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2016 Postmortem

magical thyme

(14,881 posts) Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:28 PM Oct 2012

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Gallup: Vice Presidential Debates Rarely Influence Voters (net change +3 for Dems in '08!)

I beg to disagree with them. Palin/Biden impact was GOP -1; DEM +2, for net +3 to our benefit. Which is exactly what we just lost from our last debate per Gallup.

(Lieberman lost us 5 net in 2000. Gore lost us 4 net in '92)

http://www.gallup.com/poll/157994/vice-presidential-debates-rarely-influence-voters.aspx

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Gallup: Vice Presidential Debates Rarely Influence Voters (net change +3 for Dems in '08!) (Original Post) magical thyme Oct 2012 OP

k/r Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #1

But there appears to be more riding on this Vice-Presidential debate, yes? TroyD Oct 2012 #2

I disagree with Gallup. I think that the significance of this election means that more folks will Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #3

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

1. k/r

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:29 PM

Oct 2012

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

2. But there appears to be more riding on this Vice-Presidential debate, yes?

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:55 PM

Oct 2012

If Joe Biden can have a good impact, perhaps that will move the Dems up a bit.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

3. I disagree with Gallup. I think that the significance of this election means that more folks will

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:56 PM

Oct 2012

tune in and there will be impact.

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