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DENVER (CBS) – Obama campaign senior adviser David Plouffe sought to knock down claims by the Romney camp that they are gaining momentum and steaming toward victory on Wednesday. Plouffe called those claims “more bluff than reality” and contended that the Romney camp is “overstating their Electoral College situation.”
“We think we maintain a lot more plausible pathways to 270 than Governor Romney, who we think essentially has to pull an inside straight in terms of the Electoral College,” Plouffe said during a bus ride through Iowa, noting that the President is leading or essentially tied in polls of most battleground states. “Governor Romney’s campaign likes to talk about how well they’re doing in North Carolina, but we think we’re doing a lot better in Ohio and Iowa and Nevada than they’re doing in North Carolina.”
Plouffe argued that the Obama campaign is “already sitting at a win number” in some of the battleground states, though he declined to say which ones. “I’m not going to call states, but we’d win the election if it were held today,” he said. Obama campaign officials have sought to downplay the significance of Romney’s rise in the polls following his strong performance in the first of three presidential debates.
Today, Plouffe argued that the bump Romney received was a natural and inevitable tightening in a race that widened artificially in September. “Governor Romney was not going to get 44 or 45 percent in battleground states,” he said. “He’s a major party nominee in a divided country in a tough economy. He’s going to get 47, 48, 49 in a bunch of these states. So that’s all that’s happened is Governor Romney picked up some of what he lost. We don’t consider that momentum.”
“We think we maintain a lot more plausible pathways to 270 than Governor Romney, who we think essentially has to pull an inside straight in terms of the Electoral College,” Plouffe said during a bus ride through Iowa, noting that the President is leading or essentially tied in polls of most battleground states. “Governor Romney’s campaign likes to talk about how well they’re doing in North Carolina, but we think we’re doing a lot better in Ohio and Iowa and Nevada than they’re doing in North Carolina.”
Plouffe argued that the Obama campaign is “already sitting at a win number” in some of the battleground states, though he declined to say which ones. “I’m not going to call states, but we’d win the election if it were held today,” he said. Obama campaign officials have sought to downplay the significance of Romney’s rise in the polls following his strong performance in the first of three presidential debates.
Today, Plouffe argued that the bump Romney received was a natural and inevitable tightening in a race that widened artificially in September. “Governor Romney was not going to get 44 or 45 percent in battleground states,” he said. “He’s a major party nominee in a divided country in a tough economy. He’s going to get 47, 48, 49 in a bunch of these states. So that’s all that’s happened is Governor Romney picked up some of what he lost. We don’t consider that momentum.”
Republican COLIN POWELL endorses OBAMA for a second term!! POWELL criticizes Romney foriegn policy experience!
Video: Colin Powell endorses Obama - POLITICO.com
SOMETHING YOU WONT SEE ON FOX.
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Video: Colin Powell endorses Obama - POLITICO.com
SOMETHING YOU WONT SEE ON FOX.
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moreluck
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You can turn your solar panels off of stun! Here's the FOX story on Powell....They had 2 other stories from the Oct 20th too.!!
See, You don't know everything!!!!!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/25/powell-standing-by-obama-in-2012-race/
WHERE WAS IT ON AIR my dear?? not the website... the website is where they bury stories.
Oh yeah, i keep forgetting, FOX is stuck on bengazi...just like they were stuck on fast and furious that went NOWHERE.
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Cool, your getting closer to airing your real thoughts and I LOVE IT! Finally, your getting closer to having some sack.
Go ahead, say it, you know you want to! Cmon bro, say it! Your almost there bro...!
(the tshirt is coming!)
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C'mon, YOU answer the question. Why is Powell whining about Romney having no foreign policy experience when he endorsed Obama in 2008 who had no experience of ANY kind?
The answer is easy: He switched sides and endorsed Obama because Obama is black like he is.
Powell credibility = Zero.
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Fox had the story and that's all that matters !!
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| I like this oddsmaker"s comments on the different voting groups.... DIRECT FROM CAESAR'S PALACE A Las Vegas "odds maker" gives his reasons for big win by Romney in November. Interesting analysis. Most political predictions are made by biased pollsters, pundits, or prognosticators who are either rooting for Republicans or Democrats. I am neither. I am a former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, and a well-known Vegas odds maker with one of the most accurate records of predicting political races. But as an odds maker with a pretty remarkable track record of picking political races, I play no favorites. I simply use common sense to call them as I see them. Back in late December I released my New Year's Predictions. I predicted back then- before a single GOP primary had been held, with Romney trailing for months to almost every GOP competitor from Rick Perry to Herman Cain to Newt- that Romney would easily rout his competition to win the GOP nomination by a landslide. I also predicted that the Presidential race between Obama and Romney would be very close until election day. But that on election day Romney would win by a landslide similar to Reagan-Carter in 1980. Understanding history, today I am even more convinced of a resounding Romney victory. 32 years ago at this moment in time, Reagan was losing by 9 points to Carter. Romney is right now running even in polls. So why do most pollsters give Obama the edge? First, most pollsters are missing one ingredient- common sense. Here is my gut instinct. Not one American who voted for McCain 4 years ago will switch to Obama. Not one in all the land. But many millions of people who voted for an unknown Obama 4 years ago are angry, disillusioned, turned off, or scared about the future. Voters know Obama now- and that is a bad harbinger. Now to an analysis of the voting blocks that matter in U.S. politics: **Black voters. Obama has nowhere to go but down among this group. His endorsement of gay marriage has alienated many black church-going Christians. He may get 88% of their vote instead of the 96% he got in 2008. This is not good news for Obama. **Jewish voters. Obama has been weak in his support of Israel . Many Jewish voters and big donors are angry and disappointed. I predict Obama's Jewish support drops from 78% in 2008 to the low 60's. This is not good news for Obama. **Youth voters. Obama's biggest and most enthusiastic believers from 4 years ago have graduated into a job market from hell. Young people are disillusioned, frightened, and broke- a bad combination. The enthusiasm is long gone. Turnout will be much lower among young voters, as will actual voting percentages. This not good news for Obama. **Catholic voters. Obama won a majority of Catholics in 2008. That won't happen again. Out of desperation to please women, Obama went to war with the Catholic Church over contraception. Now he is being sued by the Catholic Church. Majority lost. This is not good news for Obama. **Small Business owners. Because I ran for Vice President last time around, and I'm a small businessman myself, I know literally thousands of small business owners. At least 40% of them in my circle of friends, fans and supporters voted for Obama 4 years ago to give someone different a chance. As I warned them that he would pursue a war on capitalism and demonize anyone who owned a business...that he'd support unions over the private sector in a big way...that he'd overwhelm the economy with spending and debt. My friends didn't listen. Four years later, I can't find one person in my circle of small business owner friends voting for Obama. Not one. This is not good news for Obama. **Blue collar working class whites. Do I need to say a thing? White working class voters are about as happy with Obama as Boston Red Sox fans feel about the New York Yankees. This is not good news for Obama. **Suburban moms. The issue isn't contraception, it's having a job to pay for contraception. Obama's economy frightens these moms. They are worried about putting food on the table. They fear for their children's future. This is not good news for Obama. **Military Veterans. McCain won this group by 10 points. Romney is winning by 24 points. The more our military vets got to see of Obama, the more they disliked him. This is not good news for Obama. Add it up. Is there one major group where Obama has gained since 2008? Will anyone in America wake up on election day saying, I didn't vote for Obama 4 years ago, but he's done such a fantastic job, I can't wait to vote for him today. Does anyone feel that a vote for Obama makes their job more secure? Forget the polls. My gut instincts as a Vegas odds maker and common sense small businessman tell me this will be a historic landslide and a world-class repudiation of Obama's radical and risky socialist agenda. It's Reagan-Carter all over again. But I'll give Obama credit for one thing- he is living proof that familiarity breeds contempt. | |||
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Had a fellow UPS driver vote for Obama...in conversations with him, he really believes in what Romney is proposing...wonder why he voted for Obama? You nailed it over9five! He also claims to be DEM although he thinks like a REP...so weird
Powell Endorsed Obama Because of Skin Color
Duh, ya think?
I was all set to commend Governor Sununu for having the courage to say what everyone knows anyhow, but the next day he whimped out and backed down like a dog with its tail between its legs.
Duh, ya think?
I was all set to commend Governor Sununu for having the courage to say what everyone knows anyhow, but the next day he whimped out and backed down like a dog with its tail between its legs.
Sununu backed down like a dog?? at least he had more nuts than you and say it on national television. RACE plays a huge part of white GOP americas view on OBAMA. The problem is, people like you will hide your animous instead of coming right out and saying you dont like OBAMA because he is black.
Sununu has nothing to lose by being the loudest mouthpiece for the GOP. He is a sacrifice. He is retired. By being controversial and saying something that "YOU ALL" know to be true is telling in itself.
He HAD to apologize because he sounded like a
bag and his comments were backfiring.How about YOU? Will you just come out and admit you dont like OBAMA because he is black and gain the respect of others for being honest or will you stick to the platitudes of the talking points?
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I suppose that I would say it if it were true. I'm anonymous here, no-one knows who I am. What would hold me back from saying that if I truly felt it?
I do stand by my statement that Powell and 95% of black Americans vote for Obama because he is the same color as they are.
Why is it with you liberals that anyone who doesn't like Obama must be a racist? It's just not so.
I guess you need something to blame it on. But it can't be his policies, his naivete, his million golf games, his lies, or the fact that he hides so much of his past.
That's OK, I have big shoulders. Call me a racist and send me the t-shirt....
Look, dont divert the conversation away from your feelings. Let them flow freely as you would like them too. Be honest with yourself and the rest of this blogs community.
You cant hide behind platitudes forever.
Set the truth free. You wont set off any alarms, you wont face a bashing, you would instead command some respect for being honest enough with yourself to speak the way you honestly feel.
Hiding behind "others" who say the things you "WANT" to say doesnt make you intelligent, it underminds your character.
I call "some" white trash without fear of hiding my opinions.... you should do the same and start with the president.
Free yourself.
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same applies to you madaam.. speak the truth as if it was gospel. Your not getting any younger... what would hold you back now.
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