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Subject:	August weekly general politics post
From:	CarlyisMyGH
Date:	Tue, 14-Aug-2012 4:26:41 PM PDT
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Another poll has voters split on Ryan - LM - 21-Aug-2012 2:29 PM
Akin staying in the race to spread God's message - LM - 21-Aug-2012 2:17 PM
Akin is doubling down. Yay! EOM - LM - 21-Aug-2012 1:54 PM
- Has the deadline passed? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 2:03 PM
  - One hour to go, but he's giving interviews like he's staying. - LM - 21-Aug-2012 2:05 PM
    - I'll be so pissed if he leaves at the last second. - AliciasAngel - 21-Aug-2012 2:10 PM
      - Apparently, he just said this - LM - 21-Aug-2012 2:12 PM
        
        lolol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 2:27 PM
        Lollllll. Keep going, dude! EOM - AliciasAngel - 21-Aug-2012 2:16 PM
So the GOP still added the no exception for abortion language? are they nuts... - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 1:34 PM
- Way to win that women vote. EOM - LM - 21-Aug-2012 1:36 PM
  - I don't get how they can do that, yet all be demanding Akin resign EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 1:38 PM
    - First, nobody reads/heeds the "platform" except serious political... - Justathot - 21-Aug-2012 1:47 PM
PPP: Obama up 4 nationwide, was up 2 last week EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 1:14 PM
- Only up 1 in WI though. EOM - Ninotchka - 21-Aug-2012 1:41 PM
  - Yeah Ryan got a hometown bounce there, also they have Obama up 5 in VA, up 8 wit - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 1:45 PM
    - MSNBC was mentioning this morning Romney not doing well in Ohio. - LM - 21-Aug-2012 1:46 PM
      - I can believe it, remember his awkward appearance with the coal workers lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 1:53 PM
lol on Andrea Mitchell she said they asked Mittens campaign to have someone on - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 1:04 PM
- Weird. Apparently now Robo is calling on Akin to exit the race. - LM - 21-Aug-2012 1:12 PM
LOL. The RNC is adopting "We did build this" as their slogan next week. - LM - 21-Aug-2012 12:27 PM
- It's old news anyway EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 12:54 PM
  - Agreed. Did you see this new Florida poll? LOL Romney is up 15 points. EOM - LM - 21-Aug-2012 1:03 PM
    - lol no but that's a joke EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 21-Aug-2012 1:06 PM
The media is making way too much about the cashing being raised. - LM - 21-Aug-2012 8:45 AM
- This may be the counterargument for Citizens United... - Justathot - 21-Aug-2012 11:15 AM
  - Good point. Quite frankly both sides have raised enough money - LM - 21-Aug-2012 11:22 AM
CNN is still talking about Legitimate Rape. Heh. EOM - LM - 21-Aug-2012 8:03 AM
So Akin has not pulled out yet. GOP has uninvited them from the convention. EOM - LM - 21-Aug-2012 7:19 AM
- And put out an ad 'apologizing' for "wrong words in wrong way" - Viola69 - 21-Aug-2012 10:29 AM
  - The Kirk Cameron support thing isn't a surprise... - Justathot - 21-Aug-2012 11:11 AM
  - I still want to know what he means by forcible rape. - AliciasAngel - 21-Aug-2012 11:06 AM
    - Not unless you were forced to take the date rape drug? - Justathot - 21-Aug-2012 11:12 AM
    - I guess when you're passed out, you aren't fighting it. - LM - 21-Aug-2012 11:09 AM
      - Ugh, what a piece of ****. - AliciasAngel - 21-Aug-2012 11:13 AM
What Paul Ryan's budget would mean for average family.... - dougjess - 21-Aug-2012 5:08 AM
Akin bailed on Piers Morgan earlier EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 10:14 PM
- Does it matter? Piers is a terrible interviewer. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 10:17 PM
  - Agreed, he did call him a gutless twerp though lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 10:31 PM
    - Heh EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 10:34 PM
SurveyUSA: 54% think Akin should drop out - LM - 20-Aug-2012 8:17 PM
- I'd rather he just lose the election I think. - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 8:21 PM
  - Agreed. And as Emma pointed out on the CB side, the Republicans chose this guy - JonStewart4President - 21-Aug-2012 3:14 AM
  - Word. EOM - Ninotchka - 20-Aug-2012 9:46 PM
  - Agreed we can also continue to tie Akin/Ryan together EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 8:44 PM
  - Ditto. Let this crackpot go down in flames. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 8:22 PM
GOP will add tough abortion stance to its platform. - LM - 20-Aug-2012 8:03 PM
Didnt another politician use the term legitimate rape before - SalsaFan - 20-Aug-2012 7:06 PM
- "Republican Voodoo Vaginomics..." Penn. state Rep Freind & NC Rep Aldridge - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 8:20 PM
- Posted the link over on CB - but Penn & NC both have congressman... - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 8:18 PM
  - They must be reading the same comic books. EOM - Justathot - 21-Aug-2012 8:02 AM
- Ron Paul said honest rape but nobody seemed to care - LM - 20-Aug-2012 7:31 PM
- Binky clarified it below - Ryan & Akin co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape as - Erica24 - 20-Aug-2012 7:13 PM
- Beltway being appalled is funny, like they didn't know this is the real GOP EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 7:10 PM
Nate coming on Piers now EOM - CarolineSpencer - 20-Aug-2012 6:13 PM
- LOL! So Rep Todd Akin bailed on Piers?! - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 8:15 PM
- Sorry, but he's not worth suffering through Piers Morgan. EOM - Justathot - 20-Aug-2012 7:04 PM
I can't believe that 49% of people in MO would vote for Akin! - CarolineSpencer - 20-Aug-2012 5:56 PM
- MO is a fairly conservative state, but even this is too far for many there i sus - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 6:04 PM
  - I sure hope you are right! EOM - CarolineSpencer - 20-Aug-2012 6:14 PM
lol i just heard Hannity worrying this will turn MO blue EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 5:51 PM
Has the Newsweek article been mentioned over here yet? - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 5:27 PM
- I loved their response. That they don't fact check anymore. They rely on their - JonStewart4President - 21-Aug-2012 4:18 PM
- Good fact checking article: - dougjess - 20-Aug-2012 5:57 PM
  - More economists are blasting Niall Ferguson - LM - 20-Aug-2012 7:37 PM
    - Thanks. EOM - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 8:21 PM
  - thanks! Newsweek is becoming rather National Enquirer-ish. EOM - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 6:21 PM
    - IA EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 7:35 PM
- Saw it. Dumb and pointless. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 5:47 PM
- Nm just googled it, yeah it's stupid EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 5:30 PM
I'm curious if this will expand the gender gap even further EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 5:13 PM
- It can't hurt. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 5:22 PM
CNN has highlighted Ryan/Akin quite alot today. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 4:11 PM
- He believes women's body produce a harmone during - SalsaFan - 20-Aug-2012 5:31 PM
- Good. EOM - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 5:12 PM
- As has MSNBC EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 5:10 PM
- I think I've received no less than a dozen emails today on it also. - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 5:07 PM
From Fox News: The sad truth about the 2012 women's vote - LM - 20-Aug-2012 4:06 PM
- I love how condsending this guy is about women when - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 4:17 PM
  - I love how it's that essentially women are stupid for favouring Obama. EOM - Emma - 20-Aug-2012 4:55 PM
    - Or that anyone who prefers Obama is a feminist EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 4:59 PM
      - THIS is why wominfolk shouldn't have been allowed to vote! EOM - Justathot - 20-Aug-2012 7:27 PM
  - I know, they just don't get it, and they never will. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 4:20 PM
Faux journalistic outfit Politico has removed their reporter from Akin coverage. - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:53 PM
- Good. His comments were disgusting. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 4:09 PM
My co-worker just told me an Ann Romney statement that's probably old news... - Jaime - 20-Aug-2012 3:33 PM
- Yeah, she said that a while ago. But what an entitled out of touch bitch. - LM - 20-Aug-2012 3:38 PM
Who annointed Elle Woods wannabe Meghan McCain as a serious political analyst. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:12 PM
- *gasp* don't compare her to my Elle Woods! EOM - Erica24 - 20-Aug-2012 3:40 PM
  - Only in terms of physical appearance. Elle was brainy and tough. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:46 PM
- To me she is no different than Liz Cheney... - SalsaFan - 20-Aug-2012 3:26 PM
  - Liz is more like Loesch and Malkin. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:48 PM
- I don't hate her, but she's vapid, there's no there-there EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 3:22 PM
  - She exudes mean girl Junior League sorority hack. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:47 PM
- I'll take her over Malkin and Loesch EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 3:13 PM
  - I guess she is more palatable than those hateful vindinctive harpies. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:15 PM
    - I give her a few years before she's just like them. EOM - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 3:41 PM
Obama really doesn't like Romney. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 3:07 PM
- There is nothing to like about he is a souless brazen LIAR!! EOM - SalsaFan - 20-Aug-2012 3:27 PM
  - He exudes slime EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 4:16 PM
- I don't blame him. I don't like Romney either. EOM - VaritekMyBabyDaddy - 20-Aug-2012 3:09 PM
  - Most Americans don't either. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 3:09 PM
- Echoes the 2008 GOP primary candidates who UBER HATED his smug ass. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:09 PM
  - He really is a smug little creep isn't he? EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 3:10 PM
Mendacious Mittens said in 2007 he would ban all abortions nationally. - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 3:07 PM
Can I term Paul Ryan and Ryan-Akin now? EOM - Tinkerbellsf30 - 20-Aug-2012 3:04 PM
I'm starting to detest the word Gaffe EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 2:16 PM
- A gaffe is a mistake, Akin really believes what he said EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 2:40 PM
  - HIS POV is mainstream for today's GOP. ICAM. EOM - Ninotchka - 20-Aug-2012 9:48 PM
  - Exactly! And he never actually took it back. - AliciasAngel - 20-Aug-2012 2:51 PM
  - Like many GOP imo EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 2:44 PM
    - Oh yeah, this guy just happened to say what he thinks out loud EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 2:45 PM
- So much freaking WORD. The overuse of the word "gaffe" exposes the insular MSM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 2:21 PM
  - They are just interested in generalizing everything. - LM - 20-Aug-2012 2:26 PM
- I dislike that it's applied so liberally. A gaffe to me is Romney - Emma - 20-Aug-2012 2:21 PM
  - Exactly. This is offensive. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 2:22 PM
At least I am certain my husband won't vote for Romney. He hates him. - Glory - 20-Aug-2012 2:14 PM
Cynthia Tucker is kicking ass and taking names on Hardball. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 2:12 PM
Paul Ryan likened Romney running the Olympics to serving his country. - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:39 PM
- That's insulting EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 1:41 PM
Obama is going after it - tweeting about the personhood bill Ryan co-sponsored - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 1:08 PM
- By the way this is the reason R's in the establishment are pressuring Akin to - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 1:44 PM
  - That's the opening salvo on The Rachel Maddow Show... - Justathot - 20-Aug-2012 6:46 PM
  - On Hardball, Howard Fineman just echoed your point almost word for word. EOM - Atalanta - 20-Aug-2012 2:11 PM
- They also have a new TV ad saying the same, strangely enough it was before Akin - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 1:34 PM
- Good! EOM - Viola69 - 20-Aug-2012 1:30 PM
- Good! As he should! I swear so many people just don't get - CarolineSpencer - 20-Aug-2012 1:25 PM
- Loved what he said in the press conference earlier. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:20 PM
- Love it, i'm also laughing that this is overshadowing their big 'reunion' EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 1:18 PM
  - And the Biden gaffe. - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 1:34 PM
    - I wonder if the MSM notices the difference, no one was offended by Biden while - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 1:42 PM
      - I've been watching CNN and I do see a difference. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:45 PM
    - I personally didn't think it was a gaffe, but hey, if that's what we spent news - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:38 PM
      - I think it's great! After all the faux rage, this comment - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 1:46 PM
  - Ditto. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:20 PM
So I got this guy in my Twitter feed claiming - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 1:03 PM
- I was just about to edit my message, here is - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 1:08 PM
- Abortion is the same as molesting children, yo EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:06 PM
  - Woops, I'm all over the place lol. EOM - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 1:08 PM
If Akin does resign, i wonder if it was pressure from Mittens campaign? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 12:45 PM
- I would say it more likely because funding as dried up - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 12:48 PM
  - Apparently he said on Hannity radio show that he's staying in EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 12:55 PM
    - Wasn't that earlier this morning? EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 12:59 PM
      - Not sure, just saw it on twitter EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 20-Aug-2012 1:01 PM
So Congressman Yoder is my congressman. Between him and Akin - Emma - 20-Aug-2012 11:17 AM
- Poor you. It's been an interesting weekend for Missouri congressmen. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 11:21 AM
Cornyn, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 11:16 AM
- Please let him stay in the race. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 11:18 AM
  - I hope he does but I bet he is gone by tonight - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 11:22 AM
    - I don't think he'll drop out. The primary he was in was vicious and - Emma - 20-Aug-2012 11:44 AM
      - Buzzfeed is saying he's withdrawing - LM - 20-Aug-2012 11:51 AM
        
        Damn it! EOM - Emma - 20-Aug-2012 11:54 AM
    - he has until 5PM tomorrow to quit the race according to an AP - TGBelievesInMagic - 20-Aug-2012 11:28 AM
Karl Rove is pulling his SuperPAC cash out of Missouri. EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 11:06 AM
- Weird, since Rove hates women EOM - Tinkerbellsf30 - 20-Aug-2012 2:01 PM
- PR Move, but good! I really like Clare M EOM - CarolineSpencer - 20-Aug-2012 1:23 PM
Akin clarified he meant forcible rape. Thanks for that Akin! - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 10:55 AM
- What kind of rape isn't forcible? - LM - 20-Aug-2012 10:58 AM
  - The kind women beg for!! Come on now! EOM - Binx_ImplodeFauxNews - 20-Aug-2012 1:15 PM
    - It's so hot! EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:21 PM
  - I guess if you lived to tell about it, it wasn't rape... - Justathot - 20-Aug-2012 1:04 PM
    - If you aren't bloody, it wasn't rape! EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 1:21 PM
      - How much blood? You're such a softie. EOM - Justathot - 20-Aug-2012 6:47 PM
  - Seems to me the woman has to be really hurt ALONG - Aradia - 20-Aug-2012 11:08 AM
    - And if we fight back, we'll get arrested. What year is this again? EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 11:14 AM
  - My guess? To those pigs date rape is not forcible EOM - Binky - 20-Aug-2012 10:59 AM
    - I'm assuming incest too :( EOM - LM - 20-Aug-2012 11:04 AM
      - I think these are the kind of people... - AliciasAngel - 20-Aug-2012 2:22 PM
        
        She'd better have stab wounds and at least one punctured lung... - Justathot - 20-Aug-2012 6:49 PM
LOL Romney wants to move to NH to save himself some tax dollars. - LM - 20-Aug-2012 9:53 AM
"Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin’s statement" - LM - 19-Aug-2012 7:58 PM
- Except Ryan supports that position, and cosponsored Akin's bill EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 8:08 PM
  - Bingo EOM - Jazzy - 19-Aug-2012 11:29 PM
  - Not anymore, lol EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 8:09 PM
    - I get that they are just saying they'd go with Mittens position, but they can't - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 8:13 PM
      - I think it's the Cheney Method... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 8:33 PM
        
        The media isn't as forgiving about stuff like that these days EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 8:42 PM
        
        You mean like how the media is all over these voter suppression laws? - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 8:45 PM
        
        No i mean contradictory positions on the ticket EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 8:55 PM
        
        You mean like President Reagan and VP Bush? - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 9:49 PM
      - Nope! I want to see them try. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 8:16 PM
Nate Silver: Akin Comments Could Swing Missouri Senate Race - LM - 19-Aug-2012 5:42 PM
- I thought that died with Sen Thurmond... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 6:49 PM
- What a psycho. EOM - Ninotchka - 19-Aug-2012 6:17 PM
- It coincides nicely with the new ad Obama released friday about Ryan's anti wome - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 5:47 PM
  - They couldn't have asked better timing. Just before the convention. - LM - 19-Aug-2012 5:50 PM
lol at this tweet about Todd Akin: - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 4:12 PM
- Oh god EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 4:21 PM
I wonder if Todd Akin's 'legitimate rape' talk will sink his Senate chances? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 3:15 PM
- btw Paul Ryan was a co-sponsor of his 'redefine rape' bill in Congress EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 3:57 PM
- Sadly, I'm guessing not. EOM - K_SingingASong - 19-Aug-2012 3:34 PM
  - I love Clare M though. I really don't get why anyone votes - CarolineSpencer - 19-Aug-2012 4:50 PM
    - Because they are nut jobs too. - LM - 19-Aug-2012 4:54 PM
- I think this is the fight that McCaskill wanted to have. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 3:20 PM
  - It should help her out EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 19-Aug-2012 3:46 PM
Here is the short and sweet message all I think all D's should use - Binky - 19-Aug-2012 12:02 PM
- Thank you. Short, succinct & factual - love it. EOM - Viola69 - 19-Aug-2012 2:15 PM
Rudy Giuliani, you're a complete moron. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 9:39 AM
- He was boohooing about Biden deriding him as "noun verb 9/11". EOM - Atalanta - 19-Aug-2012 11:22 AM
  - Giuliani never got over that remark. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 11:26 AM
Republicans are winning the Medicare debate, really Peggy Noonan? - LM - 19-Aug-2012 9:36 AM
- She is more dramatic than Norma Desmond. EOM - Atalanta - 19-Aug-2012 11:19 AM
- Its easy to win with LIES. Peggy Noonan is a tired JOKE. EOM - SalsaFan - 19-Aug-2012 9:38 AM
  - She just comes off very condescending. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 9:48 AM
    - She is also an idiot. How can you be winning the discussion on - SalsaFan - 19-Aug-2012 11:48 AM
      - Exactly. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 2:05 PM
Was anyone really offended by Biden's chains remark? EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 8:26 AM
- Its just PHONEY outrage from folks who have failed - SalsaFan - 19-Aug-2012 9:32 AM
  - He pals around with dog whistling birfer Rump, without comment. - Ninotchka - 19-Aug-2012 10:30 PM
  - Totally phony, just like their outrage over Obama being negative. - LM - 19-Aug-2012 9:33 AM
- People looking to be offended were... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 8:39 AM
  - It's all about the OUTRAGE! - LM - 19-Aug-2012 8:42 AM
    - Fake OUTRAGE is the closest the campaign can come to any emotion. - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 9:07 AM
      - Just who is this going to appeal to? This is pointless. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 10:36 AM
        
        It's like herding animals you've scared into stampeding... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 7:04 PM
I dislike Chuck Todd and David Gregory. EOM - Jazzy - 19-Aug-2012 7:47 AM
- Same here. CHuck Todd is always whining about the - SalsaFan - 19-Aug-2012 9:36 AM
  - Today's "journalists" like to report HISTORY... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 7:07 PM
More private sector jobs created in one year than the entire presidency of Bush - Jazzy - 19-Aug-2012 7:26 AM
Maureen Dowd Today - Paul Ryan - CarolineSpencer - 19-Aug-2012 5:34 AM
- Cute comment following the article... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 9:32 AM
  - Ha! EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 9:36 AM
Chris Wallace of Fox News says Mittens' tax returns politically toxic - LM - 18-Aug-2012 7:49 PM
- It says something when even Fox News realizes this EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 18-Aug-2012 10:35 PM
  - Well Fox's owner, Rupert Murdoch, has come out against Gov Romney... - Justathot - 18-Aug-2012 11:39 PM
    - i didn't know that, yeah he loves Christie i think EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 18-Aug-2012 11:43 PM
      - I think he was for anybody but Romney. - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 1:25 AM
        
        He did praise the Ryan pick however Rmoney is still running a terrible campaign. EOM - LM - 19-Aug-2012 6:44 AM
  - I'd love to get details on that internal polling. EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 10:39 PM
Are the Dems expected to gain House seats in CA? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 18-Aug-2012 2:10 PM
- Yes, although estimates vary. Dems have to turnout for it to occur. - Ninotchka - 18-Aug-2012 2:25 PM
  - If only that crook, Darrell Issa would go EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 2:39 PM
    - Nope, very safe district. :(. EOM - Ninotchka - 18-Aug-2012 2:42 PM
      - $&H^^@B%U^ bastard EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 2:42 PM
        
        See my PM. :X EOM - Ninotchka - 18-Aug-2012 2:46 PM
        
        I detest that pig. He should truely be in jail. EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 2:48 PM
  - Is Loretta Sanchez safe? she's usually in a tight race EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 18-Aug-2012 2:29 PM
    - Yes. Her new district is a lot safer. EOM - Ninotchka - 18-Aug-2012 2:32 PM
Lawrence O'Donnell made a good point the other night, the IRS is part of the - CarlyisMyGH - 18-Aug-2012 1:05 PM
- Good lawd I woul hope not. I don't think Obama would do that - Jazzy - 19-Aug-2012 7:04 AM
  - That would be a total bad thing to do... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 9:09 AM
- Someone could "leak" it, just like Bush's college transcripts were leaked. EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 1:23 PM
  - I think that'll happen in October if he doesn't release them EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 18-Aug-2012 1:54 PM
Heard on MSNBC: "This has been a strong weak for Paul Ryan" - LM - 18-Aug-2012 10:03 AM
- According to Morning Joe? EOM - Monkeyonthelam - 18-Aug-2012 3:26 PM
  - No, some program I was watching this morning, but not Morning Joe. EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 7:23 PM
- The gaffes are that they can't get it straight on whether they're running on the - CarlyisMyGH - 18-Aug-2012 12:21 PM
  - No bump. Mind you, this came 2 weeks before the convention so that may be part - LM - 18-Aug-2012 12:24 PM
    - It stopped the bleeding. Although if u listen to Ras, notsomuch. - Ninotchka - 18-Aug-2012 1:37 PM
Awwww Paul Ryan went to Florida and brought his mommy along. - LM - 18-Aug-2012 10:01 AM
- So in other words they dont eve make an attempt to sell - SalsaFan - 18-Aug-2012 11:24 AM
  - But they're saving Medicare while Obama wants to trash it. Isn't that - So-say-we-all-adama - 18-Aug-2012 7:17 PM
- Don't let the details about that not being true slow you down... - Justathot - 18-Aug-2012 10:10 AM
Man, Iran is beating the war drum this morning. - Aradia - 18-Aug-2012 8:11 AM
Donald Trump: Women 'Don't Get What Is Going On' With Obama - LM - 17-Aug-2012 11:12 PM
- I guess in Trump Land women are too Dumb to - SalsaFan - 18-Aug-2012 6:31 AM
Go Mark Cuban!!!!!! He said Romney is an embarrassment. EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 9:45 PM
- that's interesting, i had thought he was conservative, maybe he is but just hate - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 11:43 PM
  - He's said he's voted GOP in the past. I think he just can't stand Mittens. EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 7:49 AM
    - Sen McCain's mother said that people would hold their nose... - Justathot - 19-Aug-2012 9:11 AM
lol Bill Maher said Paul Ryan is the English-speaking Sarah Palin. EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 9:28 PM
- I hope Paul Ryan does for Romney what Ellie May did for McCain! EOM - Pat-FiredUpNReady - 18-Aug-2012 7:02 AM
  - I hope :) EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 7:49 AM
- LOL I guess he translates her Palin speak into English - SalsaFan - 17-Aug-2012 9:36 PM
  - I think you can see the clips on HBO? EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 9:38 PM
Michelle Bachmann is in a tight race, Ed had her challenger on his show - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:35 PM
- **starts sacrificing goats** EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 7:41 PM
Reading on Dailykos that the Rove Superpac didn't spend any money on - LM - 17-Aug-2012 7:23 PM
- I haven't seen any Crossroads ads in a long time EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:30 PM
Back to sanity. I was just on a F/B page - Special Operations - Pat-FiredUpNReady - 17-Aug-2012 7:19 PM
- Is that the swiftboat group? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:23 PM
  - Sure is. It is wild over there. EOM - Pat-FiredUpNReady - 18-Aug-2012 7:01 AM
This site lists, state by state, how to register to vote: - LM - 17-Aug-2012 7:13 PM
- At issue is not knowing, it's the requirements - Jazzy - 18-Aug-2012 3:25 AM
  - What this has to do with what I posted, I have no idea. EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 3:52 PM
- I have a drivers license and state ID so i'd be all set, of course MA would neve - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:18 PM
  - I'll be all set in CA too, once I get my citizenship. EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 7:20 PM
    - Will you have it in time for the election? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:22 PM
      - Not sure, but it's not like my vote sways anything in CA. EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 7:24 PM
        
        It will matter in your swing congressional and State Senate - Ninotchka - 18-Aug-2012 12:26 PM
        
        Wait a sec! I was just reading how they will barely get a 50-50 tie! EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 12:54 PM
        
        I was talking about the CA State Senate, not the national Senate. - Ninotchka - 18-Aug-2012 1:40 PM
        
        Oh duh, lol, I was confused. EOM - LM - 18-Aug-2012 1:49 PM
        
        lol true EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:30 PM
So now you can't register online in PA. Wow EOM - Jazzy - 17-Aug-2012 5:38 PM
- And absentee ballots online too. The jackass federal judge mentioned those - Atalanta - 17-Aug-2012 6:21 PM
  - The PA Supreme court really needs to come through on this EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:06 PM
So Paul Ryan only released 2 years of tax returns. - LM - 17-Aug-2012 5:38 PM
- We're actually still waiting for the 2nd year for Mittens lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:05 PM
  - And the first was in complete EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 7:16 PM
Why would even 43% of the people in Michigan vote for Romney - CarolineSpencer - 17-Aug-2012 4:51 PM
- Because we have a lot of idiots in this state. - dougjess - 17-Aug-2012 7:15 PM
  - ^^^Yep. EOM - Karikos - 18-Aug-2012 6:36 PM
- Probably close to the R base there EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 7:04 PM
- Just voting the party line. EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 5:18 PM
- My guess is fond memories of his father. EOM - Justathot - 17-Aug-2012 5:15 PM
It's pretty sad when even Dick Cheney polls better as a VP pick - LM - 17-Aug-2012 2:23 PM
Ras has Obama up 1 today. So, in their "tracker", they've - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 10:44 AM
- It's the first time in 10 days Obama has had a lead lol EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 1:13 PM
  - Meanwhile, state polling got tighter. Ras makes no sense. EOM - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 1:16 PM
    - I just read Purple Strategies or whatever is a firm by Alex Castellanatos, the - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 1:20 PM
      - Ya, he argues the GOP side on all the networks. He is a jerk. EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 1:26 PM
- So a 5 point bounce for.....Obama? heh EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 10:53 AM
  - Daily Kos put up a post about this, too. LOL. EOM - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 12:02 PM
Anyone have a recommendation for an electoral map I can follow? EOM - cw - 17-Aug-2012 10:34 AM
- Thanks EOM - cw - 17-Aug-2012 11:57 AM
- Follow Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 10:43 AM
  - I like this one from TPM too. - LM - 17-Aug-2012 11:37 AM
From the Obama Super PAC: You call that small-minded? - LM - 17-Aug-2012 10:27 AM
- Can someone explain to me S-L-O-W-L-Y why people want... - Justathot - 17-Aug-2012 12:23 PM
  - It's a tit for tat. - LM - 17-Aug-2012 12:27 PM
    - I thought it was part of an endless list... - Justathot - 17-Aug-2012 5:17 PM
- I knew that small minded remark would end up in an ad EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 10:57 AM
NY Times Editorial: In Thrall to Sheldon Adelson - LM - 17-Aug-2012 9:39 AM
The Obama camp has offered a deal: 5 years and they'll stop asking for more. - LM - 17-Aug-2012 9:05 AM
- Brilliant EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 10:01 AM
- LOLOL. And this will now never go away. Brilliant. EOM - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 9:47 AM
- I love how Obama's camp isn't letting the tax thing go. EOM - cw - 17-Aug-2012 9:39 AM
- Oh Boy!! EOM - pip - 17-Aug-2012 9:18 AM
DC judge blocks elimination of early voting in five Florida counties: - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 1:13 AM
- Its so obvious that republicans are trying to STEAL this election - SalsaFan - 17-Aug-2012 3:51 AM
  - Yep. Now they won't allow absentee voting PA. They're - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 10:19 AM
    - Applying for absentee voting online is not allowed but you can still do it in - So-say-we-all-adama - 17-Aug-2012 8:25 PM
    - It's all up to the PA Supreme court, if they don't do the right thing i hope the - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 10:56 AM
    - The people who voted these politicians in should be ashamed. - LM - 17-Aug-2012 10:29 AM
      - I hope you're right. And, agreed. EOM - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 10:43 AM
Nate Silver: Aug. 16: Why I’m Not Buying the Romney Rally - LM - 16-Aug-2012 9:23 PM
- 0.8% bounce is not a good bounce, i think even the MSM knows that EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 9:52 PM
  - How much did the Palin choice get? EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 8:13 AM
    - I think like 5% or so EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 17-Aug-2012 10:00 AM
      - Heh EOM - LM - 17-Aug-2012 10:25 AM
LOL I walked into the casino and I heard the end of a GOP ad. EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 8:01 PM
- It's a good thing they serve free drinks at the slots, lol. EOM - Ninotchka - 17-Aug-2012 10:15 AM
Good thing I don't have any Megadeth CDs, I'd have to burn them. - Kris - 16-Aug-2012 7:52 PM
- Sounds like he fell off the wagon again. EOM - Erica24 - 16-Aug-2012 8:13 PM
- WOW!! He seemed so intelligent and thoughtful in the VH1 Rock Documentaries. EOM - Atalanta - 16-Aug-2012 8:12 PM
- Ohh that's why he was trending lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 8:06 PM
- Anytime someone makes a Nazi comment, I move them into the idiot column. EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 7:57 PM
- o_O EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 7:54 PM
BTW - My Man Bill Maher back on Tomorrow night :-) EOM - CarolineSpencer - 16-Aug-2012 6:10 PM
- Yay :) EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 7:58 PM
- That was a quick break EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 6:12 PM
  - Thank God LOL! EOM - CarolineSpencer - 16-Aug-2012 6:13 PM
I love Axelrod! He is excellent! - CarolineSpencer - 16-Aug-2012 6:10 PM
- The Botneys are totally entitled. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 6:45 PM
  - They ooze smarmy entitlement. EOM - Atalanta - 16-Aug-2012 7:14 PM
    - Ann's even worse than him in some ways. However he's - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 7:25 PM
Any Rage Against the Machine fans? This is beautiful!~ - Aradia - 16-Aug-2012 5:04 PM
- OMG, that is beautiful. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 5:08 PM
So much for Rasmussen's big swing state bounce. - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:28 PM
- Even they can't cook up a good sample? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 3:33 PM
  - LOLOLz. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:34 PM
LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Political Wire dissects Mittney's phony mendacious laugh. - Atalanta - 16-Aug-2012 3:25 PM
- Mirth? The only mirth he knows is tax dodgin' EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:33 PM
  - His patented insincere laugh will be on full display in the prez debates. EOM - Atalanta - 16-Aug-2012 3:36 PM
    - Hopefully, his temper too. Heh. Obama's been pushing - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:45 PM
      - We will see Mittens crying to the moderator about big ole meanie Obama. EOM - Atalanta - 16-Aug-2012 7:16 PM
        
        Daily Kos offered him some help. - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 7:25 PM
      - When do the debates start? EOM - Tinkerbellsf30 - 16-Aug-2012 4:06 PM
        
        I believe Oct. 3 in Denver. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 4:11 PM
        
        Denver gets all the good political events EOM - Tinkerbellsf30 - 16-Aug-2012 5:55 PM
Obama camp posts correction of Mitt's whiteboard - LM - 16-Aug-2012 3:13 PM
- That whiteboard was so lame, and wtf is he doing in SC? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 3:31 PM
Another person, this one on Rev. Al, saying that he doesn't - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:07 PM
Charity counts as taxes, Mittens? Really? He said that - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:02 PM
- Yeah they tend to mention his charity alot when talking taxes..hmmm EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 3:03 PM
  - Because if Queen Ann is correct, that's all the taxes they paid. - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:04 PM
    - I wonder if Lawrence will pick up on this EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 3:05 PM
Did Mittens only resurrect the taxes thing again cause of Queen Ann? haha EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 2:55 PM
- No, didn't the press ask him? lol. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:00 PM
  - Oh did they? i didn't watch lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 3:02 PM
Rom is now hammering Obama on Medicare in Ohio with false ads EOM - Jazzy - 16-Aug-2012 2:44 PM
New CNN poll has Obama up 4 in WI, hee and this was after the VP pick, if they - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 2:35 PM
- Piers just said WI is now a Toss up :-( EOM - CarolineSpencer - 16-Aug-2012 6:07 PM
  - Piers doesn't know shyt from shinola. EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 7:56 PM
    - The Brits are overjoyed that guillible America swallowed his asinine act. EOM - Atalanta - 16-Aug-2012 8:13 PM
  - He doesn;t know what he'st talking about. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 7:47 PM
  - Well according to CNN's own poll it's not much of one if this is the big - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 7:15 PM
- A VP pick rarely makes a difference in the home state, though. - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:09 PM
  - I agree, but the MSM was acting as if this would make a big difference in WI EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 3:15 PM
    - The MSM is acting like they're desperate to build drama. EOM - Justathot - 16-Aug-2012 5:57 PM
    - They should know better. :/ EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:29 PM
- Heeeeee :D EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 2:39 PM
HELP! I'm Having An Anxiety Attack Over the Bombardment Of GOP Ads In My Area - Harriet - 16-Aug-2012 12:20 PM
- Here in SE PA, I am seeing more GOP Super PAC ads but no Romney paid ads. EOM - Atalanta - 16-Aug-2012 3:09 PM
- Ugh. It's not like Botney has to worry about your state. - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 2:22 PM
  - You Can't Go to a Sports Bar or Restaurant Without Fox News On - Harriet - 16-Aug-2012 2:44 PM
    - Ugh. I see ESPN on more here. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 3:05 PM
    - I blame Fox news for a lot of the hate/divisiveness we have in this country. - Aradia - 16-Aug-2012 2:57 PM
- I'm not seeing attack ads against Obama on MSNBC or CNN, maybe one here and ther - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 2:19 PM
  - On MSNBC? I dont agree in fact I saw a Birther Ad.. - SalsaFan - 16-Aug-2012 6:34 PM
    - I haven't seen any of those, i did see an AFP ad on the Weather Channel lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 7:19 PM
  - A Week or So Ago That Was True But the Last Couple of Days - Harriet - 16-Aug-2012 2:49 PM
    - Here in MA, we get ads for NH to see and it's still the same for me EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 16-Aug-2012 2:50 PM
- Obama isn't losing. And I don't say that because I'm denial. - LM - 16-Aug-2012 1:14 PM
  - Well.......They've Got All Sheldon Adelson's Money He made in China to Spend - Harriet - 16-Aug-2012 2:52 PM
  - It does scare me just a bit, because they have soooooo much - Pat-FiredUpNReady - 16-Aug-2012 1:33 PM
Poll: Obama leads by 5% in MI - LM - 16-Aug-2012 9:53 AM
- Only 5% in MI? EOM - Jazzy - 16-Aug-2012 2:46 PM
  - For a right leaning poll, that's good. EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 5:44 PM
  - This is a bump for Obama over their last poll. - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 2:59 PM
- I had dinner with my GOP friend last night. He just moved back to MI. - Erica24 - 16-Aug-2012 12:55 PM
  - If you're just a fiscal conservative, I can't see how this party is for you. - LM - 16-Aug-2012 1:13 PM
    - And if you're for small government, I'm not really sure - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 1:33 PM
- I find it funny that Ras and Purple Strategies (Castellanos) - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 10:09 AM
  - Ya I saw that PS poll in Ohio. What b.s. EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 10:17 AM
Mitt Romney: 'I Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent' In Taxes - LM - 16-Aug-2012 9:47 AM
- And we would be IT DI OTS to take the word of a man who - SalsaFan - 16-Aug-2012 4:20 PM
- And he still doesn't get it!!! EOM - Pat-FiredUpNReady - 16-Aug-2012 1:13 PM
  - Neither does Queen Ann. Lordy. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 1:47 PM
- Even if true, I would still pay more than him. This doesnt help him in my eyes. EOM - Erica24 - 16-Aug-2012 12:57 PM
- LMAO. - AliciasAngel - 16-Aug-2012 10:10 AM
  - As someone pointed out, too, he keeps omitting the word - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 10:22 AM
    - My husband just said that. EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 11:16 AM
      - Harry Reid is still talking lol. “We'll believe it when we see it,” - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 1:02 PM
        
        Heh. So has the Obama camp: Romney has forfeited the right to have us take him - LM - 16-Aug-2012 1:12 PM
        
        I know! Five days past the Ryan pick, and we're back on taxes. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 1:15 PM
        
        heeeheee! EOM - Viola69 - 16-Aug-2012 1:47 PM
- LOL! EOM - CarolineSpencer - 16-Aug-2012 9:56 AM
LOL Tim Pawlenty suggests Soledad O'Brien doesn't understand English - LM - 16-Aug-2012 9:23 AM
- Go Soledad!! EOM - Viola69 - 16-Aug-2012 12:28 PM
- WOW. So, he hears the name Soledad and just assumes - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 10:03 AM
Romney on CNN - defending Medicare, Paul Ryan and saying Obama and Biden's - LM - 16-Aug-2012 9:14 AM
I kind of wish Wikileaks would "leak" the Romney taxes - Skaterfan - 16-Aug-2012 5:48 AM
- SCORE! Repeat this on every site! EOM - Jazzy - 16-Aug-2012 2:48 PM
- Right? EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 9:51 AM
I <<333 Lawrence O'Donnell. To paraphrase him, - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 8:04 PM
- Then they claim to not know that she is for against those - SalsaFan - 16-Aug-2012 2:06 AM
  - SO they're just shallow and insipid, lol. EOM - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 9:52 AM
  - Based on their indifference to the poor, I'd guess the Bible thumping sector... - Justathot - 16-Aug-2012 7:37 AM
    - They don't. Remember how they were up in arms that - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 1:42 PM
- I heard he also called the Romney's felons lol, i'm going to need to DVR this EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 8:37 PM
AARP has released a statement on the Romney/Ryan budget - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 7:26 PM
- I have been dodging AARP since I turned "50." LOL - many of my - Pat-FiredUpNReady - 16-Aug-2012 1:31 PM
- Love it! EOM - LM - 16-Aug-2012 9:25 AM
- Dead on! I just hope the people under 55 get this - CarolineSpencer - 16-Aug-2012 6:41 AM
- Yep. Any sane analysis must reach this conclusion. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 7:55 PM
Michael Dukakis was on Rachel really slamming Mittens record as Governor of - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 7:08 PM
Watching Ed show - I am worried about PA now :-( EOM - CarolineSpencer - 15-Aug-2012 5:08 PM
- My feeling is that elections have consequences even if - SalsaFan - 15-Aug-2012 5:37 PM
  - The past few years, I have kind of felt that until people really - CarolineSpencer - 16-Aug-2012 6:42 AM
  - I don't think Obama is going to lose, even with these voter id laws. - LM - 15-Aug-2012 5:57 PM
    - I don't think he's going to lose, but these laws are still... - AliciasAngel - 16-Aug-2012 6:25 AM
      - Agreed. Unfortunately, these clowns are still being elected. - LM - 16-Aug-2012 9:13 AM
      - If you were an originalist and look back fondly to "the good ole days".... - Justathot - 16-Aug-2012 7:43 AM
    - I think that it may not work because people know about it - SalsaFan - 15-Aug-2012 6:10 PM
- If Romney thought he had a chance he would be advertising there - Binky - 15-Aug-2012 5:29 PM
- Romney stopped advertising there weeks ago. - LM - 15-Aug-2012 5:23 PM
  - I just saw an anti Obama ad during the Pirates game. cannot - TGBelievesInMagic - 15-Aug-2012 5:48 PM
    - I am seeing them constantly. EOM - LuvMyGermanShepherds - 16-Aug-2012 1:40 PM
    - I think the Koch brothers AFP is the one group still advertising there, even Rov - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 7:10 PM
      - Yes! I think I remember hearing the phrase ...... for progress in the tag EOM - TGBelievesInMagic - 16-Aug-2012 6:58 AM
    - That might be a SuperPAC. The Romney camp stopped ad buys 2 weeks ago. - LM - 15-Aug-2012 5:57 PM
      - Romney was never even mentioned in the ad. lol EOM - TGBelievesInMagic - 16-Aug-2012 6:55 AM
    - Hmmm...was it on a Pittsburgh broadcast station? - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 5:54 PM
      - yup. EOM - TGBelievesInMagic - 16-Aug-2012 6:54 AM
Ohio SOS keeps early voting for the same amount of time in all counties - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 5:00 PM
I'd love to see Bill Clinton prominently on the campaign trail. EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 4:29 PM
Is it me or does Ann Romney comes off as an entitled - SalsaFan - 15-Aug-2012 3:20 PM
- Her attitude is exactly why deregulation is a disaster. - Erica24 - 16-Aug-2012 1:19 PM
- Supposedly she "humanizes" him but I think he - Monkeyonthelam - 15-Aug-2012 7:52 PM
- Yet it is Michelle denigrated by conservatives as an uppity angry black bitch - Atalanta - 15-Aug-2012 6:53 PM
- Speaking of Queen Ann lol... - Aradia - 15-Aug-2012 5:07 PM
- When I see and hear her, I'm surprised she hasn't SENT someone.... - Justathot - 15-Aug-2012 4:54 PM
  - She is not a good spokesperson for Robotney. SHe only - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 4:58 PM
- She seems very snobbish EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 4:32 PM
- Not just you. That whole family is as entitled as they come. EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 4:17 PM
- Not just you EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 3:56 PM
- Not just you. - Aradia - 15-Aug-2012 3:29 PM
woops. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 2:39 PM
The convention could see a bounce for them, thank god the Dems is after their's - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 2:33 PM
- Yep, there won't be any time for the lies to stick. EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 4:29 PM
This Ryan honeymoon lasted shorter then i expected, 5 days later Mittens is - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 2:25 PM
- The Florida papers didn't give them any honeymoon :D EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 2:38 PM
  - Very true, lol! EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 2:38 PM
- The polls have tightened a bit, but I am waiting to see what the - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 2:27 PM
  - I'm glad. I noticed the crowds certainly got larger. - Aradia - 15-Aug-2012 2:30 PM
    - Gallup did say today that there is no discernible bounce. :) EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 2:36 PM
      - I think he was just chosen to appease/solidify the base. - Justathot - 15-Aug-2012 5:01 PM
      - That makes me :-)))) EOM - Aradia - 15-Aug-2012 2:45 PM
      - Heh. EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 2:42 PM
  - It's certainly no Palin lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 2:30 PM
    - The timing is different...she was introduced right before the RNC. - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 2:37 PM
      - I still wonder about the timing, makes me think someone forced Mittens to do it - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 2:41 PM
        
        I think he was hoping to change the topic of conversation... - Justathot - 15-Aug-2012 4:56 PM
        
        Yep. Apparently, the DCCC released an internal poll of - Ninotchka - 16-Aug-2012 1:46 PM
LOL, good video in this link. - Aradia - 15-Aug-2012 2:10 PM
Nate Silver predicts the senate will be 50 R, 49 D, 1 Ind. - LM - 15-Aug-2012 12:34 PM
- This is not comforting, esp. given the ruling on voter ID in PA EOM - ClaireD - 15-Aug-2012 1:04 PM
- The 1 Ind caucuses with the Dems so that would be an even split, leaving the pow - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 12:49 PM
  - Ya but 60 is the real majority anyhow. EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 12:53 PM
    - True they really need to change that EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 1:23 PM
      - Oh Repubs will be all for that if they get 50 UGH! EOM - CarolineSpencer - 15-Aug-2012 5:06 PM
Cliff Stearns, the Congressman leading the Solynda 'investigation' has lost his - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 11:48 AM
- He lost it to ourAlan, too. :) EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 11:55 AM
I really hope Tammy Baldwin can beat Tommy Thompson, we need to hold onto that - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 11:46 AM
- ITA!! EOM - CarolineSpencer - 15-Aug-2012 12:31 PM
Michelle is campaigning with Barack today in Iowa, love her EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:58 AM
- Wow. So much time in IA. I wonder why. Some of it - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 11:04 AM
  - Yeah it was a 3 day bus tour, i think he loves Iowa cause he won the Caucus ther - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 11:07 AM
    - Oh, he's also in NH today. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 11:11 AM
Mittens cancelled a campaign event monday in Orlando cause of - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:46 AM
- I knew that. He can't handle this. He just can't. Obama is - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:47 AM
  - If he can't handle a campaIgn how will he handle being POTUS? EOM - DibsOnAidanTurner - 15-Aug-2012 11:15 AM
    - That's what i'm wondering EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 11:18 AM
      - He does understand that, if elected, the press and opposition do not go away, - DibsOnAidanTurner - 15-Aug-2012 11:24 AM
  - And Obama actually cares about helping people which drives him, Mittens? eh EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:48 AM
    - I'm not even sure why he wants to run. To prove something to dad? EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:50 AM
      - daddy issues is the only thing i can think of EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:51 AM
Romney says Obama just wants to hang on to power. Well duh. - LM - 15-Aug-2012 10:37 AM
- Also, he's talking about racial divisons, when he ran a - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:42 AM
  - I was surprised by their OTT reaction to Obama bringing up Seamus EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:47 AM
    - Yeah, brilliant. Bring up his time as a dog-abuser by - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:50 AM
      - Obama was smart by saying it in a joking manner, while Botney's campaign blew a - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:52 AM
        
        And all he said was something about putting a windmill on a roof. - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:52 AM
  - They are unhinged. They know they are losing, hence the personal attacks. EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 10:42 AM
- I think that's the lamest attack i've ever heard, seriously EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:38 AM
  - I'm rubber, you're glue... EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 10:42 AM
Boehner held a conference call trying to reassure House GOPers about the Ryan - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:30 AM
- I'm not so sure they need to be worried, since they are - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:31 AM
  - Some are seriously worried though, even Linda McMahon is running away from there - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:34 AM
    - The Dems must make it 100% clear to voters that if they are - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:36 AM
      - Well, this new ad might help: - LM - 15-Aug-2012 10:39 AM
        
        It's online only for now. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:43 AM
The deferred action Dream Act policy begins today EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:26 AM
- I heard on NPR today that the Obama campaign has a much - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:29 AM
  - Sigh. If only they'd actually vote like the older white people do. EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 10:32 AM
    - I hope the campaign really pushes them to vote EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:37 AM
      - I think that's where the unions come in, in swing states. - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:44 AM
    - True.. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:34 AM
  - Obama has like almost 19 million twitter followers, last i checked Botney had - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:31 AM
    - How much of those did Robot pay for? EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 10:33 AM
      - Oh, that's right. IIRC, about 15%. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:33 AM
    - Also, a bigger YT and FB presence. But, we can see - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:32 AM
Alan Grayson won his primary last night, and faces a weak - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:23 AM
- I loved him lol EOM - CarolineSpencer - 15-Aug-2012 10:44 AM
- I adored his crazy lol EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:26 AM
  - He was crazy, but it didn't get as annoyingly arrogant as - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:30 AM
    - Weiner was like a lost boy looking for attention EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:38 AM
"It's a Free. *****ing. Country" is Jamie Dimon's new slogan for Romney-Ryan. - sonnyslady - 15-Aug-2012 9:46 AM
- Yeah, quite a spokesperson you got there, Mittens. - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:20 AM
- him and his billions in trading errors can take a seat EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 9:55 AM
  - If only he would take a seat! Lol. EOM - sonnyslady - 15-Aug-2012 10:04 AM
- White men, especially rich ones, need to stop talking about freedom. - LM - 15-Aug-2012 9:50 AM
Ann Romney tells NBC there are no more tax returns coming because - LM - 15-Aug-2012 9:37 AM
- She's a horrible spokesperson for the campaign. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:15 AM
- There's only ammunition... - AliciasAngel - 15-Aug-2012 10:14 AM
- They don't get it's not just about ammunition, it's abot being honest with us - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 9:54 AM
  - All saying the word "ammunition" does is make it clear they are hiding something - LM - 15-Aug-2012 9:57 AM
    - Exactly. And now the issue doesn't die, again. Heh. EOM - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:21 AM
    - I just love that their still talking about taxes even though the Obama campaign - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 10:03 AM
PA judge won't block voter ID law - LM - 15-Aug-2012 8:27 AM
- What now?? EOM - CarolineSpencer - 15-Aug-2012 10:45 AM
  - It goes to the State Supreme Court. The opponents of the - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:51 AM
Watched a bit of local TV here in NV. Every commercial segment has political ads - LM - 15-Aug-2012 8:22 AM
It will be so fun to see Linda McMahon spend another fortune just to lose EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 8:31 PM
- Who's she running against this time? EOM - LM - 15-Aug-2012 8:22 AM
  - Chris Murphy, a congressman EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 15-Aug-2012 9:53 AM
  - beat Christopher Shays for GOP nod to face Dem Chris Murphy EOM - TGBelievesInMagic - 15-Aug-2012 8:43 AM
- Not when her damn commercials run every ten minutes. I hate sharing TV markets - TGBelievesInMagic - 15-Aug-2012 6:44 AM
Rachel is getting on my nerves now. Even she is - SalsaFan - 14-Aug-2012 6:53 PM
- I think her main point is the Romney campaign has given so many different answer - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 7:10 PM
Regarding that Sununu/Soledad exchange. So now it's ok to attack reporters who - LM - 14-Aug-2012 6:17 PM
- Not sure why, i can't imagine him appealing to a single undecided voter EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 6:18 PM
Just my luck. I am in Vegas. Meeting some friends at the Venetian. - LM - 14-Aug-2012 6:04 PM
- go get some compromising pics of him lol EOM - TGBelievesInMagic - 14-Aug-2012 6:17 PM
  - iwwwwwwwwww. I don't find Ryan all that attractive. HIs hair - Ninotchka - 15-Aug-2012 10:25 AM
    - LOL!, I just wanted some fun good , sex scandal here. EOM - TGBelievesInMagic - 15-Aug-2012 10:45 AM
  - No way! EOM - LM - 14-Aug-2012 6:26 PM
    - Buzzkill! - MontanaKC - 15-Aug-2012 7:34 AM
    - LOL, way to not take one for the team. :) EOM - TGBelievesInMagic - 15-Aug-2012 6:47 AM
- They banned the press from that event after originally okaying it EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 6:13 PM
  - Well you know, someone might make a gaffe or something. EOM - LM - 14-Aug-2012 6:14 PM
This is funny...I'm sure you guys have already seen it... - AfroQueen - 14-Aug-2012 5:10 PM
- Love this...thanks EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 6:37 PM
Watching the Ed Show - Honestly, if people believe that - CarolineSpencer - 14-Aug-2012 5:09 PM
- It seems like the MSM isn't buying their BS so far which is good EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 5:17 PM
- Furthermore why would those mothers allow their - SalsaFan - 14-Aug-2012 5:13 PM
  - Sadly though many people will fall for this :-( EOM - CarolineSpencer - 14-Aug-2012 5:15 PM
Blue dog Congressman resigns, joins law firm: - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 4:46 PM
- He was going to retire anyway. He's just leaving early, - Ninotchka - 14-Aug-2012 4:58 PM
  - Both aren't reliable votes anyway right? EOM - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 5:18 PM
    - They are. They're both close to Nancy. They'll make - Ninotchka - 14-Aug-2012 5:57 PM
Obama was funny in IA today, he inadverdently brought up Seamus by talking about - CarlyisMyGH - 14-Aug-2012 4:29 PM
- And BirtherRomney is nailing himself to the cross over - Aradia - 14-Aug-2012 5:03 PM
  - wahahahahahaahawahhhh. EOM - Ninotchka - 14-Aug-2012 5:04 PM

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