Today's Ras: Romney 49, Obama 48. Obama approval: 50-49

[scheming daemons]

Not bad for Rasmussen.

If Obama's approval is 50% in Rasmussen, he is in good shape.

[TroyD]

1. The Approval Ratings have definitely been good lately

And they are a silver lining in some of these polls.

Usually Presidents get re-elected with Approval Ratings like this.

So why the difference between the poll numbers and the approval numbers?

Would be good to work that one out.

[Iggy]

2. So.. basically a tie

Uhhhh

[Mutiny In Heaven]

3. You know, a tie or maybe a 1% PV Romney win would probably...

...see President Obama re-elected.

With that said, I think we're going to see one of Obama's greatest performances this coming Tuesday. It's obvious that there's a shitload of "soft support" and that will often end up falling back to the incumbent, provided they're not making things demonstrably worse (or put up two risible debate performances in a row...).

[Iggy]

4. ..."Greatest Performances"...

IF Obama doesn't listen to his "debate coaches", "advisers"... etc.

keep in mind Gore listened to these buffoons.. and we see where that got him

[Mutiny In Heaven]

5. He has a knack of connecting when he really needs to.

2008 showed that on many occasions.

Remember Hillary's myriad 'comebacks'?

Also; his polling tends to go up in the immediate aftermath of his SotU addresses. I suspect he'll treat this debate partially like one of them.

[Iggy]

6. There's no "comeback" on Benghazi

Now HRC is out there stating "our people can't work in bunkers".

HUH? who is even suggesting this?

these wildly swinging responses to the Benghazi disaster indicate it's a problem; and it's
a big problem if it comes up Tuesday eve

[Mutiny In Heaven]

7. The request was for money for Tripoli.

Different embassy.

Romney didn't want to spend money finding bin Laden.

Osama bin Laden, who is now dead.

[Iggy]

10. IRRELEVANT

Nope, getting OBL has nothing to do with the major failure in Benghazi

[Sugarcoated]

12. How is it irrelevant?

It's the truth. Facts matter.

[ncav53]

8. "Republicans cut embassy security spending"

Simple response.

[Iggy]

9. No...

we have the most expensive military in the world... with aircraft carriers in the ME region
continually... the notion we can't get 30 Marines to protect any faciity in crappy, UNstable
nations like Libya is nonsense.

your excuse doesnt cut it

[Sugarcoated]

11. It's a fact and it factors in

If Obama comes out fighting, this one will, actually, leave a mark.