Obama will lose the election

[opebo]

I agree that he will lose, but I think we can identify two reasons why it isn't as clear as it should be: 1) demographic trends, particularly in the context of the electoral map, favor Democrats, and 2) Romney is a poor candidate, unappealing to most people.  He will still win because of the bad economy and racism, but what is making it close is the factors enumerated above.