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Aug

Heads up: President Obama in Ohio

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11:40: President Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at Mansfield Central Park, Ohio

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President Obama waves as he walks to Marine One prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House, August 1

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Coming up:

1:15: Michelle Obama speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event in Greensboro, N.C.

3:55: President Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at the John S. Knight Center, Akron, Ohio

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Sep

swimming fool

By Chipsticks 81 Comments

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Tags: 2008, 2012, benen, carolina, election, funnt, funny, graham, hilarious, john, lindsey, mccain, michael, north, phelps, predictions, steve, swimmer, swimming

Steve Benen: Lindsey Graham sure does sound confident about 2012: South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says the 2012 presidential election is the GOP’s to lose. “President Obama has done everything he knows how to do to beat himself,” Graham said on CNN’s “State of the Union….

Now, as I recall, Graham’s record of election predictions isn’t exactly sterling. A week before the 2008 election, Graham was in North Carolina touting John McCain’s chances:

“McCain fits North Carolina like a glove…. I’ll beat Michael Phelps in swimming before Barack Obama wins North Carolina.”

A week later, Obama won North Carolina.

Michael Phelps was unavailable for comment…..

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