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If Obama Loses, Who Gets Blamed?
Slate ^ | 11/2/2008 | John Dickerson

Posted on 11/03/2008 5:47:48 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom

His loss would be disastrous for the media and political establishment.

CLEVELAND—If Barack Obama wins the election, it will be historic. And if he loses, it will be pretty historic, too: It would mark the biggest collective error in the history of the media and political establishment

An Obama loss would mean the majority of pundits, reporters and analysts were wrong. Pollsters would have to find a new line of work, since Obama has been ahead in all 159 polls taken in the last six weeks. The massive crowds that have regularly turned out to see Obama would turn out to have meant nothing. This collective failure of elites would provide such a blast of schadenfreude that Republicans like Rush Limbaugh would be struck speechless (another historic first).

This situation lends a feeling of unreality to the proceedings as we begin to measure the time until Election Day in hours. It is the elephant on the campaign plane. No one is letting on. Journalists aren't supposed to. Plus, we've been wrong so often, and politics can be so unpredictable, it would be dumb to say that Obama is going to win big.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dinosaur; msm; propoganda
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To: katiekins1

Lawrence Eagleburger is pulling no punches!!!


21 posted on 11/03/2008 5:55:39 AM PST by tropical
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

whitey


22 posted on 11/03/2008 5:56:01 AM PST by Mom MD (Jesus is the Light of the world!)
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To: AnglePark

False polls, MSM cheerleaders, and Whitey. The perfect storm for a historic political upset. We will know by 8 or 9 tomorrow if McCain has a shot. He will most likely hold Florida, all the South, and has a wonderful chance taking NC, VA, and PA.


23 posted on 11/03/2008 5:56:03 AM PST by Galtoid ( .)
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To: bray

The OBOTS will blame the Coal Miners + Bigot anti-illegal immis, Racist Rs & Ds + Bush, Cheney, Sarahcuda, McSame + + + they will blame the USA for existing.


24 posted on 11/03/2008 5:56:20 AM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
Since a loss by The Øne would also mean a tremendous loss to the enemedia, after being so much obviously in the tank, we can expect them to go all out in the next 24 hours and during the day tomorrow - they couldn't care less anymore what even normal non-activist folks thinks, let alone conservatives, of their methods (Ends justifies the means). Its like the final battle to them, where they feel so confident, they are racing across the final hill, knowing that some of their ilk may fall, in a last stand. If The Øne does lose, we have BIG WORK ahead to fix things: NO MORE foreign money laundering into elections, NO MORE Acorn KRAP, keep McCain from allowing 25,000,000 new Criminaliens from becoming voters, and lots more!
25 posted on 11/03/2008 5:56:24 AM PST by C210N (The television has mounted the most serious assault on Republicanism since Das Kapital.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Whoever it is... he’s white.


26 posted on 11/03/2008 5:56:29 AM PST by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Whitey


27 posted on 11/03/2008 5:56:49 AM PST by SampleMan (Community Organizer: What liberals do when they run out of college, before they run out of Marxism.)
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To: tropical
yes and he's still going as we speak.... im sorry for the sloppy typing but im getting ready for the torture chamber...the DENTIST YIKES!!!!
28 posted on 11/03/2008 5:57:08 AM PST by katiekins1
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
Plus, we've been wrong so often, and politics can be so unpredictable, it would be dumb to say that Obama is going to win big.

Funny thing is, the dimwits are predicting O will win big. The boneheads on This Week gave O huge EV's. George Will predicted 378 for O.

I can't believe O would win, much less that big.

29 posted on 11/03/2008 5:57:41 AM PST by Double Tap
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

You betcha!

30 posted on 11/03/2008 5:58:23 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: scottinoc
I would say “who gets the credit?”. The credit goes to the grace of God alone.

HE appears to be sitting this one out...

31 posted on 11/03/2008 5:58:51 AM PST by Riodacat (Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus.)
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To: ProudFossil

I don’t know about riots, but racism will be blamed as the cause of O’s defeat.


32 posted on 11/03/2008 5:59:08 AM PST by Double Tap
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Chris Rock - I hear he’s calling for race riots


33 posted on 11/03/2008 5:59:08 AM PST by TeleStraightShooter (Barack Marx Obama: It's a "tragedy" "Radical Redistributive Change"was not achived via the courts)
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To: Pistolshot

It will, just after his head spins whilst screaming “DIEBOLD”!


34 posted on 11/03/2008 6:00:05 AM PST by TeleStraightShooter (Barack Marx Obama: It's a "tragedy" "Radical Redistributive Change"was not achived via the courts)
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To: Riodacat

God never sits it out. The outcome of tomorrow will not be a surprise to Him, and will fit in His plans perfectly. Whatever happens, we are all in His hands. That is the only thing that allows me to sleep at night.


35 posted on 11/03/2008 6:00:44 AM PST by Mom MD (Jesus is the Light of the world!)
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To: katiekins1

He’s blunt, isn’t he!

Good luck at the dentist - my least favorite thing to do.


36 posted on 11/03/2008 6:02:19 AM PST by tropical
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To: bigbob

The angry WHITE MALE.


37 posted on 11/03/2008 6:04:28 AM PST by hflynn ( Soros would not make any sense even if he spelled his name backwards)
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To: tropical

IM SURE I WILL BE COMING HOME WITH TAMPONS HANGING OUTTA MY MOUTH.....EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


38 posted on 11/03/2008 6:05:02 AM PST by katiekins1
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

What’s really weird is that even if Obama wins, the media are still going down. This guy’s election isn’t going to turn the newspaper industry around, or suddenly put NBC and CBS on top again. No way. The media have already lost THEIR election.


39 posted on 11/03/2008 6:05:13 AM PST by hemogoblin (I'll spread my &%$#! wealth as I see fit.)
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To: johnny7

Could it beeee.......Joe the Plumber??


40 posted on 11/03/2008 6:06:01 AM PST by uncitizen
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