Bad news for Obama in Colorado early voting

[CanonRay]

The state of Colorado has released its first set of early voting figures: and it’s bad news for Obama.

Despite a massive push by Obama for early voting, including repetitious pleas during the Democrats’ Convention for Coloradoans to early vote, Democrats and Republicans are tied in terms of early voting so far.

105,277 – Democrats = 49.92%
105,615 – Republicans = 50.08% √
338 = Difference between the two = 0.16%

This means that even with a nonstop push by the Obama campaign for his followers to vote early, Republicans are still ahead in Colorado, if only slightly.

Democrats vote early in higher numbers than Republicans in almost every state. And that’s not including the big persuasive push by Obama. Logic dictates with all the attention Obama’s put on early voting, that Democrats should be clobbering Republicans right now…if they vote early in higher numbers to begin with, and then Obama’s made a big push for early voting on top of that.

That’s not happening.

Republicans have a slight lead in early voting right now.

Where is all the enthusiasm for Obama the media keeps braying about?


POSTER NOTE:

This is from Hillbuzz, October 24, 2008. Obama won Colorado BIG, we took the Senate seat and 5 of 7 Reps. So don't let the Beltway Bullshit get you down. Keep working! :dem:

[sufrommich]

1. "This is from Hillbuzz"

:eyes:

[Arkana]

4. on September 24, 2008.

It's what Hillbuzz was saying then, and look what happened in November.

It's just a thread saying not to believe the media's bullshit.

[sufrommich]

7. I know. I was a Hillary supporter in the primaries and hated

that site with all my heart and soul.

[TheBigotBasher]

22. Rush Limbaugh's "Chicago babes".

More accurate and less bigoted if you sourced it from Stromfront.

[county worker]

2. Being tied is bad news for Obama?

[Arkana]

3. Don't do that!

Holy SHIT you scared me!

[MineralMan]

5. Uh, that's just a ballot count, not a vote count, you know.

No way to tell what's ON those ballots. We shall see on 11/3.

[emulatorloo]

6. So they are crowing by a .16% lead in early voting? Are all Reps voting for CRAZY Gov and Crazy Buck

Really? "Bad news for Obama"????? Obama is not on the ballot.

[phleshdef]

8. Go back and read the end of the OP.

[CanonRay]

10. This is from 2008. Just a reminder NOT to believe media BS!

[emulatorloo]

13. Ah I missed the "2008" - LOL n/t

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. Releasing early results is a bad idea

If one side is losing early they may get demoralized and stop voting.

Hold all results until after the polls close.

[woo me with science]

11. Yeah, I really dislike this also. nt

[sufrommich]

12. The article is from 2008. nt

[Nuclear Unicorn]

14. I will admit I saw that after I hit the post button but I still stand by my post

We had a strong candidate and a national race in 2008.

With the media narrative going the way it is and the election centering on state races such reporting can hurt a candidate.

I'm glad we overcame that narrative in 2008. Will we be so lucky in 2010, 2012 and beyond?

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. These aren't results

They are numbers of registered voters voting.

Of course, the Colorado republicans have put up lunatics, so who knows what that means.

[leveymg]

15. You need to change your lead so we know this has a surprise, happy ending.

otherwise, it seems to be just more depressing bad news. Like we haven't had enough of that . . . in real time. Just add "2008:" at the beginning of the header while you're still within the edit period.

[kestrel91316]

16. Amend your headline to state that this is a "Dewey Defeats Truman"

type article from 2008!!!!!!!

[Swede]

17. Amend your headline

[islandmkl]

19. you MUST CHANGE your headline...

what the hell do you expect people to do...read the COMPLETE post?

[spanone]

20. pssss the President is not running...and they have not counted the early votes

[donco6]

21. Actually, we were quite a bit down a week ago. This is much better.

?? Where do you see "bad news?"

[SidDithers]

23. K&R...

not only because this post beautifully illustrates just how wrong polling and reporting can be, but because some of the replies in this thread are hilarious :)

Sid

[GSLevel9]

24. economy, economy, economy...

how can there be enthusiasm for ANY leader when you're struggling?

If the economy was decent... Obama would be at 60% approval rating.

[and-justice-for-all]

25. Really???!!!

:eyes:

[DevonRex]

26. HUGE K&R. Thank you for this very important reminder. The MSM is dead wrong.

They've always been wrong.

[cherokeeprogressive]

27. Oooh, you bad! Calling out the knee-jerkers like that? B.A.D. Bad!

I love it!

I've already voted my straight ticket, but I gots to tell folks; this might be the last time for that.