Not one Obama yard sign. A few on cars--usually people voting for the year 2012 and occassionally a Obama/Biden. Probably see one to four a week. But I have seen a few Romney yard signs and at least 3 or 4 maybe a few more bumper stickers a week. Not even a lot for local candidates.
I think people don't want to make an issue of who they're voting for. And I think it's not good for Obama.
I believe you are correct. It's still the whole race thing. Romney support is there, but reserved......but not necessarily because of Romney. I believe it is why, as Trap has posted on several occasions, why online comment run pro Romney. There is a certain privacy there. All those people who proudly endorsed Obama last time..... Are not this time.....are embarrassed as hell.
Then there's my other barometer - my leftist co-workers. One in particular is a neo-marxist. He is about the same age as I, grew up with similar life experiences, but turned out diametrically the opposite of me. We were paired up with I joined the organization and (probably because of my appearance) he immediately took me for a fellow traveler. Because he held knowledge that was critical to my success at my job I allowed to him believe whatever he wished to believe.
He was horrified when, about three years later he discovered that I was a staunch conservative. He actually missed a day of work and then wouldn't speak to me for months. He is the one that agitated for us to unionize and he hated me because I played a prominent role in crushing the effort. The irony is that he now works for me
Anyway - he and a few others were quite vocal against "Bush*tler" and then complete Øbomorons in '08. They took every opportunity to inappropriately insert politics into business and were responsible for spawning the election war that resulted in an edict from management prohibiting the discussion of politics on the job (yea, like that was enforceable!).
This year? Crickets. I know what their POV is but they are tight-lipped about it. And moody - almost morose. I can tell that this is weighing heavily on his mind and he is taking every Øbozo gaffe personally. After the years of silently putting up with his crap I'm hoping that the meltdown is in full technicolor.