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The question is whether people believe that anyone else could have done better, given the damage that has been done to both the domestic and international economies after the meltdown of 2008.
The GOP is trying to sell two very weak arguments: (1) that this was just another recession, and that we should have popped out of it like any other, and (2) that the unemployment rate got as high as it did because of Obama. There are many people who simply aren't buying either argument, and that fact is being reflected in the polls.
I'm in the financial industry, I'm neck deep in this stuff every day, and I can't say for sure that a Republican president would have fixed anything by now. I can tell you this, however: The damage done to the global economy is deep, wide and nasty, and it could be a decade or more before it is healed, regardless of the political affiliation of the White House occupant.
I also think that, while they may not be in finance, there are many voters who would probably agree with me. These people don't blame Obama for where we are, they're concerned that Romney would put us right back to what got us here, and they simply like Obama more than Romney in general.
This doesn't make them stupid or evil or Marxists or communists; they're just reasonable people who aren't thrilled with their choices, who aren't sure that Romney has the fix, and who think that Obama needs more time.
Who wins? I have no idea. But I can understand why Obama is ahead in polls.
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Now don't you realize that if you think that Obama is a slightly better choice than Romney, you are a commie marxist, muslim socialist who hates America and the flag.
Get with the program, man!
Don't tell anyone, but I'm wearing TWO Che Guevara t-shirts right now!
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As long as you're wearing them in an ironic manner you're OK.