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Poll: Carter 63%, Reagan 32%
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail ^ | February 21, 2012 | Don Surber

Posted on 02/21/2012 7:06:41 AM PST by Mustang Driver

As I look at the Real Clear Politics averages of the polls of the various match-ups between President Obama and the various Republican candidates, I know I am supposed to feel impending doom. But I don’t. Let’s see, the numbers this morning are:

Obama 49.0% Romney 43.3%

Obama 50.0% Santorum 42.5%

Obama 53.0% Gingrich 39.1%

Obama 48.6 % Paul 40.4%

But I don’t feel doom. Here are 9 reasons why: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October.

A couple could copulate today and still have a baby by Election Day.

President Obama’s leads of 5.7% to 13.9% over each candidate do not scare me. In fact, they are rather puny.

At this point 8 years ago this month, John Kerry was ahead of Bush by 12 points in the Gallup Poll: 55%-43%.

And in January 1980, the Gallup Poll showed:

Carter 63% Reagan 32%

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1 posted on 02/21/2012 7:06:49 AM PST by Mustang Driver
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To: Mustang Driver

All Republicans need to get behind the candidate who can win, hold their noses as necessasry, and back that candidate. Divided we fall.


2 posted on 02/21/2012 7:13:59 AM PST by Rapscallion (The best way to enforce "fairness" is tyranny. Begone Obama.)
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To: Mustang Driver

Repubs aren’t attacking Obama right now (HUGE MISTAKE in my mind), while both Repubs and Democrats are driving Republican Negatives up.


3 posted on 02/21/2012 7:14:10 AM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: Mustang Driver

BHO is in political trouble. The question is whether he will lose the election or not.

You have a different electorate today than in 1980


4 posted on 02/21/2012 7:14:19 AM PST by LMAO ("Begging hands and Bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"...Anthem from Rush)
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To: Rapscallion
All Republicans need to get behind the candidate who can win, hold their noses as necessasry, and back that candidate. Divided we fall.

Right now in the primaries, I am in "anybody but Romney (and Paul)" mode. After the primaries, I will revert to "anybody but Obama" mode.

5 posted on 02/21/2012 7:16:26 AM PST by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: Mustang Driver

Not ONLY that BUT.............

ALL POLLs are simply propaganda, even if they go in the favor of what you want to happen..
Propaganda for weak minds.. stronger constitutions have already made their decisions..
Polls manipulate weak minds.. or people stuck on stupid..


7 posted on 02/21/2012 7:19:34 AM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole...)
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To: tcrlaf

I agree with this, but the American electorate has an extremely short attention span. Waiting to pound him until after the Repub candidate is fine.

I’m hopeful that whoever the nominee is, the party will be united come election time.

Getting Obama out is paramount to the survival of this country and all resources need to be pooled together after the nominee is selected.


8 posted on 02/21/2012 7:21:16 AM PST by woweeitsme
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To: Mustang Driver

At or below 50% is bad for an incumbent.


9 posted on 02/21/2012 7:21:43 AM PST by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Sans-Culotte
"Right now in the primaries, I am in "anybody but Romney (and Paul)" mode. After the primaries, I will revert to "anybody but Obama" mode."

That is me to a "T". I am not over joyed with our selections, but I will get behind whoever gets it even if its the nut case (Paul)

10 posted on 02/21/2012 7:22:56 AM PST by DeaconRed (Cold War Veteran. . . . US Army Security Agency 1964-1968)
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To: Mustang Driver
Thank you. I am old enough to remember Jimmah. I even remember him as governor of Ga when I lived in Atlanta.
It was very similar to today as some idiots loved Jimmah.
Reagan who we knew very little about trounced Jimmah and sent him home to tend to his peanuts.
ZERO will also be sent packing. . . . .
11 posted on 02/21/2012 7:28:58 AM PST by DeaconRed (Cold War Veteran. . . . US Army Security Agency 1964-1968)
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To: Mustang Driver

Reagan was able to throttle and totally overcome Carter in the debates. Romney can’t do that.


12 posted on 02/21/2012 7:30:32 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Rapscallion

As Mark Steyn said on Rush, we’re going to have a flawed candidate, and it’s up to us to drag him across the finish line a winner.


13 posted on 02/21/2012 7:32:16 AM PST by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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To: Sans-Culotte
Right now in the primaries, I am in "anybody but Romney (and Paul)" mode. After the primaries, I will revert to "anybody but Obama" mode.

At this point, I'm almost in the "anybody but Romney, Paul Santorum, or Gingrich" mode, though I lean Newt. But as you said, when it comes time for the general, it will be anybody but Obama.

It would have been nice to have someone to really vote for rather than just voting against Obama, but in the end, my vote will go the same way anyway.

No matter what anyone thinks about any of these four candidates, all of them have at least a chance to be better than Obama, and I don't see any of them as being worse. And no matter who we elect will still need the GOP for support, which will pull them further to the right than they might be otherwise.

We must beat Obama.

14 posted on 02/21/2012 7:32:16 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Mustang Driver

Your right on target. How soon the public forgets and the media continues to cover the facts with garbage. I’ve bet a lot of people just what you have researched. I knew it to be true without researching the fact that back when Reagan was going to run Carter was so far ahead of the opposition it stuck in my head that it was impossible. Inflation was 18% interest rates were 20+% and Carter was leading??? Today all numbers are rigged to explode later in time so it doesn’t look as bad, but what this idiot in the WH has done is enough to be able to predict it is impossible for him to win. God hear my prayer!!!


16 posted on 02/21/2012 7:33:40 AM PST by bramps (Newt is the one)
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To: Rapscallion
Divided we fall.

And for the past months, this site has been leading the charge - much to my dismay.

17 posted on 02/21/2012 7:35:45 AM PST by ErnBatavia (Carterize Obama in November)
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To: Sans-Culotte
Right now in the primaries, I am in "anybody but Romney (and Paul)" mode. After the primaries, I will revert to "anybody but Obama" mode.

I know you say that with a certain amount of pride, however, all you have proven is that you are a willing and usefull tool of the GOP-E.

By making a public statement like that, all you've said to the GOP-E, is that they can manipulate, and cheat a lousy rotten candidate like Mitt Romney, whose record proves he is a progressive liberal, to the nomination and you will just roll over and vote for someone who is the antithesis of your conservative principles and a serial liar.

Congratulations!

The manipulation of the GOP-E has been successful where you are concerned.

As for me, Mitt Romney will never get the votes of either myself or my family.

I don't vote for someone who has an 'R' next to their name.

I vote for honest conservatives.

Mitt fails the "honest" part and he fails the "conservative" part.
18 posted on 02/21/2012 7:38:22 AM PST by SoConPubbie
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And for the past months, this site has been leading the charge - much to my dismay.

Are you talking about the fight to oust Romney with the truth of his record, or are you referring to the fight between Gingrich, Perry, Cain, and Santorum supporters?
19 posted on 02/21/2012 7:43:36 AM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: nascarnation
As Mark Steyn said on Rush, we’re going to have a flawed candidate, and it’s up to us to drag him across the finish line a winner.

Not if it is Mitt Romney.

Conservatives don't drag a Progressive LYING Liberal, as Romney's record as Governor shows that he is, across the finish line.
20 posted on 02/21/2012 7:45:42 AM PST by SoConPubbie
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