Can we stay focused for a second.
The subject at hand is whether Obama's likely win is one of the main reasons the market is tanking.
The answer is NO. Obama is priced in, his lead materialized and solidified since "The fundamentals of our economy are strong" he's probably worth at most hundred DOW points.
Maria Bartiroma was trying to "blame" yesterday's puny 150 points sucker rally on a tightening poll. There were NO new polls, the AP poll came out two days ago and it's an outlier
Bonus.
Does Charlie Gasparino ever say something of added value.
Answer :Never, here is sample from the last two weeks

ick Fuld received a subpoena, a hedge fund is selling....
CNBC should keep Santelli, Art Cashin, Liesman , fire the rest and hire strippers to fill in the void btw these fine gentelmen talking.
For all of you fans, I'd suggest a new program called "Retarded markets" starring Kudlow, the Entire power lunch crew and Dylan Raddigan wearing a clown outfit and driving the talk.