The Socialist Tipping Point

I take most of the polling with a grain of salt. Most of the media is so in the bag for Obama, that I don't put it past them to run skewed polls to boost his chances. I've seen to many analyses showing how polls favoring Obama had samples which where 40% democrats and 20% Republicans even though there are more Republicans in the general population. But this post by John Hindraker is always a nagging tingle. I've thought the same thing myself many times. Maybe we have passed the tipping point. If its true, then we're done for. We'll be California, then Detroit then Greece in quick succession. Increasing flight of wealth (with concommittment border restrictions about removing wealth from the country) until in short order we'll be the most powerful third world country in the world.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/09/why-is-this-election-close.php

Prof Bainbridge comments as well. I haven't read the Jerry Pournelle series he references, but its now on my to read list.

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2012/09/was-pournelle-prescient.html

(h/t Instapundit who has more on the subject)