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2016 Postmortem

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:48 PM Nov 2012

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CBS: Romney Campaign Concerned

From Kos:

turned on CBS from MSNBC for their nightly newscast at 6:30 PM EST. After going thru their exit polling, which has been widely discussed on the 'net already, they cut to the reporter covering the Romney campaign in Boston. This is the woman who has followed the campaign, so presumably she has built up working relationships with the staff.

I'm sorry I forgot her name as it was quick and I was just getting settled. But she said her talks with Romney campaign sources indicated they were satisfied they were getting bigger turnout than John McCain in 2008 among Republicans. This is no surprise, we all knew they'd beat his pathetic performance of 2008. That was truly one of the worst run campaigns of my lifetime. But the way she said it I got the impression it was mild improvement, not the wave they had counted on.

Secondly, and this is the thumper, she added her sources inside the campaign indicated the Romney people were very concerned with the numbers they were seeing for the President in Florida, North Carolina and Ohio. I got the feeling the turnout they were hoping was way down is proving not to be.

That was the money shot. And since its a reporter very familiar to the campaign who has been with them for awhile, I got to think its accurate.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/06/1157309/-CBS-Romney-Campaign-Concerned

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CBS: Romney Campaign Concerned (Original Post) VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 OP

And In This Case . . . DarthDem Nov 2012 #1

That NC mention elicited the first squeeeee of the night from me!!!!!! Thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!! ncgrits Nov 2012 #2

Turnout demos are key. Jennicut Nov 2012 #3

yes Keafirehouse88 Nov 2012 #4

Well, I hope it's true. LisaL Nov 2012 #5

they cant be that concerned theres no concession speech! :) aletier_v Nov 2012 #6

of course. they should be worried. Just because someone is republican... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #7

Cool toby jo Nov 2012 #8

They're worried about the margin of defeat railsback Nov 2012 #9

Good point about the mandate, I think the other big thing is how they kept saying toby jo Nov 2012 #12

It took them this long? neffernin Nov 2012 #10

I was listening to one of the talking heads this morning that said their ground game was not good meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #11

".... can't win on their base alone. Especially when you're depending on mostly white people." JackBoik Nov 2012 #15

Their tears will sustain me for now. Borgnine Nov 2012 #13

If they're worried about FL and NC... Lucy Goosey Nov 2012 #14

I think Latinos will be the major story of this election. The first of many to come I believe. ChimpersMcSmirkers Nov 2012 #16

What? No Romney Tsunami? Bake Nov 2012 #17

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)

1. And In This Case . . .

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:52 PM

Nov 2012

. . . I really do want to thank them for their concern! Nice piece, hope they're right.

ncgrits

(916 posts)

2. That NC mention elicited the first squeeeee of the night from me!!!!!! Thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:53 PM

Nov 2012

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

3. Turnout demos are key.

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:54 PM

Nov 2012

Romney wanted a whiter electorate. He probably won't get one, it has been going down every election.

Keafirehouse88

(25 posts)

4. yes

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:54 PM

Nov 2012

they should be!

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

5. Well, I hope it's true.

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:54 PM

Nov 2012

What else can I say?

aletier_v

(1,773 posts)

6. they cant be that concerned theres no concession speech! :)

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:55 PM

Nov 2012

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)

7. of course. they should be worried. Just because someone is republican...

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:55 PM

Nov 2012

..doesn't mean they're voting for Mitt. They can't know this yet. And Obama won in 2008 by getting a slice of the republican pie.

toby jo

(1,269 posts)

8. Cool

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:55 PM

Nov 2012

railsback

(1,881 posts)

9. They're worried about the margin of defeat

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:55 PM

Nov 2012

I don't think they thought they were going to win, but they wanted it close so the GOP could consider that as a 'mandate' for more mischief the next 4 years. Unfortunately for them, the turn-out is looking pretty huge, despite all their voter suppression efforts, which always favors the Left.

toby jo

(1,269 posts)

12. Good point about the mandate, I think the other big thing is how they kept saying

Reply to railsback (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:58 PM

Nov 2012

"we'll make him a one-term president", and that was about ALL they were saying.

That's just gonna hurt.

neffernin

(275 posts)

10. It took them this long?

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:56 PM

Nov 2012

I think any campaign trying to sell a #@$#@ like Romney would need to be concerned the whole time

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

11. I was listening to one of the talking heads this morning that said their ground game was not good

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:56 PM

Nov 2012

Better than McCain's but they were hoping the hatred for Obama was enough to bring people out in droves. And it will the base, but a campaign can't win on their base alone. Especially when you're depending on mostly white people.

JackBoik

(50 posts)

15. ".... can't win on their base alone. Especially when you're depending on mostly white people."

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:06 PM

Nov 2012

Yup, that's all they have: white people who hate.

Borgnine

(3,171 posts)

13. Their tears will sustain me for now.

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:58 PM

Nov 2012

I'm so nervous I think I might pass out.

Lucy Goosey

(2,940 posts)

14. If they're worried about FL and NC...

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:00 PM

Nov 2012

...then it's game over. The President doesn't need those states; Romney does.

ChimpersMcSmirkers

(3,328 posts)

16. I think Latinos will be the major story of this election. The first of many to come I believe.

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:09 PM

Nov 2012

Bake

(21,977 posts)

17. What? No Romney Tsunami?

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:28 PM

Nov 2012

Yeah, they'd best be concerned.

Bake

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