It would be BIG news, out-of-the-ordinary and a record breaker if Romney were to actually hit 50% at some point during this long campaign. So, there's nothing really odd or unexpected that he's still under 50%.
Yes, the MSM lie in their polls.
But even the pollsters with accurate reputations either have Romney down or just a point or two above Obama.
With this failed Presidency of Obama - Romney should be up at the very least 10% above Obama.
And for those Romney supporters who blame the liberal media for Romney's bad poll numbers - what they're really saying is that Romney is an ineffective speaker who is and as President will be unable to convince the doubters to give republican plans and philosophies a chance and follow his leadership.
If Romney cannot be effective enough to overcome the bias media, then how can he be expected to overcome the opposition when he's trying to lead this nation out of crisis?
I also think that he isn’t out there as much as you’d expect. Most people don’t really have any impression of him or think he’s OK. The lousy timing of the convention with the hurricane hurt more than most people will admit. That mushy “undecided” crowd at least knows Obama and generally like him. They won’t chance a vote on someone they don’t really know.