The following video from yesterday is the clearest reason why the Dish decided to rename our Von Hoffman Award: The man is a buffoon. And a whore. I use that term to describe something like his current book, released in October:
Below is a chronological sample of his Twitter feed from last night:
Prediction: Romney 325, Obama 213 dickmorris.com/prediction-rom… #Election2012 #romney #obama @hannityshow @america_live @drudge_report @gretawire — Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 6, 2012
#election2012worried that Obama is 3 up in Florida with 28% counted. Romney cannot win without Florida — Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012disregard previous tweet. The data from 28% in is from early voting. Should be Dem. Don’t worry — Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012romney pulls ahead in Fla 51-49 with half in.Important! — Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012Romney could win Fla by 5-8, enough for a natioal bg win — Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012so far I see nothing to disabuse me of the notion that Romney will win by a lot.Nothing to confirm it either — Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012it is of concern that Romney is 3 behind in Florida with 56% of the vote in
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election201260% of Florida in, down by 2.worried
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012Obama ahead by 1 in Fla with 72% in.Scary
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012Virginia looks solid but Fla and and NC are too close
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012bad news big time a call for Pennsylvania to go for Obama.But there is still Ohio and Wisconsin (and Minnesota)
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
ALERT: Dick Morris just told Newsmax TV “It’s more likely Obama will win than Romney.”
— Eason Jordan (@EasonJordan) November 7, 2012
#election2012I think they are calling states way to soon.Stick around and watch the actual vote counts in Penn and Wisc
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012our path to the nomination is not blocked as long as we do not lose Ohio, NC, Fla, and Va
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012Florida seems frozen in the vote count at 86% of the vote
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012will someone please count the damn votes!!
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012we really could win Fla, Ohio, NC, Va, and Col and win the ellection
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012Florida just closed to a 18,000 Obama leadIt had been 50,000. Looks better
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012It may all come down to Col
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
#election2012dont give up!
— Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet) November 7, 2012
End of transmission. How about the end of his Fox career?
The next day, Morris tweets the link to this mea culpa. It begins:
I’ve got egg on my face. I predicted a Romney landslide and, instead, we ended up with an Obama squeaker. The key reason for my bum prediction is that I mistakenly believed that the 2008 surge in black, Latino, and young voter turnout would recede in 2012 to “normal” levels. Didn’t happen. These high levels of minority and young voter participation are here to stay. And, with them, a permanent reshaping of our nation’s politics.
He says he predicted the Romney landslide based on the polls available. His job is to interpret polls. If there is any accountability in the pundit-consultant-whore class, he should apply for a job at Starbucks. Update from a reader:
Maybe it’s piling on, but in his mea culpa, Dick Morris refers to an Obama “squeaker.” So, when he predicted a Romney 325-213 win it was a “landslide,” but a 332-206 Obama win (assuming Florida holds) is a “squeaker.” No shame.
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