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2016 Postmortem

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts) Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:38 PM Jun 2012

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What in the world is going on in Wisconsin?

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2012-wisconsin-president-romney-vs-obama?gem

Look at this ugly, ugly trend

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What in the world is going on in Wisconsin? (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 OP

probably the economy Enrique Jun 2012 #1

Lots of right-wing money being dumped on Wisconsin TV re. the recall campaign. Laelth Jun 2012 #2

Look at the individual polls, not the trend-line. TheWraith Jun 2012 #3

"Rasmussen" Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 #7

Sounds about right. TheWraith Jun 2012 #8

Obama leadership is in question with these people. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #4

It may be fallout from the recall election. MissMarple Jun 2012 #5

What I remember in the exits was that voters, despite their recall vote, still preferred Obama nt Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 #6

Stockholm Syndrome? lutefisk Jun 2012 #9

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

1. probably the economy

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:40 PM

Jun 2012

or maybe the GOP is running a lot of ads.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

2. Lots of right-wing money being dumped on Wisconsin TV re. the recall campaign.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:47 PM

Jun 2012

Lots of Obama-bashing on the TV accompanied those pro-Walker ads.

Or so I would guess.

-Laelth

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)

3. Look at the individual polls, not the trend-line.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:49 PM

Jun 2012

If you look closely, you'll see the trend line is being artificially dragged down by one outlier Rasmussen poll which had Romney leading by 3.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

7. "Rasmussen"

Reply to TheWraith (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 10:23 PM

Jun 2012

Said like Jerry Seinfeld says "New-man"

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)

8. Sounds about right.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 10:27 PM

Jun 2012

That said... yeah, Wisconsin will be closer than most of the other blue states, I'm sure, but it always tends to be that way. It's just the demographics.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. Obama leadership is in question with these people.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:47 PM

Jun 2012

Lord know Romney has no leadership abilities.

MissMarple

(9,656 posts)

5. It may be fallout from the recall election.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:52 PM

Jun 2012

We'll see how it holds.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

6. What I remember in the exits was that voters, despite their recall vote, still preferred Obama nt

Reply to MissMarple (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 10:22 PM

Jun 2012

lutefisk

(3,974 posts)

9. Stockholm Syndrome?

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 12:57 PM

Jun 2012

And I'm not joking.

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