If Obama wins the debate on Tues, he'd most likely regain his Florida lead.

And I'm confident this will take place.

There are 12 people on the ballot here.

make an unequivical SS support statement

If he would model himself after FDR, he would do better.

It seemed a bit flip floppy to me and did not make me feel good about our President saying he and rmoney have the same SS policy.

Romney is not ahead by 7 points but he has made up ground. But this is a close one and we may not get Florida. Nor do we need Florida. Obama can keep it close with a good debate Tuesday. I am more interested in VA as that may be more friendly to Dems in demos age wise.

Romney cannot win without VA.

Obama was leading all Fall, so it's too bad this has happened.

Still, the PPP poll shows it is potentially still winnable if Obama can do well in the 2 next debates.

days ago, according to the Miami Herald.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/11/3045712/poll-strong-debate-helps-mitt.html

And, the four point lead he had in Florida, according to Ras.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/florida/election_2012_florida_president

I find this a bit encouraging. Perhaps the president is regaining some momentum?

that rather than say, 'Wow, this is winnable.' Just think if this poll had been take four days ago? Obama might have been down by 5.

our President. I think that's a very good sign?

Florida is winnable, but there are paths to victory without it.

I've been watching on electoralvote.com and it goes lean red to lean blue. It stayed lean blue for a couple weeks. Now lean red. I think it'll flip back.

It is not 3 points or 7 points like some R leaning polls. PPP is a fair pollster and with a one point lead anything is possible. Can't write off this state but we don't need it either.

his debate performance, and the lack of hitting romney on his constant reversals and lies, we are still even says a lot

After the next debate we will do even better when romeny is fully exposed before all to see for what he really is

even if Obama wins in a popular vote landslide.

are the two previous polls.

It's a tough state for a Democrat, no doubt about it. Florida and N.C. always seemed to me the states that would be the toughest for him this time around. We can still win Florida. This poll is within the margin of error, so it's basically tied. A superior GOTV could make all the difference in the world.

Latinos want to be second class citizens? Romney is running ads 2 to 1 to Obama now. Maybe Obama has given up in Florida?

uninformed can you be.

do you even give a damn about your grandkids?

Real estate is starting to come back, in spite of the republicans. Your state has been decimated by your wonderful choice of govenor

Were things ever this bad when the Democrats were in control of the state?

wake up before it is too late

I'm all for cutting it off and letting it float away.

...but why is every vile sex story or someone doing something insanely stupid over 50% of the time or more from Florida?

That should say something.

I have the misfortune to have to live here. Tranplanted New Yorker. Scott won with 1%. I fault Democrats with that for not challenging the MEDICARE FRAUD Space Alien. It seems to happen over and over.

Dems roll over and play dead here. Personally, I would love to see Obama win WITHOUT stupid Florida, which he CAN do.

You can't cut off the cracker north part. The south part is fine.

They could swing a tight one come election day, should we get a bounce nationwide this and next week.

Due to the Number of Cuban latinos who vote mostly republican. I believe last election it was 56/44 or something alsong those lines. just a slight edge. It is not like the latino vote out west.

Sure, it's Axelrod saying it, but I imagine the ground game has gotten stronger.

with leads are leaving out the hispanic vote.

Nate Silver factors in the Hispanic vote: Florida goes from leans Romney with a 35 percent probability of an Obama win to leans Obama with a 53 percent probability of an Obama win.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251141125

The ratio is way down its not 80/20 like in Arizona. more like 55 percent republican.
Due to cuban latino's. But if latinos come out strong it still helps. He can win FL with a strong showing of Latinos and if he wins FL it is more then likely because his country wide total would be problally at least +4% Florida is more republican then your average state. it was always gonna be uphill for him.

Local paper had a big article on a major influx of Puerto Ricans to the Orlando area, AND that they are majority Democrats. Well, that is a hopeful sign. Maybe Scott will declare them ILLEGAL ALIENS, just like one stupid Republican Congresswoman said they were.

I expected it to be lower. Florida is totally winnable.

Even if he won it by a thousand votes they can't say nothing. In addition, that 49% Romney has could be a rounding error and it's even closer.

Oigame!

Per 538 yesterday, it could be important.

Romney HAS to win Florida....and Ohio --> and that is not happening

Once again the president's embrace of republican policies is hurting him. If he tanks Tuesday's debate he's going to be in deep shit.

Pres. Obama will be fine whether he "wins" or "Loses" the debate.

Perhaps if he just lies a lot, He'll "win", hey?

That's nice...

I notice Romney's bump starting to fade a little well see how this next debate goes.

White males. I still don't see how this can be this close with the leads Obama has with certain groups.

numbers will pick up