Good Advice And Commentary From Mark Crispin Miller

[remember2000forever]

In case any of you are not familiar with him, he is ALL about voting rights:


"The AP has come out with a preposterous item claiming that the race between Obama and
McCain has "tightened." This would seem to be a set-up for a "close" election after all, and
one, therefore, that John McCain could "win"--as Michael Collins notes below.


Michael's point is not at all far-fetched, considering not just the Bush Republicans' amazing
record of anomalous "wins" throughout this decade, but Big John's statement just today that
he can guarantee a victory next week.


Well, such a victory would be.... remarkable. Here, at the bottom, is Salon's piece on the
prediction by veteran analyst Charlie Cook of the National Journal. Cook foresees an
"Obama Grand Slam" on Election Day.


Now, let us not forget that other sages from Inside The Beltway said the same four years
ago. I recall distinctly Sidney Blumenthal's pre-E-Day think-piece laying out the reasons
why George W. Bush was going to lose to Kerry. (Afterward, there never was a peep from
Sid about the unexpectedness--and inexplicability--of that outcome.)


But Obama's way more popular than Kerry, and McPalin's way less popular than Bush
(who wasn't very popular at all, even in the GOP), and the economy is tanking so egregiously
that no-one could or would say otherwise.


Thus a startling turnabout this time will raise a lot more eyebrows, and raise them a lot
higher, than in 2004.


And yet there are plenty of dim bulbs and true believers out there who will swallow anything;
and not a few of them are working for the media.


So this is not a time for any rational American to be complacent."


MCM

[TomClash]

1. Bradley effect will be the trojan horse nt

[autorank]

2. k*r Collins?

Link?

MCM is so on target. Thanks!