albionin, you are right about the signs I live in NJ and last time there were plenty of signs, I remember distinctly because we moved from a very dem area to a very republican area and I was so happy to see all the McCain signs, but there were Obama signs too. Now there is just the Ron Paul sign up the street that’s been here the whole four years (and will be there another four years and probably for four years after Dr. Paul passes away, unless Rand runs, then we might get a change there).
I don’t know if this shows lack of support for Romney or not. This really is a Republican area, but it’s suburban NJ, so I don’t think it’s a hot-bed of conservatism. I suppose I might have one or two neighbors who won’t vote Romney because he’s too big of a RINO, but I doubt that explains the near total lack of signs. I’m getting the feeling that people have made up their minds and are just going to go vote for Romney. I hope that’s the case anyway.
In addition let me say we drive 80 miles roundtrip to work every day, back up to the dem stronghold of Hudson County, I am seeing very, very, very few Obama stickers, almost none in fact. I find that pretty telling. I’m not saying folks won’t vote for him, and I’m sure he’ll carry NJ, but as the old song says: the feeling’s gone, it’s gone away.
MacMattico - I think the fact that they got a huge audience for the debate shows how concerned people (even people like your sister) are about the state of the country. That alone bodes quite ill for Obama, if folks were basically happy, would they tune in? I doubt it! There’s really no curiosity factor here, Obama’s the celebrity president and even Romney is a well-known and rather unexciting figure.
Romney did a great job at that debate, I don’t know how he could have been better. He really rose to the occasion and he helped himself tremendously. If he can do that 2 more times he should prevail in November.
Many people are reluctant to put up signs or stickers on cars b/c of what deranged liberals will do in retaliation.