Schedules are important, but look at how the two candidates are actually campaigning. I watched both give speeches on TV today and Romney does not look like a guy who is losing. His message is very affirmative/positive and reiterative of his previous stump speeches. R&R are not trying out new lines or going negative in any new manner. Obama is wearing a flight jacket (never saw that before) and slashing his opponent aggressively while jumping from state to state.
Agreed. For 2-3 weeks Obama has looked frantic and desperate. I am not looking through rose colored glasses when I say this. Pretty much from the 3rd debate forward, the campaigns’ actions have told me Romney is in the lead. Once Ohio tightened up to even in multiple polls and Rasmussen showed Romney at 50% with a 2 point lead, I felt it was in the bag...barring a major change.
Watching the campaigns today made me renew these feelings. Was interested to see what happened post-storm to see if anything changes. Romney looks like he’s winning. I am surprised their schedule is so heavy on NH, VA and FL. They either feel comfortable with Ohio, or feel it is pretty much decided one way or the other. They have pretty much camped out there for weeks, so it is not like 3 more visits would impact much.
Still cautiously optimistic.
Can’t speak for other states, but in my part of Wisconsin, the enthusiasm gap is plain to see. I attend most political events of both parties locally and today, for example, Bill Clinton did not fill half a field house and the crowd wasn’t very enthusiastic.
Last week, Marco Rubio drew more people and they were far more enthusiastic.
It will be interesting to see what the Romney rally will be like tomorrow.
It feels like Obama is on defense.