I hope it is too late. Romney was definitely heading for a fairly significant win. Even Ohio was falling in line. Looked to be a solid 5-6 point win and 300+ Evs.
We are in uncharted territory. Yes Obama can be “presidential”. But he is the one behind. And cannot unleash a lot of negative attacks. Romney is winning and needs to be closing on a positive note anyway.
And for 80% of the country they are not directly impacted. And 90% of Romneys support is coming from that 80% of the country. Could be some impact in VA, NH, PA.
I still think Obama will try to delay voting in the most affected states. Now I don’t think he can do this by executive order, based on my reading of the constitution. But you can get a federal judge to extend voting anytime. So maybe a federal judge will allow some state to delay to not dis-enfranchise voters.
And then their are the political and visual impacts if Romney tries to block any changes to the election.
So again, a ton of different scenarios to play out. Obama surged ahead in 2008 on the Lehman financial disaster. I’d hate to see him get re-elected on the back of a natural disaster.
Thoughts? (make me feel better)
Right now, Gallup looks better for Romney than Rasmussen, my favorite.
Actually the race has tightened so that there is no wiggle room for error, and the must win states are absolutely “must wins”, for both candidates. Thought their would be more than a two pointer, or much more of a trend appearing going by this time. Obama has definitely stopped the bleeding.
I am shocked, with Ghazigate gaining traction, that his dang approval number is now at 49 on Ras! One more point and he finally breaks 50 at Ras.
Nailbiter to the end? Unbelievable.