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Obama suggests Clinton didn't work as hard as he did

natyanayaki wrote in ontd_political Nov 15, 2016 13:50

'I spent 87 days going to every small town and fair and fish fry and VFW hall,' Obama said.

President Barack Obama didn’t quite blame his ally Hillary Clinton for causing her stunning loss to Donald Trump last week - but he chided her for not focusing on reaching out to white, non-urban voters like he did in 2008 and 2012.

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National Media Ignored Local Media's Warning: Horde of Trumpian Zombies Takes Over White House.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Nov 15, 2016 15:57

On July 30, 2003, Cannon Mills died ( Read more... )

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GOP's Plan for 2016: If You Can't Win Just Cheat.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Feb 25, 2013 23:57

GOP electoral vote-rigging schemes still alive and well

Over the weekend, thirteen GOP Pennsylvania Senators, led by Majority Leader Domini Pileggi, introduced a new plan to redistribute electoral votes by congressional district. Under this legislation, the winner of the state’s congressional districts would receive the most electoral votes, even ( Read more... )

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Spanish-speaking Latinos Could Undermine Mitt's Victory.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Oct 26, 2012 09:36

Sure, If Mitt Romney was Mexican, Maybe Latinos Would Vote for Him, Not!

Are the Polls Undercounting Latino Obama Backers?
Evidence from the 2010 elections suggests pollsters may be ignoring Spanish-speaking Latinos-potentially making Colorado and Nevada safer bets for Obama than they appear.

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GOP's Awesome Plan to Alienate Latino Voters Backfires. But Why?

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Nov 17, 2011 10:55

This is Why the GOP Doesn't Trust Latinos, They Keep Voting Democrat! Can Arizona Avoid an Epic Fail?

The Arizona Immigration Bill Seems To Have Created A New Swing State

The rumors are true, Rep. Chad Campbell, the Democratic leader of the Arizona state House, told TPM Wednesday: the state best known for Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the toughest ( Read more... )

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schmiss wrote in ontd_political Jan 24, 2010 18:56

Thought experiment

What states might look like if, as with Congressional districts, their borders were periodically redrawn to reflect population changes.

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For South, a Waning Hold on Politics

iatrogenicmyth wrote in ontd_political Nov 11, 2008 13:38

For South, a Waning Hold on Politics

By ADAM NOSSITER

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silverpatronus wrote in ontd_political Nov 05, 2008 10:58

the election results* maps:

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FiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver sets us worrywarts straight

box_in_the_box wrote in ontd_political Nov 02, 2008 17:15

Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight has been getting a bit testy lately, which I suspect is reflective of the types of e-mails he's been receiving recently.

Yesterday, he took the time to ease Obama supporters' fears surrounding Pennsylvania:

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Analysis shows McCain seemingly won't have enough states to prevail

saphron_girl wrote in ontd_political Nov 02, 2008 18:46

Obama on track for Electoral College win
By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer

Even if McCain sweeps the six states that are too close to call, he still seemingly won't have enough votes to prevail, according to the analysis, which is based on polls, the candidates' TV spending patterns and interviews with Democratic and Republican strategists. ( Read more... )

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