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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 04:03 PM Sep 2014

Stu Rothenberg's "gut" tells him there is a GOP wave coming in the Senate

Stu Rothenberg: "While the current Rothenberg Political Report ratings don't show it, I am now expecting a substantial Republican Senate wave in November, with a net gain of at least seven seats. But I wouldn't be shocked by a larger gain."

"I've witnessed 17 general elections from my perch in D.C., including eight midterms, and I sometimes develop a sense of where the cycle is going before survey data lead me there. Since my expectations constitute little more than an informed guess, I generally keep them to myself. This year is different. I am sharing them with you."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/09/08/republicans_set_to_gain_at_least_7_senate_seats.html#disqus_thread

Nothing more to go on than his gut/hunch. Let's prove this pundit wrong.

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TlalocW

(15,384 posts)
3. I remember Fox News believing Mitt was going to win when all the state polls showed otherwise
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 04:27 PM
Sep 2014

Dennis Miller was the only one who brought up a poll that showed Obama winning, and he told Bill O'Reilly that he didn't believe it.

I think Eric Cantor's people were relying on their guts as well.

TlalocW

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
6. What he senses is the mass media deciding to also blame Obama for everything and he believes
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 04:41 PM
Sep 2014

the tidal wave of corporate misinformation, deflection and sheer lying will win the day for the GOP.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
8. The same Stu Rothenberg who call the 2012 race "too close to call"?
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 04:59 PM
Sep 2014

Yeah, that was his last call on the 2012 race. Said 95 electoral votes were complete tossups. All 95 went to Obama, mostly by some clear margins.

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