Ohio Says Hi
As it has become abundantly clear that Rob Long needs a little cheering up, here's a little letter from the front lines in Ohio.
I've been a student at The Ohio State University for entirely too long now, and there is a distinct difference between 2008 and today. Where once the hallways were alive with excited discussion about just how awesome Obama would be, and the Oval (the quad) was filled with pro Obama concerts, there is now a subdued silence. In fact the only political conversations that I've heard have been something unimaginable in 2008. Conservatives have actually been talking out loud about the election. This began quietly in hushed tones a few weeks ago. More recently unabashed advocacy of conservative ideals has been breaking out. More amazingly these conversations have actually been loud enough to be heard by passers by, as to almost dare others to defend Obama's policies. So far I have heard no such defense mounted, again unimaginable in 2008.
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Nov '11
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Great! . . . now would someone please inform Mitt Romney?
Edited on September 27, 2012 at 6:20pmAug '11
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Western Chauvinist, don't get too excited. The only conservative speaker on the oval is the old preacher, but he always draws a crowd. There's no cultural change here but there is a stark change in atmosphere. Although this is a different group of students. Most of these kids weren't here in 2008 and didn't vote for Obama, those people have graduated and are trying to find jobs. These kids haven't voted for a President yet, and they are showing the classic college apathy.
Aug '11
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FloppyDisk90, that's an average of polls, so it includes all the polls that predict the same democratic turn out as 2008.
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Well, honestly, I feel a lot better. Thanks! And please: more, more!
Aug '11
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I think the at some point during a debate Romney is going to get Obama on the defensive and Obama will get mad, lose his cool and attack Romney. Remember that Romney represents everything that Obama hates and sees as unfair about America, a rich white guy who only got rich by exploiting the less fortunate. I think this will be the turning point in the campaign.
Aug '11
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Romney is annoyingly calm during debates and you know that is just gonna grate on Obama's nerves. Did anyone read that politico story awhile back about Obama having no respect for Romney? Have you ever had someone you don't respect get one over on you?
Aug '11
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Oh, and Mr. Long it might make you feel better if you sent me some free Ricochet swag to wear around campus. I can't really explain how, but it's worth a try. Thanks for reading and commenting by the way, I love you guys and the site!
Jun '12
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I think it's more likely that Obama is going to try to paint Romney as the son of Satan, if not Satan himself, and Romney is gonna stand there with his calm, unflappable demeanor causing Obama's accusations to gonna fall flat and make Obama look like the kook on the stage.
Jun '12
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Yes, much hay has been made about the supposed "over sampling" of registered Democratic voters. That explains a bias at a point in time but does nothing to counter the trend, which is downward since the Democratic convention, particularly in the key battleground states like Ohio.
Jun '11
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Republican absentee requests in DEEP BLUE Cuyahoga county have already exceeded 2008 totals by 3000, while Democrat requests are behind '08 pace by 33,000 ballots! That's not a small difference. Obama won this state by 260k votes-he may have just lost 10% of his margin in Cuyahoga.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvEOdIaw0fPNdHVOZnFENDdDYVFTRi1UMlgxQ0F4OVE#gid=0
PS: Although there are gaps in the request reporting, Democrats are behind '08 requests by 115,477 votes currently. Overall ballot requests are down 160k, while Republican requests are about to equal their '08 total.
Sep '12
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I was talking to my son on Tuesday night, who lives in a DC suburb which is within the beltway but is in MD. The neighborhood is about 50/50 black/white with a heavy dose of government workers, but not him, as he works for a private company. All he sees are Obama signs.
Sep '12
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I also live in FL, same observation for me. The conservative student body, Gators for Romney, have a larger presence on campus than support for McCain in 2008. Romney yard signs in many yards, bumper stickers on a few cars. I wore my Romney shirt the other day and got thumbs up.
Feb '11
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I am a (somewhat older) student at Cleveland State and don't hear a whole lot of support for Obama. There was more pro-Democrat noise in 2010 for the Senate/House election than there is now for the presidential race. Still, I was pleasantly surprised when a fellow student who I'm sure had no knowledge of my political leaning came up to me the other day, pointed at the TV on the ground floor of our Business building (which was tuned to MSNBC), then loudly commented "Getting your daily dose of propaganda, huh? How many pictures of Obama with his nose in the air have they shown since you've been sitting here?"
My answer? "All of them..."