IMHO, This Election IS NOT Going To be About the Economy
Contrary to the pundits, the election is not going to hinge on the economy, no matter how "bad" it is.
The fact is that through it all, Americans personally like President Obama. They realize that he's done a spectacular job in the areas where he doesn't have to deal with the R Congress. They also realize that the economy has been lousy since bush was in office, and they're willing to give Obama a pass on this, because 1. they know the Rs in Congress have fought Obama every step of the way on the economy, and 2. they know that Romney isn't going to do any better, and 3. because even though job growth isn't as great as it should be, it's still GROWTH, and America will take growth over R-style job loss any day of the week.
If the economy was THE big issue, Obama's popularity numbers would be plummeting, the same way Poppy Bush's numbers crashed in 92. They're not.
The MSM is trying their best to make this a horse race by playing up Obama's negatives while giving Romney a relative pass, but one need look only at the way the Electoral College vote is shaping up to see that Romney has an almost impossible task in front of him to close Obama's commanding EC lead. The national polls mean nothing, because they don't reflect what's going to happen state-by-state in the EC.
Finally, no matter what the polls say, no matter how much money the super pacs spend, no matter what the MSM spins, Obama's ace-in-the-hole will be the debates, where he is very strong, and where he'll be able to confront Romney's lies directly to his face, while at the same time making the case for all he has accomplished in his first term.
This doesn't mean that anyone can relax, but it does mean that people should be tracking that which matters in the end, not whatever pre-packaged diversion the too-lazy-to-care MSM is humping at any given time.
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