As of this morning, RCP has Romney up .4%. And every single poll cited is also within the margin of error. It is a dead heat in the popular vote going into tomorrow's election. And the polls in almost all of the swing states are equally non conclusive.
Yes, I also heard Obama has .5 to 1 point lead
He has the advantage as incumbent. And the chances of mass population/voter fraud being on the side of Democrats and their lobbyist groups.
The Republicans have underreported support from Tea Party outreach that is not covered in the news until after election results; and also the evangelical/faith groups that have been teaming up to mobilize voters. The fact that groups have put differences aside (such as Log Cabin republicans and ultra-conservative Christian voters) in order to put the economy first, might get enough new or cross over voters out to support Romney this time.
I hope whatever unites people for the right reasons is rewarded, and not whoever is voting for revenge or other negative reasons. I believe God wants us to grow as a nation, and will use all things, such as this whole election process, to further our education and growth.
I believe it is a good sign that so many people who never voted before, never thought they would have representation or stake in the process, are suddenly getting involved and educated. But in that process, you can't have first time students running the school or it falls apart; you have to have the more experienced people teaching and mentoring the newer participants so we can move forward and not sabotage our own interests.
Whatever positions both Obama and Romney need to take in order to lead the nation and respective parties to grow and work together, that is where this process is heading. When we all agree that everyone needs to contribute, and quit overrelying on others to pay or do all the work, then it will be easier to organize resources to achieve this effectively.
As a Democrat, I cannot repeat enough how fellow Democrat and party leaders tend to work more effectively on local levels of representation, in "intake" of input from constituents on a mass scale including diverse groups so no one is left out; while the Republicans who believe in limited govt are better for checking the govt to make sure more governance is handled locally, with more direct accountability, instead of depending on top down mgmt. If the two parties or styles of leadership "work together" in partnership to balance things, this prevents govt from getting "deadlocked" by political competition, or "overburdened" where the resources don't flow freely to keep the system sustainable but are blocked by excess regulation from govt trying to mandate too much that should be handled locally instead.
So I believe Republicans like Romney would make better Presidents, and the Democrats would balance this by electing more reps in the House, Senate and States to operate and organize programs locally instead of bogging down federal govt with contested mandates.
