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Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
1. Yup. I've been preaching pretty much the same thing for a long time.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:58 PM
Oct 2012

My b et is that Harry put the most benign (though still devastating) interpretation on the missing taxes, knowing that there are deeper, darker landmines lurking beneath the surface that will be exposed if Willard dares to reveal more tax info seeking to refute him.

RagAss

(13,832 posts)
3. The President really needs to mention Mitt's tax returns in the last debate.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:00 PM
Oct 2012

I'm surprised he didn't mention them last night when mittens mentioned President Obama's pension.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
4. *big grin
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:00 PM
Oct 2012

yeh, there is some real artillery waiting. what we see so far is nothing.

heh heh heh.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)
5. After the last debate . . .
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:02 PM
Oct 2012

timed so that Robme won't have a large forum (national debate) to refute the new info, because hardly anyone goes to the repuke rallies, that's for damn sure.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
7. I thought so too but from a strategic perspective
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:03 PM
Oct 2012

it would be dumb of them not to have dropped the bomb already considering early voting, unless they know something we don't about election fraud and know they have to overwhelm the system ON voting day. I don't know. I think Harry Reid, who seems to often lack a backbone, didn't come out strong on this issue for no reason at all. There's something more to this.

Spike89

(1,569 posts)
17. Don't know about the early voting thing
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:27 PM
Oct 2012

I don't think early voting is very key element as far as stategy is concerned. Very few "undecided" voters are going to participate in early voting--they'll almost all vote on election day and presumably make up their minds once they have their ballots. Those who have made up their minds and are willing to commit (vote) early are simply not likely to change their minds--they are the respective bases.

If they have a bombshell, dropping it next week is plenty early to get any fence-sitters to notice--it also could help depress turnout for the repugs if it is damaging/disheartening enough. It could help further energize our base. Those are the two keys to this election--voter turnout and a small number of undecideds who mostly are waiting to see who screws up before election day.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)
8. I hate to be the skeptic on this one
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:04 PM
Oct 2012

But outside of liberal lefty land - is anyone even talking about this any more? The only time I ever see anything about *Release The Returns* is either on Twitter or here.

What could happen to put this back in the news cycle?

A leak about 2009 Amnesty?

 

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)
12. maybe a leak showing that not only was Mittens a cheat
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:11 PM
Oct 2012

maybe a leak showing that not only was Mittens a cheat who sought amnesty, but many of his biggest contributors were as well.

Texas Lawyer

(350 posts)
9. I keep waiting for Obama to say "we can't tell if Romney is better of now than he was 4 years ago
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:04 PM
Oct 2012

because he has only released 2 years of taxes"

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
11. I doubt he has any more information than he's already revealed.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:07 PM
Oct 2012

He can't give us more without violating Romney's right to privacy, which would only embolden them against us. So...no. It's enough that Romney still hides his tax returns.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
13. If you know something, please share
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:13 PM
Oct 2012

I don't just want Romney to lose. Complete and utter humiliation and exposure to the nation as the greatest fraud and liar ever to run for President would be very sweet.

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