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stephen602 Wrote: Nov 08, 2012 9:20 PM

I am tired of hearing that the Tea party is extreme. I have attended a half dozen Tea Party meetings in my town. Every meeting starts with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. I think George Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin would be proud. The members are older, patriotic, God fearing, law abiding, hard working, good people. They are the opposite of those who demonize them.

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What Happened?

Obama won. Not by a lot, but by more than enough.

In the end it came down to the battleground states, and President Obama won most of them by slim, but decisive, margins.

Florida - Obama +1

Ohio - Obama +2

Virginia - Obama +3

Colorado - Obama +3

New Hampshire - Obama +5

Wisconsin - Obama +5

Iowa - Obama +6

Michigan - Obama +7

Of the nine battleground states, only North Carolina went into Mitt Romney's column and that by 3 percentage points.

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