Daily Archives: 2012/07/30

Analyzing polls is nothing short of frustration 101. As someone who is actively campaigning to evict the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue this Fall, the fact this race is as close as it is, with the President slightly ahead in most polls, can sometimes be disheartening. However, I’ve said all along this election would be about “We the People” and not so much the candidates, and I’ve learned polls are very often the fools bait. One must look at “the numbers within the numbers”.

Interestingly, there are several polls out this week that don’t bode well for the POTUS. For instance Mitt Romney is seen as more trustworthy and a better leader in one such poll. A sizable majority of those polled in another do not consider likeability over experience when considering the next President. Even more notable, far fewer Democrats are as motivated to vote in 2012 as in 2008, and Republicans appear to be twice as motivated. Motivation and turn-out where key factors for the Obama Campaign in his first run.

On its face, this may not seem like much to get behind, but when Team Obama makes it a point to announce they are bringing in “Bubba” for the “7th inning stretch”, that’s gotta say something about what they’re seeing in their own internal polling, especially when you consider the ongoing and frosty relationship between Clinton and Obama. Still, the key time slot at the Democratic Convention belongs to “Slick Willy”, and it will be interesting to see if he can inspire the rank and file Dems to join the President’s radical Progressive BS machine.

All in all, I’m sticking with my original prediction. When folks actually find themselves standing there, about to make a choice which so directly affects their children’s future, sensible Americans will recognize the danger in 4 more years of this President, shrug off the Starbucks peer pressure, and vote in favor of saving the country.