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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:55 PM Nov 2012

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If you hear or see rumors of bad results before the polls close...DON'T repeat them!!!

It's quite likely that, especially online, GOP provocateurs will be floating rumors that Obama is doing much worse than expected, in order to demoralize election workers and discourage Dem voters waiting in line late in the day(most of our voters, remember, vote on the way home from work or late in the afternoon).

Rumor control will be crucial..."Hope" has become a cliche, but it will be what saves us tomorrow, if we are to win this thing.

Keep a cool head.

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If you hear or see rumors of bad results before the polls close...DON'T repeat them!!! (Original Post) Ken Burch Nov 2012 OP

K&R drm604 Nov 2012 #1

K&R patrice Nov 2012 #2

Silence is golden.. Let's just ignore them....... And smile!! Thekaspervote Nov 2012 #3

Alert on them, then let it sink. n/t gkhouston Nov 2012 #20

K&R.. Important post... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #4

Agreed. Do not believe anything before polls close. n/t rayofreason Nov 2012 #5

Absolutely Great Point! jimlup Nov 2012 #6

but what if I get conceeeeeeerned? Coexist Nov 2012 #7

Yep....it's starting already. FrenchieCat Nov 2012 #8

Starting very, very early Hekate Nov 2012 #13

LMSP kicking...n/t littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #9

Kick again... littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #10

Time to vote...... FrenchieCat Nov 2012 #11

K&R flamingdem Nov 2012 #12

I really admire our voters who hang in there in those long lines! They are great Democrats! Overseas Nov 2012 #14

Voting time..... FrenchieCat Nov 2012 #15

Yes, even here on DU ! Overseas Nov 2012 #16

Folks just can't help themselves...... FrenchieCat Nov 2012 #17

Yep. There's almost no way to 'control' that. Amonester Nov 2012 #18

And remember the exit polls NewsCenter28 Nov 2012 #19

+ ^^^ THIS ^^^ (Thank You) Amonester Nov 2012 #23

Facebook picture says it all caraher Nov 2012 #21

K&R great post n/t azurnoir Nov 2012 #22

Hey Ken, I hardly ever see ya outside the I/P forums these days. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #24

Thanks. I do post in other places. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #26

kick & recommend outsideworld Nov 2012 #25

drm604

(16,230 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:58 PM

Nov 2012

Very important!

patrice

(47,992 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:59 PM

Nov 2012

Thekaspervote

(32,778 posts)

3. Silence is golden.. Let's just ignore them....... And smile!!

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:02 AM

Nov 2012

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)

20. Alert on them, then let it sink. n/t

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:35 AM

Nov 2012

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

4. K&R.. Important post...

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:03 AM

Nov 2012

thank you.

rayofreason

(2,259 posts)

5. Agreed. Do not believe anything before polls close. n/t

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:06 AM

Nov 2012

jimlup

(7,968 posts)

6. Absolutely Great Point!

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:17 AM

Nov 2012

Let's all remember to keep our heads tomorrow. We are in for the long haul as needed.

"Hang tight we're GO!" Capcom Charlie Duke as Apollo 11's Eagle approached Tranquility Base.

Coexist

(24,542 posts)

7. but what if I get conceeeeeeerned?

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:26 AM

Nov 2012

great advice - I hope people take it

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

8. Yep....it's starting already.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:58 AM

Nov 2012

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

13. Starting very, very early

Reply to FrenchieCat (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:04 AM

Nov 2012

Yeesh.

I can hardly wait to cast my ballot tomorrow morning, because I can hardly wait for this process to be OVER.

I used to value the civic ritual of going to the polling place and casting an actual ballot, but the fun has gone out of it. Next year I may do as hubby has done and just get an absentee ballot.

My car will have its Obama stickers on it forever, no matter what. I love that guy. Always have.

littlemissmartypants

(22,692 posts)

9. LMSP kicking...n/t

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:59 AM

Nov 2012

littlemissmartypants

(22,692 posts)

10. Kick again...

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:01 AM

Nov 2012

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

11. Time to vote......

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:02 AM

Nov 2012

not time to panic! Amen!

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

12. K&R

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:02 AM

Nov 2012

Overseas

(12,121 posts)

14. I really admire our voters who hang in there in those long lines! They are great Democrats!

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:11 AM

Nov 2012

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

15. Voting time.....

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:11 AM

Nov 2012

Not hair on fire time!.......

But my ass will be out in the streets if required! Just Sayin'!

Overseas

(12,121 posts)

16. Yes, even here on DU !

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:14 AM

Nov 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251218566

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

17. Folks just can't help themselves......

Reply to Overseas (Reply #16)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:22 AM

Nov 2012

evidently....

Amonester

(11,541 posts)

18. Yep. There's almost no way to 'control' that.

Reply to FrenchieCat (Reply #17)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:25 AM

Nov 2012

Although I doubt DU members will be 'discouraged' from voting after reading any of them...

Au contraire

NewsCenter28

(1,835 posts)

19. And remember the exit polls

Reply to Amonester (Reply #18)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:33 AM

Nov 2012

are locked up tighter than Fort Knox until AT LEAST 5 P.M. ET. Any so-called exit polls before then are unequivocally and irrevocably false. Some internet weirdos like to post false exit polls but these are not in the slightest accurate and should be ignored!!

Amonester

(11,541 posts)

23. + ^^^ THIS ^^^ (Thank You)

Reply to NewsCenter28 (Reply #19)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:23 AM

Nov 2012

caraher

(6,278 posts)

21. Facebook picture says it all

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:38 AM

Nov 2012

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

22. K&R great post n/t

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:38 AM

Nov 2012

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)

24. Hey Ken, I hardly ever see ya outside the I/P forums these days.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:42 AM

Nov 2012

K & R, btw. =)

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

26. Thanks. I do post in other places.

Reply to AverageJoe90 (Reply #24)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:35 PM

Nov 2012

Maybe I need to do that more though.

outsideworld

(601 posts)

25. kick & recommend

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 04:24 AM

Nov 2012

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