Barack Obama has received two boosts to his campaign today, with the news that two public opinion polls shows he received a major “bump” from the Democratic National Convention, and an edge in campaign fund raising last month for the first time in three months.
The poll shows Obama ahead of Republican nominee Mitt Romney by six points, 52-46, significant because it has put Obama over 50 percent for the first time in 17 months, back when Osama Bin Laden was killed in May, 2011.
And the Obama campaign raised $114 million last month, about $2.5 million more than Romney, despite the massive funding by billionaires for Romney, including the Koch Brothers and Sheldon Adelson.
The direction of the campaign is very clear, that Obama is on his way to a major edge in electoral votes, as well as popular votes, and one can sense that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan know that!
What is your opinion of the effect of the new book out by Bob Woodward on Obama’s campaign?
It certainly is NOT helpful, as it indicates less than perfect handling of people by the President. He is certainly NOT FDR or LBJ!
Woodward certainly knows how to milk a situation for his benefit. I saw part of his interview with Diane Sawyer last night on ABC news where he denied he was playing politics with the issue. I am not sure how he writes his books but I think he listens carefully to both sides and then makes up his own mind as to what is true or not. I do, however, think both Boehner and Obama showed poor leadership.