At July lull, presidential race is close as ever
Source: AP-Excite
By CHARLES BABINGTON
WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential race is entering the sultry summer, a final lull before the sprint to Election Day, with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can break away.
As both candidates take a breather this week - Romney at his lakeside compound in New Hampshire and Obama at the Camp David presidential retreat - each sees problems he'd like to cure before Labor Day.
Obama and his allied groups aren't keeping pace with Romney and the Republican fundraising machine, and that places more pressure on the president to solicit huge sums himself. And the Supreme Court ruling that saved Obama's signature health care initiative last week didn't change the fact that most Americans don't like the law.
Romney's fundraising is impressive. But, in a sign of his hurdles, he's spending heavily in North Carolina, a state he almost certainly must win to have a chance at the White House. And some voters in key states appear uncomfortable with his record at a corporate restructuring firm before he became Massachusetts governor.
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But swing states are going OBAMA!
In this June 21, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak Orlando, Fla. The presidential race enters the sultry summer _ a final lull before a sprint to Election Day _ with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can break away. Both sides have money concerns _ for all the flood of cash _ as well as political worries. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
high density
(13,397 posts)This "news" media is shameless at trying to create their own news.
toddwv
(2,830 posts)they always do this. Gotta keep those ratings up somehow.
Nobody likes a blowout...
http://www.gallup.com/poll/155465/Obama-Leads-Romney.aspx
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yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)With Romney needing to "run the table" and Obama having about 6 different ways to get to 270?
Ok if you say so.
cindyperry2010
(846 posts)but this race is almost over i have been saying for months the electoral college delegate count is the president's to loose and rmoney aint gonna win it.
BeyondGeography
(39,380 posts)demwing
(16,916 posts)Obama leads in national polls by an average of 3.5 points.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html
He also has an early EC lead of about 40 points if you don't count "toss up" states, and is currently sitting on about 330 EC if you do.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/obama_vs_romney_create_your_own_electoral_college_map.html
Finally, Obama currently leads in the following "swing" states:
CO
IA
FL
MI
NH
NV
OH
PA
VA
Romney still has a shitload of money to spend, and these numbers could (and probably will) change by November, but the fact is that right now, the race is Obama's to lose.
emulatorloo
(44,186 posts)Ishoutandscream2
(6,663 posts)I can't see Rmoney being within less than 5 points of the president.
PSPS
(13,614 posts)kemah
(276 posts)Obama is going to win the debates handily and there won't be any way Romney can spend his way out of that.
Romney is going to have to get away from platitudes and give specific answers, which of course are answers most Americans do not believe in.
yesphan
(1,588 posts)of dollars yet to be spent by the campaigns, it behooves the media to report
that it's close.