Robin Toner continues the meme that the Republicans can outperform the polls by utilizing their ‘vaunted’ 72-hour operation. This is getting to be a drumbeat. This is what it amounts to…forget polling, the GOP will win by identifying every Republican in America and getting them to the polls. It’s bullshit. I follow politics pretty closely, and I have barely ever heard of this 72-hour program before. They are bringing it up now to help dampen media expectations, maintain morale in their base, and set the stage for funky results that don’t coincide with pre-election polling. I repeat, it’s bullshit.
By every measure the Democrats are more motivated to vote this year and there are more people than ever stating their preference for Democrats. The polls currently indicate that the Dems will take the House and will break about even in the Senate.
A lot can change between now and election day. But I sincerely doubt the Republicans can overcome the mood of the country with some 72-hour project. They can overcome it by changing the mood of the country, or they can change it by tampering with the vote.
All this crap about a 72-hour operation is just hype.
