Computer Model Predicts Romney Win
Model uses economic data, and can be off-set by candidates' self-inflicted wounds
Mitt Romney will win the presidential race in November, according to an updated forecasting model that has accurately predicted the leader of the free world in the past eight elections.
Despite polls that showed President Barack Obama with a slight edge over Romney going into last week's debate, Romney will emerge the victor because of voters who are unhappy with economic conditions, according to political science professors Kenneth Bickers of the University of Colorado at Boulder and Michael Berry of the
Mitt Romney will win the presidential race in November, according to an updated forecasting model that has accurately predicted the leader of the free world in the past eight elections University of Colorado at Denver.
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Has Romney mentioned the working poor even once during his political career, either in a speech or interview or something? Does he know that people who live paycheck to paycheck exist? I’m not saying he doesn’t care about them, I’m saying he’s so out of touch he literally doesn’t know they exist.