That's it, Romney, backpedal faster

[kierthos]

Romney: While I'm not in favor of same-sex marriage, I'm okay with allowing same-sex couple to adopt kids. By that I mean, I'm in favor of acknowledging that most states allow it. Please don't ask me any more difficult questions.

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[thedeadcat]

Please stop it, please stop, the questions hurt me, please don't let me lose any more of my voting base!

BACKPEDAL, BITCH! FASTER! *cracks whip*

[dreamshade]

Buddha zeus, this guy is going to be president. Seriously, this guy can't keep a story straight for 24 hours, and he is going to be our next president.

I laugh at these things, because it is a better choice than despair.

[kierthos]

Actually, the latest Electoral College map estimates safely give Obama 253 out of the 270 Electoral votes he would need for a second term, and Romney only has 150 'guaranteed' Electoral votes.

I'm not saying it's going to be a cake-walk for Obama, because there's still plenty of time before the election for either side to majorly fuck up, but I wouldn't be counting Obama out at all.

[dreamshade]

My logical side (and the numbers) suggest this election will be a mirror image of the Kerry vs. Bush election in 2004, with the bland milquetoast challenger being unable to unseat a weakened president.

My gut is telling me that this time the economy is in the shitter, and all bets are off when people are out of work and pissed off.

[kierthos]

The economy is being exceptionally slow in recovering, and a lot of people are still out of work or giving up on finding work, but gas prices are starting to come down (at least here), and Romney still doesn't have the solid support among the Republican base that he'd like.

Now, after the respective conventions, when the slugfest between Romney and Obama should really start? That's when we should have a better idea of which one's going to win the sucker.