# He didn't change his mind on the mandate

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**Created:** [October 8, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-didnt-change-his-mind-on-the-mandate/670666 "2013-10-08T08:17:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-didnt-change-his-mind-on-the-mandate/670666/77 "2013-10-11T04:35:27Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> I’ve transferred most of my posting to [debatepolitics.com](http://debatepolitics.com) and haven’t had a nasty thing said to me since.

Then you’d better hope nobody over there ever sees the dumb crap you post here. I imagine their opinion of you will change the next time you proclaim something like this:

> [@Is it too early to say Romney has lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-early-to-say-romney-has-lost/635066/1097):
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> I think it’s pretty safe to say that Romney leads nationally.

A week before an election that shows you’re not merely wrong, but have no idea what’s going on. And I bet your tactic of disappearing after failure and then hoping everybody forgets your mistakes will work over there either.

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