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Day By Day November 7, 2012 – Establishment
Congratulations to President Obama and the Democratic Party who persuaded American voters to prefer freebies over freedom and redistribution over initiative.
But, now, they will have to pay for it with a Divided Nation and a House controlled by a conservative Republican Party.
Obama and Harry Reid will attempt to exact a compromise with the GOP to make them appear bipartisan and magnanimous. This would be a big mistake.
What the Republicans should do is accept the new paradigm of entitlement politics and the demographics of racial divide while preparing to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016.
There is NO need for the GOP to compromise with the Democrats for The LEFT owns the government – let them accept the consequences.
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-06
- Marco Rubio: GOP Needs to Broaden Appeal to Minorities | At the Races http://t.co/p5ILJlBN #tcot 23:51:54, 2012-11-06
- Women, minorities propel Obama victory – The Hill – covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and C… http://t.co/oAkykzJT #tcot 23:51:54, 2012-11-06
- @ali Agree. Immigration amnesty will be the next push in the Spring after the Congress borrows more money and raises taxes. in reply to ali 23:32:52, 2012-11-06
- Counting 1,2,3 RT @ali: RT @tunkuv: Dubya won 40% of the Hispanic vote in 2004. McCain won 31% in 2008. Romney won 21% in 2012. Do the math. 23:31:10, 2012-11-06
- Saving NV-Sen? RT @RalstonReports: Heller now up to nearly 9K. 23:29:21, 2012-11-06
- RT @philipaklein: RT @toddzwillich: more Cornyn: "we have a period of reflection and recalibration ahead for the Republican Party. " 23:28:43, 2012-11-06
- GOP has much work to do but not as far down as the last time Barack Obama spanked the party. Time to get back to basics & purge the crazies 23:28:05, 2012-11-06
- You think? RT @rollcall: Rubio: GOP Needs to Broaden Appeal to Minorities http://t.co/L81bmczT 23:24:36, 2012-11-06
- RT @jamiedupree: DAILY DOUBLE: Democrats knocked off both GOP House members from New Hampshire, Reps Guinta & Bass 23:23:58, 2012-11-06
- @batavner Yes and as I said small favors. Looks like Prop 30 may pass and after full court press by unions 32 was destined to fail in reply to batavner 23:22:01, 2012-11-06
- On the CA ballot at least Prop 34 Death Penalty repeal is being rejected and Prop 37 Food labelling scheme is failing = small favors 23:19:37, 2012-11-06
- RT @StewSays: McConnell: [Voters] did 2 things: they gave Pres Obama a 2nd chance to fix the problems…and they preserved Republican co … 23:16:29, 2012-11-06
- RT @thehill: Women, minorities propel #Obama victory http://t.co/bb3PO8Kw by @NiallStanage #election2012 23:16:19, 2012-11-06
- If that is any consolation RT @MattMackowiak: RT @ZekeJMiller: Mitt Romney lost FL, OH, VA, and CO by a combined 306,187 votes. 22:57:58, 2012-11-06
- @_J_BOO Huh? That statement really does not make any sense.Obama has not sought consensus e.g. he rammed ObamaCare through with NO GOP votes in reply to _J_BOO 22:33:59, 2012-11-06
- (500) http://t.co/OOSLIfFd… http://t.co/6nLVKvHa #tcot 22:11:33, 2012-11-06
- Gregory Flap @ Hard Rock Cafe Universal CityWalk http://t.co/LQCmFSwY #tcot 22:11:33, 2012-11-06
- Twitter / JudyKurtz: Sen. Harry Reid speaks at DSCC … http://t.co/qI0nzxuB #tcot 22:11:33, 2012-11-06
- RT @HotlineReid: NBC says Romney will speak at 12:55am ET 21:49:03, 2012-11-06
- RT @robdamschen: RT @AriFleischer: GOP right now has gained a net two seats in the House. 21:44:30, 2012-11-06
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-06 http://t.co/DboLMJZd 21:31:27, 2012-11-06
- @_J_BOO I can accept the vote of the majority, but the country continues to remain divided and stagnation will continue. On to 2016… in reply to _J_BOO 21:29:54, 2012-11-06
- Election Night Anniversary Date Night. Alice and our first date was 12 years ago. [pic]: http://t.co/hGS0ZdOB 21:18:53, 2012-11-06
- @conservtivemom @ReFounderParty That was tried before = Civil War and many died horribly. Have to accept the will of the majority & move on in reply to conservtivemom 21:00:37, 2012-11-06
- @ReFounderParty Well, that is what American voters want = what they will get! in reply to ReFounderParty 20:57:32, 2012-11-06
- Krauthammer has it about right. Obama and Dems win but there will be no change in the government. Stagnation since there is NO mandate.#tcot 20:46:54, 2012-11-06
- LOL Never Harry! RT @JudyKurtz: Sen. Harry Reid speaks at DSCC party in DC. His message to GOP : "Let's come together." http://t.co/BAse8OIQ 20:42:41, 2012-11-06
- I am glad I went out to dinner at Universal City instead of wallowing in the national GOP wipe out. Another 4 years of malaise #tcot 20:23:39, 2012-11-06
- Sadly so RT @LizMair: Wow. That was even worse than I predicted. Romney's only improvement over McCain will be…winning Indiana. Jeebus. 20:21:52, 2012-11-06
- Gregory Flap's Badges – I Voted 2012 http://t.co/QIZvZIrO #tcot 20:05:32, 2012-11-06
- I just unlocked the "I Voted 2012" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/18OwbDFb 18:49:41, 2012-11-06
- Twitter / RyanLizza: Interesting text from Obama's … http://t.co/jFj8G34r #tcot 16:57:57, 2012-11-06
- Competitive House Race Results – http://t.co/E8Fhj7xu http://t.co/Kfx4mSIr #tcot 16:27:01, 2012-11-06
- RT @ShaneGoldmacher RT @RyanLizza Interesting text from Obama's VA campaign just now. http://t.co/p44U2Beg 16:17:33, 2012-11-06
- RT @LarrySabato: On our VA sources: Ds thot Sunday they would win it by maybe 1%. Rs said "50-50" and "dogfight". 16:08:23, 2012-11-06
- RT @jamiedupree: Also, Rep Joe Donnelly running 7% stronger than President Obama right now 16:01:04, 2012-11-06
- RT @HotlineReid: The House races you need to watch tonight, great list from @NJ_Graphics — http://t.co/XTgJDbkw 15:59:31, 2012-11-06
- RT @jamiedupree: With 2% in from Indiana, Romney has 11,000 more votes than Mourdock in the Senate race 15:59:09, 2012-11-06
- I think it is safe to say that Indiana and South Carolina will break for Romney. Georgia too. #tcot 15:55:40, 2012-11-06
- A few more minutes and we should get some idea on Virginia = a must win state for Romney #tcot 15:54:40, 2012-11-06
- RT @adrian_gray: 2004 exit polls: CO (Bush +3), FL (-4), NC (+5), NH (-17), OH (-4), PA (-19), VA (+1), WI (-4). All were off. 14:51:21, 2012-11-06
- Saw a good turn out of our base in Newbury Park – mid-day. A good sign that GOP voters ARE turning out. 14:50:18, 2012-11-06
- @ConejoJoe I wouldn't have thought so. Are you running Malibu? in reply to ConejoJoe 14:36:35, 2012-11-06
- @MattGu3 I am confident from what I have seen the GOP base is turning out and will turn out for @TonyStrickland #CA26 in reply to MattGu3 14:35:25, 2012-11-06
- RT @jamiedupree: Just 8% of voters decided on their candidate in the last few days; 11% decided in October 14:24:47, 2012-11-06
- RT @jamiedupree: 24% rated the economy as good, 75% say it is bad – 39% say the direction of the economy is "getting better" 14:24:22, 2012-11-06
- RT @jamiedupree: EXIT POLLS: Most important issue for voters today was the economy – 60%; next was health care at 17% 14:24:06, 2012-11-06
- @ConejoJoe I don't think you were alive then, where you? This 1968 election was my last Presidential race where I did not vote = too young. in reply to ConejoJoe 14:20:07, 2012-11-06
- Gong to be a good night for Tony! RT @MattGu3: Good news for @TonyStrickland in #CA26 poll check. Advantage Dem precinct shows lead for GOP 14:18:08, 2012-11-06
- @ConejoJoe NOOOOO Nixon's The One! in reply to ConejoJoe 14:13:13, 2012-11-06
- Gregory Flap @ Chez Cole http://t.co/9SkmLt5v #tcot 13:51:40, 2012-11-06
- Day By Day November 6, 2012 – Remember – Flap's Blog http://t.co/4mCu9ggO #tcot 13:51:40, 2012-11-06
- Waiting for the polls to close… (@ Chez Cole) http://t.co/CMGOteWL 13:33:39, 2012-11-06
- Day By Day November 6, 2012 – Remember http://t.co/sbptiDx1 #tcot 12:55:17, 2012-11-06
- My U. S. Senate and Congressional vote. http://t.co/5fG2LK0z http://t.co/Db9qGBma #tcot 11:46:43, 2012-11-06
- My Presidential vote. http://t.co/HvkusM7D http://t.co/K7C9VlcJ #tcot 11:46:43, 2012-11-06
- yfrog Photo : http://t.co/ovGI6p84 Shared by Flap http://t.co/LPwF8dGw #tcot 11:46:42, 2012-11-06
- My U. S. Senate and Congressional vote. http://t.co/vWbZD3z5 09:57:37, 2012-11-06
- My Presidential vote. http://t.co/rIXfWExV 09:56:28, 2012-11-06
- The polling place = a church. Line is about 5 people. Volunteer election workers are pleasant. http://t.co/4bJe32cz 09:54:54, 2012-11-06
- Walking on the way to vote. Temps in the mid 70's http://t.co/juJ7fGkB 09:25:47, 2012-11-06
- Heading off to the polls. A nice day for a little walk up there.
Please vote today! 09:14:55, 2012-11-06
- RT @ali Overall, early vote turnout OH up 2.44% in state. Down -4.1% in Obama/Kerry counties; up 14.39% in Bush/McCain counties #tcot 07:18:08, 2012-11-06
- A beautiful day to vote in Thousand Oaks, California – – so VOTE! 07:13:23, 2012-11-06
- RT @LarrySabato Beware exit polling. Rumors will start spreading later today. Numbers=half-baked, often wrong. #tcot 06:59:20, 2012-11-06
- Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
— Mark Twain
Happy Election Day! 06:08:13, 2012-11-06
- Flap's California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-05 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/yciGutQJ #tcot 05:56:49, 2012-11-06
- Flap's Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-05 – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/QmOzjZTm #tcot 05:56:48, 2012-11-06
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-05 http://t.co/R1jlzACA 04:05:53, 2012-11-06
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-05 http://t.co/rDsY69Vb #tcot 03:03:29, 2012-11-06
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Day By Day November 6, 2012 – Remember
Remember, indeed!
Later this afternoon and tonight I will be commenting on the Presidential race and California politics on Twitter.
Come on over and follow me: @Flap
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-05
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-05 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/E1q5WtRy #tcot 22:37:40, 2012-11-05
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-05 http://t.co/YHqjA73A 21:01:25, 2012-11-05
- Penn and Teller – Organic Food (Full Episode) – YouTube http://t.co/3znsf55W #tcot 16:51:53, 2012-11-05
- House: Race Ratings http://t.co/Yho6xDwf #tcot 16:51:52, 2012-11-05
- Penn and Teller – Organic Food (Full Episode) – YouTube http://t.co/dDgDiZyr #tcot 15:49:53, 2012-11-05
- RT @Redistrict: Final @CookPolitical House ratings out: http://t.co/ZLPNEQMf 10 Dem seats Lean/Likely GOP, 5 GOP seats Lean/Likely Dem. … 15:33:54, 2012-11-05
- Disclosure by Arizona nonprofit shows ties to Koch brothers http://t.co/pgZHe9BH #tcot 15:18:43, 2012-11-05
- I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/SKHouITJ Penn and Teller – Organic Food (Full Episode) 14:59:12, 2012-11-05
- Monday Morning – Peggy Noonan's Blog – WSJ http://t.co/4i6lOQHj #tcot 12:42:42, 2012-11-05
- AD-66: Get Out the Vote for Craig Huey – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/PZUsB5lx #tcot 12:42:42, 2012-11-05
- Flap's Dentistry Blog: Ontario Canada Teachers' Pension Plan Acquires Heartland Dental Care http://t.co/s9t4AGp7 #tcot 12:42:42, 2012-11-05
- LOL….Well, that decides it then….RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: NOONAN: IT'S ROMNEY… http://t.co/e61D21vD 11:52:06, 2012-11-05
- Poll overload now and mostly they are all within the margin of error – which means they are worthless as predictors. Race remains very close 11:50:32, 2012-11-05
- AD-66: Get Out the Vote for Craig Huey http://t.co/SG2lN1k5 11:31:01, 2012-11-05
- Ontario Canada Teachers' Pension Plan Acquires Heartland Dental Care http://t.co/gBeujYpA 11:11:41, 2012-11-05
- President 2012 Prediction: Romney Wins Narrow Electoral College Victory http://t.co/Hy551Wj1 #tcot 10:42:03, 2012-11-05
- @amyjane12 I remember last years game: USC vs. UCLA. Wasn't it 50-0? Oh yes it was! in reply to amyjane12 10:05:09, 2012-11-05
- @WaltersBee Dan, the federal bankruptcy courts will ahve to roll back pensions. The unions will never allow local elected officials to do it 09:41:20, 2012-11-05
- I love it! CA FPPC calls out Arizona PAC for money laundering while CA Democrats and their union buddies have refined the art to a science. 09:35:54, 2012-11-05
- Controversial Arizona nonprofit releases name of contributors — more nonprofits http://t.co/KUAtAbF6 #tcot 09:32:52, 2012-11-05
- Day By Day November 4, 2012 – Chains http://t.co/JrHKIfaJ #tcot 09:27:29, 2012-11-05
- Study: Genetically Modified Tomatoes to Aid in Heart Disease Prevention? http://t.co/yf0qlSrm 08:51:16, 2012-11-05
- The Morning Flap: November 5, 2012 http://t.co/qfp770IJ #tcot 07:31:23, 2012-11-05
- California Prop 30/32: FPPC expects to reveal Arizona nonprofit donors today http://t.co/sJgsbfp3 07:27:55, 2012-11-05
- Phony Dentists Practicing Out of Their Cars Arrested in Houston http://t.co/KqwLYzhC 06:39:12, 2012-11-05
- President 2012: Latest Key Battleground State Polls for November 5 http://t.co/miMOGwBO #tcot 06:09:15, 2012-11-05
- How Romneyworld sees Mitt winning the White House on Tuesday http://t.co/mxo2FwLm #tcot 05:19:28, 2012-11-05
- All Over But the Vote Counting http://t.co/ji86V7TM #tcot 05:19:28, 2012-11-05
- 2012 Election: Poll: Mitt Romney ran better than John McCain http://t.co/7giS2IkU #tcot 04:47:28, 2012-11-05
- RT @jamiedupree State polls out so far today: Obama +1 in Virginia, Romney +5 in Florida #tcot 04:46:49, 2012-11-05
- RT @jamiedupree The latest CNN poll shows a tie nationally; the poll sample was D+11 – 2008 was D+7, 2004 turnout was even #tcot 04:45:33, 2012-11-05
- The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other but to be with each other.
Christopher McDougall, "Born to Run"
Happy Monday! 04:38:13, 2012-11-05
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-04 http://t.co/IKEbheDu 04:02:37, 2012-11-05
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-04 http://t.co/QNPRhsYW #tcot 03:02:23, 2012-11-05
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President 2012 Prediction: Romney Wins Narrow Electoral College Victory
I am an optimistic sort for the GOP and bucking the conventional wisdom believe that when all the votes are counted, Mitt Romney will be elected the 45th President of the United States. Note, my map above still has Iowa up in the air – but is irrelevant at this point.
By the time, the early Midwestern votes come in via exit polls, America should know the trend.
If Romney loses Ohio AND Wisconsin, he is probably toast.
If Obama loses any other state like Pennsylvania or Ohio, the President is done.
Others have offered their, I would say, balanced perspective.
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, there have been two major schools of thought about who is going to win. One school points to President Obama getting reelected for a very simple reason: polls show Mitt Romney losing Ohio, and all of the states that he would need to win to make up for a loss in Ohio. The other school argues that state polls have been systematically biased against Romney by assuming that Democratic turnout will rival – or even exceed – elevated 2008 levels, when Obamamania was at its peak. Those who believe that Romney will win have pointed to polls showing him ahead among independents, predicted a late break toward the challenger, or pointed to economic fundamentals. To read the conventional wisdom pointing to an Obama win, check out Nate Silver. To read predictions of a Romney win, check out our own Michael Barone, as well as Dan McLaughlin, Ben Domenech, Jay Cost. Also read Ted Frank, who still thinks Obama will likely win, though he makes a strong devil’s advocate argument for how Romney could pull it out.
But, in the end, I think a majority of American voters are not happy with the direction of the country and will willing to vote for a change.
In any case, the majority of the House of Representatives looks safely in the hands of the GOP. The U.S. Senate majority will remain under Democratic Party control.
Balanced or split party government is what Americans desire and that is what they will have after the voting tomorrow.
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Day By Day November 4, 2012 – Chains
Chris, unfortunately, voters are not concentrating or should I say paying attention to Libya.
The most we can ask is that they are paying attention to the failure of the Obama economy and vote him out of office tomorrow.
However, that may be asking too much….
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The Morning Flap: November 5, 2012
Mitt Romney campaigning in Virginia today
These are my links for November 2nd through November 5th:
- How Romneyworld sees Mitt winning the White House on Tuesday– The more difficult case to make is how Romney’s vote is lifted so that on the spectrum of Obama states to capture (the order in terms of confidence seems to be Indiana, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Iowa, Ohio, Colorado, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Nevada and Michigan) it is a tide that rises above the Ohio threshold.Senior Romney advisers insist that although the popular vote will be close, in the electoral college the Republican nominee will win by more than 300 – something the adviser quoted here had predicted for several months.For that, several things have to happen: the battleground polls have to be wrong; undecideds have to vote for Romney; Romney’s turnout has to be very high; Obama’s vote has to be depressed.
Can so many polls be wrong? The short answer is yes. It is worth remembering that in January 2008 virtually no one in the political world believed that Hillary Clinton could win the New Hampshire primary over Obama, fresh off his Iowa victory. But win it she did.
This year, apart from Gallup and Rasmussen, pollsters have consistently over-sampled Democrats compared to Republicans. The Romney adviser said: ‘The samples that they’re using are geared towards 2008 results. So you get Democrats plus four on Pew, you’ve got Democrats plus eight on PPP.
‘It’s going to be a Republican plus one or Republicans plus two election. It’s not 2008, it’s not 2004, it’s not 2000. It’s a new election. It’s 2012 and a completely different dynamic. Every election we re-write history on turnout.
‘Gallup looked at it a week ago and decided it was going to be a more Republican electorate and they had it right.’
The closer you get to an election, the more likely undecideds are to break against the incumbent. Romney will also have voter enthusiasm on his side. Whether that’s enough, remains an open question but the Romney campaign thinks so.
‘What’s going on here is when you have intensity and momentum,’ said the Romney adviser.
- All Over But the Vote Counting– After four nationally televised debates, two political conventions, hundreds of speeches, one devastating hurricane, and the expenditure of an estimated $2 billion — most of it on nasty, negative, and mendacious television ads — the 2012 campaign finally comes to a close Tuesday.Going into the final day, independent surveys still show the race to be close, with little recent movement — and few undecided voters left.Nonetheless, President Obama’s top advisers and like-minded pundits are openly confident, even haughty, in their certitude that a slight advantage in the public opinion polls will translate into a comfortable Electoral College victory Tuesday night. By contrast, the attitude at Mitt Romney’s headquarters might best be described as cautiously hopeful.
- 2012 Election: Poll: Mitt Romney ran better than John McCain– Americans are far more satisfied with Mitt Romney’s campaign than they were with John McCain’s effort four years ago, according to a poll released Monday.Only four-in-ten were happy with McCain’s 2008 campaign, according to Gallup, while 54 percent are satisfied with the race Romney has run. Satisfaction with President Barack Obama’s campaign has dipped from 66 percent — the highest Gallup has ever recorded — in 2008 to 58 percent in 2012.
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-04 – Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-04
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-04 – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-04 #tcot
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-04 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. – My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-04
- Arizona group plans appeal to U.S. Supreme Court in funding case– The Arizona nonprofit behind a controversial $11-million donation plans to take its case to the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch bid to avoid turning over records to California’s campaign finance watchdog.The California Supreme Court ordered the nonprofit to comply with an audit by 4 p.m. Sunday. Lawyers for the nonprofit asked for an extension, saying it was impossible from “a logistical perspective.”That request was denied by the state justices, and the nonprofit’s lawyers filed another letter outlining its plan to continue appealing the case.
In the letter, San Francisco attorney Thad Davis said the case raises “novel and pressing issues” that need a full vetting before the nonprofit can be forced to turn over records.
Davis wrote that the case “raises critical First Amendment issues regarding the ability of an organization to freely associate and speak on vital election-related matters without reprisal by government officials opposed to their view.”
- Poll: Rehberg holds edge over Tester in Montana Senate race – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs – RT @PoliticalTicker: Poll: Rehberg holds edge over Tester in Montana Senate race #tcot
- A Staten Island Run For Relief | newyorkcitymarathon.runnersworld.com – RT @runnersworld: A firsthand account of today’s run for relief on Staten Island, via @exerscience #NYCMarathon
- California Supreme Court orders nonprofit to face FPPC audit– Update (4:50 p.m.): Americans for Responsible Leadership did not submit information to the FPPC by 4 p.m. as ordered and instead has asked the state court for more time as it asks the U.S. Supreme Court for review, according to FPPC chairwoman Ann Ravel.The California Supreme Court this afternoon ordered an obscure Arizona nonprofit to submit donation records immediately to state regulators related to an $11 million contribution the group gave in October.The state’s highest court issued its unanimous 7-0 decision at 3 p.m. after a telephone conference and gave Phoenix-based Americans for Responsible Leadership until 4 p.m. to comply.
The state Fair Political Practices Commission had asked the Supreme Court to force ARL to turn over e-mails and transactions data behind the donation, whose specific donors the group has never disclosed. The group gave $11 million to a business campaign committee established to oppose Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative, Proposition 30, and support a measure that would restrict union dues collection, Proposition 32.
- Ontario Teachers Said to Near $1.3 Billion Heartland Dental Care Deal– Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is nearing a deal to buy Heartland Dental Care Inc. that values the company at about $1.3 billion, outbidding traditional leveraged- buyout funds, said people with knowledge of the matter.The Canadian retirement fund may be prepared to announce an agreement with Effingham, Illinois-based Heartland as soon as tomorrow, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are private. KKR & Co. (KKR), Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, and Apax Partners LLP had also pursued an acquisition of Heartland, one of the people said.Founded by Chief Executive Officer Richard Workman, Heartland is one of the largest U.S. dental practice management companies. It manages 370 practices in 19 states, helping dentists with personnel and back-office support, according to its website. CHS Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, bought a stake of undisclosed size in Heartland in 2008.
Calls to Deborah Allan, a spokeswoman for Ontario Teachers’, and Ashley Buehnerkemper, of closely held Heartland, weren’t immediately returned. Representatives of the private- equity firms declined to comment.
In addition to investing in private equity funds managed by others, Teachers, with C$117.1 billion under management as of Dec. 31, makes its own direct investments in private equity, usually alongside a buyout firm. Teachers has disclosed only two acquisitions worth more than $1 billion without a co-investor, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Those were the 2007 acquisition of marine container terminals in Canada and the U.S. from Oriental Overseas International Ltd. for about $2.35 billion, and the 2000 purchase of Cadillac Fairview Corp., a commercial real estate developer, for C$2.3 billion ($1.56 billion at the time).
- AD-38: The Signal Scolds Endorsee Edward Headington – AD-38: The Signal Scolds Endorsee Edward Headington
- Running / Perfect Conditions – Perfect Conditions
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03 – Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-03 – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-03 #tcot
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. – My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-02 – Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-02
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-02 – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-02 #tcot
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-02 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. – My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-02
- President 2012: Nine Electoral College Forecasts – Ryan Teague Beckwith rounds up electoral maps from nine political prognosticators, all of which see President Obama winning re-election with anywhere from 281 to 332 electoral votes.
- Reid to Romney: Senate Dems Won’t Work With You– If Mitt Romney wins the presidency, he will not win cooperation from Senate Democrats, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Friday in his latest and perhaps final shot at a candidate who aides say Reid personally disdains.In a statement reacting to what he said are Romney’s claims that Senate Democrats will work with him on his agenda, Reid calls Romney a “severe conservative” whose “far-right agenda” Democrats reject.
“Romney’s fantasy that Senate Democrats will work with him to pass his ‘severely conservative’ agenda is laughable. In fact, Mitt Romney’s Tea Party agenda has already been rejected in the Senate,” Reid says, listing GOP policies Romney has embraced that the Senate has voted down, including the budget plans offered by vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, R.-Wis.
Democrats look set to retain control of the Senate. Reid’s statement, while aiming to aid President Obama’s reelection, is a reminder that should Romney win, Senate Democrats will pose a major hurdle to his plans and that Reid’s dislike of Romney, more specifically, would be a problem.
- Is the California Death Penalty Toast? – Flap’s California Blog – Is the California Death Penalty Toast?
- AD-48: Why Would Roger Hernandez Resign? – Flap’s California Blog – AD-48: Why Would Roger Hernandez Resign?
- The Case of the GMO Papaya – This story ends in the same way it begins—with conflict. The disagreements in California, fortunately, have not resulted in physical altercations or property damage. Ultimately, however, both those who support and oppose GMOs should take the time to discuss each side’s viewpoint. As Davidson notes, scientists need to make themselves more available to answer questions the public undoubtedly has, and to illustrate that genetic modification is more than an issue of simple economics. Sometimes, as in the case of the papaya, the ability of future generations to partake in a highly nutrient-dense crop may be at stake. An open, transparent forum of ideas will do much to alleviate the concerns of more moderate GMO activists and allow all of humanity to reap the benefits of this technology.
- Trooth.Com: The Dr. Wisdom Teeth Radio Ad – Flap’s Blog – : The Dr. Wisdom Teeth Radio Ad #tcot
- Dr. Heath Hendrickson (Dr. Wisdom Teeth) radio ad – YouTube – Dr. Heath Hendrickson (Dr. Wisdom Teeth) radio ad – YouTube #tcot
- Dr. Heath Hendrickson (Dr. Wisdom Teeth) radio ad – YouTube – I uploaded a @YouTube video Dr Heath Hendrickson radio ad
- California Proposition 37: A Belligerent Genetically Modified Banana? – California Proposition 37: A Belligerent Genetically Modified Banana? #tcot
- Trooth.Com – The Picketers Return to Dr. Heath Hendrickson’s Dental Office – Flap’s Blog – – The Picketers Return to Dr. Heath Hendrickson’s Dental Office #tcot
- Marathon Runners Stop Aging Out of the Race – WSJ.com – Marathon Runners Stop Aging Out of the Race –
- The Morning Flap: November 2, 2012 – Flap’s Blog – The Morning Flap: November 2, 2012 #tcot
- How Romneyworld sees Mitt winning the White House on Tuesday– The more difficult case to make is how Romney’s vote is lifted so that on the spectrum of Obama states to capture (the order in terms of confidence seems to be Indiana, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Iowa, Ohio, Colorado, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Nevada and Michigan) it is a tide that rises above the Ohio threshold.Senior Romney advisers insist that although the popular vote will be close, in the electoral college the Republican nominee will win by more than 300 – something the adviser quoted here had predicted for several months.For that, several things have to happen: the battleground polls have to be wrong; undecideds have to vote for Romney; Romney’s turnout has to be very high; Obama’s vote has to be depressed.
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President 2012: Latest Key Battleground State Polls for November 5
Here are the latest key battleground state polls:
- Florida: Romney 52%, Obama 47% (InsiderAdvantage)
- Florida: Obama 50%, Romney 49% (Public Policy Polling)
- Florida: Romney 50%, Obama 48% (Pulse Opinion Research)
- North Carolina: Obama 49%, Romney 49% (Public Policy Polling)
- Ohio: Obama 48%, Romney 46% (Pulse Opinion Research)
- Pennsylvania: Obama 49%, Romney 46% (Pulse Opinion Research)
- Virginia: Obama 48%, Romney 47% (NBC/WSJ/Marist)
- Virginia: Obama 49%, Romney 48% (Pulse Opinion Research)
- Wisconsin: Obama 49%, Romney 48% (Pulse Opinion Research)
The Real Clear Politics average of polls and more are here.
As I have been saying for about a week now – the Presidential race is very close and we will be in for an exciting night of election returns.
If the polls are correct, then we will be in for a very late night Tuesday and early morning Wednesday.
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-04
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-04 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/yHCsBASc #tcot 21:24:21, 2012-11-04
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-04 http://t.co/IhmEJlbo 21:06:58, 2012-11-04
- Arizona group plans appeal to U.S. Supreme Court in funding case http://t.co/I5AcHHa1 #tcot 19:50:12, 2012-11-04
- California Supreme Court orders nonprofit to face FPPC audit http://t.co/XRx3OA1s #tcot 17:14:15, 2012-11-04
- Ontario Teachers Said to Near $1.3 Billion Heartland Dental Care Deal http://t.co/uEhi2IpM #tcot 17:14:15, 2012-11-04
- RT @PoliticalTicker: Poll: Rehberg holds edge over Tester in Montana Senate race http://t.co/p7PSbxdb #tcot 17:07:28, 2012-11-04
- RT @runnersworld: A firsthand account of today's run for relief on Staten Island, via @exerscience http://t.co/J44JSbMU #NYCMarathon 17:07:01, 2012-11-04
- RT @jpodhoretz: Gallup swing state poll: 48-48. Final CNN poll: 49-49. 17:06:42, 2012-11-04
- AD-38: The Signal Scolds Endorsee Edward Headington http://t.co/wM20mNN5 16:54:09, 2012-11-04
- Oakland vs.Tampa Bay & Pitt vs.NYG & Seahawks vs. Vikings http://t.co/0mTPfpf0 #GetGlue #NFLRedZone 13:38:49, 2012-11-04
- Perfect Conditions http://t.co/wBOjQX3D 12:40:57, 2012-11-04
- Flap's California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/LJQabBxC #tcot 04:15:44, 2012-11-04
- Flap's Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-03 – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/6qqKsV6i #tcot 04:15:43, 2012-11-04
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/Gh7rzvIN #tcot 04:15:43, 2012-11-04
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03 http://t.co/M4ec6Wa4 04:01:33, 2012-11-04
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-03 http://t.co/1FHwZu3P #tcot 03:01:58, 2012-11-04
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-03
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-03 http://t.co/89LM2OKr 22:07:43, 2012-11-03
- Flap's California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-02 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/QzdwYwyu #tcot 06:11:49, 2012-11-03
- Flap's Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-02 – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/mQd6yvBo #tcot 06:11:49, 2012-11-03
- Off soon to Venice Beach and @LAMarathon training with the LA Roadrunners. 8 miles today and then Ronnie's Diner after. Temps in the 60's. 04:48:48, 2012-11-03
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2012-11-02 http://t.co/QTvSv00P 04:04:44, 2012-11-03
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2012-11-02 http://t.co/UOFwUMPv #tcot 03:04:50, 2012-11-03
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2012-11-02 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/ors2aAmR #tcot 01:24:18, 2012-11-03