Dick Morris: ‘I Goofed’ With Romney Landslide Prediction, ‘I Was Wrong’ To Question Media Polls

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Mediaite

In a new video on his website, Dick Morris explained how he “goofed” when he predicted not only that Mitt Romney would win the presidential election, but that he would win by a big margin, if not a landslide. It came down to the assumptions underlying the polling, he said. Acknowledging he was wrong, Morris said the media’s polls turned out to be accurate.

“I thought Obama would be buried in a landslide, instead I’ve been in a bit of a mudslide on my face,” Morris said. “Sorry about that. I was wrong.”

Morris said all his analysis suggested that the media polls were wrong — and that conclusion was based “on the assumption that they were wrong, the media was wrong, in saying that there would be the same high level of black, Latino and young voter turnout in 2012 that there was in 2008.” Because there wasn’t the same level of turnout in the years prior, he added.

“I was wrong,” he said, “and the media polls were right.”

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/dick-morris-i-goofed-with-romney-landslide-prediction-i-was-wrong-to-question-media-polls/

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Landslide Dick eats crow

[Angry Dragon]

1. He should quit because he failed at his job

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. What was that Clint said?

Oh, yes - "If someone doesn't do the job, you gotta let him go."

[dchill]

2. So next time, Dick, just leave it to the experts.

Stay out of it.

[TexasProgresive]

4. I'll say this for him

He is the first of his ilk that has ever admitted being wrong- at least in my experience.

[pinto]

5. Morris has become a sad caricature of himself, in a way. As has Trump.

Will be nice to see them fade from the media spotlight.

[closeupready]

6. Dick who?

??

[PossumSqueezins]

7. Fat Stupid Conservatard Douche is Wrong.

Wow. Stop the presses.

[Gamecock Lefty]

8. Dick?

That is his name, right? Dick?

[rtracey]

9. As he should

His apology is meaningless. He helped create "unskewed polls" in order to basically lie to voters into voting for Romney. He knew the polls were incorrect. He knew Nate Silver had and has an excellent track record, and could have done the correct thing, but he chose to be underhanded and deceitful. This election proved something to me, it proved that the american voter is not stupid, and can see things for themselves. He (in my opinion) has ruined his "career" as a pollster/expert by lying.

"on the assumption that they were wrong, the media was wrong, in saying that there would be the same high level of black, Latino and young voter turnout in 2012 that there was in 2008.”

Why?, you are also showing your racist side too, Dick. Why wouldn't the Latino and blacks care about their lives now as much as in 2008.. actually it was your group that didn't show up Dick.....Walk away, give us that big Nixon wave and go sit on the porch with Romney, Newt, Palin, Trump and the other meaningless political scabs....

[CuriousAboutPolls]

16. Untold story...

I think a majorly untold story...of this campaign is the fact that the Republicans kept pushing the idea that minorities wouldn't vote in a gleeful way, in a hopeful way "well, we hope that African Americans and Hispanics won't vote." Not only does this betray their racism but also their absolute hatred of democracy. I heard Obama encouraging people to get out and vote on many occasions and often followed with "whomever you are going to vote for." That is a difference between the candidates that was largely ignored and has major importance. One side want this country to honor its responsibility to vote and take part in the process. The other side is hoping and praying that minority(but now quickly growing)portions of the population will just stay home. Sad.

[PossumSqueezins]

19. That's one way to look at it

But his being wrong may have helped us win. Predicting a Romney landslide may have kept people in lines to vote for Obama for hours instead of giving up and leaving. Predicting a Romney landslide may have made complacent Republicans stay home. And predicting a Romney landslide means that he's going to have a few less microphones pushed in his face four years from now.

Doesn't matter much now. He was wrong. He's an ass. We won. American won.

[Coyotl]

22. He has already taken his paychecks to the bank.

Now he can crow about them, as surely he will rather than sit down to a sincere dinner of crow.

[Dubster]

10. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)

[PatrynXX]

11. alas

Fox had it wrong and probably (good for us) lead Republicans to believe Mitt was a shoo in. think I've gotten that bit from Dad already who had been scoffing that this was a John Kerry Repeat republican style. which in a way it wasn't Fox is supposed to report the news then whoever decides. alas they didn't report the other side. So Fox's version of balanced isn't and it was to the Rights disadvantage. At some point Republicans have to disconnect themselves from Fox. Or this really will be a single party system like Rove wanted but in reverse

[lunatica]

12. I bet his lower pouting lip was slimy with spit too

[DCKit]

13. Sorry Dick, this blindingly white homeboy voted too.

I'm "other" in your book. look me up under "Queer".

[Faygo Kid]

14. "I goofed, but send me money, you rubes."

These clowns are masters of fleecing the flock.

[SoCalMusicLover]

15. WHY Do These ASSHOLES Keep Their Jobs?

It is sad that we live in a country, where there is NO penalty for being wrong.

This POS will be back in a couple of years, with more Worthless predictions, and somehow he will continue to have a good reputation, and get paid to speak his views.

If there were any rationale to people in this world, he would be ignored for his blatantly wrong predictions, which he always seems to stake his reputation on. Well guess what, your reputation is GARBAGE, and so are you. GO AWAY!

[Vinnie From Indy]

17. LOL! Morris is merely one of several right wing con men

He along with Gingrich, Santorum and the rest are grifters.

[AAO]

18. Landslide Dick eats crow - How's that crow with those toes, Dick?

[Blasphemer]

20. At least he admits he was wrong as opposed to blaming the citizens of the country...

Acknowledges the GOP has to change as opposed to chasting the electorate for abandoning US values. Most on the right are crying and whining.

[Canuckistanian]

21. His record is spotless

He's NEVER right

[PossumSqueezins]

23. Back to hooker toes!

LOL

[Smuckies]

24. Serving of crow coming right up..

[tavernier]

25. However, on fox, he said ...

I thought romney would win in a landslide. Instead Obama won in a squeaker.

SQUEAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that was reported a few minutes ago on msnbc by Martin Bashir

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

26. Even though he predicted about 320 electoral votes for the Romney landslide

the same amount Obama won in what Dick now calls a squeaker

[savalez]

27. He could save face by saying that he was right but

he just got the candidates mixed up.

[Scairp]

28. Jesus these people

You should hear them on Faux right now, a program called the Five-something or other. Of course the goddamned sky is falling because Obama won, and he didn't get a mandate. Last I saw he did win the popular vote as well as the electoral college. Or am I delusional too? And Dick Morris, what else could he say? I can't believe he once worked for Bill Clinton. He is so incompetent only Fox would ever employ him.

[nixonwasbetterthanW]

29. "squeaker" notes

Obama "squeaked in" yesterday with a popular vote margin that the latest figures show will rival the margin of GWB's second-election margin (2.46 points) and is, well, infinitely greater than GWB's first-election margin. Dick Morris lies (I know -- you're all shocked) by at least a factor of two in his column when he says the Obama margin was 1 point.

In other words, over the past four presidential elections, Obama's 2012 popular vote margin may well end up being worse only than his own performance in 2008, when an incredible wave of fortuitous events (Palin, financial meltdown, Bush fatigue) put him up by 7 points.