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dennis4868

(9,774 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:29 PM Nov 2012

Chuck Todd: There will be no concession speech tonight

That's what Chuck Toad said earlier this morning. I hope he's wrong and we get the satisfaction in hearing Romney concede tonight that asshole!

Chuck Todd's reasoning was that there will be too many privisional ballots in OH and that the media will not declare a winner in OH until they are counted. Hopefully, this will not be the case. Also, what if OH is not an important state after all. If Obama wins CO, NV, and VA, he probably does not need OH (assuming he holds all the "blue" states).

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Chuck Todd: There will be no concession speech tonight (Original Post) dennis4868 Nov 2012 OP
President Obama may not need Ohio to win it. sadbear Nov 2012 #1
EXACTLY... oh there will be a speech alright! faithfulcitizen Nov 2012 #7
Agreed...but let's win Ohio anyway! BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #16
Provisional Ballots Twelve String Nov 2012 #21
Hopefully chuckie will tell us that he is retiring. (going to faux). russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #2
He will go to the Cayman Islands to spend time with Romney's money LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #28
He is sending the message that the Rombme campaign intends to fight this thing to the end. liberal N proud Nov 2012 #3
Is that what his lucky magic 8 ball told him? Doctor Jack Nov 2012 #4
everything he says... dennis4868 Nov 2012 #6
I disagree Faith9326 Nov 2012 #5
I agree Doctor Jack Nov 2012 #10
The provisional ballots could all be for Romney and he will still lose Ohio. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #8
That didn't stop them MSMITH33156 Nov 2012 #9
Another case of Chuck Toad being wrong... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #11
Romney will not give any concession speech. He is too arrogant to admit that he lost. AlinPA Nov 2012 #20
In the end it won't matter...as soon as the Prez hits 270 it's all over... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #22
Who cares if OH isn't decided tonight if O has over 270. bamacrat Nov 2012 #12
STFU toad. Romney can refuse to concede all he wants, Phx_Dem Nov 2012 #13
Romney is a crook, dawnie51 Nov 2012 #14
That's Chuck. ALWAYS wrong. bushisanidiot Nov 2012 #15
Hopefully we can route around Ohio if need be jberryhill Nov 2012 #17
Seriously we're in a great position to do just that budkin Nov 2012 #19
All we need MSMITH33156 Nov 2012 #24
Can't wait to tweet his stupid ass tonight budkin Nov 2012 #18
Obama can make 270 with no results from OH!!! PsychProfessor Nov 2012 #23
I could care less what Chuck Todd has to say NorthCarolina Nov 2012 #25
What the Hell Happened to Chuck Todd? He Used to Be Beautiful... The_Counsel Nov 2012 #26
THIS is why they are handing out provisionals in Ohio like halloween candy!! THIS is the plan.. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #27
If we win VA and NH it's over. woolldog Nov 2012 #29

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)
3. He is sending the message that the Rombme campaign intends to fight this thing to the end.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:31 PM
Nov 2012

They are hoping the SCOTUS will get to choose again.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
10. I agree
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:38 PM
Nov 2012

Even really close states in 2008, were called that night. Same with the primaries. Every state was called on super tuesday of 2008, even though some were down to fractions of a percent. Todd, once again, is full of shit

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
8. The provisional ballots could all be for Romney and he will still lose Ohio.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:37 PM
Nov 2012

Romney will not win this state.

The votes won't even be close enough to let that criminal Husted steal it for Romney.

 

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)
11. Another case of Chuck Toad being wrong...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:41 PM
Nov 2012

...Obama won't need OH to get to 270 so we will DEFINITELY be hearing Rmoney's concession speech tonight...

Remember, this is the same waste of air that said that the RNC had more diversity than the DNC...

 

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)
22. In the end it won't matter...as soon as the Prez hits 270 it's all over...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:12 PM
Nov 2012

...with or without Ohio..

bamacrat

(3,867 posts)
12. Who cares if OH isn't decided tonight if O has over 270.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:41 PM
Nov 2012

The rest will just be window dressing. I however think R$ will concede around 11:30-midnight.

Phx_Dem

(11,198 posts)
13. STFU toad. Romney can refuse to concede all he wants,
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:42 PM
Nov 2012

but that won't change the outcome.

Edited for clarification: "STFU toad" is directed to Chuck Todd, not the DU poster.

dawnie51

(959 posts)
14. Romney is a crook,
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:43 PM
Nov 2012

and he expects to have created enough chaos with the long lines, suppressive laws, false advertisements, etc., plus his imperial destiny, I have no doubt that it will take something incredible to make him concede. He is just that big a tool.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
17. Hopefully we can route around Ohio if need be
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:00 PM
Nov 2012

If we get:

NH-PA-MI-WI-IA-CO-NV

Then we do not need any of

FL, VA, or OH

That's readily doable. If we get VA, I'm going to bed early.

MSMITH33156

(879 posts)
24. All we need
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:21 PM
Nov 2012

is the Gore/Kerry states, plus Nevada (which is in the bag) and Colorado, and it is goodnight.

The_Counsel

(1,660 posts)
26. What the Hell Happened to Chuck Todd? He Used to Be Beautiful...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:54 PM
Nov 2012

Does Chuck realize that it isn't what the MEDIA says, but rather the secretary of state? If one candidate has a bigger lead than there are provisional votes to be counted (or a reasonable percentage thereof) the media will look foolish not to call it, insisting that things are close?

There's also the matter of Obama quite possibly having all the Electoral Votes needed despite not getting a call from Ohio. Or North Carolina. Or Florida. Things look THAT good for the President.

I mean seriously ... there has to be SOME point where the media has to give up on this "close" narrative. Haven't they made all the ad money they can by now...?

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
27. THIS is why they are handing out provisionals in Ohio like halloween candy!! THIS is the plan..
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:01 PM
Nov 2012

Sorry, I'm not one for conspiracy theories, But this is way too obvious. I'm following everything on twitter today, and masses of Ohio voters in DEM areas, are being forced to vote provisionally! They say that the provisional lines in those precincts are dwarfing the regular lines.

We have to win without Ohio. Because romney the fuckhead will drag this out and create a legal challenge just like Bush did.. and look who is on the Supreme Court. They cannot win by letting us all vote. They know this.

They will make Ohio the battleground, and it will be ALL of those assorted schemes there from broken machines, to missing ballots, to lying about ID, etc., to make it close enough that they'll have to count the ballots.

Two things we need to do. Let people know to do EVERYTHING they can to avoid taking a provisional ballot. period.

And get this Country on mail in ballots for ALL states. Period.

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