Languish Presidential Election!

[Phillip V]

What is interesting is how Obama's approval numbers have plummeted the past week.

In less than 7 days, Gallup has had the President go from a net 6-point approval to a net 3-point disapproval.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html

[CountDeMoney]

So, Phil...once it's all over, how will you feed your need for electoral-based statistical analysis orgasms?  Dry humping consumer reports?  Exposing yourself to DWI fatality statistics?  Fondling recidivism rates on the bus?

[Phillip V]

Same thing I did in 2009.

[CountDeMoney]

Curl up in the fetal position in an oversize shirt and little white socks, and cry yourself to sleep with a bottle of chablis and scented candles, listening to Sade?

[garbon]

Hey now! No need to throw scented candles and Sade in with him.

[CountDeMoney]

Hey now! No need to throw scented candles and Sade in with him.

Lavender and No Ordinary Love.

[Phillip V]

Green Bay, Wisconsin is now the most heavily bought ad market in America. Both Romney and Obama will campaign in the state this week.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82971.html

[MadImmortalMan]

NV SecState says over 300k people have early voted so far. Dems with a 20% turnout lead so far.

Now 400k and 10%. Some tightening it seems.


Incidentally, that's a huge portion of the voters. That's almost the same as the population of my whole city metro area (Washoe). Clark (Vegas) has 2 millionish.

[Eddie Teach]

So, Phil...once it's all over, how will you feed your need for electoral-based statistical analysis orgasms?  Dry humping consumer reports?  Exposing yourself to DWI fatality statistics?  Fondling recidivism rates on the bus?

He could do the fantasy baseball/football/basketball thing.

[Valmy]

Green Bay, Wisconsin is now the most heavily bought ad market in America. Both Romney and Obama will campaign in the state this week.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82971.html

Obama is a bears fan so he is screwed.

[derspiess]

The race looks like it's about as tight as it can be, and has been for a few weeks.  Wonder if any of the news outlets will be able to avoid the obligatory "Presidential Race Tightens in Last Week Before Election" story they always like to run?

[merithyn]

The race looks like it's about as tight as it can be, and has been for a few weeks.  Wonder if any of the news outlets will be able to avoid the obligatory "Presidential Race Tightens in Last Week Before Election" story they always like to run?

I can't imagine anything can happen at this point that will change things, either. Now, like you said, it comes down to who shows up at the voting booths. Luckily, Frankenstorm will mostly be gone by election day. I'd hate to think that the election would come down to who was stupid enough to go out in a hurricane to vote.

[Kleves]

I can't imagine anything can happen at this point that will change things, either.

I think the jobs numbers coming out later this week could be pretty important.

[merithyn]

I can't imagine anything can happen at this point that will change things, either.

I think the jobs numbers coming out later this week could be pretty important.

I doubt it. At this point, those who believe that Obama has done the right stuff have already decided to vote for him. Those who've decided that Romney is right and it's moving along too slowly have already decided to vote for him. Short of the jobs numbers coming back with a million new jobs and unemployment under 6%, it's not going to shift anything.

[Phillip V]

I can't imagine anything can happen at this point that will change things, either.

I think the jobs numbers coming out later this week could be pretty important.

Agreed. If the unemployment rate bumped back up the psychological 8% barrier, it could tilt the election into a clear Romney win.

The financial boosting effects of Quantitative Easing 3 are currently keeping the President afloat.