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
Gov. Susana Martinez (R-NM) criticizes Romney on 47%.
“We have a lot of people that are at the poverty level in New Mexico, but they count just as much as anybody else,” Martinez said. “There is a net that does allow them to be caught and taken care of, whether it be through medical services, whether it be food services, whether it be with funding for apartments, for housing.
“I think, certainly the fact that New Mexico provides that safety net is a good thing,” the Republican governor said.
Coming into the convention out of primary cash, the Romney campaign borrowed $20 million with general election money it couldn’t spend yet as collateral.
The campaign is now $11 million in debt.
Obama Tells Letterman: “One of the things I learned as president is you represent the entire country. If you want to be president, you have to work for everyone.”
Kyle Leighton looks at the reaction to the candidates responses, following the recent Middle East violence:
In the newly released full Mojo/Romney tapes, about 4 minutes in on tape one, Romney starts to talk about what he refers to as “the Jimmy Carter election”, i.e., 1980. He then goes on to talk about how the hostage crisis and the failed rescue mission Desert One were pervasive issues through the 1980 election. Then at the end he says that “if something of that nature presents itself I will work to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity.” Read More
The entire secretly recorded video from Romney’s May fundraiser in Boca.