Trying to understand why the repuks are even close in this race

[JAYJDF]

I mean, after 8 years of insanity.
The repuk candidate is so old he really can't remember shit.
And all the other factors that we here at DU are all to familiar with.
Why o why is this prez race even this close?
I'm afraid to think how this race would look if the repuks weren't running a half dead man.
What am I missing?
Is this country really automatically leaning "right"?
This really doesn't bode well for the future of the U.S.

[spanone]

1. it isn't close.

[2KS2KHonda]

12. Yes, it is VERY close and if we deny that we'll get it stolen like the last 2 times.

The only thing stupider than apathy is denial.

[spanone]

15. it's not denial and it's not close.

[2KS2KHonda]

16. Okay, it's not denial, it's insanity.

Your choice. I'm sure you knew Bush would win in 2000 and 2004, right?

[golddigger]

2. ?

:popcorn:

[RB TexLa]

3. All you have to look at is the amount of ignorant here.

[leveymg]

4. They aren't. Polling firms are no more neutral than are the corporate media.

And, we all know how reliable the MSM has become.

[librechik]

5. they know they don't have a chance, so they don't want to invest in it

cheap bastards. No monetary or emotional investment--except for the Oil Lobby, which can afford it.

[dkofos]

6. If you really believe it's close, then you have been duped by the M$M

and the polsters.

If the general perception is, that it's a close race,
it's much easier to steal the election.

[2KS2KHonda]

14. If you really live in Plano, you must not ever leave the house.

:eyes:

[blue cat]

7. my 74 yo dad said last pm -

no difference between political parties...people like him - that is why.

[sshan2525]

8. It's simple....

We live in a country full of racists. If Obama was white, he'd be ahead by 25 points. Sad but true.....

[pansypoo53219]

9. the teevee gnews need to say it's close

and they will keep lying til obama's presidency ends. think clinton redux.

[Angleae]

10. Because not everyone thinks the same way you do

People have different values and interests and expectations around the country. The members of DU can hardly be considered an average grouping of society.

[2KS2KHonda]

13. Not even representative of most Democrats...unfortunately.

:shrug:

[TexasObserver]

11. they own all major media and use it to spread lies

[Virginia Dare]

17. Lots of single issue voters..

Guns, God and gays...not to mention abortion.

[2KS2KHonda]

18. And some to whom 2 or 3 or all 4 of those are crucial.

We ignore them at our electoral peril.

[Virginia Dare]

19. Those people will NEVER vote for Barack Obama..

they will NEVER vote for a Democrat. I'm talking about the people who vote for whomever their minister/priest tells them to. Better to concentrate on other groups that you have a chance with.

[cayuga]

20. Can you explain this?

How can it be close if 2.5 dems for every 1 repug voted in the primary up until McShame got the nomination?

With a margin like that it is inconceivable that a repug will win. p.s. just heard Rasmussen poll has Obama trailing!!!

Don't listen to the polls...look at the actual votes cast in the primaries. Listen to the people!

[2KS2KHonda]

23. Uh...in primaries, -usually- Democrats run against Democrats and Republicans run against

Republicans. I know that concept is difficult to grasp but it does explain why primary results tell us absolutely nothing about what might happen in a general election.
:D

[nolabels]

21. Some have a short memory

Does anybody remember when the corporate owned media was trying to anoint Hillary?

[DailyGrind51]

22. The polls are not accurate, otherwise Obama, not Hillary would have won in New Hampshire.

[AZ Criminal JD]

30. The polls were accurate over 95% of the time in the primaries.

But if living in denial gets you through the day then go for it.

[DailyGrind51]

31. I'll take the 5%, it's more than my last year's raise!

[alarimer]

24. Because he's pandering to the middle as usual.

And is running to the right and not hitting the Republicans hard enough. Caving on FISA, on offshore drilling and any number of right-wing issues. This is the way we lose every time.

[Overseas]

25. What part of THEY OWN THE MEDIA do you not understand? //nt

[defendandprotect]

26. They're not close --- the polls are BS ---

[burythehatchet]

27. I'm trying to understand how the world can be flat

like Tom Friedman said.

[rockymountaindem]

28. Because the Republicans nominated their strongest candidate

and we didn't.

[harun]

29. They own the media. The media has been selling McCain as the

aggressive maverick independent who wants to make them rich and Barack as the weak Liberal that will keep them from ever getting rich.

Taking lunch today at work I heard all this crap spewn up from all my colleagues. They think Republicans are going to lower their taxes and make them richer and Democrats are trying to stop them from being rich. It has no basis in reality, they think this because it is what the MSM tells them to think.

Look at the poorest states in this country. They are some of the reddest. They are the ones who should most be for an equitable change to the system. However they are going exactly opposite of their own interests and voting for the party that will keep them from ever getting any health care assistance or improvements in education. They go against their interests because the media tells them to.

It's the propaganda stupid.