I concur with Tom W. Obama should be ahead in the polls by a wide margin at this point. Rasmussen reports as of July 22, the two candidates are in a statistical dead-heat for the popular vote at 46% each. Given voter fatigue with eight years of George Bush, you would expect OH, PA, and MI to be solidly in the Democratic camp. But each of these three battleground states is merely “leaning Democratic” according to Rasmussen. The white, working-class isn’t going to admit to pollsters what they so clearly demonstrated in the PA, WV, and KY primaries where Obama lost by wide margins. The “bitter clingers” aren’t going to forgive his condescension.
Rasmussen also offers data that indicates voters know that the MSM is in the tank for Obama. His overseas adventure has been revealed as a PR stunt, and the public knows it. Even the media members of his entourage are complaining. The long vetting process has been painful, but nevertheless useful, and we still have three and a half months to go before the election.
I’m thinking the numbers will start to swing in favor of McCain after the debates. Obama is good in front of a telepromter, but prone to gaffes when he’s not prepared. I don’t see an Obama presidency in our future. Cranky old man that he is, John McCain is at least a known quantity.
