I'm Getting A Little Nervous And I Need Some Talking Down.....
I had met with a 54 y/o lady on a personal health related matter. In talking with her she said she already early voted here in Chicago. I was in a blue collar neighborhood of Chicago. A neighborhood where a lot of Chicago Policemen and Firemen live as it is on the city border and almost like a suburb. I mentioned that I am looking forward to Obama's second term and she indicated to me that she voted for Obama last time but not this time. I asked why she wouldn't want to vote for him again and her answer was that he didn't do anything in the last 4 years and the economy is still bad.
The Rmoney/Ryan theme of Obama hasn't done anything in the last 4 years seems to be resonating with voters.
I then told her about the Affordable Care Act and how important that is for our future and I told her that her Medicare is in jeopardy if Rmoney wins and I mentioned how important potential SCOTUS appointments will be. She said she would take her chances but she was through with Obama. She said her son lost his business - a store of some kind. I told her that that was a result of the Bush administration and the fact that the Repugs shot down every initiative Obama wanted to do.
Nothing I seemed to say had an impact on her and probably rightly so as she already voted. I couldn't change her vote - but I wanted her to know that it was a bad decision on her part.
I'm now worried as to how many people that voted for Obama last time are falling for this 4yr nothing done theme.
We can't afford to lose too many votes to these people.
Somebody needs to talk me down and tell me that I shouldn't worry about this. That we might lose some votes but we'll also pick up more than enough to win. Right? Tell me that so I can sleep?
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& welcome aboard! 
This is a great place to come for many reasons besides politics. I've been a member since the * v. Gore years and wow did that ever suck and we all needed support to prevent going completely insane!
You are more than welcome around here, believe me. The more sanity the better! 
professionals out there making predictions--- like Nate Silver (538) and the Princeton Consortium. Also remember, it is the Electoral College that matters in the end. If you look at THOSE numbers, Obama looks a lot stronger. Don't get distracted by the Romney/Ryan hype. This is just noise and is meant to dispirit the Democrats and hopefully suppress or discourage the voters from turning out. Do NOT fall for that.
What you heard was anecdotal evidence. Even if you heard more stories like it, it's simply not enough information to form an opinion on how things are going. It's easy to get demoralized by this kind of information but don't let it. Look at the credible information and come back here for more tips. Some of the folks here have been around for years and this is not their first rodeo. I was a lurker for many, many years and often came here to get encouragement and good information. Keep asking for help and information. There are lots of good, like minded people here and they are happy to help you out! 
On Edit: Just looked again at how many posts you have and realized you are not a newbie. My advise still stands. Come here and do what you know works to dispel the blues. Good information is the antidote to hype.
