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"If Obama Loses..." November 14, 2012 1:35 pm TB

The propaganda mills are having a good time shoving the idea down our throats that the Right was amazingly stupid about predicting the outcome of the election.

Things that showed the Left was sweating at all have mostly been shoved under the rug. But of course, they’re still there.

Here’s our old friend Politico, listing the excuses they had ready for an Obama loss.

Oddly missing, the “Voter Suppression” one.

A related story on hindsight bias.

  • If you look at what I wrote in the run up to the election by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-14 21:35:34
    • The right hand rule for determining the spin vector by ER 2012-11-14 15:52:22
      • An equally relevant response: by TB 2012-11-14 17:43:22
        • I was trying to create a multilayered visual/verbal pun. by ER 2012-11-14 19:08:03

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