Comments by "BaltimoreAndOhioRR" (@BaltimoreAndOhioRR) on "Will the GOP Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory, as the Generic Polls Tighten?" video.
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@Joshua-ch2ij I don't believe that. I honestly think Romney actually would have won if not for cheating. I remember, things were going downhill and quite bad for Obama during that year before the election. A lot of Obama's blunders had come to light, his history was finally getting out to the masses, and overall, people were realizing he was in no way the great savior he was touted to be during his first run. I, and many people, were believing there was no way he would win his second term. When he did, I was astonished, but I chalked it up to lots of stupid voters. Looking back, I honestly believe it was a close race but Romney probably was the real winner. They tried the same shenanigans during the next election four years later, but there was so much support for Trump, and hatred of Hillary, that they didn't do enough to cover the gap between them. Then, again four years later, they learned their lesson and made sure they cheated enough to cover the span to defeat Trump. And I fully suspect they will try it probably in the coming midterms, but most definitely in the next Presidential election two years from now. I may be wrong, but I really believe that's the way things happened.
PS. And for the other comment above, I think Palen was picked because she was sort of like Trump, before that became popular. She had seemed to be well liked already in Alaska, she knew how to get things done, she was outspoken and appeared to have a good record. At the time, she looked like she had great potential. Especially as someone to compliment/contrast old-white-man McCain. She just couldn't stand up to the "press" scrutiny the way Trump did. She just wasn't ready for prime time. Or maybe the public wasn't ready for someone like her (or Trump). Remember, that was a relatively long time ago, things were different before Trump started his first campaign.
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