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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:51 PM
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Ok, please. Has a candidate ever LOST because they had a big lead
and people were complacent?

Obama has a helluva a groundgame, which many of us are a part of. They are taking nothing for granted, nothing for chance.

Has a candidate ever gone into Election Day with a clear lead in the polls, National and State and LOST due to complacency?

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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:52 PM
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1. I wouldn't want to find out. n/t
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:53 PM
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3. And, we won't.
That is my point. Obama and his team have worked their asses off to get here, and they are re-doubling their effort now.

No one is getting complacent.
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 05:03 PM
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5. Damn straight!
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:52 PM
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2. It's just prudence.
No reason to really worry about complacency.

This election's been over for days.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:54 PM
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4. If this ever happened, it was probably a local election
Before there were accurate polls.

It does seem to be an article of faith on DU, though.
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