2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIndiana is in play. Romney only leads Obama by 6...
And it's Rasmussen, so, it very well might be closer.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/indiana/election_2012_indiana_president
Six points ain't nuthin', especially for a right-leaning state like Indiana. Don't know if Obama can win it, but I think that's a good starting point for the campaign there.
book_worm
(15,951 posts)remember Obama won it very narrowly last time. Six-points is good for a dem in a presidential race, but it's probable it will hang in there for Romney.
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)But this is a state that was historically in the 20 point range for the repubs. Bad news for the bad guys, this would be like CA or MA being competitive and the media would be all friggen over it.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)It would look foolish of them to jump up and down and say he is only six points down in IN. Remember 6% in raw votes means about 180,000 votes. Now it is true that bush won the state by 400,000 the first time and 450,000 the second time. But Obama won it by 30,000 votes or so. To go from winning by 30,000 to loosing by 180,000 or so is not something to brag about.
LiberalFighter
(51,229 posts)Mourdock was a major player in Indiana
Pence was a major player in Indiana
We have a triple play against the Republican Party in Indiana.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)I'm hoping to see some pretty devastating ads this fall from the Demcratic Party here.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,450 posts)hoping we can snatch Lugar's Senate seat and the Governor's mansion though.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Indiana should be a dark red state.
former9thward
(32,114 posts)I would not trust an online poll no matter what the numbers were.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)yellowcanine
(35,703 posts)You might as well take a preference poll using the neighborhood dogs and different brands of dog food to represent the candidates.
center rising
(971 posts)Rochester
(838 posts)...if we can keep it close enough that Romney has to spend some of his finite supply of campaign money shoring it up, that makes it easier for us to hold states like Ohio, Virginia, and Florida among others.