For the first time since the start of the Presidential election cycle, I think the GOP has a very good chance to unseat Barack Obama. This first Presidential debate went VERY well for Mitt Romney — much better than I had anticipated.
In contrast, Obama further demonstrated that he’s an empty suit. Maybe he would have done better with the “empty chair” instead. Here’s a good column to read (yes, it’s biased, but I think it’s accurate).
But it’s more than just the debate that has buoyed my hopes. Two other articles in today’s WSJ offer encouraging observations. One op-ed by partisan Carl Rove points out that previous September-October Presidential polls have been notoriously inaccurate in predicting results. Reagan was deemed substantially behind Carter in October, and won in a landslide.
And then there’s the WSJ column by Daniel Henninger reviewing the employment prospects and political engagement of the young — who so enthusiastically supported Obama in 2008. It just shows that chronic unemployment and underemployment — and employment prospects — have an upside. “Hi, I’m Marty, and I’ll be your waiter for the next 40 years.”
The unemployed and underemployed young are much more “disengaged” in this race (even though most still support Obama), and that’s a VERY good thing come election day. Only half are even certain that they are registered to vote. Many other illuminating factoids are included in the piece.
Hopefully fewer young folks DO vote than in 2008. Oddly enough, it’s better for THEM that they don’t vote — leave the decision as to who should be President to the adults who are far removed from the kids’ Socialist reeducation camps — a.k.a. colleges and universities.