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chieftain

(3,222 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:39 PM Nov 2012

The corporate media are so committed to the "Democrats aren't enthusiastic " meme that

they refuse to believe the sampling from the polls that have the President in the lead. Rather than accept what the legitimate pollsters are telling them about the likely make-up of the 2012 electorate, they keep riding the hobby horse that they have been on all year about dispirited Liberals. This has led, among other things, to the insanity of NBC unskewing its own poll.Democrats are going to turn out in huge numbers. The only question is whether their votes get counted or the hack election officials in Florida, Ohio, Iowa, etc. are successful in depriving enough supporters of the President of their sacred American right to tilt the results to the salesman.

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The corporate media are so committed to the "Democrats aren't enthusiastic " meme that (Original Post) chieftain Nov 2012 OP

I got one vote..... IowaGuy Nov 2012 #1

My son has made the same point. chieftain Nov 2012 #4

How else is the "liberally-biased media" going to be able to push the idea that Romney was robbed of zbdent Nov 2012 #2

Even up in red Alaska Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #3

IowaGuy

(778 posts)

1. I got one vote.....

Reply to chieftain (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:02 PM

Nov 2012

it really doesn't matter if I calmly walk in to a voting booth and use it or make a fool out of myself and dress up like a faux patriot teabagger and set my hair on fire before I vote. One vote is one vote. It's still just as powerful. An "excited" vote counts no more than a "calm & rational" vote.

chieftain

(3,222 posts)

4. My son has made the same point.

Reply to IowaGuy (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 11:16 PM

Nov 2012

Even a reduced degree of enthusiasm does not dictate a non vote .

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

2. How else is the "liberally-biased media" going to be able to push the idea that Romney was robbed of

Reply to chieftain (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:04 PM

Nov 2012

his rightful ascension to the U.S. equivalent of "godhood" if the race isn't depicted as "close"????

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

3. Even up in red Alaska

Reply to chieftain (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:07 PM

Nov 2012

the Dems and Dem-leaning indies seem to be fired up this year. Internal politics (59 of 60 legislative seats are up for grabs this year because of redistricting) should guarantee high turn-out. Obama will benefit from our R governor's over-reaching. It probably won't be enough to put him over the top, but I think he'll do well.

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