Posted on 09/10/2012 2:47:48 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
... Obama’s re-election campaign and supporting committees brought in more than $114 million last month —the first time the incumbent has outraised his opponent, Gov. Mitt Romney, since April.
Obama’s Campaign Manager Jim Messina announced the figure for August late Sunday night.
Romney’s campaign brought in $111 million last month.
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As I posted back in June, I though Romney was losing the election right then. He let Obama and the MSM define him without a response, and it was devastating.
There is no doubt Obama is the favorite. It sucks, but it looks like more than half the country is going to agree to send our worst President in history back for a second term.
Romney still has a little time to catch back up, but not much, and the belief that he is a loser is starting to get cemented in the minds of the American public. In short, we are going to need a flawless campaign from here on out along with a healthy dose of luck if we are going to pull this off in November.
Also, make fun of the motherf@#$er at every opportunity. Nothing racist, nasty or personal, but he really believes he is The One. He really believes he can stop the oceans from rising. And when people make fun of that, it strikes a nerve, and it shows. Strike that nerve like the Liberty Bell early and often. Make fun of his golfing, his messianic delusions, his constant vacationing, his history as a community organizer. He must discredit himself, and his reaction to satire and jokes at his expense will do that.
It is odd timing.
Obama waged a huge scare campaign to squeeze extra funds from his donors. Then we have the Todd Akin effect, no doubt firing up libs everywhere.
The important thing is to maintain relative parity in funding. Romney is not positioned like McCain who allowed himself to be suckered by Obama into accepting federal matching funds and capped spending while Obama spent limitless amounts and rejected federal matching funds despite his earlier statements.
It's time to dig deeper for our side: give to a campaign, give to a PAC if you can. Can't afford money? Give your time!
Meanwhile, where are all those Romney ads that were supposedly going to fill the airwaves in battleground states? Only 0bama ads aired throughout the NFL games yesterday. If you`re not going to reach out to NFL Week 1 audiences, who do you target?
Someone mentioned earlier about the cult of personality with Obama. It is VERY real. Look at Clinton. He will forever be remembered as a great President. Hell, even some Republicans will tell you they miss him. The specifics and realities of his Presidency don’t matter. There was peace and prosperity. He’s loved now.
Obama is on the same track. People like him. People want to like him. They want to believe they made the right choice. Romney has a very tough road ahead because fighting “feelings” is always harder than fighting facts. It’s not impossible, but don’t think for a minute Obama’s not the favorite all the way to the end.
You must not have looked very hard. I saw two ads yesterday in NoVa, multiple multiple times and they came on right the 0bama ad.
One soft one hard.
What you said is absolutely true. Americans like to fancy themselves as part of “the winning team” and once that narrative takes hold about one candidate being the loser, it`s over.
Well, I guess they`re targeting NorVA, because nothing aired down here in Hampton Roads.
“Yes, and Romney will do well.”
Uh did you watch the primary debates? Judging from those performances I’m skeptical of his abilities.
On the heals of the DNC convention.
One weak of poise is in order.
“There are a lot to be done, but no reason to be panic. Yet.”
Exactly, it is early yet. Romney has around 50 million more than Obama right now, and very well out raise him during the next few months as he starts his ad campaign in earnest.
Yes the debates can change enough voters minds, or even more important, encourage people to actually go out and vote on election day. You only need to change 3% of the voters minds to change a close election.
The ground game will be critical this year. Has anyone heard any reports on how this is going for each candidate? A critical part of the campaign, and very little coverage, yet everyone panics over one poll.
The rich Wall St. cronies know that Obama will give them more corporate welfare, bailouts, special deals, etc., than Romney.
>> Uh did you watch the primary debates?
Uh did you watch the primary election results?
“Uh did you watch the primary debates? Judging from those performances I’m skeptical of his abilities.”
The pressure will be on Obama, not Romney, to do well in the debates. Obama the great communicator, Obama the smartest president ever! He has to carry these standards into the debate not Romney.
All Romney has to do is make Obama stumble a few times. Remember no teleprompters allowed.
Yes, and he did very well when he took the gloves off, especially in the later debate vs vaunted expert debater Newt. And he will be against the liar and bloviator Obama.
Soros must have sent in his monthly check.
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