Amir0x: I'm really sorry to hear that, man. I'm glad you made it out ok.
The democrats, especially the Obama camp cannot let Romney get a way with reinventing his positions and political identity completely 5 weeks before the election. Romney now says his 47% remark was "completely wrong" yet he defended the substance of it in that late night news conference. If he actually gets away with this latest etch-a-sketch move I will have lost all faith in our political process.
Yep. I feared this could have happened, and it turns out to be the case.
You can argue that Romney is pissing off the base by shifting to the center, but honestly this is the best time to do it -- the fact that we're only a month away from the election (wow) and Romney simply besting Obama in anything will get the base excited. That equals turnout. More than anything else these are people who want to vote Obama out because they hate Obama, it has very little to do with Mitt. The primary is where they'd be more likely to not turn out for Mitt if he supports something questionable.
It's actually quite genius because it leaves Obama with very little time to study his reformed opponent. Romney had to know this would put Obama in a bit of a bind.
I think the biggest change we are seeing coming out of the debates are a re-energized Republican base and a much more favorable media in Romney's direction. At least politically, but not electorally, Romney Comeback complete.
Don't be foolish. There comes a point where if the politics favor Mitt strongly enough it starts to seep into electoral turnout. I find it strange that so many people look at the electoral map as though it were some warranty or contract that guarantees Obama security even if Mitt wins every debate and stays ahead in the polls from now until the election.
btw, it wasn't 57 or 60 million, but
67 million people who tuned in for the debate. Many of whom were undecided and got to see Obama act like a giant pussy. Way to make a first impression.
That's the most viewers since Clinton vs. Bush in 1992. Ouch. If debates don't matter why is this the most watched one since 1992?
And frankly combined with his dismal performance it makes me more inclined to think we'll see more than a 2-4 point bump for Mitt in a lot of polls next week
Glad you're alive and okay for the most part.
