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Title: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 03, 2012, 06:58:00 AM
Campaign 2012
Barone: Going out on a limb: Romney beats Obama, handily

November 2, 2012 | 4:58 pm
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Michael Barone

Senior Political Analyst
The Washington Examiner
E@michaelbaroneDMichael on FB
 



Fundamentals usually prevail in American elections. That's bad news for Barack Obama. True, Americans want to think well of their presidents and many think it would be bad if Americans were perceived as rejecting the first black president.

But it's also true that most voters oppose Obama's major policies and consider unsatisfactory the very sluggish economic recovery -- Friday's jobs report showed an unemployment uptick.
 
Also, both national and target state polls show that independents, voters who don't identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans, break for Romney.
 
That might not matter if Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 39 to 32 percent, as they did in the 2008 exit poll. But just about every indicator suggests that Republicans are more enthusiastic about voting -- and about their candidate -- than they were in 2008, and Democrats are less so.
 
That's been apparent in early or absentee voting, in which Democrats trail their 2008 numbers in target states Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and Nevada.
 
The Obama campaign strategy, from the beginning, has recognized these handicaps, running barrages of early anti-Romney ads in states that Obama carried narrowly. But other states, not so heavily barraged, have come into contention.
 
Which candidate will get the electoral votes of the target states? I'll go out on a limb and predict them, in ascending order of 2008 Obama percentages -- fully aware that I'm likely to get some wrong.
 
Indiana (11 electoral votes). Uncontested. Romney.
 
North Carolina (15 electoral votes). Obama has abandoned this target. Romney.
 
Florida (29). The biggest target state has trended Romney since the Denver debate. I don't see any segment of the electorate favoring Obama more than in 2008, and I see some (South Florida Jews) favoring him less. Romney.
 
Ohio (18). The anti-Romney auto bailout ads have Obama running well enough among blue-collar voters for him to lead most polls. But many polls anticipate a more Democratic electorate than in 2008. Early voting tells another story, and so does the registration decline in Cleveland's Cuyahoga County. In 2004, intensity among rural, small -town and evangelical voters, undetected by political reporters who don't mix in such circles, produced a narrow Bush victory. I see that happening again. Romney.
 
Virginia (13). Post-debate polling mildly favors Romney, and early voting is way down in heavily Democratic Arlington, Alexandria, Richmond and Norfolk. Northern Virginia Asians may trend Romney. Romney.
 
Colorado (9). Unlike 2008, registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats, and more Republicans than Democrats have voted early. The Republican trend in 2010 was squandered by weak candidates for governor and senator. Not this time. Romney.
 
Iowa (6). The unexpected Romney endorsements by the Des Moines Register and three other newspapers gave voice to buyer's remorse in a state Obama carried by 10 points. Democrats' traditional margin in early voting has declined. Romney.
 
Minnesota (10). A surprise last-minute media buy for the Romney campaign. But probably a bridge too far. Obama.
 
New Hampshire (4). Polls are very tight here. I think superior Republican intensity will prevail. Romney.
 
Pennsylvania (20). Everyone would have picked Obama two weeks ago. I think higher turnout in pro-coal Western Pennsylvania and higher Republican percentages in the Philadelphia suburbs could produce a surprise. The Romney team evidently thinks so too. Their investment in TV time is too expensive to be a mere feint, and, as this is written, Romney is planning a Sunday event in Bucks County outside Philly. Wobbling on my limb, Romney.
 
Nevada (6). Democratic early-voting turnout is down from 2008 in Las Vegas' Clark County, 70 percent of the state. But the casino unions' turnout machine on Election Day re-elected an unpopular Harry Reid in 2010, and I think they'll get enough Latinos and Filipinos out this time. Obama.
 
Wisconsin (10). Recent polling is discouraging for Republicans. But Gov. Scott Walker handily survived the recall effort in June with a great organizational push. Democrats depend heavily on margins in inner-city Milwaukee (population down) and the Madison university community. But early voting is down in university towns in other states. The Obama campaign is prepared to turn out a big student vote, but you don't see many Obama signs on campuses. Romney.
 
Oregon (7), New Mexico (5), New Jersey (14). Uncontested. Obama.
 
Michigan (16). Romney chose Pennsylvania, where there's no auto bailout issue. Obama.
 
Bottom line: Romney 315, Obama 223. That sounds high for Romney. But he could drop Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and still win the election. Fundamentals.
 
Michael Barone,The Examiner's senior political analyst, can be contacted at mbarone@washingtonexaminer.com. His column appears Wednesday and Sunday, and his stories and blog posts appear on washingtonexaminer.com.
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: The True Adonis on November 03, 2012, 07:02:07 AM
Romney at this point only has a 16 percent chance of winning.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 03, 2012, 07:04:15 AM
Romney at this point only has a 16 percent chance of winning.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/

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Nate Silver is not fit to shine Barones' shoes.   
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: blacken700 on November 03, 2012, 12:47:17 PM
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Nate Silver is not fit to shine Barones' shoes.   

if this makes you fell better  :D :D :D :D poor repubs reality it setting in  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D we picked another loser to run for pres
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: MCWAY on November 03, 2012, 01:08:44 PM
if this makes you fell better  :D :D :D :D poor repubs reality it setting in  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D we picked another loser to run for pres

You mean the reality that Obama's early voting numbers have PLUMMETED from 2008?

 ;D
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: 240 is Back on November 12, 2012, 02:18:10 PM
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Nate Silver is not fit to shine Barones' shoes.   

the results disagree
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: LurkerNoMore on November 12, 2012, 03:02:02 PM
if this makes you fell better  :D :D :D :D poor repubs reality it setting in  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D we picked another loser to run for pres


bump
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: Straw Man on November 12, 2012, 03:04:30 PM
Double Yahtzee on this one with both 333 and McWay looking like fools
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: whork on November 13, 2012, 03:58:20 AM
Double Yahtzee on this one with both 333 and McWay looking like fools

Bump for Mcway and no forget him just Mcway
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: The True Adonis on November 13, 2012, 10:48:31 AM
HH6 also mentioned Barone as a credible seer.  Add him to the looking like a fool list.
Title: Re: Michael Barone - 315 - 223 Romney over Obama
Post by: Option D on November 13, 2012, 10:55:32 AM
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Nate Silver is not fit to shine Barones' shoes.   

Oh Really...... is that a fact