Democratic candidates have ignored Obama and have resorted to the old playbook in defeating Republicans: Bring up any whiff of scandal, ties to corporations, and use phony pocketbook issues such as the minimum-wage to alienate the conservative base from them.
Meanwhile, Republicans are simply bashing Obama, without attacking what Obama is doing specifically, or defining themselves, or promoting their own agenda.
This is a rerun of 2012, when we all thought Romney was going to win in a cakewalk.
Take your optimism elsewhere.
I don’t expect a rout.
In 2012, we had a massive Democratic turnout and of course Obama was still popular enough despite his problems that he could comfortably win re-election.
As for the polls, the undecideds generally don’t make up their minds until the weekend before the election. In 2012, they broke for Obama.
This year, they seem to be going GOP.
Yup. With Dems at least you know most of what they stand for. I couldn’t tell you what Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader is going to try to do, to say the least of accomplish, other than force Obama to nominate slightly more moderate judges.
In 2012 the polls were pretty decidedly against Romney. Myself and others just were deluded by the party ID and the few polls showing Romney ahead.