Psychologically speaking, is it better for Romney to be ahead or behind in the polls?

[kentuck]

Or do you think it doesn't matter?

FOX has Romney down in the polls and NYTimes has him slightly up in the polls.

Are Republican voters more likely to vote for Romney if he is perceived to be behind or if he is perceived to be ahead.

If a voter is not real enthused about Romney in the first place, is he more likely to not vote for him if he is perceived to be ahead in the polls?

Do you think this type of psychology plays any part in the number of voters that go to the polls?

[HopeHoops]

1. They honestly don't mean anything this far out from the election.

[applegrove]

2. I know that when it was leaked that Kerry was ahead in the polls early on election day, it made

democrats, who vote at the end of the day, relax and not bother while republicans redoubled their efforts to vote.