We Are In Good Shape - In Early 2012, President Obama's Reelection Chances Looked Less Than 50%
His approval ratings were barely above 40 percent and Mitt Romney looked like he would simply be handed the Republican nomination without having to spend any money in the primaries.
Now, President Obama's approval ratings are over 50 percent, unemployment has steadily descreased to below 8 percent, and President Obama's campaign has cash on hand and a solid ground game in place in many critical battleground states notwithstanding earlier "concerns" about an enthusiasm gap.
The only thing that has changed is that we discovered what some of already knew who watched the 2008 primaries and election that President Obama is not a great debater. That's it.
Now, the corporate media will try to get as much mileage as it can on the President's debate performance. We have seen these stories being run in endless loop compared to stories about Romney's numerous gaffes. Still, is that all they have? In the end, you can't just run stories critiquing the President's debate optics and saying he is a bad debater, though the media will certainly try. Of more concern might be the millions in SuperPAC money that is also flooding the airwaves through November.
In the end, we will be where we probably all thought we would be back in early 2012: In a tough fight to win the election in November. It was never going to be easy. So, fight as the same way you fought back in early 2012 when it seemed like Republicans might run the table and capture both houses of Congress as well as the Presidency.
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