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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:08 PM Nov 2012

ROMNEY Released: FAKE-Romney-Ahead-In-OHIO Internal Polls To The British Media!!!

Did you hear the one about how the Romney campaign leaked its internal polls to the British media?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228359/Romney-campaign-internal-polling-puts-Republican-nominee-point-ahead-Ohio.html

A Cincinnati.com front-page link to a chart with dummy data, created as a design template for election results, was inadvertently posted early Tuesday morning.

It purported to show early voting totals in Ohio counties. However, no votes have been counted yet – by law counting doesn't start until the polls close.

Cincinnati.com regrets the error.


The Romney campaign now saying internals attributed to their pollster Neil Newhouse showing Mitt up in Ohio, tied in WI, PA "are incorrect"
— @GlennThrush via web


http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20121106/CINCI/121106009/Early-votes-not-yet-counted-Ohio?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/06/1156801/-Fake-Romney-internal-numbers-were-fake
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ROMNEY Released: FAKE-Romney-Ahead-In-OHIO Internal Polls To The British Media!!! (Original Post) kpete Nov 2012 OP
Pinocchio has been doing this the whole campaign. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #1
This rabbit hole will end upi402 Nov 2012 #2
The rag ran with it, though. Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #3
What does the Cincinnati tally story have to do with the Romney polling story? brooklynite Nov 2012 #4
this: kpete Nov 2012 #5
@GlrennThrush: Jennicut Nov 2012 #6

kpete

(71,996 posts)
5. this:
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:15 PM
Nov 2012
It purported to show early voting totals in Ohio counties. However, no votes have been counted yet – by law counting doesn't start until the polls close.

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
6. @GlrennThrush:
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:19 PM
Nov 2012

Romney spox, just now in an email: "The numbers attributed to [Neil Newhouse] are incorrect, hence, not his."

So who the leaked the numbers?
They were not believable anyway.



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