They're OFF

Yes the political race for Presidrent has begun with the image of a horse race...they are off and running; many polls show a lead f0r McCain some say that they polled landlines and cell phones for their results.... the one poll I have found useful is the Washington Post poll this date...suggests 47%Obama/Biden- 46% for McCain and what's her name... Now this is a useful poll because it was conducted after the conventions annnnnnnddddd Only landline phones were called. Now this is where Obama should be far behind, if there really were a preference for McCain this is the poll technique that should show it ...and it does not show well for McCain. The post convention surge often goes away, and the votes don't matter anyway, it is the electoral votes (remember Florida... poor President Gore got Bushwhacked) and electoral votes favor Obama narrowly ... enough to win (270 is the real magic number). Now both have an opportunity, because neither has a real lead or one that can be maintained without considerable effort and effective advertising.

I thought Obama should have picked a woman to be VP, if not Hilary for a dream ticket[my personal preference was Michigan Gov. Grandholm] ...we will see how much it hurts that he did not, wheter Biden can help hold a solid Northeast.