I like Hugh, but his record of predicting election is pretty bad. Still, I think he’s right this time, mainly because the RATs can’t hide how terrible Obama’s record has been.
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Hugh, you’re talking to the empty chair. ;-)
Just a bit of anecdotal info...My dad lives in OH (Richland county). He and his retired buddies (about 15 old geezers in total) get together for bf and coffee every couple of weeks.
About 2/3 are democrats. We are talking generational dyed in the wool union members, mostly auto and steel unions.
They have always voted Democrat. However, this time, not one of them will be voting for the commie bastard (their words). Whether they will pull the lever for a Republican is questionable, but they will not be pulling it for Odumbo.
When it was finally revealed how bad the US financial implosion and cause were in 2009, I concluded that the next four POTUS will be one term starting with Obama in 2008. Why? Americans are impatient people. We want to see improvements within one term. Unlike Reagan recovery, the US is suffering from a balance book recession. Until private, corporate and gov debt is reduced, nothing will move forward. That is assuming the Wall Street bankers, national central bankers and Finance/Treasury of all gov can manage the derivative market, sovereign debts, velocity of money (hyperinflation timebomb), trade, social unrest and austerity etc etc. Since the world economy is inter related, US progress can be upended by overseas financial collapse. Fed Reserve and world central banks, as well as US Sec of Treasury (they may have different POTUS, but they all come from banks) decided to inflate our debts away. Middle class in US will die slowly if inflation is managed or implode if velocity of money ignites hyperinflation. Unless the US invents a new product and changes society radically, the inflation will destroy existing savings and salaries. IAW under current structure, the American people will become poor while the ones who receive capital first will be able to preserve their wealth or make more by reacting quicker then the rest of us who get the capital via trickle down (ala salaries). Since majority of Americans earn salaries progress will not be quick enough under Romney and he will be a one term POTUS. Most experts do not expect the current system to be sustainable past 2015.
Ohio is key, I know Freedomworks is going to put the full court press grassroots style on Ohio. Watch and see, this may not even be close. I don’t know if Club for Growth is there, they were very helpful here in Texas for Ted Cruz and was Fredomworks. Interested in your opinions.
Ohio is also a coal producing state. Their economy is directly affected by Obama’s war on coal.