It reminds me of Michelle Kwan at the 1998 Olympics. Everyone convinced her that if she didn’t fall, she would win easily. Heck, she could fall once or twice and still win. But she didn’t fall and she didn’t win. Why? Because she skated very tentatively. Tara Lipinski on the other hand was like a firecracker.
Also, perhaps the 6 judges who put Lipinski ahead of Kwan were also rebelling against the skating media. Could the American people rebel also?
"Daahhling I looove your outfit......but why didn't you come see me sooner? It's been to loooonng!....sit..sit!!!!" - couldn't resist a little "Incredibles" humor......
I think it's a combination of being told the same tired thing over and over that we are becoming tone deaf....
Also Barack is trying to sell "change" during a time of uncertainty but he hasn't been able to close the deal because he keeps changing his stance ...first it was everyone under 250K, then it was 200K now its 150K.
And let's not forget he has some pretty shady friends/ acquaintances and I think people get the sense that something is just not right about this guy and their also not comfortable because too many average American's have their money tied up in the markets and probably feel that one wrong move from "JUNIOR" and it all might disappear like in 1929......except this time it's going to be them not just the super rich only "Like in the movie Auntie Mame".
Finally, having the media show their arrogance and print stuff like Barack wins! is going to piss off the elderly in places like Florida...and voters like us who know whats going on....nobody likes to betold it's a foregone conclusion when the die hasn't even been cast yet......
It also serves as a double edged sword when the Dem's and the Media say it's overwhelmingly for Barack...their voters will continue to sit on their lazy arses and not bother to vote...not important enough....and it's hard to modivate them to get off their collective arses to do anything anyway......that's why a lot of them are where they are on the economic scale.......