Archive for October 15th, 2012

Late Night Video — Behind The Scenes At the Paul Ryan Photo Shoot

Filed in National by cassandra_m on October 15, 2012 • 2 Comments

The first Bro President, indeed. Ouch!

Paul Ryan Using the Poor as a Prop

Filed in National by cassandra_m on October 15, 2012 • 5 Comments

It never ceases to amaze me that these people just don’t get it. In an effort to humanize Ryan, the Romney campaign had Ryan and his family stop at a soup kitchen in Youngstown, Ohio last week. There was no advance notice to the venue ( Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society), no asking of permission, no coordination of schedules — Ryan and his family and entourage just showed up

Sher Valenzuela In the Disinformation Bubble

Filed in Delaware by cassandra_m on October 15, 2012 • 15 Comments

This post is to rescue this great comment from today’s Open Thread:

Sher Valenzuela blamed George Soros for releasing the information about her company, First State Manufacturing, and the millions in government loans and grants that it takes, when she was on Delaware 105.9 this morning with Gaffney. [more…]

Monday Open Thread [10.15.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on October 15, 2012 • 20 Comments

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D), on the 2016 presidential race: “If Hillary runs, she walks away with the nomination and then beats whichever Republican. It’s lights out.” I agree, and to the larger point, I believe which ever party wins the 2012 election will win the 2016 election.

The Polling Report [10.15.12] – Obama Regains National Lead.

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on October 15, 2012 • 2 Comments

A New York Magazine poll of political insiders, asked to predict the winner of the presidential election, finds President Obama overwhelmingly favored over Mitt Romney, 82% to 18%. These are the same political insiders that were jonesing for a close dramatic race, right? Meanwhile, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows President Obama leads Mitt Romney by a 59% to 31% among those who have already voted. With the November 6 election just more than three weeks away, 7% of those surveyed said they had already voted either in person or by mail.

There is a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out this morning that gives much comfort to we nervous Democratic wusses. First, the poll finds President Obama leading Mitt Romney among likely voters, 49% to 46%, “basically unmoved from the poll two weeks ago, just before the two candidates met in Denver for their first debate.”

“Nearly two-thirds say they do not need any more information before Election Day, and barely one in eight is undecided or says there is a chance he could change his vote. Even as voters overwhelmingly perceive that Romney won the first debate, the vast majority say their opinion of the president did not shift as a result.”

“But more people changed their views of Romney, largely in a positive direction. Overall, more than twice as many say their opinions of the former Massachusetts governor improved than say they worsened as a result of the debate. The strongest reaction is among Romney backers, 70 percent of whom say Denver made them think more highly of the GOP nominee.”

This poll is not an outlier. Other polls showed the President retaking the national lead from Romney as the latter’s debate bounce fades.

Here is our new map:

Beau Biden on ABC This Week

Filed in Delaware, National by cassandra_m on October 15, 2012 • 3 Comments

AG Biden was on a Sunday Yack Show — ABC This Week — to talk about his father’s performance at the debate. He did a great job, I think. (The video inside is a little over four minutes long).