As the Romney campaign continues to struggle and an Obama victory seems more likely, we’re starting to hear an odd replay of 2008. Part of it is the claim that the press isn’t nice to Mitt Romney, wants Obama to win blah, blah, blah. Partly, this is just what partisans fall back on when their candidate starts to fail. Reporters got negative when Mitt said half the country was made up of mooching losers. Everybody can see through this. But there’s also that particular take on Barack Obama: Mitt isn’t winning because he hasn’t really taken the gloves off, given Obama the beating he deserves — whether it’s Reverend Wright or Socialism or hating America or whatever. Read More
Ann Romney says Mitt was taken out of context, doesn’t disdain poor.
In North Carolina House debate, Republican Mark Meadows tells voters: I’m no Mitt Romney! Read More
Is Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin surging too? Like Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, but coming back from a much larger deficit, Baldwin has now crept into the lead. Read More
Colbert fixes Romney’s problem by delivering the 47 percent message … with more elegance.
The Romney campaign is now pushing the line that his infamous fundraiser comments were pointed at the growth of government under President Obama and the evils of dependency. He’s even saying now that his comments help clarify his position and sharpen the ideological debate.
Of course, this is not what he said. Read More
Two quick notes: In most full polls President Obama maintains a small but clear lead coming out of the conventions. But do note that the tracking polls, Gallup and Rasmussen, have basically reverted to their pre-convention norm. Which is to say, more or less tied, when you put the two of them together. Also, AP/GfK released a poll this morning which has President Obama with a mere one point lead.
On the other side of the equation, is this the day when Mitt Romney finally falls below 30% on Intrade. As of this morning, he’s hanging on at 31%.
New Romney Ad* Doubles Down on 47 percent Read More