Liz, thee are a lot of shell-shocked conservatives in here whistlin' by the graveyard. I vividly recall many of the same kinds of comments from this very same group about McCain having a lock, too. See what they did to McCain and Palin in about 2 short months. McCain was a political defeat, but Romney will be our national Waterloo. Remember who told you, Liz.
A new survey from the generally reputable Quinnipiac University polling outfit places President Obama's lead in Ohio at a robust nine points (double his 2008 Buckeye State victory margin), with Mitt Romney languishing in the high 30s. An outlier, or time to despair? National Journal has some doubts about the sample:
President Obama leads Mitt Romney 47 percent to 38 percent in the Ohio survey. Quinnipiac's sample is slightly more Democratic-leaning than the previous poll. In the latest poll, 34 percent of voters said they generally consider themselves Democrats, compared to 26 percent who...
I am not sure that anyone could have beaten 0bama in 2008, but now just 31/2 years later, he has lost his luster, his ability to inspire, and though he was hired to fix the economy, he is still blaming Bush.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried, but McCain and Romney are two very different people. McCain simply doesn't have Romney's skills, money, or organization. In addition, Obama has done enormous damage to the economy, the recession was just beginning in 2008; people are pretty recession weary now.