I remember those days... I wanted to believe that McCain would indeed crush Obama. However, it sure didn't work out that way.
Yes, the economy sucks and the job numbers suck but Romney/Ryan have been running a campaign on nothing hoping that the bad economy will wash them into victory. The numbers wizard Ryan is forced to join Romneys ‘just look over there and vote for me, you can trust me to work out the details later’ campaign.
Meanwhile Obama and Dems have been destroying Romney for months going after his character and all Republicans characters making the case that it was they that created this mess and it was they who stopped all those great jobs bills and because they only care about the rich. There is no one responding to these attacks.
I agree. And we're running out of time...
Did you see this today? *sigh*
thanks, the poll does not surprise me. I watched the DNC closely as I do every 4 years and they did a much better job at stroking emotions than rs did.
The day before 2008 election Monday Hannity is on this skit with Coulter and Waddell on his radio show about how the polls were turning big in McCain's favor and it was in the bag. By then I was truly skeptical that McCain could win at all, but it was the FNC Megan Kelly exit poll results (issue related questions) that told me that McCain would get trounced.
the day after I remember a few Republican women here (my state and FR) weeping telling me they would not watch TV for 4 years, they were so let down. yep, they believed all the polls were fake
Romney is running as the empty suit candidate running on nothing but ‘Obama is a nice guy but it hasnt worked out so trust me to do better’
At this state Romney's best shot is voter apathy due to Obama’s broken Hope and Dream promises. Romney must feed that. It is NOT 2008 and Obama is not fresh and new/.
I would also take every Obama quote defending his economy record and flip it to point out how Obama celebrates the dismal state of this country, while living the high life himself with his friends. Romney had one good commercial doing that. He needs to get voters to tune out Obama as they tuned out GHW Bush in 1992 and GWB in 2006. Stop playing it safe and dont do anything stupid. Use stuff you can defend when asked about it in interviews,
I used a different convention. Back when Rommney agreed to a debate with all liberal moderators it told me the Romney campaign knew they were not doing well regardless of much Republican pollyanna postings much prompted by Republican media.
A candidate in a strong position would be able refuse to debate unless he got what he wanted. Romney and CO thought that they needed the debates more than Obama thinks that he does.
Considering how bad things are vwith the economy and debt one would expect Obama to NEED the debates not Romney, much like GHW Bush needed them in 1992 when the Dem media mods at the debates ambushed him.
this is always a bad sign and I noted it at the time. Note that now even FNC (F+F) is been sounding gloomy lately talking about how it things are unfair, a really bad sign.