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(94,911 posts)The only thing worse than a bad conspiracy theory is a lazy conspiracy theory.
Assuming that there WAS a way to rig Virginia's voting machines (which someone apparently forgt to do to stop Obama in 2008 and 2012 and McAuliffe in 2013), how exactly did "The Tea Party" rest control of this techology from the Republican estalbishment.
Sheesh...
FSogol
(45,579 posts)He 'Cantored' while the Brat galloped
Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)Something does seem just a bit weird...
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)there wasn't really a concerted polling effort (there rarely is, for primaries), and the methodology used in what polls there were may have served to introduce bias--for instance the most widely quoted polling numbers are campaign internals; remember what Romney's internal numbers were saying in 2012? (Hint: He genuinely expected to win.)
Brother Buzz
(36,490 posts)louis-t
(23,309 posts)has a reputation of being way wrong a lot more than being right. Yet, repugs keep hiring the guy. Cantor was so sure he was going to win, he didn't bother trying very hard. By the way, the TP isn't smart enough to figure out how to rig anything.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)on the issue of 'likely voters'.