[GR_Jr.]

Sadly, I think they may be right. From my perspective there seems to be just as much love, excitement and support for the One on the street. I am seeing more 0bama stickers and yard signs around me than 4 years ago.

The election is not about the economy. It's about pop culture and what is cool. Romney is a a white, religious, monogamous person as is Paul Ryan. White is not cool. Religion is not cool. Monogamy is not cool....But being black or Latino is cool, being sexually active and having “friends with benefits’ is very cool. Children out of wedlock is cool.

People will vote for 0bama in droves because of his image, not his policies. This is the American Idol and Jersey Shore age. People are worried about image and nothing more.

[Revolting cat!]

You may be right. See the support and popularity polls. It’s an American Idol election.

[Perdogg]

No presidential candidate in modern history has ever won reelection by losing voters. 0bama has lost support across the board.

[WHBates]

What it predicts: The model forecasts Obama will get 53.2 percent of the two-party vote and Romney will get 46.8 percent.

I'm sorry, Obama may certainly win but if you believe Obama will get 53.2% of the vote this time around you must be on drugs of some kind.

[Disambiguator]

Do you live in the “bubble” known as the Bay Area? There’s a lot of unreality there.

[princeofdarkness]

Here’s the reality. Romney despite his weaknesses is going to get roughly 95% of GOP vote, 10% of the Dems vote, at least 53% of the indie vote. He will win handily. Not Reagan-Carter style but more like GHWB-Dukakis style. People essentially still vote with their pocketbooks.

Romney will only lose if does a Tom Dewey 1948 style campaign.