Obama’s fortunes are on the up
Veteran US pollster Charlie Cook says that Barack Obama’s political fortunes have taken a distinct turn for the better:
In short, this campaign is at a new and different place: The odds of it being a very close race have gone up. A lot of Democrats didn’t want to admit how much of an uphill battle Obama faced for much of last year, but he really did. Now, signals are more conflicting. Many GOP strategists express concern that the situation has gone from one in which they were cautiously optimistic to one of uncertainty as to where it is headed. That sounds right to me.
There’s an interesting little piece in the Washington Post by Dana Milbank, which reports President Obama in high spirits as he toured a Young Scientists Fair in the White House. He had particular fun with an extreme air-pressurised mashmallow gun.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney has had his parade well and truly rained on by Rick Santorum. As the cliche goes – the Republican nomination contest could go all the way to the convention, especially as many states do not hold “winner takes all” primaries to decide convention delegates, making it possible for Santorum, Gingrich and Paul to amass significiant delegate commits as they contest each state.
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