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David Gergen, CNN: Polls suggest President got important hurricane bump heading onto this weekend (Original Post) TroyD Nov 2012 OP
The meat puppets are all moving closer to reality nt RomneyLies Nov 2012 #1
Gergen is still babbling about how the race is impossible to call. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #2
This election will be the death knell of TV politcal punditry GLOBAL LIBERAL Nov 2012 #3
Good riddance ncav53 Nov 2012 #4
yup cash__whatiwant Nov 2012 #5
Global Liberal zebe83 Nov 2012 #7
No it won't. You need characters in political theater smorkingapple Nov 2012 #8
Nah, people have short attention spans Mz Pip Nov 2012 #10
Thanks, Captain Obvious! fugop Nov 2012 #6
Dana Bash and John King TroyD Nov 2012 #9
 

GLOBAL LIBERAL

(19 posts)
3. This election will be the death knell of TV politcal punditry
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:06 PM
Nov 2012

Silver's, Wang's, Linzer's will win and put these guys to permanent shame.

All these guys are coming around now to be on the right side.

No different from Rasmussen and Gallup..

Professional Malpractice...

smorkingapple

(827 posts)
8. No it won't. You need characters in political theater
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:26 PM
Nov 2012

Love the nerds but you ain't gonna be watching them the years they have numbers we don't like. Plus when they have to actually give opinion on non
election politics thats when you'll miss the hacks. All these hacks suck at analysis but play up their wrestling characters real well which is why we all keep watching them.

Mz Pip

(27,454 posts)
10. Nah, people have short attention spans
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:03 PM
Nov 2012

and all will be forgotten before the midterms.

The pundits have to have something to talk about and tight race is more intersting than a clear victor especially if you have to fill up hours and hours of programming.

Be that as it may, I am still nervous about Tuesday. Too many variables for me to just sit back and relax and enjoy the show.

fugop

(1,828 posts)
6. Thanks, Captain Obvious!
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:23 PM
Nov 2012

Sheesh, I used to think Gergen had some value at one point. Credibility is shot now. He's clearly just playing his part at trying to shape the narrative, then falling in line.

I hope they're all ashamed come Wednesday.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
9. Dana Bash and John King
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:35 PM
Nov 2012

Dana Bash & John King are claiming that the enthusiasm for Romney is much greater than that for Obama even though their own poll shows it is the same.

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