The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[innerSpaceman]

Democrats are smiling ear-to-ear. Yes, Romney has been working hard to gin up his base, which are merely anti-Obama and hardly pro-Romney. But every step he takes just alienates the holy-grail of swing-voters. He's already lost women, latinos and youngsters. Now with his pick of Ryan he's going to lose senior citizens. It's going to be tough for him to cobble together a winning recipe.

His only hope is that all the efforts to block democrat voting in Ohio, Michigan and half-a-dozen other states really works. This is all going to come down to turnout. Obama would be wise, imo, to lay off expensive advertising and invest in door to door bus service to get every democrat to the polls, and arrange entertainment for the really long lines.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

His only hope is that all the efforts to block democrat voting in Ohio, Michigan and half-a-dozen other states really works. This is all going to come down to turnout. Obama would be wise, imo, to lay off expensive advertising and invest in door to door bus service to get every democrat to the polls, and arrange entertainment for the really long lines.

Yeah, in the end I just don't see the Republican base being mobilized to vote FOR Romney. Just as the Democratic base had no interest in voting FOR John Kerry. It really at this point seems like the closeness of the poll numbers is on the strength of "anyone but Obama", but by the time November comes around, I think there will be a lot of, "Okay, maybe not anyone."

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I think VicJac has crossed into the realm of mental illness.