The article points out that McCain was down 51-45 at this same time in 2008 so no doubt Mitt is in a better position, if looking at Rasmussen’s number. The troubling thing is that McCain was running against a dem wave and a ‘rock star’ candidate that was a media darling like nothing we’ve seen before.
Mitt, on the other hand, is running against 43+ months of 8% unemployment, an economy heading back into recession, 4$ gas, etc... yet his position in comparison to McCain’s is only slightly better.... It’s really pretty shocking.
I think a lot just expect the economy to be bad forever, so that is factored into polls. Romney just needs to say it doesn’t have to be like that and offer change.