But Ole Tricky would have been crushed by RFK had not TPTB intervened twice in 1968.

He was quite politically astute and came from a normal middle-class family. I guess you could argue he was out of touch with the counterculture, but so were a lot of other people of his generation.

Romney has successfully lost the support of the far right with his past moderate trends, but because of that he might have gained some moderates. He's down in the polls overall so far, but not terribly far behind. It should be close.

BTW, welcome to DU.

too!

so, yes, they can become president if they somehow swiftboat Obama which would be devastating.....

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bush jr for your answer.

And he was appointed by a rogue supreme court to boot!

There's no limit to apathy on the electorate's part.

edited for typo.

because our votes don't count.

Look at ryan's budget. Tell people what's in store for them. Educate your friend's and family.

Never in my life have the gop been so fearless about their intentions.

then NO but if its as its been these last few election cycles then I'm not so sure. As someone, sorry can't remember who, said, paraphrasing here, its not the voter that counts it the person counting the votes that matter.

That should answer your question.

But I think Obama is just a teeny bit better at campaigning than Mike "whee, I'm riding in a tank" Dukakis.

That's my considered opinion as of 8:15:67 AM, Wed., Apr 11. Give me a minute and I'll have another one.

Right arm.

and corporations fund the campaigns