I hear he's chipping away at Obama's lead.

Polls are rarely accurate.

Quick Poll - If you found a wallet with a shit-load of cash in it, would you take it to a police station? Most people would probably say yes, but who would really? Hmmm?

Polls are rarely accurate.

I admit, I have no reference. My point is, it's easy for people to shout "GO OBABMA!" with a camera pointed at them but in the privacy of the booth... personal prejudice is free to blossom.

Polls are rarely accurate.

Quick Poll - If you found a wallet with a shit-load of cash in it, would you take it to a police station? Most people would probably say yes, but who would really? Hmmm?

The Bradley effect... yep that sounds like the reference I was missing. Cheers Dudley

Obabma stands no chance in the south and the bible belt,

And standing as the candidate for the historic party of slavery.

And standing as the candidate for the historic party of slavery.

He's ahead in Florida

Conservatives are skeptical of abstract theories and utopian schemes, doubtful that government is wiser than its citizens, and always ready to test any political program against actual results. Liberalism always seemed to me to be a system of “oughts.” We ought to do this or that because it’s the right thing to do, regardless of whether it works or not. It is a doctrine based on intentions, not results, on feeling good rather than doing good.

But today it is so-called conservatives who are cemented to political programs when they clearly don’t work. The Bush tax cuts—a solution for which there was no real problem and which he refused to end even when the nation went to war—led to huge deficit spending and a $3 trillion growth in the federal debt. Facing this, John McCain pumps his “conservative” credentials by proposing even bigger tax cuts. Meanwhile, a movement that once fought for limited government has presided over the greatest growth of government in our history. That is not conservatism; it is profligacy using conservatism as a mask.

Oh it's by no means sure, but we're at the point McCain needs to break records to win.

Yep, but I'd sooner be a pessimist happy upon seeing the results than an optimist crushed like a bug!

That's why I secretly want McCain to win. I know I won't be disappointed by him.

It's well known that there are 'at-the-polling-station' factors that affect the realiability of polls, but they are still reasonably good as a guideline.

However, ask Kinnock or Gore whether you should rely on poll results...

The current polls for the Senate look interesting too, suggesting the democrats could rise to 58. Not sure how the House is looking at the moment.
Also- Al Franken for Minnesota? How did I miss that one?

...then I pulled a double string-back, rolled out a filbuster and then watched him pancake into the drink. More gin?

I loved the comment from some Republican bigwig saying that it would be undemocratic to vote in Obama as then there'd be democrats in charge in the Senate, Congress and the White House.

As if any Republican wouldn't be spunking themselves at the thought of such control.

McCain apparently wanted Lieberman, which would imo have won him the election.