Thing is no one watched Clinton right? I guess positive media coverage after the fact may have helped.
People did tune in to see the Fuhrer and Lady McBeth. As disgusting as we find them and as lacklaster as Obama’s speech was purported to be it’s entirely possible that the soft-headed swing voters received them favorably (I guess they did, how else to explain the bump). I think it’s an emotional connection thing, which explains why Romney did not get a bounce (Dick Morris being wrong in predicting he would and Obama wouldn’t).
Hopefully it will wear off soon.
I caught 2 minutes of something on Fox with a panel (Fox democrat Pat Caddell, GOP crank John LeBoutliier) and they were doom and glooming “Why is Obama doing so well in Ohio?” (by leading within the MOE??) and the host asked “Should Romney GIVE UP on the state???”. That’s a clown question bro. At that point I turned the channel.
And then there’s the “Republican” who bear hugged Obama in an obviously staged stunt (the lack of secret service bullets in his back a dead giveaway).
Obama’s trying to win on the personal likability that I never saw in him.
Was it Charlie Crist? (LOL!!!)
...as lackluster as Obama’s speech was purported to be...
Last night on Hannity, they did a split screen, with tiny segments of Zero's 2008 speech alternating with those of his 2012 speech to show how the same words and phrases were used in both. Conclusion: same old, same old ...
People want to like the president, they respect the office, and especially those who voted for him do not want to admit to themselves and others that they were fools.
So in that way, Obama benefits.
Anecdotal, but two young adults I know who voted for Obama are not happy at all now. One claims he’s just not going to vote (because he can’t bring himself to vote for a Republican) and the other is less than 100% she’ll vote for Obama this time around (probably will, but the lack of enthusiasm is palpable).
The thrill and tingle are definitely waning or gone altogether.