But I don't think it's as over/over as the media would have you believe. I just did a state-by-state tabulation of where I think the voting will end up (a CNN interactive map, here:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/index.html) and based on how I think things could easily fall, McCain actually wins 272-266.
I did it a different way and came up with a 269-all tie.
What is critical from studying this map is that McCain HAS to turn one of two leaning states -- either Virginia or Pennsylvania -- retain the ones leaning to him and then pick up Florida, Ohio, NC and Missouri. In that scenario he would still need to capture Colorado, which I think would happen. But if he can flip BOTH PA and VA, then it's a whole new ball game.
All of those states are well within the margin of error UNLESS you rely on CNN which gives Obama double-digit leads in several of those states. They would have you believe it is over.
I hope McCain can make politcal hay with Biden's idiotic comments and with the latest Ayers revelations. He HAS to get Palin out there more. She will energize the voters.
This election is no longer really about politics. It's a bunch of moronic American Idol watchers pushing the button to vote somebody off the stage.
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