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I must confess, it was just 2 weeks ago that I was more than just a little worried. I'm not worried anymore.
The latest national numbers have shown a marketable drift toward President Obama. The last 5 national polls have him tied in 4 and ahead by a point in another. Most of these polls are Republican leaning outfits (Fox News, tied and Rasmussen, tied).
What this means to me is that the numbers are moving in our direction. I'm sure these gains are not in the South and are more heavily weighted in the all important battleground states.
RCP has Obama ahead in every battleground state he needs to win, as well as slightly ahead in some he doesn't need to win. The trend line with 60 hours to go is toward the "Blue Team", so not only do we have the lead where we need it, the wind is mildly at our backs.
I feel very good, and I'm no wild eyed optimist, either. We still have to do our GOTV work, but it's easier when people feel that our side will win if we all do our work.
Link to RCP:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html
still_one
(92,394 posts)louis c
(8,652 posts)still_one
(92,394 posts)NotThisTime
(3,657 posts)I'm very worried
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)nt
ywcachieve
(365 posts)Always has been.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Overall, feeling really good about Tuesday.
louis c
(8,652 posts)Add to 4 ties and one lead. Now 4 ties and two leads. All have trended blue in the past couple of days.
We are peaking just at the right time.
bodudedem2959_lib
(14 posts)can't wait until it's all over.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)this is them heading in that direction. Watch tomorrow for the numbers to go more with O, same for Tuesday afternoon.
struggle4progress
(118,334 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)They are giving Florida to Romney which I think is wrong, but at least not as unreasonable as calling states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin "tossups."