A Las Vegas “odds maker” gives his reasons for big win by Romney in
November.
Most political predictions are made by biased pollsters, pundits, or
prognosticators who are either rooting for Republicans or Democrats. I am
neither. I am a former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, and a
well-known Vegas odds maker with one of the most accurate records of
predicting political races.
But as an odds maker with a pretty remarkable track record of picking
political races, I play no favorites. I simply use common sense to call
them as I see them. Back in late December I released my New Year’s
Predictions. I predicted back then- before a single GOP primary had been
held, with Romney trailing for months to almost every GOP competitor from
Rick Perry to Herman Cain to Newt- that Romney would easily rout his
competition to win the GOP nomination by a landslide. I also predicted that the
Presidential race between Obama and Romney would be very close until
Election Day. But that on Election Day Romney would win by a landslide
similar to Reagan-Carter in 1980.
Understanding history, today I am even more convinced of a resounding
Romney victory. 32 years ago at this moment in time, Reagan was losing by 9
points to Carter. Romney is right now running even in polls. So why do most
pollsters give Obama the edge?
First, most pollsters are missing one ingredient– common sense. Here is my
gut instinct. Not one American who voted for McCain 4 years ago will
switch to Obama. Not one in all the land. But many millions of people who voted
for an unknown Obama 4 years ago are angry, disillusioned, turned off, or
scared about the future. Voters know Obama now- and that is a bad harbinger.
Now to an analysis of the voting blocks that matter in U.S. politics:
**Black voters. Obama has nowhere to go but down among this group. His
endorsement of gay marriage has alienated many black church going Christians.
He may get 88% of their vote instead of the 96% he got in 2008. This is not
good news for Obama.
**Jewish voters. Obama has been weak in his support of Israel. Many
Jewish voters and big donors are angry and disappointed. I predict Obama’s
Jewish support drops from 78% in 2008 to the low 60’s. This is not good
news for Obama.
**Youth voters. Obama’s biggest and most enthusiastic believers from 4
years ago have graduated into a job market from hell. Young people are
disillusioned, frightened, and broke- a bad combination. The enthusiasm is
long gone. Turnout will be much lower among young voters, as will actual
voting percentages. This not good news for Obama.
**Catholic voters. Obama won a majority of Catholics in 2008. That won’t
happen again. Out of desperation to please women, Obama went to war with the
Catholic Church over contraception. Now he is being sued by the Catholic
Church. Majority lost. This is not good news for Obama.
**Small Business owners. Because I ran for Vice President last time
around, and I’m a small businessman myself, I know literally thousands of
small business owners. At least 40% of them in my circle of friends, fans
and supporters voted for Obama 4 years ago to give someone different a
chance. As I warned them that he would pursue a war on capitalism and demonize
anyone who owned a business…that he’d support unions over the private
sector in a big way…that he’d overwhelm the economy with spending and debt.
My friends didn’t listen. Four years later, I can’t find one person in my
circle of small business owner friends voting for Obama. Not one. This is not
good news for Obama.
**Blue collar working class whites. Do I need to say a thing? White
working class voters are about as happy with Obama as Boston Red Sox fans
feel about the New York Yankees. This is not good news for Obama.
**Suburban moms. The issue isn’t contraception; it’s having a job to pay
for contraception. Obama’s economy frightens these moms. They are worried
about putting food on the table. They fear for their children’s future. This
is not good news for Obama.
**Military Veterans. McCain won this group by 10 points. Romney is winning
by 24 points. The more our military vets got to see of Obama, the more
they disliked him. This is not good news for Obama.
Add it up. Is there one major group where Obama has gained since 2008?
Will anyone in America wake up on election day saying, I didn’t vote for Obama
4 years ago, but he’s done such a fantastic job, I can’t wait to vote for
him today. Does anyone feel that a vote for Obama makes their job more
secure?
Forget the polls. My gut instincts as a Vegas odds maker and common sense
small businessman tell me this will be a historic landslide and a
world-class repudiation of Obama’s radical and risky socialist agenda.
It’s Reagan-Carter all over again.
But I’ll give Obama credit for one thing- he is living proof that
familiarity breeds contempt.
I hope to God he is right.
Got that one wrong then, didn’t he?. Is that an example of “what goes in Vegas, stays in Vegas” ?
At least he has the balls to put his opinion in print and doesn’t rely on questionable links.