Despite Record Number of Visits, Swing States Still Cold to Obama

◼ President Obama knows his chances for reelection lie in the so-called swing states – the states’ that aren’t considered a lock to vote red or blue in any given year. He also knows he’s facing an uphill battle in those states.
- College Republican National Committee (CRNC)

The most recent Gallup poll of 12 crucial swing states found that voters believed that the Republican candidate would do a better job of handling all of the most important issues of the day. On the federal budget deficit and debt, voters preferred Republicans by a 54%-to-38% margin; on unemployment Republicans held a 7% advantage; and on health care (supposedly Obama’s grandest achievement), the GOP had a 1% edge.

Those bad numbers have carried over into some bad fundraising for Obama in those states. As it turns out, people aren’t willing to put their money where their mouth isn’t....

College Republicans are working hard to reconfigure the political landscape once again in 2012. We sense that Americans, and especially young adults, are tired of Obama’s singular focus on reelection, leaving Washington without a leader. America deserves better. We deserve someone who will put policy over politics. That’s why we’ll be putting boots on the ground to ensure that today’s swing states are tomorrow’s red states. Will you help us?

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