Also, Obama was riding consistently high in the polls a couple of months ago, with leads as great as 12 points or more in some polls. His victory over a conservative septuagenarian after eight years of a Republican in the White House with gas prices at a record high, the dollar plummeting and the housing market in chaos seemed assured.
We all knew the race would tighten up as the campaign wore on. Even Hillary privately told lotsa super delegates that Obama couldn’t win the general election. She may have been right, we’ll see Nov. 4th. But the fact is that lotsa people are not the political junkies who follow every nuance of the campaign. Millions of voters are just now starting to pay attention as the conventions are coming up.
And the moderate/independent/swing voters, whatever term you want to use, will decide this election. I think it will be close. Obama will carry the northeastern states, the upper midwest, and the Pacific coast states. McCain will do very well in the south and the midwest/great plains states. It may all come down to Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, Colorado, and Virginia, when you look at how the other states are lining up now in the state by state polls.
I am an Obama detractor but this article seems almost unrealistically negative. They’re making it sound like Obama has no chance when he still is not in that bad of a position. Republicans could get overconfident.
I'm willing to bet on the opposite: People are sick of a two year campaign and just don't care any longer.
The Dems are in panic mode because Paris Hilton makes more sense than their candidate..............