[Tallguy]

Favorability is shockingly bad for Romney. Pollsters routinely ask questions like, "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of …" for both Obama and Romney. Currently, the Pollster average has Obama with 48 percent favorability and 45 percent unfavorability, while Romney is lingering with 41 percent favorability and 47 percent unfavorability.

2 things:

Obama is being held-up by favorables that may not translate to actual votes. People -- particularly left & independent whites -- do not want to paint themselves as racists. The "race card" is being played at every opportunity.

Next there are a whole lot of conservative voters who are skeptical about Romney & his commitment to conservative causes. They may not actually 'dislike Romney' but they are skeptical. Most are so focused on getting rid of Obama, that they will nevertheless vote for Romney.

[concerned about politics]

Obama is being held-up by favorables that may not translate to actual votes. People -- particularly left & independent whites -- do not want to paint themselves as racists. The "race card" is being played at every opportunity.

I think Romney/Ryan will win by about 5%.

They'd win more if so many people weren't feeding from the public troth. (These are the people who vote democrat no matter what, because all they care about is getting more of other peoples money.)