LONDON, England (PNN) - May 25, 2012 - Until recently, illegitimate President Barack Obama’s re-election was regarded as inevitable - in the same way that summer follows spring, or a monsoon follows a hosepipe ban.

The illegitimate president’s poll lead over Mitt Romney was strong, while the Republican’s character was assassinated by a primary fight that permanently spoiled the reputation of his party. A choice between Obama the moderate statesman and Romney the craven conservative is surely no contest at all.

However, in the last two weeks, Obama’s re-election is no longer guaranteed; some pollsters think it is unlikely. Day by day, the odds are improving that Mitt Romney will be the next President of the Fascist Police States of Amerika.

According to one poll released this week, only 33% of Amerikans expect the economy to improve in the coming months and only 43% approve of the way that the illegitimate president has handled it. Voters think Obama has made the debt situation and health care worse. The man who conducted the poll - Democrat Peter Hart - concluded that “Obama’s chances for re-election are no better than 50-50.”

The result is that pollsters find Obama and Romney edging towards one another. Rasmussen puts Obama only one point ahead; Gallup calls it a tie. With Romney doing better than the illegitimate president in key swing states North Carolina and Florida, Gallup has publicly stated that Obama now has a higher chance of losing than winning.

In 1980, Democrat president Jimmy Carter faced an uphill struggle for re-election. Despite an index of inflation and unemployment far higher than Obama’s, Carter was actually doing slightly better in the polls. In March of that year, Carter led his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, by around 25%. By May, Gallup gave him a lead of 49-41% - higher than Obama’s today.

Nonetheless, Carter eventually suffered a landslide defeat. It looks like Barack Obama could be the Jimmy Carter of 2012.