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2016 Postmortem

octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:16 PM Nov 2012

Sean Trende of RCP tweets would be very surprised if Romney won VA

@SeanTrende Would be very surprised at this point if Romney wins VA. Not getting the swings he needs. https://twitter.com/SeanTrende

Sean Trende ?@SeanTrende
Romney could theoretically overperform in suburban DC, and could be atypical Chesterfield parts of Chesterfield. But v. good for O

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Sean Trende of RCP tweets would be very surprised if Romney won VA (Original Post) octoberlib Nov 2012 OP

Also this: Jennicut Nov 2012 #1

He knows VA well.. Seems to be pessimistic on Romney's chances there given the lack of swings smorkingapple Nov 2012 #2

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

1. Also this:

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:18 PM

Nov 2012

?@SeanTrende
Chesterfield (suburban Richmond) is 77% in. Obama is about where he was in 2008. That's just the math.

@SeanTrende
Romney could theoretically overperform in suburban DC, and could be atypical Chesterfield parts of Chesterfield. But v. good for O

smorkingapple

(827 posts)

2. He knows VA well.. Seems to be pessimistic on Romney's chances there given the lack of swings

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:19 PM

Nov 2012

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