last presidential election post!!

Last presidential politics post before Tuesday. A few comments:

• In July, orgtheory readers estimated that Obama will carry about 51%-52% of the vote.
• My hypothesis is that the popular vote is only close because of extreme anti-Obama sentiment in the south.
• The polls are showing a slight Obama tilt nationally, but consistent Obama leads in the important swing states.
• My theory of the election is that Obama will slightly outperform the “fundamentals.” Normally, it’s really, really hard for the incumbent party to win the White House with nearly 8% unemployment. But I think non-Southern voters like Obama and don’t blame him that much for the slow recovery. There’s also Romney’s less than effective campaign (other than debate #1). That’s why he’s doing well outside the South. And in the South, there’s an unusually large drop in Obama support that’s hard to explain.
• As of the evening of November 4, Intrade is at .65 for Obama and the Iowa Market is at 50.7% vote share/72% winner takes all for Obama.

Post your last minute comments, predictions, and questions in the comments.

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