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Valienteman (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:15 PM Original message |
Larry Sabato makes his final election prediction |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. will he lose his job if he is wrong? |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Of course not! |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. No, there'll just be six more weeks of winter. nt |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. I suspect he got gobs of money for the "Prediction" |
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Valienteman (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Wow. Major accusation there |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I suspect he is a closet GOPer |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. based on what? |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Its my hunch...not based on anything specific |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. He's Really Not Predicting Anything Different Than Long Time Democratic Pollster Peter Hart |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Or long time democrat Charlie Cook... |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. What will they say if/when they're wrong? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I don't think they're wrong. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I Will Say They Were Wrong |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. During The 06 Campaign He Went On TV And Said He Had Reliable Evidence George Allen Used The N Word |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. I see several seats on there that he is very wrong on |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Can you give a couple of specifics? |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Walt Minnick, Baron Hill, Mark Schauer |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Can you provide some that are evidence of "very wrong"? |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. nevermind |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. What you would like and what is historically valid are not the same thing. |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Whatever |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Do you have "whatever" on speedial or something? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:00 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Don't accuse other DUers of wanting Rs to win. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. unfortunately, Sabato's track record going back several elections is quite accurate |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. What about the last few elections? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. here |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Here |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. Worst case scenario. Not out of the realm of possibility, but probably won't be quite so bad. n/t |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Actual, this isn't his worst case scenario... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hello. |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sabato the propagandist. Richard Blumenthal is going to crush Linda McMahon |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
50. Linda McMahon and Meg Whitman are not "Tea" |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. Is this with or without Rasmusen? |
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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. Let's see how he'll react when his predictions are nowhere close the results |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. And it what if he is right? |
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DFLforever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sabato says he has friends on the ground in Dem leaning |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. He's wrong ... |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Say's who |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. wtf does a Ph D have to do with it? |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I just don't see how it's possible for Democrats to emerge with a House majority. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. How Much Deference Does He Deserve For Pretty Much Nailing Every Election Since 1978? |
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DFLforever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I'm not into deference,myself. |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. That's very odd |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. Er...not in Connecticut. McMahon has no chance here. She is falling further behind, |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Huh |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:57 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. And Malloy, who is the Dem candidate for Gov here has never been behind in the race. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Since Sabato is calling CT for Blumenthal, why is he an idiot? |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 01:14 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Pollsters trying to cover their asses if things don't go as predicted? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 07:51 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. pollsters acknowledging that forecasts can be in a range of predicatability |
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kwolf68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. Start you own polling service |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. So who are you voting for in the election? |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. I know we are bound to lose seats in areas where there is a lot of ignorance, |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. The frightening part is we may lose in areas without a lot |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. Rove knows other ways for Dems to lose seats. |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
49. I predict... |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
54. That's about right... |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
55. I really, really hope he's wrong. But this sounds about right to me. |
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victoryparty (416 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
56. I think 35-40 is more likely |
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kwolf68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Its NOT the Dems |
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