How Big Does Pres Obama's Lead Need To Be Before The Claim That The Race Is "Dead Even" Goes Away?

[stopbush]

10 points? 15? 20?

President Obama is clearly pulling away. Yet the RWNM and much of the MSM continues to characterize the race as "dead even."

You can be sure that if Rmoney gained a one-point lead in any national poll the talking heads would be reading the President's political obit.

BTW - please do our President the courtesy of referring to him as PRESIDENT Obama. It's the right thing to do...plus, it pisses off the Right!

[elleng]

1. Whatever, and I think we're better off this way,

as tends to discourage complacency.

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. This claim will continue until Wednesday, November 7.

Then, Republicans will start broadcasting how Obama stole the election because the polls show it was really close and theft is the only answer.

[geckosfeet]

4. ... then they will fraud and that the election was stolen because it was so close right up until....

[Cosmocat]

14. margin

So much as one electoral point less than 2008 and they will scream about how he is a damaged president who has not mandate and will run the bus over Romney 1,000 times saying it was only because of a really bad candidate he was running against.

[fredamae]

3. Big enough to deter Election Fraud

like electronic machine tamperping, intimidation at the polls and many more little dirty tricks.

[Flashmann]

5. Even if the

Polls reflected the 99%-1% it SHOULD be,the MSM would still push the tight race bullshit.....

[aquart]

6. Hush. We need monster turnout.

NOBODY has any excuse to stay home.

Be clear: Those bastards are planning to KILL us.

[grasswire]

7. outside the margin of error would be good nt

[Kalidurga]

8. 15-20 pts

Or at least well outside the margin of error, which is what around 3-4 pts? So, they might start talking about President Obama winning at around 10 pts, but they will still say it's close. Until he hits that 15% mark, which I don't think will happen. So, it's going to be close according to MSM until November 6th.

[pnwmom]

9. The lead would have to be consistently out of the margin of error. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

10. When Obama polls double digets....

in RNC headquarters. Methinks they're almost there.

[lastlib]

11. Not less than75, I'd say.....

THEN the RW media MIGHT say the black guy has a chance to win.

[DFW]

12. Depends on who you ask

MSNBC--57 to 43

CNN--75 to 25

FOX--110 to 0.375

[Angry Dragon]

13. 100

[cr8tvlde]

15. It doesn't matter until the votes are counted...which may or may not be Nov. 7

And I agree with the "President Obama" request. He's already earned it ... legally ... once and that gives reference toward twice. They still refer to "Governor Palin" even in light of the fact whe was "Half Governor Palin" I'd prefer Mayor of Wasilla Palin...as I believe she stuck that term out.

So, yes, President Obama.