Wouldn't it be great if president Obama earned 54% or higher in November...

[WCGreen]

This would prove one of/or two things: Romney miscalculated the 47% and the Republicans can't get along pandering to the fears of an increasingly dwindling number of paranoid racists.

Either way, I hope president Obama comes in at 55% or better. And the way polls are breaking now, it could really happen...

[bluestateguy]

1. Don't bet the ranch on that

I would say that his ceiling is what he got in 2008 and I am not confident that he will match that.

Only if he got a lot of breaks between now and election day, decisively wins all 3 debates, and Romney continues to flail around; then he could match 2008, but still fall short of what you are hoping for.

Remember, a home run that goes into the upper deck is real pretty to look at, but it counts the same as a home run that just barely goes over the fence.

[movonne]

2. That would be real nice...but there still a lot of shit to come...

[immoderate]

3. It would be great, but...

I hope we get the house back ... and keep the Senate. We'll have to kill the filibuster though.

--imm

[longship]

4. Let's make it more interesting.

How about the EV count, Sen, HReps.

I'll go first: 362 EVs and 54% pop vote.
Senate the same: lose NE gain MA
House: I have no idea yet, but things are shaping up for getting it back. Not enough polls yet.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. That would be great!

Recommended.

[mythology]

6. On one hand that would be good,

but I can't help but think it would be funny if Mitt got 47% of the vote. Not because I want to think that 47% of the public is that stupid, but I think it would be funny if his remarks about the 47% came back to be his final irony.

But if Obama gets 55% of the national vote, it will be a landslide in the electoral college which is good. Especially if he has coat tails down ticket.

[zbdent]

7. Obama could get 75 percent of the votes, and the "liberally-biased media"

would have Republicans/conservatives on regularly, saying how the "l.b.m." plays to liberals and that Obama was not legitimately elected either in 2008 or 2012.

[mick063]

8. I can only go on recent history.

Romney is a flip flopping gaffe machine and a poor manager of campaign funds.

People say he can improve his odds.

I say the sooner the election is held, the better off he is. Time is not on his side because he gets worse with time. His approval rating consistently drops. His campaign staff runs the operation like he is running for mayor of Smallville. His debate performances in the primarys were memorable only because he bets 10 grand in friendly wagers. He injects himself in foreign policy in the middle of crisis.

Does anyone really think he can improve quick enough? Even when people are casting ballots as you read this?

If he wins this election, the Attorney General needs to get directly involved in an investigation of some state governments ASAP.