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To: epicure who wrote (199287)	8/30/2012 10:39:27 AM
From: John Vosilla	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542937

Had they a wiser, and more moderate approach, they might be a force to be reckoned with Those of us in the large moderate tent should put Obama over the top in enough swing states to win. The big problem is the tea baggers continuing the trend of throwing out all moderates and RINO's in congressional districts this Fall. The division and gridlock could be even worse in a second Obama term. That is my big fear..

To: epicure who wrote (199287)	8/30/2012 11:25:08 AM
From: Metacomet	Respond to of 542937

they might be a force to be reckoned with- I am not so sanguine What is obvious, given the early polling, is that this election will not be about the issues There is no way given an honest appraisal of what is happening in this country that the polls would even be close This election will be about race, voter disenfranchisement, massive marketing/disinformation budgets, and the old republican stand-by, rigged elections in GOP controlled states, of which there are many I continue to urge a plan B if the unthinkable happens...and it may