If the Romney campaign wanted to leak bogus unfavorable poll information and wanted it published, would they have their contacts with Politico leak it, or have their contacts with Breitbart leak it?
Posted on 09/08/2012 6:20:33 PM PDT by Perdogg
President Barack Obama heads out of the national political conventions with a much clearer path to winning, top advisers to Mitt Romney privately concede.
The Romney campaign, while pleasantly surprised by Obama’s lackluster prime-time performance, said the post-convention bounce they hoped for fell well short of expectations and privately lament that state-by-state polling numbers — most glaringly in Ohio — are working in the president’s favor.
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‘How many today have you been posting negative comments about Romney ????
Lets count !”
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Thank you for bringing this up. Good grief, he’s been at it all day. I always get concerned when people use rags like Politico to bolster their argument. Trash in...trash out.
A weekend “bounce” is no bounce at all. If the “poll” was taken on Friday.... surely not enough likely voters. Those people work for a living. Not buying this.
The R&R campaign hasn't even kicked into full gear. I'm in Virginia, a battle ground state, and the yard, 4’x4’, and 4’x8’ signs aren't even fully available yet thanks to McCain-Feingold (couldn't be legally printed since they weren't the party's nominees). Now is when the spending flood gates will open by the campaign. Even the Dim biased polls are showing the race here tied. It isn't - and won't be as we go into November.
I have been more pro Romney, pro pragmatic, than most Freepers around here, letting his liberal past slide for the greater good (getting rid of Obama). So you need to get a clue. Or look at my 5 year history.
I am concerned in a day with all the polls showing Obama (with the economic train wreck) pulling away. You bet your butt I am going to pissed at the strategy.
BTW. Romney advisors/team keep an eye on FR. So if they see concern, maybe they’ll pick up their game.
If the Romney campaign wanted to leak bogus unfavorable poll information and wanted it published, would they have their contacts with Politico leak it, or have their contacts with Breitbart leak it?
I agree with it being a predictor of things to come in our great nation.
I agree with it being a predictor of things to come in our great nation.
My apologies; when I used “our win here...” I was implying Conservative Republicans in the general sense. I actually live in Utah. Sorry for the confusion in my wording.
The trolls pulling alot of overtime in Chicago astroturfing like concerned trolls.
Axelrod created astroturfing and the key is keep the drip drip drip impact of non stop negative spin, lies, and push poll s.
This was a Axelrod coordinated hit piece/poll moves nicely right after the convention.
Axelrod and his pals at Politico along with nicely timed push polls from their pals at Gallup and Reuters.
Ras odd polling was just a nice bonus.
I spent Saturday with a businessman who is totally against Obama. He avoided the DNC and had no idea what happened. There is a whole world out there, even conservatives, who never listen to radio,etc.
As do Axelrod and crew.
Probably to see how their lackeys are performing.
Just sayin'.
However, Romney can, and I feel confident, will, overcome those advantages. That sinking feeling we're experiencing around here comes from painful experience with McCain's dreadful campaign. Mitt Romney is no McCain, has the money to get his message out, and wants to win. I believe he will.
Nhwingut is not a DU troll, he’s just concerned like all of us.
There are certain people who live to be disappointed.
Admittedly, one problem that we conservatives have is that we have so little faith in the ability of the Republican party to win elections. Or, once elected, represent our interests.
The GOP-e seemingly works overtime with the express goal of disappointing us.
Nonetheless, the Politico was the shallowest of political propaganda and should be awarded no credibility whatsoever.
And, yet, some FReepers bought it. Which disappoints me...
The only thing that disturbs me is that Romney’s ads are so vanilla and not timed correctly.
I will give you an example from today. I am in Virginia and was watching the UVA-Penn State game from the Richmond ABC affiliate. Before kickoff, there were two Obama ads specifically attacking Romney. Several more Obama ads ran during the first half.
At halftime, the first ad was the vanilla Romney 30 second spot. I almost missed it as I was heading to the bathroom. Terrible timing for an ad. Then, there was another Romney ad at the end of halftime. But how many people are sitting around watching this ad at halftime? Why nothing right at kickoff, when everyone IS watching?
You needn't worry about that.
Political ads are purchased opportunistically and rotated within programming.
Next week's game, e.g., will have Romney in the prime positions and Obama's at halftime.
The stations/networks can't manipulate this rotation to favor one candidate over another -- without risking their license. And there are people who are charged with keeping score...
If you don’t want to read Politico saying Hussein is winning, tune in the next time Karl Rove is on and he will tell you Romney is winning, and you can believe him. It will be this way until election day.
I believe Drudge is pushing the Gallup poll for one reason - as the Gallup numbers go down he can push the "Obama is losing slowly but surely when he should be ahead" memo.
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