Four years after he was swept to victory, how Obama's election campaign is a joyless slog

Actually every day there is more and more doubt that Obama will win. http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2012/08/22/analysis-election-factors-points-romney-win-university-colorado-study-says

And when Gallup shows 51% of Republicans enthusiastic to vote but only 39% of Democrats, yes, a fair number of Dems will stay home contrary to what you claim. While they don’t dislike him like we do, many are disappointed in him and just don’t feel like they can give him another shot at it-—even if they won’t vote for Romney. In addition, Romney is drawing away a net 5 percentage points more of Obama’s 2008 vote than Obama is drawing from McCain voters.

And Romney will kill conservatism? A man who picks a solid conservative running mate like Paul Ryan is not out to kill conservatism. The primary’s over. Time to retire the tired old attack buzz saws on Romney.

This one *will* be close....2000 Election close

You're misreading the direction of this election entirely. I too until this week said it would be close, though certainly not to the degree 2000 was. But I'm seeing increasing signs of Romney being on the offensive and Obama trying to keep his head above water.

Obama's carpet bombing New Hampshire stations not because he's doing well but because he sees this election slipping away. In a close year, he'd not need to be defending New Hampshire. Instead, he's having to blow millions defending 4 lousy electoral votes.

Meanwhile, Romney and Ryan aren't having to go anywhere near Nevada and Colorado for the most part while Obama's going there over and over. Romney and Ryan were just in Michigan today, thought to be solid Obama turf. And have been in Pennsylvania as well recently. The signs are Romney is consolidating a hold on the swing states, and moving into Democratic territory in MI, PA and Wisconsin. These are signs of real trouble for Obama while Obama's campaign looks like one of clawing desperately at the side of the pool to try and keep afloat.

I also offer the following to indicate this election will not be close: http://search.aol.com/aol/search?query=CU+Study+predicts+Romney+win&s_it=client95_searchbox

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