Show of hands: Who thinks the presidential election won’t be very close after all? - Herkimer, NY - The Times

Show of hands: Who thinks the presidential election won’t be very close after all?

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By Pat Cunningham

 

Everywhere I turn  these days, I see political pundits declaring in tones of great certainty that this year’s presidential election will be razor-close.

I ain’t so sure about that.

Yes, for months now, the major polls have shown a tight race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. And, yes, the respective political strengths and weaknesses of the candidates seem to be pretty well balanced.

But I’ve got a suspicion that the vote tallies won’t be as close as conventional wisdom suggests. I see a popular-vote margin of at least seven percentage points and a fairly lopsided verdict in the ...

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