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RogueBeaver
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« on: August 26, 2012, 07:57:50 AM »

Rick Santorum's win by 0.00003% over Bob Casey in 2006 after trailing in every poll by an average of 29 points.

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Another one was Webb in '06, even post-macaca a few people were surprised.
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« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2012, 10:42:47 AM »

Wasn't Chuck Robb's victory in 1994 also pretty unexpected?

Against Oliver North with a centrist Republican running as an indie, Nancy Reagan blasting North and John Warner endorsing Robb?
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2012, 11:30:15 AM »

Scott Brown's 2010 victory? That was predicted by the final week but certainly not at the beginning.
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