Charlie Cook -National Journal

The economy’s a mess, but thanks to a hapless campaign, the GOP nominee is behind with time running out.

It is becoming clear that if President Obama is reelected, it will be despite the economy and because of his campaign; if Mitt Romney wins, it will be because of the economy and despite his campaign. The U.S. economy—and, by extension, the public’s judgment of Obama’s stewardship over the economy—is a millstone that no president would want around his neck. Read more.