User blog comment:Zippertrain85/"Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks" refuted (part 1)/@comment-24210732-20131204210454/@comment-9062114-20131206222948

Actually they didn't keep Tiber Septim's army at bay 'till he got numidium, he didn't invade at all until he got numidium.

You also need to consider the fact that the Dominion does not get the help of things such as a Psijic Monks, while the Stormcloaks very well might. Giving the Thalmor a huge disdvantage, and realistically, there are probably other groups on the Isles who dispise them.

The Stormcloaks also practice magic, you also need to consider, magic will not beat steel everytime. There are ways to defend yourself from the magic, and weapons do hurt mages quite badly, as they usually only have robes on.