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2016 Postmortem

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:44 PM Nov 2012

RT@DianeSawyer Preliminary exit polls are in: 46% say the country is on right track, 52% wrong track

in 2008 was 20-75. #YourVote

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RT@DianeSawyer Preliminary exit polls are in: 46% say the country is on right track, 52% wrong track (Original Post) VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 OP

One of the things people forget when they report things like this TroyD Nov 2012 #1

This is a good number. Moreover, it does not include 30 percent of Americans who voted early VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #2

That's a good number DrToast Nov 2012 #3

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

1. One of the things people forget when they report things like this

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:45 PM

Nov 2012

Is that a lot of the voters who say the country is on the wrong track are blaming CONGRESS - not the President.

Remember, it's Congress that has an Approval Rating of about 12% - not the President.

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts)

2. This is a good number. Moreover, it does not include 30 percent of Americans who voted early

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:46 PM

Nov 2012

DrToast

(6,414 posts)

3. That's a good number

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:46 PM

Nov 2012

The polls prior to the election were showing 41/52.

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