2016 Postmortem
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For Republican strategists wondering why You didnt build that wasnt enough to push Mitt Romney into a lead while 47 percent is breaking through, Haley Barbour may have answer for you.
Barbours firm Resurgent Republic conducted focus groups of blue collar voters in Ohio and suburban women in Virginia who supported Obama in 2008 but are now undecided. Both are swing demographics that Romney is working to win over in order to flip each state from blue to red.
Their findings? Voters are a lot more willing to believe attacks based around Romney quotes than they are on Obama quotes.
Whenever we showed direct quotes from President Obama over the last few years, voters consistently say that this is probably taken out of context and they dont seem to hold that same standard with Governor Romney, pollster Linda DiVall, who conducted the Virginia focus groups, said in a conference call announcing the findings Monday.
She added that while their reaction struck her as a little bit unfair, it was nonetheless American voters right to do that.
Pollster Ed Goeas said his own Ohio focus groups elicited similar responses, which could make things harder for Romney as he seeks to reverse his comments that 47 percent of Americans consider themselves victims.
more:
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/haley-barbour-47-percent-focus-group.php?ref=fpnewsfeed
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)He has no core values.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)that the simple minded twits won't blindly accept your bullshit ...
Pretty much highlights republican thinking.
Whenever we showed direct quotes from President Obama over the last few years, voters consistently say that this is probably taken out of context and they dont seem to hold that same standard with Governor Romney, pollster Linda DiVall, who conducted the Virginia focus groups, said in a conference call announcing the findings Monday.
She added that while their reaction struck her as a little bit unfair, it was nonetheless American voters right to do that.
Bake
(21,977 posts)Simple as that.
Bake
The GOP has overestimated the gullability of the American people.