Posted on 10/31/2012 3:10:57 PM PDT by Justaham
Denver, Colorado, Mayor Michael Hancock went off-script at a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rally yesterday when he told a crowd of Obama supporters, "If the election was held today, President Barack Obama would lose the state of Wisconsin because where his base is, we have not turned out the vote early."
Of course, when pressed on it, Hancock took it back and said, “We expect clearly that President Obama will win the state of Wisconsin.” The Obama campaign disputed Hancock's statement outright, "[T]he numbers we are seeing do not back up his assessment that our base is not turning out.”
When you're talking about Obama's base, you're talking about the liberal stronghold of Madison and the City of Milwaukee -- which has a large black population. As of October 30, with the shortened early voting window, early voting in Milwaukee was about half of where it was in 2008:
According to City of Milwaukee election officials, 16,449 early votes have been cast in-person as of Sunday night. Government Accountability Board data shows that the City of Milwaukee had 31,974 early votes cast in-person for the 2008 cycle. During the recall election earlier this year, when political energy was arguably even higher than it is now (Wisconsin is suffering from election fatigue), early voting was most intense in the first few days of the early voting period, tailing off to a reduced but steady stream days before the period ended.
Neil Albrecht, executive director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, predicted to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that in-person early voting would exceed 2008 levels if the current rate keeps up.
Albrecht's prediction rings a little hollow with only a few days left that don't include a weekend, but you never know.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I hope this is true.
Arkansas is a landslide for Romney ;)
Hickenlooper is now the governor.
Denver sure likes its oddly named mayors.
Theology Question:
Is Schadenfreude a SIN?
>:-D
So what is the story on who is more likely to turn up on actual election day ? In 2008, did Obama or McCain get more votes on actual election day ?
And also, what is the probability that the Republicans can win enough Senate seats in WI, the Midwest in general and the Northeast to secure a Senate majority ? I feel at the very least, Republicans will still have the House after this election, what about the Senate ?
Rasmussen 5 days ago
Wisconsin: Romney 49%, Kenyan 49%
Ninety-six percent (96%) of Badger State voters say they are sure to vote in this election. Romney leads 51% to 47% among these voters.
You’re right. I’d forgotten.
That’s awesome he’s going to win Virginia twice!
I have high hopes but I don’t really think Romney can win twice in Virginia.
I have high hopes but I don’t really think Romney can win twice in Virginia.
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