knapplc Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 President Barack Obama holds an edge over Mitt Romney in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania, a new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News poll out Wednesday shows. When likely voters in the three battleground states were asked whom they would vote for if the election were held today, here's the way it broke down: Florida: Obama, 51 percent; Romney, 45 percent. Ohio: Obama, 50 percent; Romney 44 percent Pennsylvania: Obama, 53 percent; Romney 42 percent No one has won the White House since 1960 without winning at least two of the states. Obama won all three in 2008. Support for Obama's proposal to increase taxes on households making more than $250,000 per year is 58 to 37 percent in Florida, 60 to 37 percent in Ohio and 62 to 34 percent in Pennsylvania, the survey finds. LINK Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Lots of time (and ad buys) between now and November. Here's link to the Real Clear Politics electoral college interactive map. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html RCP Is a great site for watching the electoral data. No opinion commentary . . . just the numbers. Link to comment
knapplc Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Ads aren't going to win this election. The big event will be the debates. Put them on the same floor, give them both microphones and let them talk. That's where people will realize what they're looking at. Link to comment
Comish Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Ads aren't going to win this election. The big event will be the debates. Put them on the same floor, give them both microphones and let them talk. That's where people will realize what they're looking at. While I think that is mainly true, there is evidence that the Obama attack ads have gained some traction and made a difference in the battleground states. That should also portend a possible switchback when Romney is able to spend more money after the convention. Link to comment
huKSer Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Ads aren't going to win this election. The big event will be the debates. Put them on the same floor, give them both microphones and let them talk. That's where people will realize what they're looking at. Obama is uniquely qualified to be the Orator-in-Chief (as long as the teleprompter is up and running) Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Teleprompter jokes sadden me. There is so much to legitimately criticize about President Obama . . . and people can't rise above teleprompters. Link to comment
Yossarian Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Teleprompter jokes sadden me. There is so much to legitimately criticize about President Obama . . . and people can't rise above teleprompters. They are worse than jokes about Romney's dog or his wife's MS. Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Teleprompter jokes sadden me. There is so much to legitimately criticize about President Obama . . . and people can't rise above teleprompters. They are worse than jokes about Romney's dog or his wife's MS. Who on HB has joked about his wife's MS? That's not sad . . . that's wrong. Link to comment
Yossarian Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Teleprompter jokes sadden me. There is so much to legitimately criticize about President Obama . . . and people can't rise above teleprompters. They are worse than jokes about Romney's dog or his wife's MS. Who on HB has joked about his wife's MS? That's not sad . . . that's wrong. Are you serious? You don't know? Here's an ABC news item whereby the DNC apologizes for an ad that mocked the use of her horse for MS therapy. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/dnc-regrets-offending-ann-romney-no-more-horse-ads/ Here's video of Lawrence O'Donnell mocks the use of a horse to for MS therapy. http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/06/19/lawrence-odonnell-attacks-ann-romney-riding-horses-combat-multiple-sc Here the DailyKOS does: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/26/1113926/-Don-t-talk-about-Ann-Romney-s-fancy-Olympic-horse-Don-t-even-THINK-about-it Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Teleprompter jokes sadden me. There is so much to legitimately criticize about President Obama . . . and people can't rise above teleprompters. They are worse than jokes about Romney's dog or his wife's MS. Who on HB has joked about his wife's MS? That's not sad . . . that's wrong. Are you serious? You don't know? Here's an ABC news item whereby the DNC apologizes for an ad that mocked the use of her horse for MS therapy. http://abcnews.go.co...more-horse-ads/ Here's video of Lawrence O'Donnell mocks the use of a horse to for MS therapy. http://newsbusters.o...bat-multiple-sc Here the DailyKOS does: http://www.dailykos....-THINK-about-it You didn't read what I said . . . did you? Also, there's a subtle distinction in your examples that you either missed or intentionally ignored. Also... Sorry, but the "so's your old man" retort doesn't cut it. I think I said something once about a pathological aversion to consistency. It works here too. Link to comment
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