2016 Postmortem

grantcart

(53,061 posts) Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:04 PM Nov 2012

Everybody get ready for the Rassie Shuffle

Every election right before the actual vote Ras starts finding voters he could never find before and gets closer to reality so that he can claim that his election eve poll is the most accurate.

Here is Scott Rasmussen practicing his dance moves in 1992:

Go Scott Go Do the Rassie Shuffle

Election 2012 has had few surprises. So it's somewhat surprising that heading into the final weekend of the election season, we are unable to confidently project who is likely to win the White House.

All year long, the economy has been the number one issue of the campaign. That hasn't changed. While Mitt Romney has a slight advantage when it comes to handling the economy, neither candidate has really convinced voters that they know what the nation needs.

From the beginning of the year to today, the fundamentals suggested the presidential election would be close. The president's job approval, which is a good predictor of his ultimate share of the vote, has stayed in a range of 47% to 50% all year. That, by itself, virtually guarantees a close election. On the Friday before Election Day, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll showed the race tied at 48% for Obama and 48% for Romney.