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To: Road Walker who wrote (124570)	10/21/2012 6:05:04 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

Don't remember if I told you the story of when I went to the Obama rally in Clearwater for the '08 election. Ended up sitting way far away with this impossibly old black couple. They had spent the day on public transportation from Tampa, waited in line hours, all dressed up. When he started to speak there were tears running down their faces. I'm pretty sure, after 80+ years of being black in America, they were overcome. It was a moment in my life I won't forget. I felt that way when Obama and his family came out on the stage in Grant Park [?] in Chicago after he was projected the winner...........and then the camera spotted Jesse Jackson in the audience.........and he was crying. Clearly he was not part of Obama's inner circle and wasn't invited to whatever happened after the event on the stage........so he stood in the audience with the rest of the regular folk. I mostly have disliked j. jackson but that nite, I felt some of his pain and some of his pride...........but surely not all of it. To do that, I think you have to have been black. I can't imagine how powerful it must have felt standing next to that black couple.

To: Road Walker who wrote (124570)	10/22/2012 8:51:51 AM
From: ChinuSFO	1 Recommendation Respond to of 149317

The key to a Ohio victory is not theatrics that Romney displays but it is about who rellay knows and cares about their problems and likeability. Romney has still to catch up on that. As goes Ohio, so goes WI and IA. ============================================================= Poll: Obama's lead in Ohio narrows By Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus and Steve Chaggaris President Obama is holding on to a five-point lead over Republican Mitt Romney in Ohio, but that margin has been cut in half since September, according to a new Quinnipiac University/CBS News poll. Poll: Obama leads in Ohio, 50 to 45 percent Mr. Obama holds a 50 to 45 percent lead over Romney among likely voters in the Buckeye State, down from a 53 to 43 percent advantage on Sept. 26. Three percent of likely voters there are undecided. A gender gap persists: President Obama still has a double-digit advantage among women, 55 to 40 percent (down from a 60 to 35 percent lead in the September poll), while Romney leads with men. The president enjoys a 15-point lead with women, while Romney is ahead by seven points among men, 51 to 44 percent, virtually unchanged from last month. Mr. Obama has a nearly two to one lead with unmarried women, but married women are more divided in their vote preferences. While seniors were split in their support last month, they are now backing Romney over the president, 51 to 44 percent. Young voters still support President Obama by a large margin. Romney has made some inroads with independents; he now leads among this group by seven points, 49 to 42 percent. Romney had a one-point advantage among independents in September. The Issues The president is viewed as better on foreign policy, 50 to 43 percent, which will be the focus of tonight's debate, but his lead has shrunk from 13 to seven points on this measure. The candidates are now even on handling the economy; last month, the president led by six points on this issue. Romney has also widened his lead over the president on handling the budget deficit. The president continues to be seen by Ohio voters as caring about their needs and problems - 60 percent say he does while just 37 percent say he does not - similar to last month. While Mitt Romney has improved on this measure, more voters continue to think he does not care about their needs and problems than think he does. Men and women view Mitt Romney differently on this characteristic. While 51 percent of men think Mitt Romney does care about their needs and problems, most women do not. Majorities of both men and women think Barack Obama cares. When it comes to who would do a better job helping the middle class, Mr. Obama has a 13 point lead over Mitt Romney, 54 to 41 percent. cbsnews.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (124570)	10/22/2012 11:44:48 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

After doing some research this weekend.......looking at the most recent FL polls, I think FL is much closer than you think. An important FL poll is supposed to come out this afternoon. I want to see what it looks like. I think it will be fairly close. In the meantime, encourage everyone you know in FL who is in the bag for Obama to vote. This is no time for people to get discouraged. BTW I think NC is still very much in play.

To: Road Walker who wrote (124570)	10/22/2012 11:42:30 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Stop hiding behind your hands and join us. ;) BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521) — @CBSNews via TweetDeck Here's our post-debate swing states poll, which found Barack Obama as the winner by a 53/42 margin: t.co — @ppppolls via web CNN insta-poll: Obama 48, Romney 40 — @ZekeJMiller via TweetDeck And how did the Chairman of the Republican National Committee see it? Talking to the press about Gov @MittRomney's big win tonight — 15 days until we elect him President ! t.co — @Reince via Twitter for iPhone