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Guy on NBC "Independent" focus group ADMITS he's always voted Republican (Original Post) tarheelsunc Oct 2012 OP
Why do they waste our time with this Politicalboi Oct 2012 #1
Agreed....."Independent" my ass. yourout Oct 2012 #2
I noticed Bad Thoughts Oct 2012 #3
Heard that and the others. Marie Marie Oct 2012 #4
A good track record????? Politicalboi Oct 2012 #5
I see why they are "undecided" tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #7
They were impressed Romney had woman in his cabinet? MSMITH33156 Oct 2012 #11
"I'm waiting for the facts to come in" Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #12
I lived in MA. I don't know what they're talking about ... Bad Thoughts Oct 2012 #8
We need to hammer this. woolldog Oct 2012 #10
LOL MSMITH33156 Oct 2012 #6
Amazing how they game the results Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #9
I thought the same thing. Third Doctor Oct 2012 #13
Not sure what to make of that focus group. woolldog Oct 2012 #14
All these independent and undecided voters are a joke...the hell is wrong with yall iloveObama12 Oct 2012 #15
This is what I have to deal with in Ohio RATM Oct 2012 #16
An old friend of mine on FB says he is an independant also.... Yooperman Oct 2012 #17
That group of guys they were talking to looked like prisoners from a 1940s movie just1voice Oct 2012 #18

Bad Thoughts

(2,535 posts)
3. I noticed
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:32 AM
Oct 2012

His reason for "switching" to Romney was a talking point. I hate these so-called "undecideds" and "independents." Bunch of BS.

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)
7. I see why they are "undecided"
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:35 AM
Oct 2012

Because they're foolish and uninformed. If they have time to participate in a focus group, they have time to learn the truth.

MSMITH33156

(879 posts)
11. They were impressed Romney had woman in his cabinet?
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:37 AM
Oct 2012

What??? One woman said she didn't care that Romney wasn't for equal pay for women because he had women in his cabinet. These are Republicans.

The always votes Republican guy said that Romney's 5 point plan made sense. He should have followed up and asked him what the 5 points were, because I guarantee you that plant had no idea.

 

Floyd_Gondolli

(1,277 posts)
12. "I'm waiting for the facts to come in"
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:38 AM
Oct 2012

Really? Because hey this campaign just hasn't been long enough.

Bad Thoughts

(2,535 posts)
8. I lived in MA. I don't know what they're talking about ...
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:35 AM
Oct 2012

... when they talk about Mitt's MA record. He was the worst REPUBLICAN governor we had.

 

woolldog

(8,791 posts)
10. We need to hammer this.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:37 AM
Oct 2012

There's a reason he didn't run for a second term right? He would've have been reelected.

 

Floyd_Gondolli

(1,277 posts)
9. Amazing how they game the results
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:36 AM
Oct 2012

Gotta make sure it stays a horse race and all. BTW the woman on the far left first row is dumber than dirt. Obviously not a girls girl to have no regard for fair pay.

Third Doctor

(1,574 posts)
13. I thought the same thing.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:39 AM
Oct 2012

From what I've read Romney's term as governor was not great at all. The ladies in question were still determined to vote for him even though Romney is not for equal pay. They did not give voting Obama a thought.

 

woolldog

(8,791 posts)
14. Not sure what to make of that focus group.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:40 AM
Oct 2012

It shows Romney needs to be

(1) hammered on his record in MA

(2) the point needs to be made that business expereince doesn't make a great President. The two last Presidents who were successful "businessmen" were George W Bush and Herbert Hoover.

I'd love to see Obama and the campaign hit on both points.

iloveObama12

(421 posts)
15. All these independent and undecided voters are a joke...the hell is wrong with yall
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:59 AM
Oct 2012

make up your mind already

Yooperman

(592 posts)
17. An old friend of mine on FB says he is an independant also....
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 01:58 AM
Oct 2012

We hadn't seen or spoken to each other in 35 years and recently connected on FB. He posted a very right wing article about the President not being born in America...(this was about 6 weeks ago) and that the liberal media would continue not to cover the story.

All I did was respond the he seems to make being liberal a bad thing.

He didn't know how to respond himself...but his right wing friends and his wife did.... oh man... they made it seem I was critisizing him personally.....

They tried to make him sound like he was an independant ...that he doesn't back Romney because of religion..(my friend is a Mormon) and that his first choice was Santorium!!

LOL.... I went on to call them on everything they posted that wasn't true..... they soon quit posting their biased posts.

But... if some news company had asked either of these two...they would insist they are independants and they are as far from independants as I am, just the opposite side of the spectrum.

YM

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