[bray]

According to FOX Obummer got a bump in the polls and it looks like the same with Rasmussan. How pathetic is that?

Pray for America

[Girlene]

It is very sad. I cannot fathom the voting public that thinks obama deserved a bump from the program the DNC offered. The only positive spin I can put on it, is that the bump came from people who only watched Michelle and Clinton’s speeches and fell for them. I don’t know.

[Fishtalk]

The Lamestream is hopping all over the place as they seem to think Obamer got a bump in the polls after last week’s convention.

Maybe he did.

So what?

It’ll die out, he’ll do something stupid.

He’s not going to win this election.

I really believe that.

[chiller]

It is worrying that THAT abortion of a convention could result in a bounce, but they always do. Republicans are almost completely out of the news cycle during that week.

Whereas any R bounce was immediately stepped on. Bounce, bounce, bounce....

Let's get to it, it's time to go after Obie. Obie's acceptance speech seemed as if he was throwing in the towel. Perhaps his internal numbers show he's toast. Most polls show Obie with a lead whereever you look and R/R should concede right now and save the trouble. Actually, most of the polls are using incorrect sampling ratios, and what looks like a small Obama lead usually is a larger Romney lead.

[kabar]

I refuse to get caught up with these daily poll numbers. We are still almost two months from election day. My only caveat would be is that early voting starts in some places in less than a month.

There are plenty of events still in the offing over the next few months that will have an impact on the election. Obama must produce his plan for sequestration. He has already missed the deadline. Let's see where he is going to make some cuts to welfare and defense.

There will be a battle looming on raising the debt ceiling again--something that will bring the huge and rapidly growing national debt into focus once again.

The Reps in the House will no doubt propose legislation to prevent us from going over the fiscal cliff in January. This will raise the issue of taxes and Obamacare once again.

And then there are events beyond our control like an Israeli strike against Iran and the reaction it will cause in the region and globally. Gas prices will go thru the roof.

The EU is still in recession and the state of the Eurozone is still in flux. We will continue to feel the economic effects.

We still have scandals out there like Fast and Furious and security leaks. And who knows if there is an October surprise re Obama's personal narrative.

And finally, there are the four debates (3 Pres, 1 VP) that begin on October 3rd, before the next jobs report comes out, which should help Romney.

The big ad campaigns on both sides will go into hyperdrive over the next 8 weeks. Polls are going to flucuate. It is going to be a close election unless some sort of gamechanger emerges. I don't see Obama attracting the same level of support he received in 2008. That was his high point.

[Son House]

Cokie Roberts knows all the details of the polls in Obama’s favor. Mitt Romney might not sober her up before November.