Reply #2: Same here. If the economy keeps going south it will have to be a landslide.

[Stevepol]

And there's a lot of other things working in O's favor, Troopergate for one, which gets a bump in early October I think.

Plus the MSM is beginning to report on the voting machines a little earlier this time, wondering why nothing has been done, not that it will have any effect on the vendors or the elections officials.

The election will definitely be manipulated and McCain can count on at least a 3% flip in his favor and probably a good deal more, but I'm not sure it will be enough with the news that's piling up. McCain has a real gift at making enemies and Palin seems to be a real soul mate for him in that regard.