Obama Campaign Dismisses Talk Of Mitt Romney Momentum In Wisconsin

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/28/obama-mitt-romney-wisconsin_n_2036171.html?1351478394

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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."

[FVZA_Colonel]

1. I'd really like to see any poll that puts Romney in the lead in WI, or even put him close to Obama.

I doubt that will happen, because they don't exist.

[regnaD kciN]

2. So, why didn't those half-million Obama supporters vote in the recall?

[Maximumnegro]

3. Give it up. WI didn't want the recall. Period.

Here's a smarter question. Why didn't the DNC or O campaign make a real effort in the recall? Because they knew it was going to fail. Obama has cutting edge polling and organization infrastructure. If they didn't think WI would come through, then WI wasn't going to come through. Get over it. The polls showed that despite voting against the recall WI had Obama up 10pts over Romney. That tells you everything.

[Scuba]

4. Not everything. For example, it said nothing about Kathy Nikolas.

[Scuba]

5. They think they'll win Wisconsin because they know the elections are rigged here.