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The Electoral College: State of the Presidential Race
The above graphic is how the Presidential race will turn out in the Electoral College on November the 6th. I have Mitt Romney defeating President Obama 271 Electoral Votes vs. 261 Electoral Votes.
Most notable recent changes I have made have been the loss of Ohio to the President and the pick up of Colorado for Romney.
Here is my Electoral College map I made after Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for his Vice President running mate.
To say the least, the race is tight.
Mitt Romney continues to make a play for Nevada and I understand as of yesterday, he made a very large television ad buy in Northern Nevada – the Reno market.
Recent polling by Rasmussen and Gallup have Ohio all tied up – well within the margins of error. Ohio could go either way. I think Obama now needs Ohio more than Romney in order to win, which goes against the maxim that GOP Presidential wins go through Ohio.
Stay tuned as more polls roll in throughout the next few days.
However, I think, my first map with a 271 Electoral College Vote win for Romney will probably be the end result.
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Day By Day October 24, 2012 – Government Work
Chris, in this Obama-driven into the dumpster economy ANY type of work – even for the federal government works for me.
But, Zed, getting back into his home is a bonus for me.
Let’s hope that it is a trend that continues on the evening of November 6th.
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The Morning Flap: October 24, 2012
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These are my links for October 23rd through October 24th:
- Clint Eastwood: ‘Obama’s Second Term Would be a Rerun of the First’– Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood says “when someone doesn’t get the job done, you gotta hold them accountable” in a new ad from conservative super PAC American Crossroads. Eastwood famously endorsed Mitt Romney earlier this year at the Republican National Convention with an unconventional address.”Obama’s second term would be a rerun of the first, and our country just couldn’t survive that,” Eastwood says. “We need someone who can turn it around fast, and that man is Mitt Romney.”The New York Times reports that the ad will be airing on TV in seven critical swing states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginia.
- Study: People Who Exercise Have Larger Brains Later in Life – Lindsay Abrams – The Atlantic – The Big Head RT @TheAtlanticHLTH Study: Exercise minimizes brain shrinkage.
- Des Moines Register editor: Obama off-the-record comments deserve to be shared with voters– The Des Moines Register’s publisher and I spoke with President Barack Obama this morning — but we can’t tell you what he said.Just four days before the Register’s presidential endorsement is released, Laura Hollingsworth and I received a phone call from the president. He was calling from Florida, on the heels of a morning campaign appearance and about 14 hours after his debate with GOP nominee Mitt Romney at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.The conference call lasted nearly 30 minutes and was an incredibly informative exchange of questions, answers and an insightful glimpse into the president’s vision for a second term. He made a genuine and passionate case for our endorsement and for reelection.Just two weeks before Election Day, the discussion, I believe, would have been valuable to all voters, but especially those in Iowa and around the country who have yet to decide between the incumbent Democrat and his Republican opponent.
Unfortunately, what we discussed was off-the-record. It was a condition, we were told, set by the White House.
- White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails– Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show.The emails, obtained by Reuters from government sources not connected with U.S. spy agencies or the State Department and who requested anonymity, specifically mention that the Libyan group called Ansar al-Sharia had asserted responsibility for the attacks.The brief emails also show how U.S. diplomats described the attack, even as it was still under way, to Washington.U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the Benghazi assault, which President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials ultimately acknowledged was a “terrorist” attack carried out by militants with suspected links to al Qaeda affiliates or sympathizers.
- Gallup: Gender Gap in Election Fueled More by Men Than Women – Despite the great attention paid to the importance of the women’s vote in the 2012 election, there has been a larger change in men’s than in women’s preferences compared with 2008. Barack Obama’s support is down seven percentage points among men versus three points among women. In Gallup’s latest 21-day rolling average of likely voter preferences, based on interviewing conducted Oct. 1-21, Romney leads Obama by 14 points among men, whereas Obama and John McCain were tied among men in Gallup’s final pre-election estimate in 2008. Obama currently leads Romney by eight percentage points among women, whereas he led McCain by 14 among women in 2008.
- Senate Control May Hinge on Presidential Race – NationalJournal.com – RT @HotlineJosh The 4 prez battlegrounds to decide control: NV, WI, VA, OH –with PA as a possible sleeper (2/2) #tcot
- Clint Eastwood Is Back in a Campaign Ad for Romney– Clint Eastwood is back on the Republican stage. But this time there’s a script, a 30-second time limit and none of the potential tripwires of live television.Mr. Eastwood, whose long and sometimes incoherent monologue at the Republican National Convention in August left many ardent Republicans cheering but others dumbfounded, is the star of a new commercial from the “super PAC” American Crossroads.But if he was all jokes in Tampa, Fla., Mr. Eastwood is nothing but serious in this new advertisement, in which he indicts President Obama’s term as a failure and urges people to vote for Mitt Romney.“Obama’s second term would be a rerun of the first, and our country just couldn’t survive that,” he says. “We need someone who could turn it around fast, and that man is Mitt Romney. There’s not much time left, and the future of our country is at stake.”
Steven Law, the president of American Crossroads, said he had heard before the convention that Mr. Eastwood might be interested in starring in an ad. But he said he did not actually pursue the acclaimed director and actor until after his performance in Tampa.
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-10-23 – Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-10-23
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-10-23 – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-10-23 #tcot
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-10-23 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. – My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-10-23
- Shouldn’t Jack O’Connell Pay the State for His Hearst Castle Birthday Party? – Flap’s Blog – Shouldn’t Jack O’Connell Pay the State for His Hearst Castle Birthday Party? #tcot
- Trooth.Com – The Tate Viehweg DMD Interview Part Two – Flap’s Blog – – The Tate Viehweg DMD Interview Part Two #tcot
- The Morning Flap: October 23, 2012 – Flap’s Blog – The Morning Flap: October 23, 2012 #tcot
- Day By Day October 23, 2012 – Foreigner – Flap’s Blog – Day By Day October 23, 2012 – Foreigner #tcot
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-10-23
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-10-23 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/AH9wR8bt #tcot 22:40:18, 2012-10-23
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-10-23 http://t.co/fxsX0GC7 22:06:48, 2012-10-23
- @ConejoJoe You cannot legislate good manners anyway. But, @Amgen knows their employees are smoking there and that others walk or run by. in reply to ConejoJoe 20:29:41, 2012-10-23
- @ConejoJoe Not so good for me as I run by though. You would think a large corporation like @Amgen would be more sensitive to the community. in reply to ConejoJoe 20:21:43, 2012-10-23
- @ConejoJoe Yeah, me too. Glad LV poker rooms are non-smoking or I wouldn't play. Now, what about Amgen employees who smoke on the sidewalks? in reply to ConejoJoe 20:17:00, 2012-10-23
- White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails http://t.co/3iVCqRWz #tcot 20:04:34, 2012-10-23
- RT @ProducerSusan: Reuters: White House knew of Islamic radical connection in Libya attack within 2 hours. http://t.co/AA2QykO2 19:43:23, 2012-10-23
- @ConejoJoe Perhaps not. You can always call code enforcement and ask them at the City. I don't go into bars much, but LV Casinos bug me. in reply to ConejoJoe 19:08:02, 2012-10-23
- @ConejoJoe I sent a reply by mistake via text message. LOL…There are laws, but bars , like Azar's may be exempt. in reply to ConejoJoe 18:35:22, 2012-10-23
- There are. But, maybe bars like Azar's are excluded. 18:28:05, 2012-10-23
- Shouldn't Jack O'Connell Pay the State for His Hearst Castle Birthday Party? – Flap's Blog http://t.co/rho23VKT #tcot 17:27:52, 2012-10-23
- @ConejoJoe Take out! in reply to ConejoJoe 17:26:29, 2012-10-23
- Shouldn’t Jack O’Connell Pay the State for His Hearst Castle Birthday Party? http://t.co/1m0HnkeM #tcot 16:35:50, 2012-10-23
- @RalstonReports Also, there have been so many ads in Las Vegas for so many months = noise saturation. Plus, CC demographics as u know. in reply to RalstonReports 14:56:00, 2012-10-23
- @RalstonReports This is probably not surprising because of his favorable polling in other battleground states. Why not go for Nevada? in reply to RalstonReports 14:53:53, 2012-10-23
- @RalstonReports Jon, Reno media market is not all that expensive, especially with less than five states in play. So, why not? in reply to RalstonReports 14:44:15, 2012-10-23
- http://t.co/Xl2jTx9T – The Tate Viehweg DMD Interview Part Two – Flap's Blog http://t.co/Fs6Q09Gw #tcot 11:13:54, 2012-10-23
- http://t.co/Xl2jTx9T – The Tate Viehweg DMD Interview Part Two http://t.co/zRCfX2rf #tcot 09:13:55, 2012-10-23
- The Morning Flap: October 23, 2012 – Flap's Blog http://t.co/5wxEO8gN #tcot 09:06:36, 2012-10-23
- Day By Day October 23, 2012 – Foreigner – Flap's Blog http://t.co/Wea9j8h6 #tcot 09:06:36, 2012-10-23
- The Morning Flap: October 23, 2012 http://t.co/rST3agPR #tcot 07:05:39, 2012-10-23
- 2012: The battle for 7 states – Jonathan Martin – http://t.co/0DyymCmz http://t.co/0QxPfRUm #tcot 06:26:26, 2012-10-23
- Josh Kraushaar's post on Capitol Hill Insiders | Latest updates on Sulia http://t.co/yI0sVpGb #tcot 06:26:26, 2012-10-23
- Day By Day October 23, 2012 – Foreigner http://t.co/r53Iv5nC #tcot 06:01:35, 2012-10-23
- Krauthammer: Romney Won Unequivocally; Obama's Responses Were Petty http://t.co/v3zczqmg #tcot 05:19:53, 2012-10-23
- Obama may have won the Boca debate battle but he knows he is losing the election war to Romney http://t.co/p8a65oMC #tcot 05:19:53, 2012-10-23
- A Perfectly Plausible President http://t.co/uuPJdFhy #tcot 05:19:53, 2012-10-23
- Flap's California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-10-22 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/70tyw3jB #tcot 04:46:42, 2012-10-23
- Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
–George Herman "Babe" Ruth
Happy Tuesday! 04:46:42, 2012-10-23
- Flap's Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-10-22 – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/1n3DAZq7 #tcot 04:46:42, 2012-10-23
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-10-22 http://t.co/l2rggiHc 04:06:20, 2012-10-23
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-10-22 http://t.co/qv3fIh0q #tcot 03:04:18, 2012-10-23