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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:39 PM
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Matthews and Noron O'Donnell seem to be calling Election for Brown...anyone else watching?
The polls aren't closed yet and they are already talking like it's a Democratic Failure and Brown will win. Showing polls and saying how hard Brown worked and how ridiculous the Dems are.

I think Dems fell down on this ...not giving funding or something that Coakley was even chosen..but I'm getting bad vibes like I did the night Bush supposedly won in 2000 and when Kerry supposedly lost in '04.

When the Media starts picking winners and putting themselves out there to make it seem like they "already know" the winner....then we need to be worried about WHY they are so confident.

Many Long Time DU'ers remember the Voting Machines. We remember when the MSM is confident...that weird things will happen.

To this DAY our Democrats in House and Senate have done NOTHING to make a "VERIFIED PAPER BALLOT" a Law of the land. OUR DEMS PROMISED US after 2004 they would make changes. So far what changes have been made?

Could this election be stolen but blamed on a Weak Dem Candidate who just "didn't work hard enough?"

We Dems need to watch this one closely. There's too much glee on CNN and MSNBC about Brown's possible win.

Just Saying....
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:40 PM
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1. the media has been calling it for Brown since morning. The only difference now is they may have
exit polls.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:42 PM
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5. Nope, there are NO Exit polls
The consortium that does exit polls was not engaged to do this race because everybody thought it was going to be a blowout. When the polls went wonky, there wasn't enough time to develop a model to do exit polls.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:47 PM
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10. According to Huff Post and TPM..there are NO EXIT POLLS
which in the past have been proven to show how folks "really voted." So...WHY no Exit Polling. I'm telling you the whole thing smells.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:40 PM
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2. Sticking with the story line they already decided on
Edited on Tue Jan-19-10 05:40 PM by WeDidIt
They couldn't shift reporting during the day because they had no exit poll numbers to use as a guideline, so they're sticking with the same story they've run all day.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:41 PM
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3. I refuse to watch GE$NBC until KO and Rachel tonight n/t
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ObamaKerryDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:43 PM
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6. Same here. The rest of MSNBC has been gross lately. n/t
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arthritisR_US Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:48 PM
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11. ditto! n/t
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 07:43 PM
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23. When I turn off Tweety
It's beyond bad. :D
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arthritisR_US Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 08:56 PM
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24. I hear ya and concur completely! n/t
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:41 PM
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4. They are saying "win or lose Brown won independents"
and with 51.4% of MA. voters being independents it is pretty much calling the race.


I think they are basing this on the polling. No exit polls today.



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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:43 PM
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7. And again, they have no exit poll data
Just their spewing of bullshit.
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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 06:06 PM
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17. UH, yeah! How can they identify independent voters without exit polls? THEY CAN'T!!!!
Sorry for the caps.
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Bravo Zulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:43 PM
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8. It's not over,
till the fat lady sings!
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:50 PM
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13. True.....but the Voting Machines are still a problem. Why won't our Dems touch the issue?
:shrug: If it's a squeaker or if Brown wins? Lots of political stuff on that. And what happens when we have a Dem who is a Much Better Campaigner and they go down in next November's elections? Yet, the Media calls the race ahead of time?

Some of us here remember this....others of you are too new to remember.
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arthritisR_US Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:47 PM
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9. he pissed me off so bad last night, he's been expunged from my diet. I think
I'm allergic to him.
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Lord Helmet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:49 PM
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12. it will be hilarious if Coakley wins after all the MSM bs
Edited on Tue Jan-19-10 05:51 PM by Lord Helmet
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:50 PM
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14. They are very gleeful and they do not like to be WRONG...it's worrysome. n/t
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:51 PM
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15. CNN writing Coakley off too
Its like they have already called it, are they getting early results or something, I don't get it, how can the cable channels be so confident??
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 05:52 PM
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16. not giving funding? She was massively funded by the party
and dem groups. massively.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 06:13 PM
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18. Cali...What Went Wrong with this "Massive Funding?"
:shrug:
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 06:58 PM
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19. Crickets? BTW Coakley Campaign saying "Voting Irregularities."
Interesting, No? :shrug:
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 07:05 PM
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20. Cali........Where are you on the Massive Funding! Where are the LINKS?
:shrug:
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 07:06 PM
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21. the were doing that yesterday
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 07:17 PM
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22. Well...they might have been doing yesterday...But TODAY VOTERS ARE VOTING...and it's WRONG
to do it. Used to be called "Election Tampering."
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