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bedsitter23So after Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, and Bob McDonnell made it to Iowa to campaign for Willard; Romney goes ahead and picks Paul Ryan,
Romney is in good shape in Iowa right now. The latest poll shows Romney with a 46%-44% lead over Obama according to a poll last week from Rasmussen. 5% support someone else, but it doesn't say who.
For the most part, the polls have given Obama a slight advantage, like the Public Policy Poll which had Obama at 48-43 over Romney. That poll is fun for all it covers including the question "How old do you think Obama and Romney are?" (3% think Obama is under 40. He is 51. Only 7% think Romney is 65 or over. He indeed is 65. Most have him in the 50s.)
Obama has been busy with 'Romney wants to give millionaires tax cuts" ads and Romney is pulling out footage of Obama saying if he didn't cut the deficit, he'd be a one-term President.
Obama himself is In Iowa making a tour which includes cities he hasn't previously visited. There's been talk that rising crop prices (yeah, there's a drought, but corn prices should help farmers) will help Obama. His plan to help beef farmers (the highlight of this visit) should help as well.
Paul Ryan also made a flying trip to Iowa to hit the State Fair. The State Fair SoapBox is a forum that really lets the politician face the people (It is where Romney made his "corporations are people" quote. You thought he would have learned, but Ryan was met with an equal barrage during his stop).
Ryan is going to be a polarizing figure. He will bring tea party votes (During caucus season, Ryan garnered as much as 9% support in the polls), but he will also (with Wisconsin being relatively close) fuel union votes for the other side.
I can't end things here without bringing up Willard's trip to Iowa where he met with a drought-stricken farmer. In true Willard style, he met with someone who has it hard- a millionaire who is a real estate magnate, and we're told (helpfully) that he booked acts (including Slipknot, mentioned specifically) at the local Arena.
Romney skipped that farmer's home, which is pretty awesome, in itself- a space-age farm not quite like anything else.
Still, Mitt got some pictures with corn, and that's always what a politician needs if they want to look authentic.
Romney is in good shape in Iowa right now. The latest poll shows Romney with a 46%-44% lead over Obama according to a poll last week from Rasmussen. 5% support someone else, but it doesn't say who.
For the most part, the polls have given Obama a slight advantage, like the Public Policy Poll which had Obama at 48-43 over Romney. That poll is fun for all it covers including the question "How old do you think Obama and Romney are?" (3% think Obama is under 40. He is 51. Only 7% think Romney is 65 or over. He indeed is 65. Most have him in the 50s.)
Obama has been busy with 'Romney wants to give millionaires tax cuts" ads and Romney is pulling out footage of Obama saying if he didn't cut the deficit, he'd be a one-term President.
Obama himself is In Iowa making a tour which includes cities he hasn't previously visited. There's been talk that rising crop prices (yeah, there's a drought, but corn prices should help farmers) will help Obama. His plan to help beef farmers (the highlight of this visit) should help as well.
Paul Ryan also made a flying trip to Iowa to hit the State Fair. The State Fair SoapBox is a forum that really lets the politician face the people (It is where Romney made his "corporations are people" quote. You thought he would have learned, but Ryan was met with an equal barrage during his stop).
Ryan is going to be a polarizing figure. He will bring tea party votes (During caucus season, Ryan garnered as much as 9% support in the polls), but he will also (with Wisconsin being relatively close) fuel union votes for the other side.
I can't end things here without bringing up Willard's trip to Iowa where he met with a drought-stricken farmer. In true Willard style, he met with someone who has it hard- a millionaire who is a real estate magnate, and we're told (helpfully) that he booked acts (including Slipknot, mentioned specifically) at the local Arena.
Romney skipped that farmer's home, which is pretty awesome, in itself- a space-age farm not quite like anything else.
Still, Mitt got some pictures with corn, and that's always what a politician needs if they want to look authentic.
