Bsit, I thought he always retired early? It's such a hard job.

Seriously though, I agree with bait that at this stage, nobody is seriously on the fence and looking here won't help um, so lets go catch and release for a while.

Unfortunately, I have to disagree with baits prediction, although not his analysis. Bush shouldn't be hurting this badly with a solid base and no real crisis looming against him. But he will end up as president again (note I didn't say he'd win, just stay where he is) anyway - regardless of which way the polls break (I don't think they are very accurate this season anyway).

In the end though, I believe that whoever loses this election will end up the winner in the longrun. People will be upset, energized, and will get organized, then lookout at the polls next time. About 40% of the poplulation doesn't vote as a rule. What if a large percentage of those did? We may be seeing some of that this election, which is why things may be so close.

So lets all hold our breath for another 2 days, then try to get on with things.