But I was on this forum during the entire McCain debacle with lots of people telling me the polls were wrong.
In certain cases that was true. But one thing stuck out in the end: in large part they was not true. The polls were closer then people thought, including the ones we all think are intentionally skewed.
Like I said, he can turn it around. I personally don't think Pennsylvania is a lost cause and that's a big number.
Believe what you want. But it ain't just me. With 19% real unemployment, gas at $4 a gallon, the middle east coming apart, Americans getting dead...it shouldn't even be close.
Lots of people on our side pointing all that out.
1. It shouldn’t be close, yes, but you have a biased media, a celeb-dripped culture, and now a ‘rally around the flag’ following a DNC bump.
2. Many of us want more teeth, guts, and hardhitting attacks from Romney campaign, rather than the overly subtle stuff that isnt moving voters. Romney isnt doing a bad campaign (not as bad as McCain or Dole), but its not a great one. Its not Bush in ‘88 or Reagan in ‘80 great.
3. I’m not going to say the polls are totally wrong. I rely on Ras and his latest are actually rather a downer. Romney up only 1. But its 47-46. The undecideds are really indies who dont know Romney. This poll standing is a ‘Romney’s to lose’ position.
4. A close race, but the ‘Obama is ahead’ meme is media-bias BS, and that the polls are skewed a bit to favor Obama, and that includes Nate Silver and the RCP prognostications. This is not unique to 2012. You go back to 1996 and the last polls overstated Clinton’s lead by 7 pts. Kerry was ahead in some sept/oct 2004 polls, etc.
I am not saying Romney’s a cinch to win. This is still a close race. What I am telling you is he will do what’s needed to make the choice clear enough and the voters will do what they did in 2010. If we can see objectively how badly Obama has done, why dont more see it? I guess I Have some hope and faith that the American people arent all so stupid as to re-elect this charlatan who has delivered a lousy economy, damaged fiscal situation and a divided nation.
We shall see.