Now that we have had nearly a week to chew on it, it really doesn't leave such a bad taste.
I'm not defending Obama's motives, but as a political manoeuvre, it seems to have been either a neutral. (I voted that it'd be a net plus, by the way, and I think that in the long run it will be, not only for the reasons I mentioned but also because it'll force his opponent to come up with a solid statement one way or t'other. And Mitt ain't very good at doing that sort of thing.)
I'm gonna have to disagree, Angus. Many polls show a tightening of the race if not a lead for Romney. One of my female co-workers who is an Obama supporter mentioned how she saw Romney ahead by seven points, then eight points the following day. I mentioned how something must have given Mitt Romney a temporary bump. Instantly we thought about the gay marriage debacle and realized that Romney's gains are probably just a temporary backlash from it.
The funniest thing is all across the county, from here in Medina County, Ohio to Houston, Texas to Central Florida to the cowboys out west...nearly everyone you talk to dislikes large government, spending, and is opposed to gay marriage. You can't do your "Well...um...let me be clear...um...I...um...Michelle and I...um" statement the day after a state that voted for you overwhelmingly bans gay marriage and not expect some kind of backlash.
That's why I know already there is no way this election is 365 electoral votes for Obama. He will be lucky to break 290. I'm just hoping on election night I see many crying faces in Grant Park and hear Stevie Wonder's music as we await the conclusion of the concession call from Barack Obama to Mitt Romney.
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