I adore politics. My job is politics-related. I’ve been watching this election cycle closely from the very beginning.
So it’s kind of hard for me to remember that there are a whole lot of people out there who just don’t care very much about politics. Now is when they start to pay attention.
And Barack Obama has shown over and over again that when people pay closer attention to him, he benefits (and his opponent suffers).
Take these three graphs from Pollster, indicating voter preferences in the lead-up to the Democratic primaries in Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri.
See how that orange Obama line goes up-up-up, but especially in the very last stretch before the primary?
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