $4.00p/g at the pump to blame it on Prez O, Like
their pals in the
House Of Reptiles STALLING Prez O Legislation to Create
Meaningful Jobs and
Careers. AND! AND!! AND!!! JUST WHO do you voters think
sets Gas& Oil prices, "Healthcare" policy prices, Hiring, Job/Career
Outsourcing,
Burger Flipping pay for NET $4.50p/hr while TheCount and HIS
republicanCrimecartel Soldiers are SUCKING YOU DRY for
$4.00p/gal gas
and oil,
$1100.00p/m for "healthinsurance",
while mind you!, Rommel's
FRIEND, the ceoVampire
at united healthcare, took home
$128,000,000
*CASH* for salary year 2008!!!!!!!!!, PLEASE Research This FACT So
YOU KNOW
PhantomBeast IS NOT
BSing You, While the Crook Paid No taxes with capital
Gains
LoopHoles, Thanks to The republicanCrimeCartel which Perverted the tax
laws FOR
THE EVIL RICH, LEAVING
WE American TaxPayers to Pay HIS Taxes.
These Clowns are
aristocrat decendents of the Plantation and Slave Owners
who were the ruling
idiots who
started the civil war and ran the south
into ruination; SOUND
FAMILIAR? AND
in 2010?, These
republicanCrimeCartel gonifs (CROOKS) convinced NAIVE voters to
vote them
into controlling the House Of Representatives, PROMISING Renewed
republicanCrimeCartel power to be used to
Create jobs and Government
services. What A Cruel Laugh!, FOOLED YOU AGAIN!! These
republicanCrimeCartelPoliticos have
used the House of Reptiles to BLOCK
EVERY
HELPFUL Bill and Law Prez O has made and backed creating Meaningful
jobs and helping WE AMERICANS. And Some of you are STILL considering
voting for THIS EVIL And VILE GROUP?, Who will use your vote to Hurt YOU And
Your Family AND give it ALL AWAY to themselves and the 1-10% and Evil
Corporate Rich While THEY RAPE America AS THEY DID during The King's NOTORIOUSLY
SHAMEFUL Shrubber Reign 2001-2008.
Here Is a
Very VERY Helpful Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og35U0d6WKY&feature=player_detailpage
The President said that he would bring the nation together. That did not work.
The President said that he could work with the opposition party by reaching across the isle. That did not work.
The President said that his administration would be free from lobbyists. That did not work.
The President said that his administration would be the most transparent ever. That did not work.
The President said that he would fix the economy within three years. That did not work.
The President said that his health care bill would lower health care costs. That did not work.
The President said that he would not raise taxes on 95% of Americans in any way. That did not work.
The President said that his stimulus spending bill would solve our employment problem. That did not work.
The President said that he would cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. That did not work.
I see a pattern here. The President said that if he could not fix the economy within three year that he did not deserve a second term. The President also said:
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies.
And the cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the Federal budget. This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, robbing our cities and States of critical investments in infrastructure like bridges, ports, and levees; robbing our families and our children of critical investments in education and health care reform; robbing our seniors of the retirement and health security they have counted on.
Every dollar we pay in interest is a dollar that is not going to investment in America’s priorities. Instead,interest payments are a significant tax on all Americans–a debt tax that Washington doesn’t want to talk about. If Washington were serious about honest tax relief in this country, we would see an effort to reduce our national debt by returning to responsible fiscal policies.
Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that “the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.
~ Senator B. H. Obama, March 2006
2 more days and America will be rid on the great mistake of 2008.
So many have realized what a horrible mistake they made voting based on emotions rather than policy.
As real Americans vote to correct the incompetence of a junior senator whose only accomplishments were organizing a few picnics in Chicago and writing a couple books, about himself, we see the tide has turned to a real leader, Mitt Romney.
It's so sad to see so many Americans supporting a statist who promotes class-warfare in our nation. The nation built on Freedom, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. So many submit to his advocacy of only being middle class rather than striving for more.
I don't know anyone who grows up wanting to be poor or middle-class, everyone wants to be rich someday. Of course in the statists mind the only wealth should be with the chosen few in government because they know what is best for everyone else.
Outlaw 16 oz. beverages. Shut down children’s lemonade stands for lack of permits. Free birth control so 30 year old professional student bimbo’s can have recreational sex at will. Name one thing that isn't taxed, regulated or subsidized.
America is no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave, it's the land of the herded and home of the scared. It's time to rid ourselves of this social/economic justice nonsense and expression crippling political correctness that Progressivism wreaks on us.
Barrack Hussein promotes mediocrity. Our great Republic was built on American exceptionalism. It's time to elect a leader who promotes that.
Greed isn’t someone wanting to keep more of what they earn, its people demanding a greater share of money that someone else has earned.
I'll vote for anyone who will try to improve my standard of living ...without destroying someone else’s!
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 FOR REAL AMERICANS©
NOTE: Liberals/Progressives remember to vote on November 7th.
Forrest,
Good to see your post which is always spot on.
How are you? have you settled into your new job?
I was thinking of one of your great post from over a year ago. It was about how America can do anything if we put our minds to it. You talked abouut the Marshall plan and rebuilding after WWII. I was thinking that we need the same attitude to rebuild after hurricane Sandy and do it in a modern, smart way.
You are still my hero, and say hi to Mrs. Grump.
Wow, you are very kind Northstar, I am fine and I will give Mrs. Grump your best regards, thank you. Yes I am settling into my new job, but I have been on the road for a few more continuous weeks than originally planned, I was just finishing a project in PA and I was supposed to be home the last two weeks prepping for my next project in NC, when they had a situation and asked me to take over a project in SC, so I flew home Thursday night and will return Monday night to spend a long weekend at home. I have been have enjoying the company of my wife and thought I might enjoy a little time here on FR, which I usually have time for in the hotel at night, but taking this project on one days notice has caused me to work some very long hours to bring it under control.
We can still do anything we dedicate our wills, talent, and money to do. You will now see a lot of republican politicians turn 180 degrees on their self sufficient, personal responsibility, dependent on federal government handouts rants, now that they need the help. But that is not new, 9 of the top 10 welfare states, are republican voting states, they talk the talk but have never really walked the walk. Fact is if we don't increase revenue, we will never be able to fix things without adding to the deficit that republicans feign such concern for. I hope we do the right thing and help our citizens affected by these storms, we need to invest in America, not corporate America, strange how the people who worry so much about socialism want every advantage for private companies that the government can lavish on them, all the while claiming they want nothing to do with the very government and infrastructure that makes their business possible. I'll tell you what won't help this situation and that is more tax breaks and freebies for those who neither need or deserve it.
The question isn't who is going to win on Tuesday. The outcome is a given. President Obama will be reelected and the Democrats will gain seats in the Senate and House. The real question is what’s next for the Republican Party? Will the crazies continue to run the show? Will Republican candidates still be forced to pledge their allegiance to Grover Norquist? Will they continue to be the party of fear, hate and religious intolerance? Will they be the anti-science and the make up the facts as you go party? Will they listen to Rush the junkie or come back to the ideals of Reagan? Will they become the party of Chris Christi or the stick with the tea baggers? If the tea baggers run the show, we just may have another President Clinton in 2016.
These article explains Romney's core beliefs better than any I've seen.This is why we need to reject him this Tuesday.
Romneyism
By now, in these last remaining days before theelection of 2012, we have learned enough about the beliefs of the Republican presidential candidate to see them as a worldview all its own -- a kind of creed that explains Mitt Romney. Those who say he has no principles are selling him short.
Despite its contradictions and ellipses, Romneyism has an internal coherence. It is different from conservatism, because it does not intend to conserve or protect any particular institutions or values. It is also distinct from Republicanism, in that it is not rooted in traditional small-town American values, nationalism, or states' rights.
The ten guiding principles of Romneyism are:
1. Corporations are the basic units of society. Corporations are people, and the overriding purpose of an economy is to maximize corporate profits. When profits are maximized, the economy grows fastest. This growth benefits everyone in the form greater output, better products and services, and higher share prices.
2. Workers are a means to the goal of maximizing corporate profits. If workers do not contribute to that goal, they should be fired. If they cannot then find other work that helps maximize profits in another company, their wages must be too high, and they must therefore accept steadily lower wages until they find a job.
3. All factors of production -- capital, physical plant and equipment, workers -- are fungible and should be treated the same. Any that fail to deliver high competitive returns should be replaced or discarded. This keeps an economy efficient. Fairness is and should be irrelevant.
4. Pollution, unsafe products, unsafe working conditions, financial fraud, and other negative side effects of the pursuit of profits are the price society pays for profit-driven growth. They should not be used as excuses to constrain the pursuit of profits through regulation.
5. Individual worth depends on net worth -- how much money one has made, and the value of the assets that money has been invested in. Any person with enough intelligence and ambition can make a fortune. Failure to do so is sign of moral and intellectual inferiority.
6. People who fail in the economy should not be coddled. They should not receive food stamps, Medicaid, or any other form of social subsidy. Coddling leads to a weaker society and a weaker economy.
7. Taxes are inherently bad because they constrain profit-making. It is the right and responsibility of individuals and corporations to exploit every tax loophole they (and their tax attorneys) can find in order to pay the lowest taxes possible.
8. Politics is a game whose only purpose is to win. Any means used to win the game is legitimate even if it involves lying and cheating, as long as it gains more supporters than it loses.
9. Democracy is dangerous because it is forever vulnerable to the votes of a majority intent on capturing the wealth of the successful minority, on whom the economy depends. The rich must therefore do whatever is necessary to prevent the majority from exercising its will, including spending large sums of money on lobbyists and political campaigns. The most virtuous among the rich will go a step further and run for president.
10. The three most important aspects of life are family, religion, and money. Patriotism is a matter of guarding our economy from unfair traders and undocumented immigrants, rather than joining together for the common good. We owe nothing to one another as citizens of the same society.
On Tuesday we'll decide whether these should be the guiding principles of America.
ROBERT B. REICH, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, was Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the last century. He has written thirteen books, including the best sellers "Aftershock" and "The Work of Nations." His latest is an e-book, "Beyond Outrage," now available in paperback. He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine and chairman of Common Cause.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/romneyism_b_2069095.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
True Patriot is typical of the kind of uninformed foolish people which always seem to want to give Obama a pass because HE is an uninformed know-nothing whose sole purpose in life is to support his fool-in-chief.
I said "fiat is moving Jeep to Italy"
Last week Bloomberg reported:
Uninformed and a drone is no way to go thru life.
Robert Reich is an ideologue who suffers from "little man" syndrome and whose opinion is not worth spit from a horse.
Rasmussen has the race tied at 49% each....NOT GOOD FOR AN INCUMBENT UNDER 50% WITH JUST 2 DAYS TO GO!!!
BYE BYE OBAMA!!!
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Not good for Gov. Romney to be only tied in a Republican-leaning poll.
DEWEY WINS!!!!! - Fox News
Rasmussen shows Obama tied and you hype this as good news for Willard? Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. What happened to your 7 point Gallup lead?
Newsflash: There is nothing DONE until the fat lady sings. The fat lady of New Jersey already changed his mind about Obama.
Many more may still do!!! Rasmussen does not mean ANYTHING!!!!
You'll be really "ticked off" come 9:00 p. m. Tuesday.
HEY AL
THE 7 POINT GALLUP LEAD IS STILL THERE...BUT SINCE HURRICANE SANDY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO ANY POLLING
THE HEADLINE YOU'LL SEE ON NOVEMBER 7TH
ROMNEY WINS!!!...RECORD REPUBLICAN VOTER TURNOUT!!!
JUST LIKE IN 2010!
BWAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAAAA!
All those with 48%+ Obama will win. Romney only has NC and FL. VA and IA are toss ups.
Virginia (13)
47.6
47.9
Romney +0.3
Toss Up
Colorado (9)
48.2
47.6
Obama +0.6
Toss Up
Florida (29)
47.7
49.1
Romney +1.4
Toss Up
New Hampshire (4)
49.0
47.5
Obama +1.5
Toss Up
Iowa (6)
47.8
45.3
Obama +2.5
Toss Up
Nevada (6)
50.2
47.4
Obama +2.8
Toss Up
Ohio (18)
49.3
46.5
Obama +2.8
Toss Up
Michigan (16)
49.2
45.4
Obama +3.8
Toss Up
North Carolina (15)
46.0
49.8
Romney +3.8
Toss Up
Pennsylvania (20)
49.3
45.4
Obama +3.9
Toss Up
Wisconsin (10)
50.4
46.2
Obama +4.2
Toss Up
Please check in on Wednesday morning and let us know how that works out for you. Enjoy another 4 more years of being ticked off!
Mitt in Des Moines,
Romney is annoying,
Iowa is running away from Remnesia, a contagious disease,
relieved, this is how Pigs oink.
.
FORWARD...
Updated for 1:00pm EST on Sunday, November 4, 2012:
*** Mischief alert: Quite a bit of suspect outlier polling favorable to Romney being floated out in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan today in the face of multiple polling which confirms strong Obama leads in each of these states. The Karl Rove axiom of 'shape perceptions to alter outcomes,' perhaps?
Obama's leads have been strengthening in Ohio and Nevada over the weekend and Romney has stabilized his position in both Florida and North Carolina.
Iowa, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Virginia remain in a state of flux with new RCP numbers likely to be released within hours.
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Real Clear Politics (RCP) consistently has been the "go-to" source for accurate averaged daily polling data for both FOXNEWS and NBCNEWS. With less than 35 hours to go in the 2012 presidential campaign, RCP continues to report that Obama leads 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 1:00pm 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 fallen to 4.2%, down from 5.0% on Saturday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 94.2% chance of victory here, up by 0.9% from Friday and by an astounding 8.5% since Tuesday.
*** It should be noted that RCP's average in Wisconsin has been influenced by an outlier poll from the right-leaning Rassmussen which has the race at a dead heat when four other current polls have Obama leading by 8.0%, 7.0%, 3.0%, and 3.0%. In fact, the 7.0% Obama lead was affirmed recently by another Right-leaning poll (WeAskAmerica) which is wholly funded by the conservative Illinois Manufacturing Association.
In PENNSYLVANIA, with 20 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 3.9%, down from 4.1% on Saturday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 97.3% chance of victory here, up by 1.2% from Friday and by a significant 3.2% since Tuesday.
*** It should be noted that RCP's average in Pennsylvania also has been influenced this weekend by the release of an outlier poll from the conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review which has the race at a dead heat when two other findings have Obama's lead at 6.0% and 3.0%.
In MICHIGAN, with 16 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 3.8%, down from 4.0% on Saturday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 98.8% chance of victory here, up 0.4% from Friday and by 0.7% since Tuesday.
*** It should be noted that RCP's average here has been influenced by yet another outlier poll released by Baydoun/Foster (D), a self-described Democrat-leaning voter analytics consulting firm based in Michigan, which has Romney up by 1.0% when four other polls have Obama leading by 6.0%, 6.0%, 5.0%, and 3.0%. In fact, the 5.0% finding for Obama was published late last week by Rasmussen, another Right-leaning poll. The irony is that Baydoun/Foster has consistently produced polling results which favor Republican candidates up and down the ticket in Michigan and their results, by and large, remain highly suspect.
In OHIO, with 18 electoral votes, Obama's lead has settled at 2.8%, up from 2.6% on Friday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama an 85.0% chance of victory here, up by 4.3% from Friday and by an astronomical 11.7% since Tuesday.
In NEVADA, with 6 electoral votes, Obama's lead has risen to 2.8%, up from 2.4% on Friday.
FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama an 89.5% chance of victory here, up by 2.3% from Friday and by an astonishing 9.8% since Tuesday.
In IOWA, with 6 electoral votes, Obama's lead has risen to 2.5%, up from 2.0% on Saturday morning. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama an 83.1% chance of victory here, up by 1.5% from Friday and by an astounding 9.2% since Tuesday.
In NEW HAMPSHIRE, with 4 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 1.5%, down from 1.8% on Friday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama an 79.4% chance of victory here, up by 0.7% from Friday and by an astounding 9.1% since Tuesday.
In COLORADO, with 9 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 0.6%, down from 0.9% on Friday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Obama a 68.1% chance of victory here, up by 2.4% from Friday and by an astronomical 12.7% since Tuesday.
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In VIRGINIA, with 13 electoral votes, Romney's lead has fallen to 0.3%, down from 0.5% on Friday. Interestingly, FiveThirtyEight increased Obama's chance of victory here (and not Romney's) to 71.0%, up by a substantial 6.2% from Friday.
In FLORIDA, with 29 electoral votes, Romney's lead has risen to 1.4%, up from 1.2% on Friday. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Romney a 53.8% chance of victory here, down by 1.0% from Friday and by a stunning 10.9% from Tuesday.
*** It should be noted that RCP's average in Florida does appear to have been hyper-inflated by two recent outlier findings in favor of Romney, the first a 6.0% margin yesterday from the right-leaning Mason-Dixon Group with localized results for only the two cities of Tampa Bay (site of the 2012 RNC) and Miami (Marco Rubio stronghold), the second a 3.0% margin from Gravis Marketing, a polling firm funded in large part by BAIN Capital, and an appreciably older finding by The Sunshine State News, an ultra-conservative website/blog which had Romney leading by 5.0% on October 24. Minus the influences of these extreme outliers, Romney's true lead is likely well under 1.0% and quite possibly closer to that of dead heat.
In NORTH CAROLINA, with 15 electoral votes, Romney's lead is holding at 3.8%. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Romney a 78.7% chance of victory here, down 1.2% from Friday.
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 4.2%, Pennsylvania at 3.9%, Michigan at 3.8%, Ohio at 2.8%, and Nevada at 2.8%). 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 the strategic prize of a hotly-contested 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 holds the remaining three states where he presently leads, New Hampshire, Iowa, and Colorado resulting in 272 electoral votes.
Path #2: Obama loses Ohio but steals Virginia while also taking only one state from among 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 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 4.2%, Pennsylvania at 3.9%, and Michigan at 3.8%), 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, North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia bringing his electoral vote total to 248, but also steal victories in at least one of the following possible combinations from states currently leaning Obama, listed in descending order of likelihood based on the reverse engineering of current FiveThirtyEight numbers for election night chances of victory:
Path A: Romney steals both Ohio and Colorado resulting in 275 electoral votes (least unlikely outcome).
Path B: Romney steals both Ohio and New Hampshire resulting in 270 electoral votes.
Path C: Romney steals both Pennsylvania and Colorado resulting in 277 electoral votes.
Path D: Romney steals both Pennsylvania and New Hampshire resulting in 272 electoral votes (most unlikely).
Working against two of these scenarios (Paths A and B) are rising averaged polling numbers over the past two days for Obama in Ohio; however, in that same forty-eight hour period Romney has succeeded in reducing Obama's averaged leads in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and New Hampshire. Perhaps somewhat mystifyingly, the Romney campaign continues to make pronouncements alluding to their having embraced the "Pennsylvania Strategy" included in Paths 3 and 4 above, the two paths which have the least likely chance of success.
So, is this a bold strategic maneuver on the part of Eric Fehrnstrom or a feint designed to counter Obama's anticipated re-allocation of campaign resources to a quantifiably softening political landscape in Florida? If it's the latter, a review of the published travel schedules for the President and key Democrat surrogates in these final two days does not suggest the Obama campaign is taking the bait.
In any event, 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 0.6%, New Hampshire at 1.5%, Iowa at 2.5%, and Nevada at 2.8%) resulting in an electoral vote total of 273.
FiveThirtyEight this morning estimates the chance of Election Day victory for each candidate as follows: Obama 85.1% (up significantly from Friday morning's 80.9%) and Romney 14.9% (down by a similar margin from Friday's 19.1%).
FiveThirtyEight now also projects that on Election Day the final electoral tally will be as follows: Obama 307 (up 8 from Wednesday's 299) and Romney 231 (down 8 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 50.6% (up from Thursday's 50.4%) and Romney 48.3% (down from Thursday's 48.6%).
With only 35 hours of campaigning left, and with Friday'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.
Don't forget to stock up on the 7-layer dip for an exhilarating night of television on Tuesday!
I need Iowa? Mitt needs a miracle and won't get it. The Karma of all the bad things he has done to people has caught up with him. And it's all on video, just watch it to see the dark side...........
I wouldn't give Romney Florida just yet.... The latest polls have Obama up in Florida by 2+... it's going to be too close to call on election night I'm predicting. We'll probably have to count provisional ballots and absentee ballots through the night.
Romney said he will rescue the east coast storm victims with canned coal from Walmart in Ohio !!!
"Farewell Romney" the guy was a Creep anyway, all he did was drawing flies !!!!!!!!!!
Although deplorable for both parties.
Final Fact Check - Who Tells the Truth More
From politifact.com. Counting as true, statements rated as true or mostly true.
Romney = 62 true or mostly true statements out of 202 checked statements
Romney tells the truth 30.6% of the time.
Obama = 205 true or mostly true statements out of 452 checked statements.
Obama tells the truth 45.3% of the time.
Don't believe me go to politifact.com and do the math yourself.
Bye,Bye ROMNEY!!!
Real change is coming; not just empty promises and rhetoric that we experienced the last four years. I think we can ALL breath a sigh of relief.
Not quite JD
Anytime an incumbent has less than 50% and tied, he usually loses (3 headed races obviously don't count). Over half of the electorate has already decided not to vote for the incumbent. Those left are either going to vote for the Challenger (80%), a third party choice, or not vote.
At 48 and the challenger down no more than one, the challenger will win. This is why Obama has run such a negative command. He cannot get these people to vote for him, so he has to get them not to vote at all or he will lose.
Ray in Jax
by latest polls you must mean NBC / WSJ / Marist 49 - 47?
Sorry the latest poll is the Tampa Bay Times / Miami Herald who hired Mason-Dixon to do the poll.
Romney 51 - Obama 46. Mason Dixon has a real good record for the correct results in Florida.
I think a +5 from an accurate poller is worth far more than a +2 from a Polling company that produces more outliers than Alaska has Islands.
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blah blah blah blah. blah blah blah blah blah.
blah blah blah blah
TO WHATEVER YOU'RE DECIDING TO SPEW...SINCE YOU HAVENT FIGURED IT OUT YET!
They complain that Obama hasn't totally fixed the Bush/Cheney train wreck in 4 years. but... Romney says he can fix it in 4-8 years. There are going to be 12 million jobs created in the next four years but Romney says he will create 12 million jobs does that mean 24 million jobs?
Romney has mentioned his time as Gov. in Mass. Why did he never run on that record? As for a record, that is all that he has.
<knock knock knock> HEY, ANY UNDECIDED VOTERS OUT THERE?
*THIS IS WORTH READING - EVEN FOR PROGRESSIVES -
"Romneyism"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/romneyism_b_2069095.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
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O & JOE, God Bless You! :-)
Although deplorable for both parties.
Final Fact Check - Who Tells the Truth More
From politifact.com. Counting as true, statements rated as true or mostly true.
Romney = 62 true or mostly true statements out of 202 checked statements
Romney tells the truth 30.6% of the time.
Obama = 205 true or mostly true statements out of 452 checked statements.
Obama tells the truth 45.3% of the time.
Don't believe me go to politifact.com and do the math yourself.
dangerfield in New York City...
I need a drink!......
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Incumbent reelected, dems pick up a couple in the Senate, a handful in the House. No real mandate for either party, more of a warning to both...
Polls depicting the popular vote are as useful as today's halftime scores...
It's the Electoral College...
Shakespeare, in his dramas, would usually insert a character who played "The Fool". The irony was that "The Fool" knew more about what was really going on than all the other characters.
We have "dangerfield".
You will be charged with BUI - blogging under the influence....3 strikes you are out.
U R annoying..
We are a-noid.
Noid-
The Jester was the only member of the Court who could openly criticize the King...
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When i said the Democrats were going to have their asses handed to them in 2010, it was not exactly a popular position, but it was based on the best available evidence.
I expect the Republicans (and a couple of geniuses who are so "Chris Rock-ed" and confused by my posts that they will not even get it.) to be unhappy this time.
I'm not rooting for either team, but it looks like the incumbent has a much wider path to EC victory than the challenger.
The polls all favor a small increase in both houses for the Democrats. I agree.
We will know for sure in a few days.
Telling me that I annoy you gives us both the option of (p)ignoring the other. I am exercising mine...
This Falstaff will have a double ... and then another after I trip over something.
Down a shot every time you see or hear;
1-Too close to call
2-O-H-I-O
And the election will be so much easier to take...
dangerfield - you are a good sport...when I say you are annoying..only in the context of rhyming with a-noid. Not really you are annoying. I like people from both left and right..we are all Americans.
Watch yourself when you are drinking...I am sure 'pig brother' is also watching you...I mean...big brother.
'Fraid I will have to wait till post election and have a shot each time I hear not but ...
1- they cheated
I just saw an Obama commercial. Why does that Franki Valli and the Four Seasons song, WALK LIKE A MAN, resonate in my mind? Yep, Barry needs to do that, don't you think? Too late for that, for the nation is awake and Barry is still sleeping like his first debate.
Well,
You are going to have morphine which is a tad stronger than my current vintage, and around half the nation will be reaching for something, either in celebration or the other thing...
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40% of the electorate vote democratic no matter what
40% of the electorate vote republican no matter what
20% of the electorate swings back and forth between the two parties when they feel one is going too far to the left or right...
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#6.14 - Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:29 AM EDT
1funnygirl
Jen, the utter lack of humor in your posts in conjunction with your avatar leaves me with little doubt about any reason for something rattling in your skull.
Thank you Dangerfield, I must ask the anesthesiologist if it is a single malt and how old. :-) Make 'em laugh. Guarantees singing in the rain.
Could do a whole list of "ironic screen names"...but I won't...
When Chris Rock tells a joke...
1/3 laugh
1/3 boo or go ugh!
1/3 don't know what to do...
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P-
having eggs Benedict, and thinking of you...;-)
(I am a good sport, aren't I?)
Hello Rodney D, your biggest respecter here, how as Breezy Point? Anything able to be salvaged? How are the residents coping? Used to live at 77th and York, I would have had power, and would have taken in some of the displaced. What a nightmare. Rode out Katrina in Covington, LA, not that was a real nightmare beyond words and its aftermath. At least FEMA is now in more capable hands this time around. Enjoy the eggs.
Best.
Obama 2012
Oh my, the cliches will be in full force on Tues night until about midnight.
Will only raise a glass when the pundits call a state into the blue or red column.
And on Wednesday, which I will have off from work, I plan a nice spa day.
Then either the lawyers will be out in force throughout November or we can all turn our attention to the lame duck Congress.
Either way, I have planned a nice long vacation in late December.:-)
One must pace yourself if you want to live a long life on this political blog.
Obama will be reelected, Dem still control the Senate, and the Congress will be full of fewer tea party folks.
sky-
The East side was hard hit. Breezy point and the Rockaways are a mess. My friend's place will have to be razed, and that is about the same story for the rest of his block. Worst storm damage in my lifetime...
I still mourn for my lost New Orleans...it has never been the same.
Sorry, but I don't have any jokes for this...
skyparrot - my brother was in Covington during Katrina. We went almost 7 days before we heard from him. I will never forget that hopeless and helpless feeling - watching the coverage and not knowing if he was dead or alive. I keep seeing the absolute devastation in NJ and NY and know those people are feeling the same way.
Obama/Biden 2012
Ha I always thought that is was pretty silly that "walk like a man" was sung in a girls voice.
Here is some free advice for the baggers.
Next time, don't back a candidate with poo poo for brains like Akin, Mourdock, or Wrongme. It is not easy to try to portray scum as something everyone wants, and for good reason.
See ya in 2016.
What's up, Total? How is your own race..going...with bunny wabbit??
He needs alot more than Iowa.
I just feel sorry for the Mitt-witts still clinging to untruth and lies. What can I say--Willard gets what he deserves and that is millions who have come not to trust a dishonest and desparate man. Just look on RCP and you will see fields of blue in the polls. Additionally, those few battle ground states that are not in Obama's favor, or tied, will go to Obama (cell phone and us poor people).
Well, the super rich loose along with Willard, and the just prevail to carry the banner of the American Spirit another four years. I am glad.
So Ticked--to bad, so sad, your mad.
I am happy because Obama will be in his job fighting for the middle class another four-long years.
:)
Romney has been morphing into Robama in a attempt to fool the voters. Real Change is taking place but the Obstructionists in the House have blocked America moving forward towards prosperity. All to diminish one man working for all America and to enhance their pocketbooks.
Even the Des Moines Register (who endorsed Romney AND Nixon AFTER the Watergate fiasco) has Obama ahead by 5.
Real Clear Politics has Obama by 2.5 well within the average MOE of 3.85. I wouldn't count your chickens just yet.
slodon
if the MOE is 3.85 then Obama can be up 6.35
cluck, cluck, cluck!
Or he could be down by 1.35!
CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!
Ahh yes indeed my little chickadee... there's the rub!
I'll split the +2.5 to a +1.25 and the win on Tuesday!
REMEMBER EVERYONE Get out and VOTE (well... maybe not solden)
ROMNEY/BUSH Not Now/Never Again
("Voting is the best revenge," Obama said in Ohio on Friday; an off-the-cuff remark quickly grafted into Romney's stump speech...
Shhhh.....First Read only reports Obama gaffes, in the context of disputing them. If Romney gaffed, it would be headlined..
Why is that a gaffe, Bob? Surely, even a partisan like you understood the context. Or did you not appreciate your President stopping the booing for Romney?
Feisty (Irish)
I think a Harrison flush would be better! Just stand back though, otherwise it will be a violent experience!
Imagine him as Commander in Chief?!?! Our Military would really be screwed!!
You need more than Iowa Mitt, You need a freaking MIRACLE!
In two more day we'll know. But I know how a voted already, and IMHO it was for the good of the WHOLE Nation. Not just the 1% not the 47% but for everyone. Lets not forget we all live in the same UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
For me it was a clear choice of who I would TRUST with the future of AMERICA. I would not and could NOT trust Mitt Romney. For several reasons: 1. $10,000 bet. 2. 47% video. 3. His tax policies.... 4. Him seeming to be out of touch with the common people of the United States. Well it really boils down to his WHOLE ideology and that of the Republican party.
But most of all I COULD NOT TRUST HIM. I do not know where he stands on the issues at any given moment other than hearing what might come out of his mouth. But in a day or two, something else comes out of his mouth just the opposite of what he say the day or two before.
Also what is with him not taking any questions from REPORTERS for THREE weeks now. How can anyone vote for a person that isn't open and honest with their position on the issues that face this country?!
Now if the GOP would of put someone up with some MORALS and Integrity they might of got my vote for a change. But they did not, so therefore they didn't earn my vote for their presidential candidate.
Obama/Biden 2012. We are on the correct path for American to recover for the failed policies of the Bush 2.0 era.
President Obama will win
Romney just don't get it. Liars NEVER WIN! And if I were some of these people I would be worried about losing more than an election. Those that claim they are Christian are breaking commandments from God. Thou shalt not bear false witness. And God hates lies. Can't be more clear? Which part don't they understand? And also Obama will be paid double for every lie Romney tells. Every single little teeny tiny one. That is why you lost Romney. Not because of a hurricane, not because of the media, but because of you and your party's lack of character and out and out lies. I have never seen a more shameful display. And when people believe it you have corrupted those people. You will pay for that too. You can't just lie and get by with it. No one ever does in the long run! Never! Say all the hopeful things you want but liars never ever win!
Moonbats are spiking the football at the 5 yard line, before they reach the end zone....
Group therapy may be needed on Wednesday...
mitt- if we forget the speeches, attacks and ads---then you are saying " forget everything about my campaign". ok, now that's something i find easy to do. can't wait for you to disappear
The GOP/RNC"Speculator and Chief" 'needs' to start telling the truth. He 'needs' to stop his constant "Flip-Flopping on every singe issue. The GOP/RNC "Outsourcer and Chief" 'needs' to stop sending jobs to China. Like what his Bain Capital is now doing in Freeport Illinois. The "Intervert and Chief" 'needs' to start answering the questions from reporters. He 'needs' to stop hiding out in his "Quietrooms" with his "Special TeaBegger Buddies." The "Pathological Liar and Chief" 'needs" to develop his own Economic Policy that is fair. The GOP/RNC "Tax Cheater and Chief" 'needs' to develop his past Tax Returns for all too see. He 'needs' to be investigated for the "Pure Profits" he speculated/harvested from Delphi. He 'needs' to stop running Ads that are just outright lies concerning Jeep and Chrysler. When the CEO's need to speak out at the "Pathological Liar?" One knows that this is very bad! The GOP/RNC "Intervert and Chief" 'needs' to stop hiding money he made illegally in his many Offshore Accounts. Yes America! The list of what the GOP/RNC "Romulian" needs to do is just endless! Get out and vote America!
I about spit out my coffee. Romney is finishing on a positive note. Is whining about the revenge comment positive? I have never heard Romney say a positive thing. How could he end on a positive anything!!! And lying is never ever ever ever ever positive. Poor America or at least those snookered by Romney. Obama is winning! Today, tomorrow and Tuesday. Wednesday he will still be president until 2016.
I know here in Co we can't wait for Tuesday so that the President will be re-elected and can spend his "capitol" getting this economy moving faster....
We are being carpet bombed by negative ads by super-pacs and Romnesia.. thank God for the mute button!
If you haven't already voted be sure and get out and VOTE a straight Democratic ticket!
O&JOE Forward not back!
The Democrats are grasping straws. Hey Dems, how does it feel to be going down on a sinking ship? Wednesday morning - President Romney, Ex-President Obama - calling Mayflower. Enjoy!
In your wettest dreams...
Your are very right about the Republican sinking ship if Romney gets elected. NY and NJ turn on your own power, seniors no more social security and Medicare, all of " you people" no healthcare!
Willard is desperate. He needs Iowa, but he won't get it.
Voters beware....
“The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.”
― Thomas Jefferson
That happened more than 100 years ago- where have you been? By the way Jefferson wasn't the icon you evidently think he was.
What you need Romney is integrity. You need to stop lying every time you open your mouth. You also need to come clean with the American people and show your tax returns. Your fine, upstanding father is rolling over in his grave at your complete lack of decency and compassion for your fellow man. You are a disgusting human being who isn't fit to run a lemonade stand much less a country.
leroy brown - I believe it is WAY too late for Mitt to develop integrity. First, he'd have to actually understand what it is and second, he'd actually have to want to develop integrity - which he has shown he isn't interested in.
Obama/Biden 2012
canNOT understand why anybody would vote for Mitt and going back to the days of cowboy diplomacy, ("who needs allies anyway?") back-street abortions (even for cases of 'authentic' rape), and corporate handouts (the "job creators" always do what's best for their workers, don't ya know).
Mitt's made it clear that he does not care about anybody who is not 1)wealthy 2)heterosexual 3)if female, a stay-home mom 4) healthy 5)Christian 5)if a child, in private school and finally, 6) white.
What really scares me is that I think he truly does not know anything about the life of the average working American. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
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But you can't have it Mittens.
Iowans prefer honest people.