Not likely at this point. Rasmussen has a gloomy outlook for Obama, putting him at 44% to Romney's 47%. But Rasmussen has been falling off a cliff to its right lately and, in any event, the numbers are well within the margin of error (4.5%). The Hill goes on to report on other polls, including Real Clear Politics that gives Obama a 3.5% lead. We Ask America gives Obama 48 to Romney's 43%.
In a conference earlier this month, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus touted the party’s efforts in Wisconsin, saying that “if Wisconsin goes red, it’s lights out for Barack Obama.” ...The Hill
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Frank Rich was asked to comment at Daily Intel on the article in WaPo this morning. This was one of those slow-news-day speculative pieces, intended to stir things up a bit. The contention was that the Democratic party is dismayed by Obama's campaign. Frankly not worth reading. You can get the flavor of it from Rich's comments on the origins of the Post's frontpager:
The proximate source of this alarm is a memo written by James Carville and the pollster Stanley Greenberg, and seconded by another old Clinton hand, Douglas Schoen, a persistent Obama basher who months ago called for the president to abdicate after one term and let Hillary run in his place. The point of their angst is that Obama needs a new economic message, more like Clinton’s. Perhaps. More effective might be a stronger anti-Romney message. The Republican candidate avoids the press (Fox News aside), largely ducks the public, and offers only standard issue party boilerplate as his own “jobs” plan. The question is when and how the Obama campaign will knock this brittle opponent off his anodyne memorized talking points, out of his bubble and into interaction with the real world. The new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that among “swing-voting independents” the economic plans of both candidates are more or less equally despised, with a 38 percent favorable rating for Obama’s and 35 percent for Romney’s. That’s a serious opening for Obama. ...Daily Intel, NYMag
Honest, if you trust Bill Clinton and his "old hands," boy oh boy do I have a bridge for you! Clinton has been doing a lot of lurking these days. I guess messing things up for Obama is his current substitute for lust and mayhem.
