Thank you, Groundhog. 

Been busy for a while.  Reading a great deal of the posts on this board and wonder if politics, sports, religion can be discussed in off topic or should I stick to news discussion.  I'm a little cynical and I don't want to offend the sheep but don't mind mixing it up with those who discuss robustly.

This election looks like it will come down to ohio, florida and new hampshire.    The most amusing part of this is the disconnection.  The june, july, and august lead for the president is no longer a sure thing.  His lead is in the hamper. 

I think the obama campaign made a mistake by going negative.

Any thoughts on this?