Will it be close enough to steal?

[MoonRiver]

According to the latest polls it seems to be. Watch out for Ohio and Florida. In fact, that may be why pundits keep pushing Rob Portman and Marco Rubio for VP. They could really "get out the vote" in their states.

[Casandia]

1. Stealing the election is the only way Repubs can win - AND the VP will be

Rick Snyder of Michigan. Be afraid, be VERY afraid.....

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Links?

Don't doubt your conclusions. Just want to dig for more nuggests.

[MoonRiver]

3. If you're talking about polls I've just been listening to MSNBC this morning.

They're talking about it. Most concerning is a poll showing Romney ahead by 10 among independents.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. That would be concerning if it were more than one poll.

[slackmaster]

5. Close enough that the paranoid fringe of the losing side will be convinced it was stolen

And lack of evidence to prove that was actually stolen will lead to expanded conspiracy theories.

That's for sure.

[bemildred]

6. Polls are horseshit, esp. this early in the election cycle.

Often they are manipulated horseshit, but either way they are horseshit.

[Bake]

9. Polls are what the crooks use to make you think it's close

Close enough to steal.

Bake

[bemildred]

10. Indeed.

Essentially a PR tool, used to spread FUD, or increase viewership, at this stage of the contest.

[jp11]

7. Barring some terrible outcome/scandal/event the election is the President's to lose.

Romney has nothing going for him other than the Obama hate machine of republicans, racists, teabaggers, 1%'ers etc.

IT is on Obama/Democratic party to rally up support and get people to vote for them and not just because the other guy is going to be so much worse.

So close enough to steal? Absolutely, if the democratic party keeps on as they are which is failing to rally up support through poor policy that doesn't inspire any enthusiasm and terrible messaging about what they have actually done right/good.

It is one thing to fail to do things and appear weak, fine that is done/over, but to not fight back in telling the truth as so many democratic politicians/pundits/etc continually do is another and that can lead to a poor turnout.

[lonestarnot]

8. Hell no! But the perception is important to them.