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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Some comments on the recent polling results
	Date:	10/8/2012 7:02:24 PM

Well you may be right about the vetting process. My concern with a lot of independents (not all, but a lot) is that they are easily swayed by something like a debate or phony job numbers or whatever the latest piece of news is and will change their vote. Maybe that debate was sufficient to get them committed one way or the other, in this case in Romney's direction, but I am not convinced. I don't care how bad Romney did in the debate, he was getting my vote regardless. And I think the same is true for ~40% committed to Obama.

I guess I didn't see anything substantive from Romney that differed from what I already knew about him. Maybe thats the point, a lot of folks don't pay attention until October and really focus on the debate to decide which candidate to support. I personally can't imagine that but if thats the reality then OK.

As for your comments about his lack of early support, thats what the primary process is all about. There is nothing new to having lots of potential candidates to consider and none garnering a majority of the support until toward the end. Romney consistently did better than any of the others with the primary voters. Some would come and then go but he was always there. I maintain he had more consistent support from the beginning and in the end prevailed. That he wasn't mine or a lot of others first choice doesn't mean he doesn't deserve and isn't getting our full throated support. He is and will because this election is too important to the future of the country.

But here's a quick question for you. How much of his current support from Independents do you think he can hold onto by Nov 6? That really is the key and if it doesn't change from today then he wins in a landslide. But we know it will erode. How much? I hope not much but since you are an independent maybe you have a better idea.

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Some comments on the recent polling results - MartiniMan - 10/8/2012 5:42:27 PM

Some comments on the recent polling results - ecstasypoint - 10/8/2012 6:46:17 PM

Some comments on the recent polling results - MartiniMan - 10/8/2012 7:02:24 PM

Some comments on the recent polling results - ecstasypoint - 10/8/2012 7:16:01 PM

I hope you are right - MartiniMan - 10/8/2012 7:42:00 PM

I hope you are right - ecstasypoint - 10/8/2012 7:57:14 PM

I hope you are right - MrHodja - 10/8/2012 9:54:51 PM

I hope you are right - MrHodja - 10/8/2012 9:51:52 PM

With Regard to Romney - MrHodja - 10/8/2012 9:46:04 PM

Hodja - GoneFishin - 10/8/2012 11:28:50 PM

Hodja - MrHodja - 10/9/2012 6:50:35 AM

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