Thread: August Prediction Poll! Who will win - Obama or Romney?

Yes, I understand that it's still months away. Yes, I understand that no one can really know. This is just a poll getting an idea of what you're thinking/feeling right now. If the election was tomorrow, who would you place your bets on for winning?

I was leaning more toward an Obama reelection a couple months ago. Now I'm leaning in the other direction.

I think Romney will win if he articulates a credible plan to stimulate economic growth, because the country wants to go in a different direction. But not otherwise.

Obama appears to be in good shape so far and has decent-sized leads in most of the battleground states. If the election were held today, Obama would win. He seems to be on track for a fairly solid win, unless there is another economic calamity stemming from Europe's monetary crisis (which is not unthinkable).

Originally Posted by Josie

Yes, I understand that it's still months away. Yes, I understand that no one can really know. This is just a poll getting an idea of what you're thinking/feeling right now. If the election was tomorrow, who would you place your bets on for winning?

Romney is such a lousy candidate that real conservatives will refuse to vote for him and most people will find him totally untrustworthy due to his massive flip flopping. So Obama will win.

Originally Posted by jamesrage

Romney is such a lousy candidate that real conservatives will refuse to vote for him and most people will find him totally untrustworthy due to his massive flip flopping. So Obama will win.

As it stands, many of the right's solid constituents see Obama as a threat for various reasons. He's not hated by the world, he's not a neo-imperialist, the guy has a pretty cool and collected demeanour about him. He's Clinton Part II and very little seems to stick to him. That alone may be enough for many of your brethren to come out and vote against him.

Originally Posted by jamesrage

Romney is such a lousy candidate that real conservatives will refuse to vote for him and most people will find him totally untrustworthy due to his massive flip flopping. So Obama will win.

With the exception of Jon Huntsman, Romney was the only sane and intelligent candidate compared to the rest of the geniuses that the GOP put up in the primaries. Face it, whatever "real conservative" you had in mind wasn't going to have a prayer in the primaries, much less the general election.

I am an pessimist; I have lost faith in the "intelligent American" (NOT an oxymoron !)
I believe that an election can be bought...with enough money and cleverness.
Remember Germany and the NAZI propaganda machine of the previous century ?
History can and does repeat itself.
We will be in for another four years of misery.
Hope I am wrong about everything .....

The real heart of the question is whether or not the GOP base will put up with Romney, a moderately liberal Governor of an East Coast state, in order to get a Kenyan-born Marxist out of the WH.

Romney has severe image problems, and frankly, wasn't wanted by the Repubs back in the primary. The expectations that Repubs will toe the line in this anti-politician climate is a long shot.

Originally Posted by jamesrage

Romney is such a lousy candidate that real conservatives will refuse to vote for him and most people will find him totally untrustworthy due to his massive flip flopping. So Obama will win.

I believe that Romney can be easily manipulated....by the tea-bagging conservatives....So they may as well vote for him....What has the GOP leader, (Rush L) to say about this ??