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2016 Postmortem

blue-kite

(432 posts) Fri Nov 2, 2012, 12:04 PM Nov 2012

If RAS now predicts a tie... (no smirks please)... what does that actually mean in practice?

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

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If RAS now predicts a tie... (no smirks please)... what does that actually mean in practice? (Original Post) blue-kite Nov 2012 OP

Snotty (R)asmussen knows Obama will win the Electoral Votes RomneyLies Nov 2012 #1

It Means The Race Is Essentially Over/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #2

Obama +1-3. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #3

Yup, 2-ish. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #4

Keep in mind that even if it were to happen SheilaT Nov 2012 #5

RomneyLies

(3,333 posts)

1. Snotty (R)asmussen knows Obama will win the Electoral Votes

Reply to blue-kite (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 12:08 PM

Nov 2012

He may even admit it come Monday.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. It Means The Race Is Essentially Over/nt

Reply to blue-kite (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 12:15 PM

Nov 2012

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. Obama +1-3. nt

Reply to blue-kite (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 12:23 PM

Nov 2012

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

4. Yup, 2-ish.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 12:27 PM

Nov 2012

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

5. Keep in mind that even if it were to happen

Reply to blue-kite (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 12:37 PM

Nov 2012

that the overall vote count were to be an actual numerical tie, the likelihood of an EV tie is passingly small, despite Rachel Maddow's cogent explanation of how that can happen.

Ever since 1968 this kind of thing has been out there for almost every election. Either that or the possibility of a brokered convention, which also has not happened since something like 1948 or 1952.

The media, as well as individuals, seem to thrive on anticipating chaos.

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