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Since the entry into force of its antitrust rules, China has approved transactions subject to "restrictive conditions," also called "remedies" or "commitments" in other jurisdictions, in only ten out of approximately 370 transactions notified. This is a particularly low proportion of cases compared to other jurisdictions, including the European Union. This shows that instead of prohibiting these transactions, the Chinese competition authority has preferred to opt for a favorable outcome allowing companies to proceed with their operation, which must be welcomed.
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We look at India's mightiest metropolis, from its legendary crime syndicates to its glamorous movie colony — and we look beneath it, for vampires and conspiracies and Mythos maneuverings. A "Low and Slow" city setting for many possible GUMSHOE games.
This look at India's mightiest metropolis, from its legendary crime syndicates to its glamorous movie colony, of necessity holds plenty of rash generalizations, needed for game play and speed of familiarization. More than many cities, Mumbai relishes its contradictions, its vastly rich and abysmally poor literally living side by side.
As with most Pelgrane publications, this supplement exists in a world of instantaneous oceans of information, and is not intended to be comprehensive. Instead, it combines a few evocative details with broad-brush color. It is intended as a starter, letting you begin cooking Mumbai as a "Low and Slow" city setting for many possible GUMSHOE games. It is a foundation for your own adventures, a framework on which to hang the fruits of your own research.
Looking Glass: Mumbai features the lay of the land, including markets and masses, and three unique backdrops for the main setting, a scenic or thematic element, or just somewhere to stage a fight scene. Ken features Mumbai's factions, from the mob, to political parties, to the terrorists. Includes nine Mumbai story seeds and hooks, and Mumbai mythos.
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Does it make any sense for the bridge to be a distinct module sitting right atop the ship? No, not really.
But, at the same time, were the bridge buried deep within the bowels of the ship, it wouldn't really make much difference. Shields are what keep the whole ship intact. Look at TUC. Once the shields are down, a single photon torpedo is able to rip through the entire saucer section from bottom to top. Wouldn't matter where the bridge is at that point. It would still be just as vulnerable.
Also, tactically speaking, why go after the bridge anyway? Just for the emotional punch of killing the captain? If Picard and the bridge crew get taken out, it's not as if the other 1,000 people on the ship would just surrender. Pretty sure everyone from LaForge in engineering to Ensign Ricky in stellar cartography would continue to fight.
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i love you, you love me we are one big snarky family. hippos, goats and lurkers one big happy family.
Dammit my hubby is not waking up.anytime soon and he just farted in his sleep. Im seriousky considering dutch ovening his ass. Pork chop has found a spot that he/she likes play kickball low in my vajayjay and i guess im going to have to maje the long journey downstairs to get my own donuts and milk.
Food is my passion and my hubby is my love. Working on my best creation yet. Due March 9, 2013 born on her time on March 18, 2013. Life is good. what more could I ask for?
It was all a huge joke & then people got upset about it. Serveral of us were trying to reconnect with originals. Then bitch gets slung around.
Mind your own biscuits & life will be gravy.
Angela (33), wife to Joe (33) ,DD Olivia (07/30/08) DS J.P. (3/21/13) #3 EDD 1/25/15
!Rainbow Baby BOY due 3/10/2013!
Looks like my Give A Shit button broke.
Hillary - I knew it! Tall men seem to love short women. I have a confession though...my husband is shorter than me :D He fits the beefy man requirement nicely though ;)
so i was gonna try and goat, but you ladies have been busy this morning...
i think i have a five guys hangover...i tried to drink a lot of water before i went to bed and even woke up to pee twice and drank water each time, but now i have a headache...
Nicole, 31, working FT, but wishing i was a SAHM
married 08.07.04, DS 04.30.10, expecting baby boy #2 03.25.13
ahhh, i should share the scale of douchebaggnes of significant others from worse to increasingly better
FN: fucknut (see above example)
TW: twatwaffle (beginning to behave, but still on the poop list)
AW: asswaffle (getting better, has said "i'm an idiot, please forgive me, but still is having behavior problems)
DA: dumbass: just being a "typical" man
SO: significant other, on good behavior for the moment
DH: Dear Husband, self explanitory
these are subjective, please feel free to add to them, in fact the more the merrier.
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Scripture: Mark 7:24-30
24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and would not have any one know it; yet he could not be hid. 25 But immediately a woman, whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said to her, "Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 28 But she answered him, "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." 29 And he said to her, "For this saying you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter." 30 And she went home, and found the child lying in bed, and the demon gone.
Meditation: Do you ever feel "put-off" by the Lord? This passage describes the only occasion in which Jesus ministered outside of Jewish territory. (Tyre and Sidon were fifty miles north of Israel and still exist today in modern Lebanon.) A Gentile woman – an outsider who was not a member of the chosen people – puts Jesus on the spot by pleading with him to show mercy to her daughter who was tormented with an evil spirit. At first Jesus seemed to pay no attention to her, and this made his disciples feel embarrassed. Jesus very likely did this not to put the woman off, but rather to test her sincerity and to awaken faith in her.
What did Jesus mean by the expression "throwing bread to the dogs"? The Jews often spoke of the Gentiles with arrogance and insolence as "unclean dogs" since the Gentiles were excluded from God's covenant and favor with Israel. For the Greeks the "dog" was a symbol of dishonor and was used to describe a shameless and audacious woman. Matthew's Gospel records the expression do not give dogs what is holy (Matthew 7:6). Jesus, no doubt, spoke with a smile rather than with an insult because this woman immediately responds with wit and faith - "even the dogs eat the crumbs". Jesus praises a Gentile woman for her persistent faith and for her affectionate love. She made the misery of her child her own and she was willing to suffer rebuff in order to obtain healing for her loved one. She also had indomitable persistence. Her faith grew in contact with the person of Jesus. She began with a request and she ended on her knees in worshipful prayer to the living God. No one who ever sought Jesus with faith – whether Jew or Gentile – was refused his help. Do you seek Jesus with expectant faith?
"Lord Jesus, your love and mercy knows no bounds. May I trust you always and never doubt your loving care and mercy. Increase my faith in your saving help and deliver me from all evil and harm."
Psalm 106:3-4, 35-37, 40
3 Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at
all times!
4 Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you deliver them;
34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
35 but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.
36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;
40 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage
"The Gentiles, those who dwell on the borders, can be saved if
they believe... Think of it this way: Each of us when he sins is
living on the borders of Tyre or Sidon or of Pharaoh and Egypt.
They are on the borders of those who are outside the inheritance
of God." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 11.16.3)
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The votes are in, and the inductees into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame class of 2009 have been chosen.
Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Aaron's Dream Machine team had a lesson in adversity during their double header weekend at Five Flags Speedway (Pensacola, Fla.) and Montgomery (Ala.) Motor Speedway.
Bill Elliott Racing's Casey Roderick exceeded even the highest expectations in his ARCA RE/MAX Series debut at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway, during the American 200 Oct. 10.
He's only had a driver's license for a year, but 17-year-old Casey Roderick has been behind the wheel for more than a decade.
Former Dawson County High School golf standout Charley Whitmire has signed to continue her career with North Georgia College & State University.
Dawsonville native Chase Elliott started eighth at Anderson Motor Speedway in Anderson, S.C. on Aug. 8 and crossed the finish line with another win.
After biding his time for three seasons at the University of Tennessee, punter Chad Cunningham is expected to be the team's starting punter when the season begins on Sept. 5.
Dawson County High School 2009 graduate Brittany Walker recently signed a soccer scholarship with Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tenn.
Dawson County High School graduate and current Presbyterian College golfer Kasay Holbrook finished 11th overall out of 60 amateur women at Reynolds Landing Golf Course in Greensboro, Ga. July 29 and 30.
This is the second part of a recent interview with 13-year old racing star Chase Elliott.
Dawsonville native Chase Elliott is an upcoming star on the racing scene.
Thirteen-year-old Chase Elliott captured the checkered flag in Cordele at the Watermelon Capital Speedway.
A Dawsonville native who competed in the 2004 Winter Olympics will be one of 10 North Georgia athletes elected to the Northeast Georgia Hall of Fame in Gainesville on Aug. 29.
Dawson County golfers, Charley Whitmire and Wesley Bearden, placed 5th and 6th respectively in a tournament held at Chestatee Golf Club on July 7.
Coach Van Samples, head boys' golf coach at Dawson County High School, has announced a fundraising golf tournament to be played at Sugar Hill Golf Course.
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The Dawson County High School Varsity Tigers football team is in the state playoffs.
The Dawson County men's and women's cross country teams ran at the Region 7-AAA meet yesterday at Banks County High School. Both teams ...
Dawson County couldn't overcome a 24-0 halftime deficit Friday night.
Both the boys and girls Dawson County High School cross country teams are ranked in the top 10 in Class AAA.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, finished seventh in Saturday's Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at ...
Dawson County High School Varsity Softball Coach Jimmy Pruett's Lady Tigers team is headed to the state playoffs.
The last time Dawson County scored more than 50 points was during a 54-12 defeat of Fannin County on Nov. 9, 2012.
The boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Lambert River Run at Chattahoochee River Park on Saturday.
Freshman Maggie Schandera singled to drive in teammate Kaila Billingsley in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Dawson County High School varsity ...
The weather didn't stop the Dawson County offense on Friday night in Valhalla.
The Dawson County High School varsity cross country teams competed at Unicoi State Park in the Mountain Invitational last week.
Chase Elliott finished seventh in Saturday's Hisense 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover International Speedway.
One of the state's most decorated drag racers and a 2006 inductee of the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame died Saturday.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, finished fourth in Saturday's VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky ...
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Roa @ Rise Street Art FestivalStreet Art // Friday, January 03, 2014
Never one to take a break from painting murals, this is Roa's newest piece in Christchurch, New Zealand for the Rise Street Art Festival.
"Bad Hunter" by Fintan MageeStreet Art // Friday, January 03, 2014
A masked, flannel wearing character can be seen attempting to grab some fleeing birds in this new mural by Australian muralist, Fintan Magee, in Bogota, Columbia.
Zio Ziegler "Chasing Singularity" @ Artists Republic 4 TomorrowJuxtapoz // Friday, January 03, 2014
Ziegler is a Bay Area street artist, studio painter and sculptor, a youthful and prolific artist with a lot to say. "Chasing Singularity," which will be on view Jan. 4-26, 2014, will consist of a large indoor mural Ziegler has yet to paint and 10-15 new studio works on canvas and paper...
Jesse Hazelip's "Love Lock: Cycle of Violence" @ Jonathan Levine GalleryStreet Art // Thursday, January 02, 2014
In preparation for his first solo exhibition in New York entitled ""Love Lock: Cycle of Violence," Jesse Hazelip boldy acquired three tattoos on his eyebrows and the back of his forearms and head. Each of these tattoos corresponds with his exhibition that will explore themes of injustices within our legal system and underlying corruption in the prison industrial complex. For the opening reception, Hazelip will be occupying a replicated site-specific jail cell made of plexiglass that will be built to the size of a solitary confinement unit (six by nine feet).
New Shida wall on the Gold CoastStreet Art // Thursday, January 02, 2014
Here is another new abstract piece by the Australian muralist, Shida, in the Gold Coast region.
Sofles @ Rise Street Art FestivalStreet Art // Thursday, January 02, 2014
After releasing "Limitless," which we are certain is now the most viewed graffiti video in history at a staggering 7.3 millions views, Sofles headed over to Christchurch, New Zealand to participate in the "Rise Street Art Festival." Straying from letters on this wall, Sofles painted a women character surrounded by a variety of designs all in a purple and blue color palette.
Happy 2014! Lets get weirder...Street Art // Wednesday, January 01, 2014
By the end of last night, everything appeared sort of like how this Laguna mural looks. There were distorted depth perceptions, visual hallucinations and overall confusion. Hope you're feeling better than us on this first day of 2014. Happy New Years!
That cat has a beard...Street Art // Tuesday, December 31, 2013
This bizarre looking bearded man faced cat hybrid, with a pair of triangles was painted by Ukrainian artist, Kislow.
"The Artifact" by Fintan MageeStreet Art // Monday, December 30, 2013
This new mural in Bogota, Colombia dubbed "The Artifact," is the creation and vision of Brisbane-based artist, Fintan Magee.
Diptych mural by Borondo in Tetuán, MadridStreet Art // Monday, December 30, 2013
Borondo has newly painted a beautiful diptych mural of two figures with their arms crossed behind their backs in Tetuán, Madrid. Having in the past been described as a figurative impressionism style, his painterly esthetic exudes rich emotion and intensity.


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Public Speaking Rule #1: Have No Fear; Workplace Presentations Are as Common as Computers. Here's How to Master Your Nerves So You Can Be at Your Best
Baskerville, Dawn M., Black Enterprise
Workplace presentations are as common as computers. Here's how to master your nerves so you can be at your best.
ONE-ON-ONE OR BEFORE AN AUDITORIUM 80 ROWS DEEP, Otis Williams jr. seems the embodiment of self-confidence. Whether the entrepreneur is called on to speak off the cuff or fully prepped before bright lights and flashing cameras, he is clear, composed and captivating. Those qualities earned him the title, 1993 World Champion of Public Speaking, from Toastmasters International, a Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based group devoted to developing successful speakers.
Williams has mastered a skill that poses the ultimate challenge for many professionals today--from the most introverted tech wizard to the most dynamic CEO. That challenge has less to do with writing a speech or dressing the part than it does with conquering a paralyzing, boldfaced fear.
Marie T. Smith knows that fear all too well. Now a service director for United Airlines at New York's JFK International Airport, she was drawn to the airline's ad for customer service representatives 15 years ago. Her attraction was rooted in free travel perks, flexible hours and the promise of upward mobility. But, since the latter required boardroom presentations to management, promotions her first unsuccessful attempt in 1981, Smith says, "I was so terrified of making that presentation, I made myself into a nervous wreck." Although she prepared rigorously for it, she says, "Once I got in that room, everything I'd rehearsed went out the window." She stammered, blanked out and responded pitifully to questions. In short, Smith says, "I blew it."
That was 13 years ago. Through training, Smith got over her fears and has since been promoted--several times. Still, she laments, "It took too many years and countless missed opportunities to get me here."
Today, professionals can ill afford such lag time. More than ever, public speaking--from presenting a status report to a small team to making a sales pitch before a packed room of potential investors--is necessary skill. Across industries and in companies large and small, being able to convey crucial information credibly and convincingly before groups of all sizes has become as fundamental a job requirement as computer literacy. And being truly adept at it can propel you forward because public speaking gives you a visibility seldom achieved by sterling work alone.
"The people who are getting promoted are not necessarily those who are smarter or know more, it's those who are perceived as knowing more," says Ivory Dorsey, whose Atlanta-based firm, Golden Eagle Business Services Inc., has trained employees of BellSouth Corp., Georgia Power Corp. and others in the art of powerful presentation. In getting ahead, says Dorsey, "It's not what you know or who you know. It's who knows you." Thus, being a shrinking violet not only can hold you back but even sabotage your career. And that goes for everyone, from the most introverted "tekkie" to the chairman of the board. Unfortunately, both are equally susceptible to one sure-fire confidence killer: Fear.
In a survey of common phobias, published in The Book of Lists, the fear of public speaking sits squarely at the top, a notch above the fear of death. Combined with the growing corporate value placed on good speakers, the prevalence of this fear has spawned a great business opportunity. "The demand for training in this area has just been incredible," attests Rick Gilbert, president of Frederick Gilbert Associates Inc. in Redwood City, Calif. Gilbert's firm has coached some 10,000 executives during its nine-year existence.
The fearfuls' anguish runs the gamut from mild nervousness--the old "butterflies in the stomach" syndrome--to fullblown panic. As with most fears, no matter, how common, people feel as if no one can empathize. They couldn't be more wrong, says Dorsey, a powerful professional speaker who admits she still says a prayer before each of her presentations. …


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New Maurice Blackmore Chair in Integrative Medicine established at University of Sydney
On 27 May 2015, the University of Sydney announced that it will create a Chair in "Integrative Medicine" funded by Blackmores, a leading provider of complementary medicines and supplements. The Chair will enable the university to "honour Maurice Blackmore (who was founder of the company), a pioneer of Australian naturopathy". This controversial decision is troublesome for a number of reasons.
FSM strongly support independent, quality research into therapies which have not as yet been adequately tested, providing such research is investigating a scientifically plausible hypothesis using sound methodology. We welcome the University of Sydney or any other university pursuing such research. We see as valuable the university's intention to study alternative and orthodox drug interactions as we already have examples of cross interference (e.g. St John's Wort and a number of HIV drugs). Students will be informed of the evidence base or lack thereof for alternative and complementary approaches. So far so good—
However, the statement from Blackmores, "It is our hope that our support for this Chair will contribute towards a holistic approach in medical practice that combines modern western medicine with established and proven practices in the area of integrative medicine" and the very naming of the Chair, raises serious concerns to anyone who understands the principles behind the movement championing "Integrative Medicine".
This is a movement, initiated by alternative and complementary practitioners, which would see them enter into a partnership with scientifically educated doctors, nurses and allied health clinicians. The intention of integrative medicine is not to test the efficacy or otherwise of alternative or complementary treatments, but to add these in parallel to medical therapies supported by credible scientific evidence of clinical effectiveness. This is, in fact, a wedge strategy that is already undermining the credibility of those general practices and clinics in Australia that have accepted such a partnership. In the name of Integrative Medicine many practices have introduced "alternative" pseudoscience based therapies (iridology, reflexology, homeopathy etc).
Many pharmacists have embraced this approach and will offer the services of a pseudoscientific practitioner in their stores. Such developments are potentially harmful. Good science can determine which medicines or procedures work and which do not, but that is not the goal of alternative practitioners who will not accept that science can be applied to their field (e.g. homeopaths refusing to accept the recent report of the NH&MRC). In addition, the press release infers that orthodox physicians do not practice holistic medicine which is certainly not true and is indeed insulting.
FSM is troubled by the university's decision to honour Blackmores' founder. We cannot see any reason for a prestigious university with a reputation for outstanding scientific achievement to provide commercially valuable endorsement by honouring a company that has, in the past, been criticised and indeed reprimanded for the lack of an evidence base to support the claims made for some of its products.
FSM cautiously support industry sponsored, evidence based research within tertiary institutions where true independence is transparent, and vigilance for the maintenance of this independence is overseen by a third party. A number of studies have demonstrated the potential for industry-funded research to become less independent over time. The university has provided assurances regarding independence for its scientists. It is important that an industry sponsor not use the acceptance of its funds to suggest that the university, in so doing, is endorsing the ethics and scientific credibility of the donor.
FSM hopes that this initiative will produce important information and that the industry sponsor will further commit to the importance of credible scientific evidence of clinical effectiveness being a pre-requisite for its products.
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to our website. We hope you visit often. Our Association, Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) was formed at the end of 2011 to emphasise the importance of having health care in Australia based upon evidence, scientifically sound research and established scientific knowledge.
The founders of FSM were and are concerned about the increasing number of health courses and interventions on offer to Australians that fall far short of this standard, as well as the inadequacy of the measures that are supposed to protect students and consumers from such practices.
This is no alarmist statement. Many supposed health treatments have no scientific evidence of their effectiveness, some have been shown to cause harm, while many could not possibly work as they are incompatible with well-established principles of physics, chemistry, physiology and pharmacology. Many are pseudoscientific; assuming the trappings of scientifically sound practices in order to gain the credibility of these without subjecting themselves to the well understood tests of scientific examination that have proved so effective in giving us medical procedures and medicines that really work.
We were particularly concerned that some of our universities were allowing pseudoscientific approaches to health education to be presented in health science courses without critical analysis of the principles behind them or of the claims of efficacy made for these procedures and treatments, including such practices as Homeopathy, Energy Medicine, Kinesiology, Chiropractic "subluxation" theory, Cranial Sacral therapy and more. All of these approaches lack scientific credibility, but apparent endorsement of them by our universities can confer undeserved credibility on useless and sometimes dangerous approaches to healthcare.
While suspect university courses provided the impetus for the creation of FSM, all aspects of the penetration of pseudoscience into our healthcare system concerns us. Many, such as Iridology, Reflexology, Rolfing, Homeopathy, much of traditional Chinese and Indian medicines, etc, are an affront to our knowledge of physiology and pathology and, relying as so many of them do on mysterious, undefinable, undetectable "energy", could never be validated by scientific investigations as, virtually by definition, they have made themselves impossible to test.
We would emphasise, however, that FSM strongly supports the need to conduct independent and disinterested scientific evaluations of those "Alternative and/or Complementary" therapies where the anecdotal evidence for benefit is strong and the underlying explanations are not incompatible with modern biological and physical sciences. Much that is of current therapeutic benefit was developed by such an approach.
As Friends of Science in Medicine, we are also aware of and concerned by the discovery of cases where poor scientific methodology and the fraudulent manipulation of data have occurred within the medical/scientific establishment. Some individual researchers and some of the major pharmaceutical companies have been involved in these unacceptable practices. While FSM deplores such activities, it recognizes that there are already many and increasing checks and balances within Medicine that aim to minimise such incidents.The same cannot be said for Alternative and/or Complementary medicine, which is why FSM is concentrating its efforts in this area.
Valid scientific and medical research must adhere to well-established and widely recognized "best practice" protocols. FSM wants the evaluation of all potential health treatments to be subjected to similar standards for validation.
When we informed the scientific and clinical communities of the establishment of FSM and sought support, we were overwhelmed with encouragement from home and abroad. As of January 2014 we have over 1000 leading scientists, clinicians, lawyers and consumer advocates, (listed herein), as supporters.
FSM has no formal links to any industry or organisation and its executive members serve in a voluntary capacity.
Speaking with a strong voice provided by our constituency we will make every effort to ensure that Australians have access to interventions and medicines backed by science-based tertiary education and scientific evidence of their clinical effectiveness. FSM will work towards ensuring that precious public health dollars are not wasted funding spurious treatments, many of which have actually been proven to be ineffective and thus dangerous, despite their small direct risk.
With the efforts of hundreds of like-minded and knowledgeable Friends, we will strive to help the public understand the importance of a good evidence base for any treatment they are offered. We will advocate for regulatory changes that better protect the public from misleading, even fraudulent, health-related claims.
You will find much more about us, and the outcomes we seek, in the pages that follow. We issue a regular online newsletter to our Friends to keep them informed of our activities. We will keep the content fresh and would welcome your feedback about our work as well as about the effectiveness of this site.
Professor John Dwyer AO
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Michael Barone: Slow-motion 1980?
Michael Barone is one of the few poll watchers I respect. I've watched him in any number of elections and he's objectively called it the way he saw it, usually spot on, for whomever the facts indicated was in the lead. No spin, just good analysis.
Well, in this season of polling chaos, Barone is out with his look at some of the key indicators that help him analyze election trends and he seems to think we are seeing a preference cascade begin ala 1980 … just slower:
My other alternative scenario was based on the 1980 election, when vast numbers of voters switched from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan after their single debate one week before the election. In that debate, the challenger showed he had presidential stature and the incumbent president seemed petulant and small-minded.
We saw an even more vivid contrast between challenger and incumbent in the Oct. 3 debate. In the next two debates, Obama was definitely more focused and aggressive. But Romney held his own, and post-Oct. 16 polling showed him improving his standing even though many debate watchers thought Obama won on points.
What we may be seeing, as we drink from the firehose of multiple poll results pouring in, is a slow-motion 1980.
That reinforces my point about the first debate and something we've been saying since Oct. 3. That is the debate that mattered. And note also that in debates 2 and 3, Obama pulled a Carter. His stature was diminished by his actions. He, as Barone and many others have observed, came across as "petulant and small-minded". Add arrogant and condescending, and you've captured it. Oh, and by the way, his record, like Carter's, is dismal.
Romney, on the other hand, came across exactly as he had to come across – competent, presidential, confident and, believe it or not, likable. He did what Ronald Reagan did – unfiltered by the media, he was able to convince Americans who tuned in that he was Presidential material. That he was a more than acceptable alternative to Obama.
All of that said, Barone isn't claiming that this is a done deal by any stretch ("don't get cocky kid"):
The usual caveats are in order. Exogenous events could affect opinion (Libya seems to have hurt Obama). The Obama ground game is formidable. Voters who switched to Romney could switch back again.
And if there is a larger reservoir of potentially changeable voters than in 2004, there was an even larger reservoir back in 1980, when Carter attracted white Southerners who now are firmly in Romney's column.
Mechanical analogies can be misleading. Just because Romney has gained ground since Oct. 3 does not guarantee that he will gain more.
But also keep in mind that Romney gained not just from style but from fundamentals. Most voters dislike Obama's domestic policies and are dissatisfied with the sluggish economy. And now they seem to believe have an alternative with presidential stature.
So, while we apparently have a preference cascade beginning, is it enough? And will it peak at the right time. Will it be a slow steady climb to election day? Will it plateau? Will it stop short of the majority Romney needs? Obviously we won't know that until election night (or, perhaps, the next day). But suffice it to say, the upward trend is obvious.
How it will play out, however, remains to be seen.
Polling, preference cascades, etc.
I wanted to make a quick point here. First this:
Mitt Romney has taken a narrow national lead, tightened the gender gap and expanded his edge over President Barack Obama on who would best grow the economy.
A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll of 1,000 likely voters — taken from Sunday through Thursday of last week — shows Romney ahead of Obama by 2 percentage points, 49 percentage to 47 percent. That represents a 3-point swing in the GOP nominee's direction from a week ago but is still within the margin of error. Obama led 49 percent to 48 percent the week before.
A lot of discussion on polls this time around. We talked about them extensively in the podcast. The thing to realize is regardless of how the polling concerns have set up their split among self-identified Republicans and Democrats, the one thing that has been fairly consistent in each of them is Romney trending up. So while they may all show different percentages and even an Obama lead, the fact remains that the challenger has continued to gain even while the incumbent was declared the winner of the last debate.
That, my friends, signifies, at least as far as I can tell, a preference cascade beginning to swell.
As we've pointed out repeatedly, the most important debate this year was the first debate. In that debate, the challenger had to appear to be an acceptable alternative/replacement for the incumbent. Romney was able to exceed expectations in that department. That's when the tide began to turn. The second debate, while somewhat important, but only if the challenger really goofed it up, just didn't carry the weight of the first. And as hard as the left has tried to make the debates about Big Bird, binders of women and an alleged "Libya gaffe" (as I see it, there was no gaffe at all, we saw an incumbent President pretend/allege he said something he didn't say). They're not selling except among the partisan base.
We'll see if this debate this evening adds momentum to the challengers upward trend or whether the incumbent is somehow able to slow or stop it. I'm not sure what the President could say or do that would accomplish that given his dismal foreign policy record (and his previous declaration that his lack of foreign policy experience just wasn't a show stopper).
Like Dale says, I think, as far as Romney is concerned, we're in "dead girl or live boy" territory.
The 2nd debate: Who "won"?
Good question really. I know who most media outlets have declared the winner, but frankly, my guess is that was written before the debate. After all, given his last performance it's hard to conceive how President Obama could have done worse. And given the low expectations, exceeding them was going to look like a "win" or at least be portrayed like one. The media loves "comeback kid" story lines.
Of course there was the usual grousing about the moderator, in this case, Candy Crowley. Some is to be expected. Some, in this case, was warranted. What is the job of a moderator? Well, what it isn't is to provide "instant fact-checking", especially when the fact check is incorrect. Moderators should be like referees or umpires – all but invisible while they keep the debate to the rules. However, when you pick people with large egos and biases to "moderate", well, don't be surprised when they make every attempt to insert themselves in things of which they have no business being a part.
However, to the main point. Who 'won'?
Well a CBS instapoll says Obama won. Of course CBS was the only poll that said Joe Biden won so, yeah, not such a great endorsement. And the "win" was marginal at best, even with CBS.
In a CBS News poll, 37 percent of 525 uncommitted voters who watched the debate declared Obama the winner, compared to 30 percent who said the same of Romney; 33 percent said it was a tie.
CNN's instant poll also gave the "win" to Obama (46/39 – registered voters).
Well, I guess, unless you look at some of the other numbers in the polls. And then, well, not so much:
Despite Obama's slight edge overall, Romney was seen as better able to handle most issues.
The trend was most notable in the CNN poll: he had an 18-point edge among registered voters on the economy (58 percent to Obama's 40 percent ); a 3-point edge on health care (49 percent to 46 percent); a 7-point edge on taxes (51 percent to 44 percent); and, largest of all, a 23-point edge on the deficit (59 percent to 36 percent).
Obama's only lead in the CNN poll was a slim one on foreign policy: 2 percent more of the registered voters who watched the debate said he would handle the issue better (49 percent to 47 percent for Romney).
In the CBS poll, 65 percent of respondents also said Romney would handle the economy better after the debate (though that decreased from 71 percent before the debate). Only 34 percent said Obama would handle the economy better, but that was a jump of 7 percentage points.
Personal metrics were split a bit more evenly. Forty-nine percent of those in the CNN poll said Romney was the stronger leader, compared to 46 percent for Obama. The president still had a lead on likeability by a margin of 47 percent to 41 percent. He was also perceived as caring more about the audience by a margin of 4 points, but also as spending more time on the attack by a 14-points one.
Among uncommitted voters surveyed in the CBS poll, 56 percent said the president would do a better job of helping the middle class, compared to only 43 percent who said the same of Romney.
So wait … are we voting on who did better in a debate, or who would do a better job as President?
Oh, that's right, this is about the job, isn't it?
And finally:
The final word from the CNN respondents? Twenty-five percent said the debate made them more likely to vote for Romney, and 25 percent said the same for Obama.
So who "won"?
Hmm … yes, if I was the Obama campaign brain-trust, I'd be worried too.
Oh, and in the third debate, Obama won't have the benefit of low expectations working for him and, hopefully, we'll see a debate where "moderation" means "referee", not "instant but wrong fact checker".
New Pew Poll puts Romney in the lead. WaPo questions poll's validity
Funny stuff. All of us out here who have been questioning the accuracy of various presidential polls and being called "poll truthers" (lord help you if you question the establishment or authority) now see a poll that favors the GOP candidate being called into question by none other than the Washington Post.
The Pew Research Center for the Public and the Press released a poll that puts Mitt Romney in the lead for the first time in their polling (Rasmussen also released a poll with Romney in the lead).
The Pew poll keys off the first debate, Romney's big win and says:
In turn, Romney has drawn even with Obama in the presidential race among registered voters (46% to 46%) after trailing by nine points (42% to 51%) in September. Among likely voters, Romney holds a slight 49% to 45% edge over Obama. He trailed by eight points among likely voters last month.
The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Oct. 4-7 among 1,511 adults, including 1,201 registered voters (1,112 likely voters), finds that 67% of Romney's backers support him strongly, up from 56% last month. For the first time in the campaign, Romney draws as much strong support as does Obama.
"Likely voters", as we've mentioned in the past, is the key demographic. Forget registered voters. Among likely voters, Pew is recording a 12 point swing. That's pretty significant. You can hit the Pew link to go through all the particulars.
So what's WaPo's disagreement with the poll? Well they don't really "disagree" so much as imply there might be a problem with the poll's makeup (you know, the same thing we "poll truthers" have been talking about for months):
That pesky party ID question: The Pew sample for this poll was 36 percent Republican, 31 percent Democratic and 30 percent independent. That's a major shift from the organization's September poll which was 29 percent Republican, 39 percent Democratic and 30 percent independent. In the 2010 election, the electorate was 36 percent Republican, 36 percent Democratic and 27 percent independent, according to exit polling. In 2008, 39 percent of the electorate identified as Democrats while 32 percent said they were Republicans and 29 percent said they were independents.
So in this poll, Pew was R+5. That's different than the D+8 they ran in September. There's you 12 point shift. Of course in 2010, they were completely wrong calling the D/R split even. Republicans ran a historic blow out during that election taking 60 seats in the House. In 2008, they were probably slightly undercounting self-identified Democrats. But not this time as Pew points out in their survey. Enthusiasm among GOP voters is up. It isn't up among Democrats. And that, one supposes, is the Pew justification for plussing the GOP on this poll.
September polls are notoriously inaccurate. Polling companies, at least those who want to continue to be taken seriously, refine their models as they approach an election. This poll appears to be an example of that. As should be obvious to anyone who pays attention, the excitement, support and enthusiasm Obama enjoyed in 2008 doesn't exist in this election, at least not anywhere to the degree it did then. That means the ratios have changed. Whether or not R+5 is the correct weight polls should give the GOP vote remains to be seen, but it certainly makes a lot more sense than D+8, the number we "poll truthers" were questioning all along.
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Libertarians break for Romney
CATO has the news:
The Reason-Rupe September 2012 poll includes our favorite ideological questions to differentiate libertarians from liberals and conservatives. Using three questions, we can define libertarians as respondents who believe "the less government the better," who prefer the "free market" to handle problems, and who want government to "favor no particular set of values." These fiscally conservative, socially liberal voters represent 20% of the public in the Reason-Rupe poll, in line with previous estimates.
Among these likely libertarian voters, the presidential horserace currently stands:
Romney 77%
Obama 20%
Other 3%
Romney's share of the libertarian vote represents a high water mark for Republican presidential candidates in recent elections.
I find it difficult to believe 20% of the "libertarian" vote would go to Obama, but whatever.
Bush pulled 70% of the libertarian vote in 2000. But that percentage dropped to 59 in 2004.
So what if Gary Johnson is included?
Romney 70%
Obama 13%
Johnson 14%
Other 3%
A pretty even split between libertarians voting for Romney and Obama (7% each).
This is all interesting for a number of reasons. One is that many libertarians like to argue that "true" libertarians would never vote for any Republican or Democrat. Yet when you look at the numbers, and unless you're willing to exclude about 97% of self-identified libertarians, that's just not at all the case. In fact, in the last two presidential elections (2004 and 2008), third party candidates have pulled a whopping 3% of the libertarian vote. Yeah big "L" libertarian party types, it's not selling. A lot of that has to do with "principles" which simply aren't realistic (you know, like isolationism and open borders? Both have been overcome by events in case you haven't noticed.). Once the Libertarian party begins dealing with the problems and realities of the here and now, and not how they'd like it to be, you may see those numbers change.
Until then, the lesser of two evils prevails. The reason for the record break this year? Probably because most libertarians understand that Obama and the Democrats pose the biggest internal danger to freedom and liberty this country has faced in quite some time. Is Romney/Ryan the panacea? Are you kidding? But first you have to remove the danger. Then you can work on repairing the damage.
And it won't be quickly done as all of us know. I look for many "ones step forward, two steps back" days even after Obama is sent into retirement.
But one thing is for sure – this nation cannot afford another 4 years of Barack Obama.
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Media distrust at an all time high
Gee, I wonder if they've figured out they're being a little too obvious about it?
Yeah, probably not. They have "3 layers of editors" after all.
Now there are those out there that say, much like voter fraud, there's really no bias in the media, they're professionals.
Well, we may call them that, but that doesn't make them professionals.
More importantly, much like voter fraud and a myriad other things, it ignores human nature.
What there's been in the past, for the most part, is plausible deniability. It just wasn't obvious or if it was, it was arguable. Now?
Well now it is really hardly arguable anymore. Treatment of recent events brings that into startling focus. Yesterday on QandO Facebook, we linked to an article that listed 6 plausible headlines if Obama was a Republican president.
And yes, they're quite plausible. In fact, I think that it is almost inarguable.
As interesting as the first graph above is, the second it telling in another way:
How is it telling? Well, who is the most satisfied demographic? 18 points higher than the average in the above of those who are a great deal or fairly satisfied with the media. And, as expected, at least if you follow the news media at all, the GOP is horribly dissatisfied. In fact 74% have little or no trust in the media.
But that's not the important story in that graph. It's the slide of the independent voter from a postion of trust to one of distrust. A 21% drop from 2001 to now.
It is that demographic's distrust that best tells the story. They really have no dog in the hunt in terms of strong ideology. Their claim is they vote the candidate that best represents them at the time. So if anyone's view is less tainted by ideology or concern, it would be independents. And they've shown a marked downward trend in trust for the media.
The point? Well the point may be that the media's best biased efforts may not pay off quite as well as they hope or they've enjoyed in the past.
One of the reasons is there are a multitude of other sources out there that are readily available and help point out the half-truths and spin that is seen quite often in media reports these days. It also says, at least to me, that such sources are being both sought out and believed (if the independent number has any validity at all).
Gallup concludes:
On a broad level, Americans' high level of distrust in the media poses a challenge to democracy and to creating a fully engaged citizenry. Media sources must clearly do more to earn the trust of Americans, the majority of whom see the media as biased one way or the other. At the same time, there is an opportunity for others outside the "mass media" to serve as information sources that Americans do trust.
That's precisely what is happening. The media monopoly has gone the way of feudalism. The digital printing press has seen to that. The problem is, the media, for all their self-lauding and claims of being "professionals" haven't yet caught on to the fact that they're fast becoming the equivalent of the buggy whip in an automotive society.
And it's their fault.
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Polling 101
As you weigh the results of various polls in the coming couple of months, this might be a handy tool to use when considering their credibility (via Vox Populi). The following list of polls, from a Fordham University study, is in order based on their accuracy last election (2008). Rasmussen and Pew were the only one's that were spot on. The rest, to varying degree, missed it, either by an inch or a mile (at least in terms of polling):
1T. Rasmussen (11/1-3)**
1T. Pew (10/29-11/1)**
3. YouGov/Polimetrix (10/18-11/1)
4. Harris Interactive (10/20-27)
5. GWU (Lake/Tarrance) (11/2-3)*
6T. Diageo/Hotline (10/31-11/2)*
8T. Ipsos/McClatchy (10/30-11/1)
10. DailyKos.com (D)/Research 2000 (11/1-3)
11. AP/Yahoo/KN (10/17-27)
12. Democracy Corps (D) (10/30-11/2)
14. Economist/YouGov (10/25-27)
17. ABC/Post (10/30-11/2)
18. Marist College (11/3)
20. Gallup (10/31-11/2)
21. Reuters/ C-SPAN/ Zogby (10/31-11/3)
22. CBS/Times (10/25-29)
23. Newsweek (10/22-23)
Frankly, if they're not in the top 5, I'd take them with a grain of salt. Why? Because of things like this:
The latest CNN/ORC poll released today shows a wider lead for President Obama than the previous CNN/ORC poll but it is doubly skewed. It massively under-samples independents while it also over-samples Democratic voters. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll official reports Obama at 52 to percent and Mitt Romney at 46 percent. Unskewed, the data reveals a 53 percent to 45 percent lead for Romney.
This new CNN/ORC survey, unlike many other analyzed, not only over-samples Democratic voters, but also massively under-samples independent voters, to produce a result more favorable to Barack Obama. This survey's sample includes 397 registered Republicans and 441 registered Democrats. But the survey included a total of 822 registered voters, leaving only 37 independent voters at most. The survey clearly under-sampled independent and Republican voters.
Note that CNN's history has it tied for 8th place for accuracy last time around. So, what should those numbers likely be? Well let's hear from the polling group that came in tied for first (and this is probably the reason why):
Rasmussen Reports recent reporting of partisan trends among voters, based on tens of thousands of voters surveyed, showed the voting electorate made up of 35.4 percent Republicans, 34.0 percent Democrats and 30.5 percent "Unaffiliated" or independent voters. Clearly 6.5 percent of a sample as independents is a large under-sampling of those voters compared to 30.5 percent.
However, what CNN used was this:
The sample for the CNN/ORC poll includes 50.4 percent Democrats and 45.4 percent Republicans and appears to have only 4.2 percent independents. This means independents are under-sampled 25 percent while Democrats are over-sampled 12.1 percent. Both of those are larger variations in sampling than seen in most polls that are likewise skewed by such sampling variations.
And as it stands now, independents lean toward Romney. So unskewed, or perhaps "properly skewed", the results would be quite different. In fact they would give Romney a 53 to 45 percent lead over Obama.
That sort of sloppiness is an indicator of why CNN was in 8th place before in a race in which there were actually a large population of self-identified Democrat voters, a population that likely doesn't exist in this election, or at least not to the extent it did in 2008. And if they're in 8th, you can imagine how sloppy those below them on the list are.
Look at Gallup for heaven sake. 20th? Of course, the right should also note Fox and IBD/TIPP in 13th and 15th positions when they get excited about results there.
This is not just a phenomenon in national polling. It is also happening in swing state polls as well. For example PPP's recent Ohio poll.
Finally, remember this when considering the RCP poll average. Many of the polls making up the RCP average are found way down on this list.
Just a word to the wise as you watch everything unfold. There are polls and then there are, well, "polls".
Make sure you know which one's to watch.
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Indicators: And then there's this poll – Are you better off now than 4 years ago?
A majority of voters believe the country is worse off today than it was four years ago and that President Obama does not deserve reelection, according to a new poll for The Hill.
Fifty-two percent of likely voters say the nation is in "worse condition" now than in September 2008, while 54 percent say Obama does not deserve reelection based solely on his job performance.
Only 31 percent of voters believe the nation is in "better condition," while 15 percent say it is "about the same," the poll found. Just 40 percent of voters said Obama deserves reelection.
Key word above? "Likely" voters.
The poll sort of echoes Eastwood's words about what you do with someone not performing, doesn't it? And, finally, the president is faced with actually earning something … or not. Apparently it's "or not".
Prepare for spin city this week as Democrats meet to try to salvage this presidency and frame the GOP as the equivalent of Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia and Pol Pot's Cambodia all rolled into one. And don't be surprised if Idi Amin gets a mention as well.
But they'll be civil about it.
Sure they will.
Oh, and before I forget … one other indicator. Reports have it that the Romney campaign raised $100 million in August. That ought to help set the right tone for the DNC.
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Democrats and Republicans: A pox on both their houses
We've talked in the past about why these "wave" elections, as they're called, are happening with increasing frequency.
Well one of the reasons, I would assert, is people are tiring of the same old promises – promises that are rarely if ever kept – with the same old results – business as usual with vituperative partisan sniping and finger pointing, while we spend ourselves into oblivion.
No matter who is put into power, nothing substantive happens. So voters keep switching the sides in hope that some group they put in there will "get it".
So along come this poll, which is quite interesting. No matter how "popular" Obama is alleged to be, it seems the party he is associated with is now at their popularity nadir.
Today's Gallup Poll, "GOP Favorability Matches 2008 Pre-Convention Level," shows the pre-convention favorability ratings of the two Parties going back as far as 1992. For the very first time, the favorable/unfavorable ratios are now higher for the Republican Party than for the Democratic Party. For the first time ever, the Democratic favorability ratio, which has always been within the range of 1.20 to 1.56, is now below 1. It is a stunningly low .83, which is 31% lower than the prior Democratic Party low of 1.20, which was reached in 2004.
The Democrats find themselves at John Kerry territory in terms of popularity. Gee I wonder why (*cough* ignore the voters and pass ObamaCare, unemployment at 8.2%, economy in the crapper, etc., *cough*)?
But before Republicans celebrate because they're better than Democrats, they should realize they're only marginally better.
By contrast, the Republican ratio is now .88, which compares with the 2008 ratio of .80, which was that Party's lowest-ever ratio, reached at the end of the Bush Presidency. Prior to 2008, the ratio was 1.16 in 2004, 1.41 in 2000, 1.16 in 1996, and 1.36 in 1992.
Those figures compare with the Democratic ratios of 1.38 in 2008 (compared with the Republican .80), 1.20 in 2004 (vs. 1.16), 1.56 in 2000 (vs. 1.41), 1.50 in 1996 (vs. 1.16), and 1.42 in 1992 (vs. 1.36).
So? So right now, Republicans seem to be enjoying a slightly better level of "popularity" than are Democrats. But both should note that their relative popularity is near the bottom of their historic range.
What does that say?
It says to me that voters are truly considering the lesser of two evils. That their "popularity" is a function of there being no other choice but these two and there being little if any confidence in either doing what is necessary to turn this mess around. But, at the moment, they are inclined to give the Republicans a shot, simply because the Democrats have been so lousy.
Another "indicator" poll. Expect the media's full court negative press to continue unabated. We now know more about Mitt Romney than we've ever known about the President of the United States (of course that's partly because Romney has actually run things and done things prior to running and has an actual record to examine).
Meanwhile voters seem inclined toward the Republicans, but not such that anyone in the GOP should get arrogant or cocky by any means. This is all touch and go at the moment.
But here's a key which is hard to ignore, speaking of Obama's "popularity":
The Democratic brand has thus suffered more (down 39%) under Obama than the Republican brand suffered under either of George W. Bush's two terms (-16%, then -31%).
Democrats have reason to be worried.
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Indicators: Obama wins the non-vote, while enthusiasm for re-election remains down
As Politico says, the poll among non-voters is a good news/bad news poll if you want to look at it that way:
Forty-three percent of nonvoters are Obama supporters, the survey found, while 20 percent of the nonvoters support Romney, 18 percent back a third-party candidate and 15 percent are undecided.
How is this good news? Well here's the claim. See if you don't agree the bad news is likely to be the real news here:
"The good news is that there is a treasure chest of voters he doesn't even have to persuade — they already like him and dislike Mitt Romney. He just needs to unlock the chest and get them out to vote. The bad news is that these people won't vote because they feel beaten down by empty promises, a bad economy and the negativity of both parties. Obama has lost time — and the key — to open that treasure chest."
Actually, his poor performance has put the key out of reach. But no one wants to say that, I suppose.
What this indicates to me is the masses that were motivated to vote the last time aren't at all motivated this time to turn out for Mr. Hope and Change.
His real problem though isn't with non-voters, it's with real voters, real voters that have supported him and must turn out in similar numbers as last time for him to win. It would appear many have returned to the non-voting roles.
Netroots Nation, the activist left convention held every year by the Daily Kos may be a reflection of another problem:
"I want to be happy with him," said Democrat Kristine Vaughan, a 45-year-old school psychologist from Canton, Ohio. "But I am finding that he has succumbed to the corporate influence as much as everyone else. I think he has so much potential to break out of that, but overall he has been a disappointment."
The sentiment is not unique among the 2,700 people gathered on the first day of this three-day convention. More than a dozen liberals interviewed here indicated some level of frustration with the president, despite widespread praise for his recent decision to support gay marriage and ongoing push to scale back military action in the Middle East.
Of course, Ms. Vaughan –an activist – will turn out and she will vote, but the question is, will she do it enthusiastically? The answer is likely "no". It's a duty this time. So what does that say for the non-activist voter that previously voted for Obama? See above.
Kate Hicks points out:
Those who do still plan to vote for Obama, however, report that they're less willing to put in the same sort of get-out-the-vote effort that they displayed last time. Indeed, part of Obama's victory in 2008 stemmed from increasing voter mobilization, and while the die-hards will trudge to the polls in November, they're less likely to work quite so hard to encourage others to do so, too.
And we all know that Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts are key to winning elections. Last time Obama had a massive and effective GOTV effort (and the money with which to do it). This time, not as much money and certainly not as much enthusiasm surrounding the effort.
A final indicator:
A Gallup/USA Today survey released Monday found that 74 percent of Republicans were thinking of the election "quite a lot," compared with 61 percent of Democrats.
The enthusiasm gap remains and is real. And it's not good news for the incumbent President (who yesterday visited Oiho, one of the 57 states).
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