TOPPING OUT IN TUPELO -- Just A Minute Radio for Tuesday 120313

Hold on to your wigs folks… this is the most dynamically challenging political race I’ve ever looked into – (using Scott Rasmussen’s info posted on the WEB.)

 

As I was putting this together I had to keep checking because what I was putting on the screen was not familiar.  First thing was head to head Romney 46% Obama 43%. That’s only 3 points but up to now it’s been three points favoring the President: now it’s 3 points favoring the challenger! That’s a SIX point shift. You know that’s kicked the covers off the bed at the White House.

 

Rasmussen’s next line down shows Santorum trailing the President by six points head to head. That’s a six point shift too – only it’s a NEW leader.

 

Now the roads go in many different directions from here… but you’ll notice Mr. Gingrich isn’t mentioned in the top two. He said yesterday he had to win both Mississippi AND Alabama. And from the data at this moment -- it appears he won’t win either.

 

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Now Michael Barone says: The lead in national polls has changed 11 times since August.

One constant factor in the 14 contests with exit polls is that Mitt Romney has tended to run best among high-income and high-education voters. His leading opponents -- Newt Gingrich in South Carolina and Georgia, Ron Paul in Iowa, New Hampshire and Virginia, and Rick Santorum everywhere else -- have run best among low-income and low-education voters.

It is in the nature of political journalism – says Mr. Barone -- that much attention is devoted to downscale voters. A question often asked is whether Republicans generally and Romney in particular can run well among blue-collar whites. --- Actually, Republicans have done pretty well with this group.

 Do you see the makin’s of an upset here?  Michael Barone seems to have spotted it before any of the major pundits in other papers and on other nets.

Not to stretch a metaphor to the breaking point but this looks like it could be the germination of a lalapalooza of a landslide!

OK… I’ll go home now and try to relax … like I’ve said twice before – “Watch and Pray”— Matthew 26:41

Thanks for sticking with me.  See you tomorrow at   “Earl ‘n’ Lester’s Bait Shop & Sushi Bar” --- Right on th’ Carolina Line! – at WMUU-FM 94.5

Cordially IN HIM,

Barbara and Jack Buttram