[AmusedBystander]

ANY Conservative who would vote for Obama needs to be taken to the wood shed and beaten with a sledge hammer. There is NO WAY in hell thats true

There's quite a few here on FR that support Obama over Romney. If you can't convince Freepers then you have little chance to convert independents.

That said, Romney support will be at about 52% in general election. Convention bounce is all due to Bill making Dem women all tingly.

[muleskinner]

If you can't convince Freepers then you have little chance to convert independents.

Are you saying the anti-Romney Freeper faction and independents hold similar views?

When the polls talk about Independents, they are referring to Moderates, not Conservatives who are not members of the Republican Party. Romney has a better chance with Moderates, as shown by his nearly 10% advantage among them.

Romeny's got the fiscal and defense conservatives: he has trouble with the religious conservatives.

[muleskinner]

I heard Rove on Hannity this afternoon. He thought the 5% spread was due to an increase in enthusiasm in non-battleground states. So Billy-Jeff and the one got some New Yorkers and Californians to say, “O.K., I guess I'll go for Obama, again”