Popeye
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Personally I don't care whether Obama wins by just a couple electoral votes. However, it's hard not to feel optimistic if you're an Obama supporter, so much so that the talk has turned to the possibility of a landslide.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14413.html
Here's something else I got from Rasmussen this morning.
Four large states McCain once seemed well-positioned to win—Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida—have in recent weeks shifted toward Obama. If Obama were to win those four states—a scenario that would represent a remarkable turn of events—he would likely surpass 350 electoral votes.
Under almost any feasible scenario, McCain cannot win the presidency if he loses any of those four states [Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida]. And if Obama actually captured all four states, it would almost certainly signal a strong electoral tide that would likely sweep the Southwestern swing states—Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada—not to mention battlegrounds from New Hampshire to Iowa to Missouri.
Only 9 percent of Americans are “satisfied” with the direction of the United States, the lowest level since the question was first asked by the Gallup Poll in the late 1970s.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14413.html
Here's something else I got from Rasmussen this morning.
Currently, Obama has the edge in every state won by John Kerry four years ago. However, of the states won by George Bush, McCain is trailing in four and five others are considered a toss-up. As a result, Electoral College projections now show Obama leading 248-163. When “leaners” are included, Obama leads 300-174