Gallup shows Barack Obama's margin shrinking to 3 points, after
running 5 or 6 points earlier this week, while
Rasmussen sees it as a 1-point race. This may be a one-day blip
-- statistical noise -- or it may be evidence that John McCain has
scored with his tough stance on the Russian invasion of
Georgia.
"We are all Georgians" might be saber-rattling balderdash, but
if there is one consistency in presidential elections for the past
40 years, it's that (ceteris paribus) voters generally
prefer the more hawkish candidate as chief executive.
On the other hand, if Maverick manages to pull off an upset
victory this year -- and, as McCain said
Tuesday, he's the underdog -- expect Democrats to console
themselves with the excuse that their candidate was Swiftboated by
the vicious Republican attack machine and, oh by the way, it was
all about racism anyway.
topics:
John McCain, Barack Obama, Russia
