As the Presidential Campaign Drags on Neither Candidate Excites...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Indeed! The 2012 national election cycle draws more yawns than enthusiasm. Going into the rEpub lican national convention next week Obama and Romney are in a statistical dead heat. Yawn. Fox News - ... Among undecided voters Romney is viewed more negatively than positively by 28 percentage points, while Obama is viewed more negatively by 12 points. The poll shows Romney supporters are more enthusiastic. By an 11 percentage-point margin the challenger’s backers are more likely to be “extremely” interested in the election, and by 10 points they’re more likely to think it’s “extremely” important their candidate wins. Meanwhile, voters think neither candidate is sticking to the high road. Small majorities say Romney (58 percent) and Obama (57 percent) will say and do just about anything to win in November. On the big issue of last week, slightly more voters trust the Democratic ticket (by three points) to do a bet...