Are you kidding? The left thinks they are winning. They know it is close, but they believe they are going to carry Ohio and win. Nate Silver and his “model”, along with InTrade odds and a few friendly polls is what they base this on. Obama has most certainly not given up.
Hussein is back in DC dealing with the storm because it is a great way to make him look like a leader and presidential. Romney can’t do the same, and Obama will use this to his advantage. Make no mistake, this storm was a big shot in the arm for Obama.
The left may say they think they are winning, but the ones in the know, or the ones who can think, know it’s not happening for Obama this time. They got an inkling at his convention speech. And they knew if for sure after Debate#1. He is just not into winning.
If Obama wanted it and thought it was close, he wouldn’t let the hurricane stop him. Remember in 2008, he said he could run his campaign and manage the financial crisis. So I think he knows they are losing, so why spend a week out wasting your time with the little people. The hurricane gives him an excuse to “pull out” of the states without looking like it.