I am predicting that for the presidential elections, Obama will win with a slight victory over Romney. Romney will probably win Florida, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Texas and southern states while Obama might win the northern or northeastern states.

     It;s probably because although the economy is not at its best, Obama has rallied up voters, probably more than Romney and since he is the incumbent president, chances are he is more familiar and people tend to vote for him, especially young college students.

   I don't think Romney has made a clear contrast between himself and the president ideologically. In debates, they have been rehearsed, mostly talking about statistics, polls, and figures. Statistics have become a method for manipulating what the media wants you to believe. There are margins of error, but sometimes they discard that and report it as a win for either Romney or Obama despite being 3 points off, within the margin of error.

   Also, there might be a slight advantage for Obama given that he has Clinton who has been known for his great economic policies, which is a contrast to Obama. He also sets a contrast to Paul Ryan who appears as an "extreme right-winger" and who potentially wants to overhaul healthcare.

    People tend to say that politics is "dirty" or polarizing, which is true. But, there's also another side of it. Unfortunately, if one isn't into politics, ignorance will create even more problems after people vote. They should be making smart decisions about the next president, and stating, : I don't talk politics" paves way to misinformation and more ignorance.