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Saturday, August 31, 2019

Electoral College Idiocy

WATCH: @chrislhayes on the electoral college being an exception to the basic principle of voting in the US: “If you run for class president in your fourth grade class, you are elected if and only if you get the most votes.” #inners pic.twitter.com/6yhT85pxJb
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 31, 2019

Chris Hayes: We should run the presidential election the way we run EVERY other election. https://t.co/EtdpXNSZ7j #inners
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 31, 2019

FEC Chair: I worry that Americans will feel election results are not legitimate because of the Electoral College. https://t.co/MPli5zgjzp #inners
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 31, 2019

Watch the full video here: https://t.co/EtdpXOaAvT #inners https://t.co/5s2ptz85wo
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 31, 2019

WATCH: @chrislhayes on the US election map that Trump loves: “This is a map of land, not of human beings.” #inners pic.twitter.com/GMjfBW8jp8
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 31, 2019

.@realDonaldTrump, who canceled a planned trip to Poland this weekend in order to monitor #HurricaneDorian, has just arrived at his golf course in Virginia, the White House says.
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) August 31, 2019

Electoral College Idiocy https://t.co/B35L2chAJ8 @allinwithchris @chrislhayes @hardball @HardballChris @TheLastWord @Lawrence @mitchellreports @maddow @andersoncooper @AC360 @60Minutes @StephenAtHome @JoeNBC @jaketapper @maggieNYT @peterbakernyt
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) August 31, 2019

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

I Was Going To Say 330

November 4: Barack Obama elected President (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

For real.

When I said over 300 I really wanted to say 330. But I ended up saying over 300.

332 it is.

Phew.

I Told You So: 303 And Counting
Obama Will Cross 300 Electoral Votes

The 330 figure was based on this assertion: Romney Can Have North Carolina. I was not buying that this was a close election.

Barack Obama has won the American presidential election, gaining an expected 332 electoral-college votes to Mitt Romney’s 206, and taking about 50% of the popular vote to the Republican’s 48%.

Almost two million more votes is not close. Not in my book.

Looks like Barack Obama lost Indiana and North Carolina. Damn you, Mr. President!

Monday, November 05, 2012

A Clean Victory

It will be a clean victory, easily over 300 electoral votes.

My Man Obama Is Winning
Go Vote For Mitt Romney
Obama Will Cross 300 Electoral Votes
Ohio Is Solid Obama

The Obama landslide scenario

This creates the possibility of a sizable victory for Obama. Currently, he’s favored in all of Romney’s phase two states. If he wins all of these states – Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania – he will have 281 electoral votes. The more he then eats into Romney’s phase one states, the higher that number will climb. Win Colorado, and Obama would be at 290. Add Virginia and he’ll be at 303. Throw in Florida and he’s at 332. And if he could somehow grab North Carolina too, he’d be at 347 – not far off the 365 he secured four years ago...... the term “landslide” is relative; if Obama were to win, say, 332 electoral votes and beat Romney by 2 points nationally, it wouldn’t exactly measure up to the Reagan ’84, Nixon ’72 and Johnson ’64 triumphs. ...... a 2- or 3-point national win with well over 300 electoral votes would feel a lot like a landslide – the kind of unexpectedly strong performance that the political world might even regard as a mandate.

Prediction: Obama 347
Gallup Poll: Obama’s gaining

According to the poll, Romney is leading Obama 49-48 percent among national likely voters, within the margin of error. In the last poll, before Hurricane Sandy, Romney was leading 51 -46 percent.

Romney 49%, Obama 48% in Gallup's Final Election Survey

Romney holds a 10-percentage point lead among men, 53% to 43%, while Obama is winning by nearly the same margin, 52% to 44%, among women. The two are roughly tied among independents -- 46% favor Obama and 45% Romney. Each candidate has the strong support of his own party, with 96% of Republicans backing Romney and 93% of Democrats supporting Obama........ Current voting preferences mark a return to the status of the race from Oct. 1-7, when Obama and Romney were tied at 48% among likely voters. After that, Romney moved ahead in mid-October during the presidential debate period, holding a three- to five-point lead in Gallup Daily tracking shortly before superstorm Sandy devastated many areas on the East Coast Oct. 29-30. Romney's and Obama's current close positioning in the Nov. 1-4 poll was measured as the Northeast continued to recover from superstorm Sandy, and after Obama's highly visible visit to the region. ....... Between Oct. 22-28 and Nov. 1-4, voter support for Obama increased by six points in the East, to 58% from 52%, while it held largely steady in the three other regions. This provides further support for the possibility that Obama's support grew as a result of his response to the storm. ..... Obama's overall job approval rating is 49% among likely voters, and 52% among all national adults in the Nov. 1-4 poll. Historically, presidents with a job approval rating above 50% in Gallup polling prior to an election have won their bids for a second term

Go Vote For Mitt Romney

If you think eight years of George W Bush were better than eight years of Bill Clinton, then go vote for Mitt Romney. The choice is clear. I would not want to mislead you.