Damien

Obama has been said to have won last nights debate. Who knows if it will help him? The consensus seems to be that there a few undecided voters left in the race at this point. The polls are still tied nationally but Obama retains a 2 point average led in Ohio and a few other swing states such as Nevada and Wisconsin so he is still ahead. If the debates can budge those numbers, if only by fractions, then it may be enough to be reasonably confident of an Obama victory.

I think that there is a growing perception in America that things are improving but slowly. It's a bummer because the election has probably come a bit too soon for Obama, the unemployment rate is falling a bit too close to the election to have a big effect. Romney could well reap the benefits of an improving economy in the same way Obama got the bill for the banking bailouts.