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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (147773)	11/1/2012 4:28:42 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

northern Vir. is nothing but gov workers, they are already in the tank for obama. But Obama's defense cuts are gonna cost North VA 600,000 jobs and Romney is telling them that. Banning 160z sodas is not gonna make them forget that. Anyway everyone is laughing at big brother bloomberg and his whacko anti freedom stands

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (147773)	11/1/2012 4:30:56 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

Virginia early-voting tallies suggest large turnout edge for Romney Posted at 10:40 am on November 1, 2012 by Twitchy Staff \| View Comments Dave Wasserman@Redistrict[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=Redistrict&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] VIRGINIA EARLY VOTE: Today's new 10/31 numbers even more troubling for Obama. His best counties way off '08 pace: docs.google.com/spreadsheet/cc… 1 Nov 12 Reply Retweet Favorite Many MSM polls continue to assume Democrat turnout in 2012 similar to (or better than) that in 2008: Jamie Dupree?@jamiedupree[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=jamiedupree&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] New Q poll in Virginia that shows Obama up two points uses turnout model of D+8; Virginia in 2008 was D+6 31 Oct 12 Reply Retweet Favorite TheRightWing@teapartiedUSA[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=teapartiedUSA&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] WaPo Virginia poll with Obama up 4 is D+8 (was D+6 in 08, R+4 in 04). So yes, if Dems can outdo their 2008 WAVE election in turnout, O wins 27 Oct 12 Reply Retweet Favorite But the Cook Political Report’s Virginia Absentees Tracker, updated yesterday, shows early voting has declined dramatically in Va. counties that supported Democrats in previous presidential elections: Kerry 2004 localities: down 18.1%Obama 2008 localities: down 13.6%By contrast, early voting has held up well in GOP-leaning counties: Bush 2004 localities: down 1.7%McCain 2008 localities: down 1.2%These d Virginia early-voting tallies suggest large turnout edge for Romney Posted at 10:40 am on November 1, 2012 by Twitchy Staff \| View Comments Dave Wasserman@Redistrict[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=Redistrict&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] VIRGINIA EARLY VOTE: Today's new 10/31 numbers even more troubling for Obama. His best counties way off '08 pace: docs.google.com/spreadsheet/cc… 1 Nov 12 Reply Retweet Favorite Many MSM polls continue to assume Democrat turnout in 2012 similar to (or better than) that in 2008: Jamie Dupree?@jamiedupree[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=jamiedupree&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] New Q poll in Virginia that shows Obama up two points uses turnout model of D+8; Virginia in 2008 was D+6 31 Oct 12 Reply Retweet Favorite TheRightWing@teapartiedUSA[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=teapartiedUSA&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] WaPo Virginia poll with Obama up 4 is D+8 (was D+6 in 08, R+4 in 04). So yes, if Dems can outdo their 2008 WAVE election in turnout, O wins 27 Oct 12 Reply Retweet Favorite But the Cook Political Report’s Virginia Absentees Tracker, updated yesterday, shows early voting has declined dramatically in Va. counties that supported Democrats in previous presidential elections: Kerry 2004 localities: down 18.1%Obama 2008 localities: down 13.6%By contrast, early voting has held up well in GOP-leaning counties: Bush 2004 localities: down 1.7%McCain 2008 localities: down 1.2%These data are not based on polls. These are actual ballots cast by actual voters. Dave Wasserman@Redistrict[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=Redistrict&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] VIRGINIA EARLY VOTE 10/31: 185,489 ballots cast in Obama localities (214,783 by this pt. in '08), 115,908 in McCain (117,224 in '08) 1 Nov 12 Reply Retweet Favorite Dave Wasserman@Redistrict[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=Redistrict&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] VIRGINIA EARLY VOTE: Obama strongholds Arlington -20.0%, Fairfax - 20.9%, Richmond -13.7% (vs. just -9.2% statewide). Hmm... ata are not based on polls. These are actual ballots cast by actual voters. Dave Wasserman@Redistrict[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=Redistrict&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] VIRGINIA EARLY VOTE 10/31: 185,489 ballots cast in Obama localities (214,783 by this pt. in '08), 115,908 in McCain (117,224 in '08) 1 Nov 12 Reply Retweet Favorite Dave Wasserman@Redistrict[iframe class="twt-follow-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.html#align=right&button=grey&screen_name=Redistrict&show_count=false&show_screen_name=false&lang=en" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 150px !important; height: 20px !important; position: absolute !important; top: 1px !important; right: 0px !important; bottom: auto !important; left: auto !important; z-index: auto !important; float: none !important; min-width: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; overflow: visible !important; clip: auto !important; clear: none !important; line-height: 16px !important; word-spacing: normal !important; text-overflow: clip !important; text-shadow: none !important; word-wrap: normal !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; list-style: none !important; cursor: auto !important; background-color: transparent !important; border-width: 0px !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px !important; border-top-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px !important; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px !important; quotes: none !important; outline: 0px !important; opacity: 1 !important; visibility: visible !important; size: auto !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; direction: ltr !important; page: auto !important; "][/iframe] VIRGINIA EARLY VOTE: Obama strongholds Arlington -20.0%, Fairfax - 20.9%, Richmond -13.7% (vs. just -9.2% statewide). Hmm...