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One correction Mike, the President has been submitting budgets, but even Congressional members of his own party vote against them........they are that scary. It's the Senate, or more specifically Harry Reid that hasn't/won't produce a budget and rely on "continuing resolutions" for funding.

Politicians, or at least the ones that value power over performance, live by polls. While the so called media report the headline results, the horserace stuff, it's the additional info refered to as "internal data" that gives a better understanding. Stuff like how many of the questioned are self professed Democrats, Repubs, "Independents" and the like. Also demographic data, views on certain subjects other than the stated purpose of the survey and more.

I've heard a lot of commentary about how "radical" the message from the Dems is this season, how they seem to be giving little nod to those precious "moderates". To me that means that their polling is telling them that they have a real enthusiasm gap with their hardcore supporters and are working hard to prop up support from them first (though with less than two months it's going to be a tough pivot to moderate their tone in short order). There are many reasons why their so called "base" voters are disillusioned, some already mentioned in the no Gitmo closure, protracted war, no jailing of corporate execs, and on and on. They know if they don't get their natural audience enthused, they stand no chance, so the hate and fear machine gets cranked up claiming "...no more abortions for women if Romney elected....", "....it will be the end of Medicare if Ryan elected...", and so forth. The regurgitation of the "hopey changey" nebulous stuff will still work on the simplistic, but not to the degree it did last time...............some (a few?) know that the man has his own record now..............even though he's running away from it with the continuing "blame Bush", "Bill Clinton was great, .....me too!!" stuff. Remember, folks on the left live by intentions, not actual outcomes. And when the actual outcomes don't fit their narrative, they try to lay off blame. If you've had kids you know the process............

The apologists for the Pres and his cohort will point out that the headline polling data show a neck to neck race............which is probably true. I suspect there's some Bradley Effect going on there. And perhaps some creative polling methods used to "push" certain results that may be desired depending on who's doing the polling. Still, if Romney wants to win, he needs to earn it, and with a hostile media that won't be easy. Low turnout will be what would helps the Pres get re-elected.........................which is why the "They're all the same........." stuff gets pushed.