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« Reply #50 on: September 22, 2012, 07:32:27 PM »
« edited: September 22, 2012, 08:09:27 PM by Politico »

Dick Morris can and is amazingly wrong most of the time.  However, he is borrowing this line of thought from other people and thus he is correct.  There is absolutely no way that Obama is going to outperform his 2008 numbers and pollsters are using democratic sample sizes larger than 2008.  I also disagree with the myth of the Reagan polls.  Reagan did lead throughout much of the summer.  That has nothing to do with the belief that the polls are wrong in my view.

1st - The feeling isn't in the air.  I don't see the enthusiasm like I saw in 2008 where nearly every single person I knew outside of my family was voting for Obama.  I don't see signs, shirts and other campaign materials.  In 2008, all I saw was a sea of Obama signs.  This year I see much more enthusiasm for Romney and I know multitudes of people who voted for Obama that are either staying home or voting for Romney - and yes, this is post-convention.  I live in a heavily democratic city too.  In the recent primary, turnout was 48% on the republican side, 52% on the democratic side.  Make what you will.

2nd - If there is a groundswell it's deeply hidden as if democrats are embarrassed to reveal that they are voting for Obama.  I remember in 2008 seeing people proudly proclaim their allegiance.  It's not so this year.  I see dismay, dissappointment and anger by people who voted for him other than the most left wing.

3rd - Among conservatives, the anger at what Obama is doing is unbelievably deep and increases daily.  It's not even close to the anger that democrats had at Bush or republicans had of Clinton in the 90s.  Republicans truly feel that they will lose their country if the president wins another term.  Go watch the ending of 2016: Obama's America and that is exactly what republicans see in a second Obama term.  So put yourself in our shoes for a second, if that's what we see for the future, do you honestly believe that we're staying home?

So yes, its very logical to believe that the polls are using hilariously bad models. That's why I will take great pleasure in watching the false hope fade from democrats' eyes as the president gives his concession speech on election night.

I second this. I, too, have personal ties to NH (various areas within the 2nd congressional district along with Manchester). I also have close ties to CA (Los Angeles/Orange County), NV (Clark County) and MA (Suffolk County). I am hearing the same thing with regards to NV, albeit to a lesser extent than in NH. Unfortunately, I am abroad right now for personal reasons.
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« Reply #51 on: September 22, 2012, 07:45:06 PM »
« Edited: September 22, 2012, 08:08:08 PM by Politico »

Politico, what is your opinion of Nate Silver as a polling analyst? Just curious.

He has a hidden agenda.

Dick Morris has NO agenda though, right!?

Dick Morris has an open agenda, not a hidden one. At least I know where things stand with the former.
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« Reply #52 on: September 22, 2012, 07:45:07 PM »


1st - The feeling isn't in the air.  I don't see the enthusiasm like I saw in 2008 where nearly every single person I knew outside of my family was voting for Obama.  I don't see signs, shirts and other campaign materials.  In 2008, all I saw was a sea of Obama signs.  This year I see much more enthusiasm for Romney and I know multitudes of people who voted for Obama that are either staying home or voting for Romney - and yes, this is post-convention.  I live in a heavily democratic city too.  In the recent primary, turnout was 48% on the republican side, 52% on the democratic side.  Make what you will.

J. J.'s Third Rule of Elections:  Supposed indicators, crowd size, signs and bumper stickers, letters to the editor, are meaningless in terms of actual voter support, though might be an indicator of campaign organization.

I have seen more Obama signs left over from 2008 than I have for 2012, but I'm not in a hotly contested state.

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The polling seems to be lower and if Obama is reelected, it will likely be with fewer EV's.  The polls indicate a tight race.


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The conservative might be more fired up by events.  Obama is dead, but al Qaeda lives.  The handling of the Islamic world may inspire more Republicans than Democrats; Libya may turn into a net minus for Obama.  Operation Fast and Furious will inspire many on the right to vote against Obama, and may energize the base.
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« Reply #53 on: September 22, 2012, 09:24:23 PM »


Once again, it's just eerie to me how much this sounds like what I was thinking at this time in 2004.

I don't know any democrat who thought Bush's policies couldn't be changed or defeated even if he won a second term.  Our belief is that if Obama wins a second term, the policies that are enacted will stay permanently - developing a society that functions around cradle to grave government care that in short time gives way to an economic collapse that tips the balance of power in the world to Russia and China whilst the rest of the western world collapses into chaos. 

The democratic opposition to Bush was for a much less motivating reason.  It was primarily a combination of a feeling of delegitimacy left over from the 2000 election, anti-war protest and support for gay rights.  That's not like the opposition we have to Obama.  It wasn't the end of the country if Bush won a second term.  The country would make its typical cyclical shift between democrats and republicans every 8-12 years.  It certainly did during the 2008 election.  This year truly is different.  The feelings I described in the paragraph above are not just felt by a bubble of conservatives pushing conspiracy theories.  The view is near uniform among every single registered republican, even the republican moderates I know and many independents. 

You have no clue about the anger people felt about Bush in 2004. Hell, I still get angry thinking about it. We were fighting for the morals of the nation! We were fighting for the good name of America, a country that doesn't go around invading people just because it can.
That anger isn't even close to the feeling that your country will be irrevocably lost and destroyed.  Also about invading people...you do realize that Obama invaded Libya right under the same reasons Bush invaded Iraq and for good measure announced it on the exact same day in March Bush did 8 years earlier with the exact same words Bush used nearly word for word.
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« Reply #54 on: September 22, 2012, 09:27:12 PM »

Dick Morris can and is amazingly wrong most of the time.  However, he is borrowing this line of thought from other people and thus he is correct.  There is absolutely no way that Obama is going to outperform his 2008 numbers and pollsters are using democratic sample sizes larger than 2008.  I also disagree with the myth of the Reagan polls.  Reagan did lead throughout much of the summer.  That has nothing to do with the belief that the polls are wrong in my view.

1st - The feeling isn't in the air.  I don't see the enthusiasm like I saw in 2008 where nearly every single person I knew outside of my family was voting for Obama.  I don't see signs, shirts and other campaign materials.  In 2008, all I saw was a sea of Obama signs.  This year I see much more enthusiasm for Romney and I know multitudes of people who voted for Obama that are either staying home or voting for Romney - and yes, this is post-convention.  I live in a heavily democratic city too.  In the recent primary, turnout was 48% on the republican side, 52% on the democratic side.  Make what you will.

2nd - If there is a groundswell it's deeply hidden as if democrats are embarrassed to reveal that they are voting for Obama.  I remember in 2008 seeing people proudly proclaim their allegiance.  It's not so this year.  I see dismay, dissappointment and anger by people who voted for him other than the most left wing.

3rd - Among conservatives, the anger at what Obama is doing is unbelievably deep and increases daily.  It's not even close to the anger that democrats had at Bush or republicans had of Clinton in the 90s.  Republicans truly feel that they will lose their country if the president wins another term.  Go watch the ending of 2016: Obama's America and that is exactly what republicans see in a second Obama term.  So put yourself in our shoes for a second, if that's what we see for the future, do you honestly believe that we're staying home?

So yes, its very logical to believe that the polls are using hilariously bad models. That's why I will take great pleasure in watching the false hope fade from democrats' eyes as the president gives his concession speech on election night.
You sir speak what I'm thinking about!

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« Reply #55 on: September 22, 2012, 09:27:13 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.
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« Reply #56 on: September 22, 2012, 09:32:54 PM »

Not the biggest fan of the Libya operation but there is no way you can compare it to what Bush did.
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« Reply #57 on: September 22, 2012, 09:34:31 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.
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« Reply #58 on: September 22, 2012, 09:42:14 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.


What could Obama have done that would have been better than having 30,000 Libyans storm the extremist's compound?
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« Reply #59 on: September 22, 2012, 09:43:44 PM »

Its the same bullsh*t that I have heard from the right for nearly a year. America will inevitably vote for Romney because we don't like Obama and we love free markets and tax cuts. Attention right wingers: we have about 6 weeks till the election and the inevitable  Mitt Romney victory sure isn't showing up anywhere but Rasmussen and other garbage right wing blogs like pajamas media.
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« Reply #60 on: September 22, 2012, 09:46:21 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.


What could Obama have done that would have been better than having 30,000 Libyans storm the extremist's compound?

Exactly, stuff happens that can't be controlled. The degree to which sane Libyans tried to help those in the Embassy and the storming of the extremists compound is one of the strongest signs how what JJ is saying is rubbish.
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« Reply #61 on: September 22, 2012, 09:48:41 PM »

What the polls are telling us, IMO, regardless of who puts them out is that Obama is the favorite, but that in reality no one, except God, knows what will happen in 6 1/2 weeks.  Remember, 44 days in politics is an eternity.  This election, in reality, is still anybody's game, but Romney is running out of time and running out of undecideds.
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« Reply #62 on: September 22, 2012, 09:54:15 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.

I was addressing nhmagic there, J.J. As for your concerns about Obama's handling of the embassy attacks, I'd turn your attention to the massive pro-democracy, pro-USA, anti-militia demonstrations taking place in Libya. It's hardly the xenophobic scare story the American right-wing would like to feed us.
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« Reply #63 on: September 22, 2012, 09:58:57 PM »

somehow I knew his 'theory' would not be favorable to Obama
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« Reply #64 on: September 22, 2012, 09:59:28 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.


What could Obama have done that would have been better than having 30,000 Libyans storm the extremist's compound?

Well, not changed the story about who attacked the embassy in Libya.  Not apologized for the film (which may caused more trouble).  
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« Reply #65 on: September 22, 2012, 10:04:09 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.

I was addressing nhmagic there, J.J. As for your concerns about Obama's handling of the embassy attacks, I'd turn your attention to the massive pro-democracy, pro-USA, anti-militia demonstrations taking place in Libya. It's hardly the xenophobic scare story the American right-wing would like to feed us.

I don't deny that, but the serial apologies for the film seem to have emboldened others.  Also, the change in stories regarding Libya, first a protest that became violent, then a "self evident" terrorist attack, created a problem.

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« Reply #66 on: September 22, 2012, 10:06:39 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.

I was addressing nhmagic there, J.J. As for your concerns about Obama's handling of the embassy attacks, I'd turn your attention to the massive pro-democracy, pro-USA, anti-militia demonstrations taking place in Libya. It's hardly the xenophobic scare story the American right-wing would like to feed us.
You're right Nix.  I do see it as globalism and I don't like it.  I didn't like the Iraq war after I saw it for what it was and democrats (that weren't public office holders, that is) were 100% right.  

Also, Obama failed on the Libya response by covering up that the marines weren't at the embassy by telling people a You Tube video was responsible.  
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« Reply #67 on: September 22, 2012, 10:11:53 PM »

This is the key cognitive dissonance with this issue. Saying that this movie was deeply, deeply offensive is not apologizing for it, no one did. The only purpose of the film was to garner that kind of response.
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« Reply #68 on: September 22, 2012, 10:25:19 PM »

1. First, we don't have control of the senate. Second, his policies are creating a society dependent upon government for every need. The Julia cartoon says it best. Once you are dependent, you don't let it go. Once Obamacare is implemented, it will never be gotten rid of.

The healthcare program that requires you to be a customer of private insurance companies? That dependency scheme?

Moreover, what's so amazing about the American Right's approach to social and economic problems is that they never really attempt to solve problems, they just absolve the government of any responsibility. The solution to supposed "dependency" is not to remove social programs, that does nothing at all except further entrench people in bad circumstances into progressively worse circumstances and stifle social mobility, the solution is to focus on implementing policies that dramatically raise lower and middle class income levels. And no, tax cuts don't do that.

There is also good dependency and bad dependency. I am dependent on the government for roads, I am dependent on government to check the food I eat to make sure it's safe, I am dependent on government to regulate air quality. I'm pretty stoked with all of that. What the government can do cheaper, centrally, impartially, and safely, it should do.

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Some of those social democracies you hate so much are happier and more socially mobile than the US. Not to mention we are regularly beat in one area or another in the Heritage Foundation created Index of Economic Freedom and easily rivalled overall by some of those evil social democracies.

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Is that so? What side of American politics so routinely insults all different areas of the country? Like Sarah Palin, you only like the "real" America; defined, of course, entirely by you.
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« Reply #69 on: September 22, 2012, 10:28:09 PM »

This is the key cognitive dissonance with this issue. Saying that this movie was deeply, deeply offensive is not apologizing for it, no one did. The only purpose of the film was to garner that kind of response.

You can say, "I personally disagree with the movie, but in US, we let people say what they wish.  And if you would like to make a movie showing the truth about the Prophet,* many Americans will watch and it certainly will be permitted."  

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad,_Messenger_of_God
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« Reply #70 on: September 22, 2012, 10:30:08 PM »

You have no clue about the anger people felt about Bush in 2004. Hell, I still get angry thinking about it. We were fighting for the morals of the nation! We were fighting for the good name of America, a country that doesn't go around invading people just because it can.

What I remember most about the bitterness among the Left from 2004 was the frustrated feeling that we (and I use that term generally, though I was young then) were operating on a completely different level than the rest of the country in how we thought of the election. The left was motivated by real problems we could solve with real solutions, while Bush ended up winning with a base motivated by anger over boys kissing.
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« Reply #71 on: September 22, 2012, 11:06:49 PM »

1. First, we don't have control of the senate. Second, his policies are creating a society dependent upon government for every need. The Julia cartoon says it best. Once you are dependent, you don't let it go. Once Obamacare is implemented, it will never be gotten rid of.

The healthcare program that requires you to be a customer of private insurance companies? That dependency scheme?

Moreover, what's so amazing about the American Right's approach to social and economic problems is that they never really attempt to solve problems, they just absolve the government of any responsibility. The solution to supposed "dependency" is not to remove social programs, that does nothing at all except further entrench people in bad circumstances into progressively worse circumstances and stifle social mobility, the solution is to focus on implementing policies that dramatically raise lower and middle class income levels. And no, tax cuts don't do that.

There is also good dependency and bad dependency. I am dependent on the government for roads, I am dependent on government to check the food I eat to make sure it's safe, I am dependent on government to regulate air quality. I'm pretty stoked with all of that. What the government can do cheaper, centrally, impartially, and safely, it should do.

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Yes, because the bill was designed to fail in order to bring about single payer.  Every democrat I know states this proudly. 

On dependency, how does taking money from producers and giving it to consumers do anything to increase mobility?  Do consumers use their welfare to start a business and hire people?  Does the welfare make them money?  Can they trade healthcare for assets?  Also, what would you say about the college students who refuse to get a job and sit on food stamps throughout their entire college education?  I have no sympathy for those kids.  I had a job (at times 2) while in college, sometimes 60 hours a week.  I chose a degree that wasn't a waste of time, like medeival studies.  And should the government provide contraception to people like Sandra Fluke so she can have unlimited sex on the public's dime with no consequences, a law student set to make $175,000 when she leaves college and is considerably wealthy as it is?

Don't tell me about social programs because I work in community development and work towards helping the poor every single day.  There isn't mobility.  I've seen it with my own eyes.  I've seen the people living a lifetime of government aid.  They are insular, live in fear and the vast majority never break out.

Tax cuts do provide producers with additional capital to invest, hire, etc. you name it.  Unfortunately, democrats see business with a one track mind.  They see business in general as making decisions because "they don't like Obama", "they're holding back their money because of Obama".  No, businesses make projections, forecast both macro and micro-trends, and make a decision that it isn't time to expend the capital.  They have made the decision not to spend it because of Obamacare, which will cost them considerable amounts of capital.  It isn't because of "Obama" though.  At the same time, I don't believe the nation is in need of tax cuts.  What we need is to stop spending and kill the debt.  We need to become a creditor nation again and have value in the dollar and less regulation that creates barriers that are merely troublesome for big businesses, but nearly insurmountable for a poor person - and that will never happen ever with democrats, and we also have to worry about republicans. 

I also question you this: Have you ever lived with roads that weren't government roads?  Should the government be checking food to the point that a little girl's lemonade stand gets shut down, while Monsanto's genetically-altered, disease causing food hits the stores?  How far should the government go in regulating air, just businesses or also personal private activities?

That's all I can answer for now...maybe the other comments later...I'm tired for the night.
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« Reply #72 on: September 22, 2012, 11:39:44 PM »
« Edited: September 22, 2012, 11:42:51 PM by Politico »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.

I just want to chime in how disappointed I am with Obama's failure to stand strong with Israel. These turn of events have completely negated his foreign policy achievements from 2009-2011 IMHO. I worry about our foreign policy being as poor as our domestic policy if Obama gets four more years. In any case, we're in big trouble if Obama gets back in.
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« Reply #73 on: September 22, 2012, 11:48:50 PM »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.

I just want to chime in how disappointed I am with Obama's failure to stand strong with Israel. These turn of events have completely negated his foreign policy achievements from 2009-2011 IMHO. I worry about our foreign policy being as poor as our domestic policy if Obama gets four more years. In any case, we're in big trouble if Obama gets back in.


What a frustratingly ridiculous thing to say, Bibi has been very complementary of his interaction with Obama. What does 'standing strong with Israel' even mean?

What is your point? Do you think you're going to change minds with baseless talking points? The only support you have is right-wing paranoia about an Obama that doesn't exist. You're more than welcome to believe it, but if he's re-elected, I'll look forward to hearing which candidate you're going to inflict your support upon next.
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« Reply #74 on: September 22, 2012, 11:59:42 PM »
« Edited: September 23, 2012, 12:02:28 AM by Politico »

The Libyan intervention had more to do with Atlanticism than anything else, but I guess that it's all globalism to you, brother.

Me?  No.  What bothers me is the changing story about Libya, the serial and the attacks on about 20 embassies since then.

I've generally given Obama high marks on foreign police, but he blew this latest crisis.

I just want to chime in how disappointed I am with Obama's failure to stand strong with Israel. These turn of events have completely negated his foreign policy achievements from 2009-2011 IMHO. I worry about our foreign policy being as poor as our domestic policy if Obama gets four more years. In any case, we're in big trouble if Obama gets back in.


What a frustratingly ridiculous thing to say, Bibi has been very complementary of his interaction with Obama. What does 'standing strong with Israel' even mean?

What is your point? Do you think you're going to change minds with baseless talking points? The only support you have is right-wing paranoia about an Obama that doesn't exist. You're more than welcome to believe it, but if he's re-elected, I'll look forward to hearing which candidate you're going to inflict your support upon next.

Obama is clinging to 8% unemployment and one trillion dollar deficits on the domestic front, and sending signals that he will abandon Israel and bow to Russian demands if re-elected. That's the point. You're more than welcome to cling to 8% unemployment, $4/gallon gasoline, one trillion dollar deficits, abandoning our most important ally in the Middle East, and bowing to Russian demands, but most of the rest of America have had enough with this administration's incompetence as you will witness on Election Night.
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