Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* In a spot that began airing over the weekend, the Obama campaign began hitting Mitt Romney over teachers and education.
* Speaking of advertising, Obama has also reportedly begun airing radio spots in Wisconsin, emphasizing Romney's "47 percent" video.
* In Ohio, CBS/Quinnipiac shows Obama ahead by five (50% to 45%); a Fox News poll shows Obama up by three (46% to 43%); and PPP has Obama leading by just one (49% to 48%).
* In Florida, a Fox News poll shows Romney up by three (48% to 45%); a CNN poll shows Romney ahead by one (49% to 48%); PPP also has Romney ahead by one (48% to 47%); but SurveyUSA shows Obama up by one (47% to 46%).
* In Iowa, the latest PPP survey shows Obama ahead by one, 49% to 48%.
* In Virginia, PPP has Obama leading by two, 49% to 47%, though most other recent polls show Romney with the advantage in the state.
* In New Hampshire, PPP shows Romney ahead by one 49% to 48%. It's worth noting that Obama will be in New Hampshire again this weekend, suggesting the Democratic campaign is still very concerned about the state.
* In Pennsylvania, a new Morning Call poll shows Obama ahead by five, 50% to 45%.
* In Missouri's closely watched U.S. Senate race, PPP has Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) with a six-point lead over Rep. Todd Akin (R), 46% to 40%.
* And in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race, Tommy Thompson (R) hopes to get ahead by distancing himself from Paul Ryan's House Republican budget plan, which has been endorsed by Romney and the vast majority of Thompson's Republican Party.
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This election is indeed interesting to watch. But to me there is one point of all this with what the Republicans, extremists of hatred, and the extreme wealthy have been up to. That threw things I have gone threw and experienced in my lifetime, I have no problem realizing and knowing that I have been standing with God and Jesus. But there are other points to all this too. Such as we have seen God and Jesus at work when it comes to freeing people from slavery, their civil rights, and their right to vote which includes men and women of all types. We have seen how America was slowly moving for the freedoms of all women and men that was God and Jesus’ work. And the real oppressors of darkness are the ones who oppose these good changes for everybody. Yes this fight has been long and hard, but someday we will see true victory for everybody. These hypocrites cannot keep continuing with what is really darkness without the Light shining down on it and truth rising up.
Deb is correct in her assessment of the progress President Obama has made in his first term. Fox News, Koch Brothers, Karl Rove, Roger Ailes and the right wing cabal portray all these accomplishments as "failures" which tells you what would happen to our nation if Romney would win. The country will move forward because even the Republicans know that Romney is not going to win.
President Obama has produced such positive results because he knows that timing and support from the American people and a Democratic Congress are essential. Despite Republican opposition in the Senate for all four years and the Republican control of the House for the last two years, President Obama has moved the issues of human rights and economic justice forward. He will do even more in his next term to advance the rights of all Americans that Republican extremists have fought desperately to block and roll back.
It is obvious that we have an education problem in this country, hence the TEA Party and the continuous creation of new racists (having fallen close too close to the tree[s]). I really hope the Congress gets cleaned out of GOTP'ers and the President wins a second term so we can get back to science and fiscal reality once again. Yes, raise every-body's @!$%#ing taxes please! If we could tax stupidity *Amercia would have a budget surplus in two weeks time!
Republican Senate candidates (Thompson and Brown particularly) want you to focus on their "independence" and forget the fact they will be part of a "solid Republican vote" on just about everything once in office. It won't matter then if Thompson doesn't believe in the Ryan Budget. If he wins and gives the Republicans a Senate majority, the Ryan Budget will be passed, whether or not he personally votes for it.
And for anyone who thinks that first debate didn't count, go back and look at all these polls before that event, and compare them with these. And notice that there doesn't seem to be a change (big or little) since last week's debate. The fact that Obama screwed himself with that first debate performance is the Sole Reason why all this angst is going on now.
Rasmussen
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/colorado/election_2012_colorado_president
Colorado: Romney 50%, Obama 46%
Rasmussen can slant his polls to get his employers opinion validated. Who's paying him? Will he poll Sensata Technology employees in Freeport Illinois on how they enjoy working for MittBAIN's company,his company where Willard still gets a dividend check every year?................................oops I don't know if (R)-ass-mussen can accurately poll CHINESE workers cause that's where Sensata is headed when Bain Capital closes the doors on a successful profit making "AMERICAN" company on NOV 5th to take advantage of a 99 cent per hour workforce OVERSEAS. OK ILLINOIS American workers it's time on Nov 6th to show MittBAIN what your idea of p
olling is.
Oct. 3rd, 2012
Mitt Romney:
I reject Willard and anything he says because he'll change it tomorrow. Except he still won't show us his time at Bain, his time running the Olympics, his time as governor or his taxes.
Akin called McCaskell a dog. Shouldn't he have used the (R)epublic Party formal word for women 'BITCH'?
The campaign strategists know more than I ever will, yet I don't see enough citizens thinking that far ahead about education. Tying Mitt the blip to more of the same as Bush seems a winner to me.
Misread your comment. This is targeting women. And Romney''s flip flops regarding investing in education and teachers. That's my take.
I hear ya. I'm unsure as to why the undecideds are, uh, undecided. Are they truly reviewing the specifics or just waiting for the best argument to crawl up their arse? I think it's the best argument (shocker) scenario.
Does Joe Walsh's family values on his child support represent all (R)epublic Party men on how "WE" support unaborted children?
Yes. You have to garnish their wages to get them to support their own kids.
Why has there not been any comment on the major news programs about the $15 million plus profit that the Romney's made off the auto bailout and the auto parts supplier? It has been featured in The Nation and Forbes picked it up for one day. This is a huge deal and points to all the things related to big money advantage including off-shore accounts. With a plum this big for the Obama group, I can not understand why this is not front and center. Anyone have any ideas why there is no mention of this?
That was also my response to the story this weekend - OMG, this is huge! I, too, am shocked to not see it getting more attention. Also the case of Sensata in Freeport, IL - it should be front and center as well.
G and A, there's no keeping up with them all. How about this one which should also be huge news:
The Mitt Family has a connection to the voting machines being used in the important swing state of Ohio, involving Ann, an uncle, and son Tagg.
Yes, Tagg. That polite well-spoken son of Romney who wanted to take a swing at Obama during the debate has connections to the voting machines being used in Ohio.
*sigh* Hey, Obama, if you want more support from us teachers, get rid of Race To The Top. You are actively paying states and schools to lie about test scores and graduation rates.
(Yeah, I'm supporting him anyway, but it's in large part because Republican plans are even worse--vouchers, anyone?)
"And in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race, Tommy Thompson (R) hopes to get ahead by distancing himself from Paul Ryan's House Republican budget plan, which has been endorsed by Romney and the vast majority of Thompson's Republican Party."
This is what's so d****d annoying about Republicans. If the things they truly believe aren't popular, they should rethink those positions and adopt ones that are more in tune with the electorate. Instead, they run campaigns based on lies, deceit, confusion, fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
Thompson is on record as opposing Medicare and Social Security. So run on that, Tommy. You'll lose, but at least you'll lose honestly.
Democrats have to be less subtle about this. Call these people what they are: liars.
Not seeing any Akin yard signs but lots of McCaskill signs in my traditionally GOP subdivision. Akin signs can only be seen along highways obviously paid to be put their by the state Republican Party....where they serve to remind women driving to work what the GOP things about wage inequality.
My ballot is in the mail.
The problem with the polls these days is that they have switched from registered voters to likely voters. With early voting and cell phones, the likely voter pool is skewed. In Iowa, over 1/3 of the registered voters have already voted, Obama has 67% of those votes and yet the PPP survey has Obama ahead by 1 point. Obama's campaign is still working hard. It is unlikely that Romney, who is not liked in Iowa, will catch up and the divisive issues that Rove drove and funded in 2010 are backfiring in 2012, especially the recall of three Iowa Supreme Court justices in 2010 and the attempt to have a fourth recalled this year. The justices had unanimously supported gay marriage. That unanimous vote was why Rove funded the campaign to have them recalled. In 2012, they will not get the fourth justice recalled. In fact, the recall campaign has galvanized the support for retaining him.
You can have the world's greatest teacher and school supplies but if the student doesn't want to learn, they won't learn
These days we have stupid singing contests on TV advocating a no education lifestyle that gives millions.
Who would want to care about education when they can just be an entertainer and get way more money for way less "worth"?
AND......Rasumessen has Romney +2, Gallup has Romney by +6,Monmouth has Romney by +3 and your very own Politico has Romney by +2....post them all lady!!!! ROFL Keep spinning, you are getting dizzy!!!!!!!!!
Seems like when Obama is leading in those polls, you say numbers don't matter or blame it on a conspiracy or something.
Talk about spinning....
What were Rasmussen's percentages last week? Romney's sinking and there's not enough time for him to recover.
LOLLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
Tonights debate should be a good one....I can't wait....Obama has his work cut out for him. I think Romney will keep him on the defensive side and that will not play well....
Time to recover from a lead???? ROFL I agree, numbers NEVER count for them when they are behind, and debates do not matter when they lose. I think it is the lack of personal responsibility that they seem to thrive on!!!!
Romney acted like an 8th grader who was trying to produce a book report without having read the book. The expression on his face was painful. Give the man an antacid.