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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-12 05:09 AM
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For months, pundit said Romney could not get to 270 w/o Ohio, so guess what they say now, with
about 8 days to go before election day?

Proving once again, that economists and pundits make a living from talking. Not necessarily from knowing or saying anything that is correct or actually predictive, but from talking.

Analysis: U.S. presidential race is all about Ohio - or is it?
By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON | Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:21am EDT

(Reuters) - <snip>

Both candidates can construct multiple winning scenarios, with or without Ohio. And it's now possible that the tipping point could emerge from another battleground, such as Colorado, where Obama and Romney are deadlocked in the polls.

"At this point, there are probably more electoral map scenarios than there are undecided voters," said Lee Miringoff, a pollster at Marist College, which is conducting surveys in key swing states.

"In a 50-50 race ... everything and everywhere is going to matter," he said.

<snip>

Romney's path is tougher without Ohio, but still possible.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/29/us-usa-campaign-map-idUSBRE89S06320121029

I say we ignore them.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-12 03:47 PM
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1. I fully expect
the filthy criminals to flip the vote or employ some other treasonous ploy that will award Romney the presidency. I mean they have done in twice that we know of.
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Leopolds Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-12 11:01 AM
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2. It's always a 50-50 race at the end, isn't it? When will people wake up n/t
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