Meh, was looking for a response to my post concerning Romney being tied with Obama on Gallup. Someone said it's a good thing that Obama is tied with him pre-campaigning. Got dismissed with a "folks, it's Diablos" comment. Gotta love getting talked over.
First of all, when you have Obama leading Newt by +10 or more, and then only tied with Romney, I'm not sure how that can still be a reassuring thing? It could go either way; Obama isn't campaigning hardcore because he doesn't have to yet, but when he does there is no guarantee that he would ever be able to get more than a few points ahead of Romney, if at all. Would it not be more ideal for the starting point to be ahead of the other guy by double digits (i.e. Newt)?
I can appreciate the optimism for Obama's campaign, but at the same time it's kind of silly to think him being tied with Romney (when he was blowing every other GOP candidate out of the water, mind you) is a good thing. Someone explain to me why Obama, when you acknowledge how well he was faring against the rest of the GOP candidates, is still in a good position against Romney?
It kind of reeks of the faux optimism a lot of people seemed to demonstrate during the 2010 House and Senate races. We all know how that ended up.
Frankly, the fact that Mittens basically has this locked up is horrifying. This is the last thing I wanted to see. The amount of negative ads against even Gingrich is pretty mind-boggling, and if he's doing that to people in his own party, the GE is going to be a living hell.