To me the main issue is how horrible Romney is campaigning.
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With less than two months left remaining, Mittens has yet to close the deal with an immense (and electorally crucial) swath of the electorate -- against the most fiscally ruinous incumbent President in all of recorded American history, mind.
At some point, has yet to inevitably curdles into has NOT.
This place was full of pop-eyed, red-faced Mittens partisans monotonously booming that -- the very nano-second he'd accepted his nomination at this year's convention, and thus could legally do so -- he'd be unleashing (to use the term employed by dozens and dozens of 'em) the "Death Star" of a powerful, aggressive, ball-out-and-hellfire killer advertising blitzkrieg against The Won.
Talk is cheap.
I agree that the campaign needs to get aggressive against Obama. We need to tie Obama’s policies to the state of the economy.
I suspect that what is happening is that Romney and Ryan are waiting until the after the convention bounce subsides to start pounding. Wait until the numbers are about even, then go full barrel.
We have seen how fickle these moderate voters are - they have a very short attention span.
The Romney tv assault is underway, and these people know what they are doing. John Sununu discussed in great detail late last week.
The numbers are already turning.
I agree that it is time for the Super Pacs to step up the assault on Obama, particularly explaining that the real unemployment rate is 11+ percent.
I maintain my confidence in a group that has been able to fight the Mediscare battle to a draw.
“talk is cheap”
Polls are even cheaper. Dukakis was up 17 after his convention. I ain’t worried. ABC/Wash Post poll has O up 1 with 10 points more Dems in the sampling of Likely voters. Of course Politico is using the registered voter sample. So transparent. Ras is getting excited dems willing to take the automated poll so this “bounce” will disappear rather soon when the euphoria dies down.
I ain’t worried about O being gone. I don’t think it is that close out there.