You poor thing, conspiracy all around you. Must be hard to sleep. Wonder how SW won twice with all the fraud and multiple voting from the left.

Ebbie, you underestimate the conservative silent majority. Your kind simply didn't have enough fraudulent votes to stop the Red tide. My advice to you is to cower under the table, we are coming strong on Tuesday. Oh, and get a job, we are tired of carrying your water.

HE,

My kind???

Get a job???

Lifelong Wisconsin resident, just celebrated 33rd wedding aniversary with High School sweetheart, small business owner/operator.

It is nice to know the new and unimproved Republican party. Certainly isn't my dad's GOP.

tooo funny mike

Hardly a conspiracy Ebbie when there are photos/video of Illinois vans parading people in for early voting. And YES...H>E>P> is right, the silent majority will come through again just like in the recall vote. Say goodbye to Obama/Hillary. We now have proof they both got the 3am call on Aug 15th from the Ambassador and they did nothing but watch our Americans die! Shameful!

I don't think the polling is biased, inaccurate more likely. The poll 2 weeks ago had decisions from 97% of those polled, this poll had 94%. It is unlikely that there are 3% more undecided voters 2 weeks closer to the election. In the end it is only a poll, if these polls had any standing we would be saying Governor Barrett (typing that made me gag a little).

Pres Obama is having a good day -yard signs or not:

Wed Oct 31, 2012 at 11:43 AM PDT
Obama's crazy good polling day

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Vice President Joe Biden and former Pres. Bill Clinton campaign in Youngstown, Ohio, October 29, 2012.
Joe Biden and Bill Clinton locking down Ohio in Youngstown, two days ago.
I'd hate to be Mitt Romney, because I'd hate to be that kind of dick. But I'd also hate to be him because of today's numbers in key battleground states.

Quinnipiac University, on behalf of CBS and the NY Times, stuck a dagger in Romney's Ohio hopes by showing President Barack Obama up 50-45, as well as a one-point lead in Florida and two-point lead in Virginia. Marquette University, the best pollster during the Wisconsin recall, now shows Obama winning the state 51-43. Their last poll a couple of weeks ago had it 49-48 Obama. PPP has Obama cruising in Iowa 50-45, and in Wisconsin 51-46.

This is it, the stretch run, and Romney is losing ground almost everywhere. Let's look at our handy chart of the battleground state composites, but this time I'm comparing the results to that of 10/19—the Apex of Romney's numbers in this feature (he had better numbers in a handful of states at other times, but close enough)....

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/31/1153153/-Obama-s-crazy-good-polling-day

Here. I'll save the rest of you the trouble.

moninmist - you are an out of state blogging copy/paste blah blah blah

You took the story from Daily Kos - I liberal media source not at all objective or real like Fox News blog or breitbart.com blah blah blah

I would call you a name or two but I can't think of something mean enough... maybe I'll just question your intellegence or call you a liar - I guess that'll be enough to prove something.

Then I'll end it with Romny/Ryan/Thompson.

Isn't that the way all your posts end up? Your Welcome.

Mostly, we just ignore morninmist and the constant stream of twitter opinion feeds she posts...

Who are we #ignoring# CD? #?rehash?#

@morninmist -

The Daily Kos - needless to say, Hoffa isn't surprised as your reputation precedes you!

@Herbert -

Many who support failure are reluctant to admit it in public!

I have never seen as many signs for any candidate than I do for Romney. Apartment buildings, businesses, homes, they are everywhere. It shows a level of enthusiasm that will translate into votes on Tuesday!

@morninmist...you are relying on a DailyKos article for unbaised info...?? Can't wait to read your nonsense next Wednesday...On a lighter note, Obama should be impeached over the Libya situation now that there is the "smoking gun" proof they knew on Aug 15th the attack was imminent. So re-elect him and watch him try and lie his way out now. He is toast!

No, I just don't want my house vandalized. The only political signs I've ever put on my front lawn were in support of my wonderful anderman.

Douglas, I took the time to visit the Daily Kos link morninmist provided. I found that the analysis sources actual poll results. Whether one agrees with the subjective portion of the link (analysis) the hard data was presented so that the reader may draw their own conclusions.

Here are the links of interest: http://polltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com/contests/us-president-12

http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/anger-aside-voters-favor-d-c-status-quo-20121031

An area I found interesting in the National Journal article was the aspect of voters wanting to compel cooperation in Congress (although methodology applied leads in another direction).

I also found the idea of a "smoking gun" in the Libya tragedy interesting. One could arguably describe the entire country as a smoking gun, powder keg, really apply any ordinance/incendiary-based analogy. Who, in the reality-based world, didn't expect some retaliatory gestures from antisocial forces?

@Bren -

"Who, in the reality-based world, didn't expect some retaliatory gestures from antisocial forces?"

Apparently, our current President and Commander in Chief, Barack Obama (D), and our current Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton (D), who both failed to order increased security in the region, especially on the anniversary of 9/11, despite receiving repeated requests for increased security from Ambassador Stephens himself.

So, if we follow your logic here, then according to you both Obama and Clinton must not live in the same "reality-based world" as the rest of us, right?

Does this mean that you'll be voting Romney/Ryan?

Does morninmist have meaningful employment? That person spends more time posting BS from KOS than I do working 2 jobs!

Mr. Hoffa, what would be the local reaction to increasing U.S. military presence in the region? In the country? To the people in the region who support (fund/protect) terrorists? You have no idea.

Republicans have won on every November 6th election day since 1860...

Know any bookstore,,,er,,, bookies??

This is going to be a very VERY close election

Lyle is just being a spoilsport...

He, he... It seems that when I challenged the Marquette poll during the recalls, everyone was up in arms. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, it's hard for the other side to take their own medicine. To be honest, the margin of error is enough to invalidate most of the close polls. We're just going to have to wait and see. And of course we all know the old saying that there are liars and there are statisticians. Oh, but I repeat myself.

Sorry about Richard - he will be missed by all.

; )

I think you are pretty close. Romney/Ryan will win, and Tommy will lead them by 5 points regardless.

Hoffa, I am guessing Romney 51, Obummer 49. Same for the senate race, in favor of Tommy.

Can I have some of what you're drinking?

Mr. Hoffa, Obviously, you are terrible at predictions. Keep your day job!

Howard's brother?

@Greg LOL No, you knucklehead! Gary Johnson is the presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. You know, the party that demands fiscal responsibility from Washington. Unlike those wacko Democrats and Republicans who couldn't balance a check book!

Even the Libertarians can't vote for him...where's Penn?

But he knows what is shovel ready.

Nice try Steve. I suppose you could vote for the other guy, one who shares nothing with me. I'll get 100 others to cancel your vote. Get a job!

“The TARP program… was nevertheless necessary to keep banks from collapsing in a cascade of failures.”
Do you have any CLUE as to how many banks failed?
OMG do you just pull this stuff outta your arse?

Seems to be the common denominator with almost every poll. However, the SOH poll, done over the last 3 days, has 13,000 voters (have voted in each of the last 3 Presidential elections), has a 49/51 group of Republicans/Democrats and has Governor Romney ahead by 5.3 points.

No, just watched 4 Americans die in Benghazi then flew to Vegas to party with his 1%'er friends from Holierthanthouwood.

It's simple, the Republicans picked the wrong guy for the job. Independents don't like him. It was a simple election to win for the Republicans, get someone who the Independents will vote for. Not a smart party.

If independents truly behave as you have described, then picking a candidate designed to appeal to them is a complete crap shoot, since you'd be hard pressed to find two more dissimilar elected officials than Walker and Obama.

Nice try, but that's just nonsense.

True Independents aren't that dumb- many will vote for R&R.
The only "Independents" who will vote for Obama are those who are too ashamed to admit they are Liberals.

He loves a good masquerade party, complete with movie stars, rock stars and "home brew".

Earth to Nick....WAKE UP!
You be trippin' again.

Better prepare yourself. Something is going to crash through your alternative reality Craig.

@Craig – Please c'mon man. Stop and take a breath before you post. I thought we had this cleared up.

@Craig – I object to the whole of it. Nobody ever cared about "the $50" and we care less every day, and you should stop with the profanity and address the subject. You have shown yourself perfectly capable of engaging in vigorous, aggressive debate, and that's good. You don't have to go into the gutter, so don't.

Nick, maybe you and Keith can hop the bus down to the Delta Convention Center for this appearance by Mr. Forward and a notable paragon of Christian-Judeo-Islamic ideals who's come out in support of him:

http://whitefishbay.patch.com/articles/katy-perry-barack-obama-to-campaign-in-milwaukee

At the very least, it'll give you a break from all that heavy thinking you're doing.

And Keith, it's free. Right up your alley.

Is it moving forward to add trillions to the debt when you were "going to cut it in half"? Oh, and get everyone to hug while drinking beer and "chooming"?

Jim I don't think you are censoring things equally on Patch, and this is a prime example of bias. References to alcohol abuse is not a violation of terms. Actually I was giving the pos good advice about 'crashing' his car while in his drunken stupor.
Other threads clearly are not flexing their censorship muscles as much as you.

Yes We Can = Thought I Could

Is there a living Keith Best or is this some kind of talking Ken doll that posts GOP talking points when a string is pulled?

@Keith Best...What exactly have you run?

@Lyle...Seriously?? ...it doesn't matter what Keith Best has done, as he is not running for office. Anyone who is truly current and educated on the real issues can't possibly defend Obama's failed record. Even Obama hasn't run on his record.

Hey Schmitzy---answer me the question. Why do you believe a First-Term senator who spent most of that First-Trem running for another office, knows anything about running anything? Instead of parroting Lyle Ruble, just answer the question.

@schmitz

Thankfully the threat was a storm and not terrorists. Obama would have watched the event on TV and then waited for the threat to go away before reacting, either way.

wrong

@Vigilante You are right. Both major candidates are a couple of steps below mediocre.

Perhaps you could run?

So in essence you're voting for Obama.

@Bob McBride No, he is voting for someone with a spine!

No, he's voting for Obama. The guy with the spine doesn't count. He's got no chance. Might as well stay home.

@Bob McBride The Republicans and Democrats can't even balance a check book. Gary Johnson wants to take our finances seriously. There is no waste in that.

Michael, he's got no chance. None. Zip. Zero. He's not going to win. He's not going to place. He's not going to show.

Unless you can honestly say that, given a choice between Obama and Romney only, you'd choose to not vote whatsoever, you're voting for one of the other candidates by default. If you think Obama is closer to the Libertarian ideal than is Romney, then by all means, vote for Johnson or Obama. It doesn't make any difference. Or just stay home.

@Bob McBride We desparately need a third party. We can't just give up and hope for the best.

That doesn't go to the issue, Michael, which is that this time around, regardless of whether or not a 3rd party is viable in the future, you're casting a vote that actually may benefit the candidate least in line with the Libertarian way of thinking. You're gambling on a future long shot and ignoring the present. Obviously, it's your vote and you get to do so. I just find that highly irresponsible.

@Bob McBride I'd rather vote for someone I can trust. Romney and Obama are told what to say. They are pretty expensive puppets if you ask me.

And one of them will be president. The guy you say you're voting for won't. There's no extra credit awarded for sticking to your guns.

@Michael...I wish your vote would make a difference but Bob McBride is correct...one of the 2 will be president so you need to think about which candidate is closer to Johnson's views...otherwise, sad to say, it is in essence, a wasted vote.

@Douglas Fellows A wasted vote is voting for someone you cannot trust or even relate to. Romney and Obama have been programmed on what to say and how to act. We will find no leadership there. It is about time people realized that.

@BradyBill...Way to sum it up in a concise and dignified manner!

@Keith Best...Your CV appears to be a little slim to claim "Executive Experience". I don't see any business ownership except for your lemonade stand comment. I don't think you are necessarily well qualified to comment on Obama's capabilities. However, that does restrict you from commenting as well as any other citizen. Now I know why you constantly spout GOP talking points.

My little nephew asked if Biden was a comedian because a group of us were laughing at another of his gaffes...he then asked if he had puppets like Jeff Dunham.

That is funny. I am always wondered if Romney was a marionette - as he always seems to dance for whomever pulls on his strings.

You need to empty the quarters in your wash machines Steve.

What does that even mean?

One rarely knows with Pennypacker, Steve. All he usually does is question one's manhood or employment status. How this improves the perception of the average GOP supporter is beyond me.

To be fair, Pennypacker is balanced out by the likes of Keith Schmitz, Jason Patzfahl and morninmist...

The gentlemen you name don't call names with quite the virulence of Pennypacker. Now, there were a few -- Bucky, and some guy whose name I forget. I don't support that either.

@Romniac More proof Obama thinks American's are STUPID. He just said "Al Qaeda is decimated" you mean the ones that killed 4 Americans in #Benghazi?

@Greg....That wasn't a very good "burn". If you'd kept up on the facts, then you'd know that the top leadership has been eliminated. However, the whole organization is a series of uncoordinated cells operating on their own. What the President claimed is true in one sense when speaking of the international leadership.

@Michael McClusky....Since when has it mattered in DC what the citizens want? The Citizens United decision hasn't changed the basic system that has been present. Special interests have always controlled the government. If you read Madison in the Federalist Papers, he saw this as a way to bring balance to government to have competing interests. This is part of his belief in checks and balances. We have been set up in a dichotomy from the very beginning. You seem to be pretty naive about this whole thing.

@Lyle The difference now is that the federal government has absolutely no money. It is caving in before our eyes and the corporate elite laughs, demanding more tax cuts and more ridiculous trade pacts. The presidents of the late 1800's were inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. The guilded age, the robber barons. We are there again.

Someone once said that a republic cannot last along with a plutocracy. One must fall so that the other can thrive.

Well it's nice that you're animated and all, but Johnson isn't going to win. To the extent that he actually plays a spoiler, he (and those that support him) gain nothing from it (see Ross Perot and whatever the name of that party he was fronting was). The only thing you do is satisfy yourself that you've washed your hands of any responsibility for whomever does get elected. And unless that's your true intention, you've wasted your vote. Plain and simple.

@Bob McBride You honestly don't believe that the budgetary mess will be rectified without campaign finance reform, do you? The Republicans and Democrats have already sold out to their special interest masters. Washington is such a filthy place that it would take an outside force to clean it all up.

The first order of business should be to find a very intelligent and honest individual to look through the federal books in order for us to see what those rascals are really up to. Both sides cook the books for their own advantages. Then we'll finally see how both of those parties have betrayed the country. Plain and simple.

I don't even know where to start with you.

Have either of you guys been close enough to a major campaign to observe some of the workings? I have. I've been fortunate at different points in my life to know people who worked with presidential, gubernatorial and mayoral campaigns at the level where money changes hands, candidate itineraries are arranged, candidates are transported and babysat, etc. I've met some of the candidates and their families myself and hung out with some of them (family members - presidential) on one occasion. I'm telling you, if you think you're dealing with puppets who are gonna roll over because of "campaign finance reform" (as well as that's worked in the past, btw), you've got another think coming. These people didn't get to where they are by being puppets. This isn't some Dr. Evil operation run out of a volcano island hideaway where the heads of corporations meet to unleash candidate-bots on the world. These are professional, smart people who have gotten where they are for the most part by being just that and being better by degrees (and in some cases, just luckier) than thousands who are their near equals.

You guys live in some dream world you've created where truth, justice and the American way wins out over corruption. And all you have to do is get your guy, front and center, and the nation's gonna see how different he is and demand change - if we can just get that darn campaign finance reform...

jesus...

@Michael McClusky...You need to listen to Bob McBride because he is telling you the truth. I too have worked on campaigns and it's not about the little guy and it certainly isn't about some strange ideology that is going to change the entire system. This is a game of power and control. Those that have the money have the power and control. This is a plutocracy at work.

@Bob McBride After the Citizens' United case of 2010 things will only get worse with time. The American people will become less and less of a factor of what goes on in Washington. Heck, it was bad enough before that case. No one can truly say what the hell these candidates actually intend because they are told to be as vague as possible. Corporations are people- they are selling a product that is not for us to know.

Romney and Obama lack integrity because both flip-flop on any issue that might come up. They are there to win. They aren't about substance. And you support this charade.

It's not a matter of worse. It's always been this way. CU exists thanks to attempts to control "campaign finance" as much as anything. The complaints about the influence of money, etc. have been going on forever. CU's just the latest focal point for those who don't seem to understand that or don't want to admit it.

Last year I spent most of the year clearing out the family home, in the process going through a number of periodicals and newspapers. If you'd taken the dates and names off of them you'd be hard pressed to tell the stories in them from those we read today.

None of this is new. The system, as goofy as it is, works as it always has. The challenges we face today that we can't seem to grapple with successfully have to do with technological innovation and a shifting global economic balance of power. We either can't or won't acknowledge that. Instead we'd rather waste time focusing on stuff that's not going to change and, even if it did, wouldn't address those challenges successfully.

It's not a matter of supporting it. It is what it is and, frankly, you've presented nothing that indicates you even understand it, much less possess the ability to change it. You work with what you've got and focus on the real issues. You don't start tearing things apart in search of something that isn't there, never was and never will be.

@Bob McBride Both parties are flops. Both of them are incapable and unwilling to actually do what is right for the country. They can't make meaningful spending cuts, they can't raise revenues, and they can't re-examine the assinine trade pacts that we have made in the last 20 years. They are content with the status quo because their masters make a hell of a lot of money on the deal.

Short term gain is all that matters. You know- quarterly profit reports.

Michael, I've done very little digging into the Libertarian party. I'm going to say that, based on this discussion, I'm not encouraged to do much more digging into it. I don't sense any better understanding of what's changed over the past 20-30 years in this nation, what's at the core of the issues we face today or of a direction forward.

Perhaps some of it might make sense. Certainly at the local level there's a lot of room for improvement and positions are not so hotly contested on a party affiliation basis. I would suggest starting there, build a reputation for making improvements (if you guys can) and then you may have something to move up the ranks with. Make people want what you can provide instead of relying on trashing the competition and trying to play spoiler. I don't think the public is really looking for more disagreeable noise at this point and that seems to be the road you guys are choosing - if I'm to go by I'm experiencing here.

@Bob McBride The Democrats want to raise federal spending by 4.5% while the Republicans want to raise it by 3%, The Libertarians want to actually reduces federal spending.

The Republicans and Democrats want to maintain our military presence all over the world. The Libertarians want to actually pull our troops out of most places- the Cold War is over.

The Libertarians want to reduce federal spending in our communities and therefore reduce the fed's power and influence.

The Libertarians openly question the independence of the Federal Reserve. They feel that this institution will lead to our ruin.

In essence, the federal government can no longer afford the same old programs and policies. It is time to pull back on the size of it.

Based on that list that you've laid out there on your own and taking into account that Johnson has a better chance of getting struck by lightening 3 times in a matter of 30 minutes than he does of winning this year's presidential election, you should probably vote for Romney rather than giving Obama a freebie.

They had it right on the Blue fister recall temper tantrum but are way off on this poll. Proof is in your post.

Just goes to show how scared Obama is that Wisconsin might not give him the Electoral Votes he's hoping for.

Mitt is lying on the Monster Fear rhetoric today.--that is what I call scared!
Meanwhile:

The greenvilleonline.com reports that Mitt Romneys first two rallies in Virginia on thursday were strikingly smaller than similar events just two weeks ago with large empty spaces and crowds totaling no more than 2,500 a stark contrast to the droves that attended rallies in places like Chesapeake and Leesburg following Romney's successful performance in the presidential debates. The final rally, at an amphitheater in Virginia Beach on Thursday evening, was significantly larger than the earlier events.

President Obamas campaign last week thursday Oct 25th in Richmond, VA had a crowd of 15,000.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/02/1154137/-Romney-campaign-crowds-getting-smaller

JustinH don't feed the ignorant scum sucking troll that is morninmist, better off just ignoring it all together.

Romney crowds "strikingly smaller"? Lets see....thousands ( yes, with an "s") turned away at State Fair and last nite in Ohio a crowd of 30,000 all to see Mitt ( without any warm up acts). Kinda blows wind out of your sails, huh? BTW, Crazy Uncle Joe drew 2,500.

Even MSNBC is talking about Romney momentum and trends. 3 more day!

Hey, the election is over. Can all you spamming idiots, regardless of which side of the fence you're on, please just crawl back under the rocks from whence you came?