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Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 01:37 AM Oct 2012

Obama Campaign Dismisses Talk Of Mitt Romney Momentum In Wisconsin

In a memo sent out to reporters on Sunday night, Obama's Wisconsin state director, Tripp Wellde, accused the Romney team of "desperately spinning a narrative of 'momentum' without offering any facts or specifics to back up their claim."

"Now, the Romney-Ryan campaign is telling you they are poised to win Wisconsin -- but don’t, won’t, and can’t point to anything to back up their assertion," Wellde wrote. "The reality is straightforward. The makeup of this year’s electorate in Wisconsin, the turnout machine built by OFA over the last 500 plus days, and the President’s consistent lead in public polling gives the President a clear advantage in the final days of this contest."

More voters are expected to turn out for the November election than showed up for the contentious June recalls. Approximately 500,000 people who voted in the 2008 presidential contest didn't vote in the recalls, and according to Politico, political strategists believe those individuals are likely Obama supporters.

"These voters are younger, more diverse, and less affluent than the electorate as a whole -- and based on all available data are significantly more Democratic than Republican due to the President’s leadership on issues ranging from 'middle class first' economic measures to national security and equality," Wellde arguged in his memo. "As these voters turn out, which data from absentee and early in person voting suggests is already well underway, the electorate becomes increasingly tougher for Mr. Romney."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/28/obama-mitt-romney-wisconsin_n_2036171.html?utm_hp_ref=politics


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Obama Campaign Dismisses Talk Of Mitt Romney Momentum In Wisconsin (Original Post) Ellipsis Oct 2012 OP
One thing the Romney campaign is gaining momentum on . . . rightsideout Oct 2012 #1
I think the mask is about to come off... in the next weak Ellipsis Oct 2012 #2
Bookmarking. Thanks! Lucinda Oct 2012 #3
there's gonna be a lot of talk about how mitty is the greatest thing since the iphone Kurovski Oct 2012 #4
. Ellipsis Oct 2012 #5
they are setting us up for the steal ThomThom Oct 2012 #6

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
4. there's gonna be a lot of talk about how mitty is the greatest thing since the iphone
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:34 AM
Oct 2012

It's going to be a truly horrible two weeks in America.

ThomThom

(1,486 posts)
6. they are setting us up for the steal
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 01:14 PM
Oct 2012

I still don't believe Walker survived the recall. This exactly what they said before that theft.

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