
Polls are looking better --not good, just better -- for President Barack Obama, but as one mystery Dem quoted by Politico says, it ain't over until Karl Rove sings.
Polls have Obama up anywhere from 2 to 11 points, but things are so volatile that anything could happen. And, frankly, while Romney has been getting most of the attention for foot-in-mouth disease, Obama has had his share as well. Just this week, he barely made it out alive in an interview with Univisión's Jorge Ramos.
In other words, if you're backing the president, don't go for the bubbly just yet. Things to worry about from now until the election:
Almost to a fault, the laws are designed to disenfranchise African-American voters (I know, I know, everybody says “minority” but what they mean is black urban voters of all ages).
The video features a laid back Mitt taking about Latino contributions to the U.S., with clips showing baseball great Roberto Clemente and salsa queen Celia Cruz among many others. It doesn’t address a single issue, doesn’t say one word about what Romney will do for Hispanics, and doesn’t tout a previous record with Latinos — which makes it quite similar to the chamber of commerce speech.
Romney was reckless, enough to try and undermine the president and put American lives at risk all over the Middle East for a pure political play. Tuesday night — the evening of September 11 — both campaigns had pledged to lay off politics in observance of the lives lost 11 years ago.
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Most outrageous? Hands down D.C.’s embattled mayor, Vince Gray, casting the district’s votes.
