contradicted by the cementing in of Hillary's lead AND ofTrump's severe and consistent trailing, but that's the way it is.

Furthermore, the large electoral patterns that predict the winner have ALL held FOR HRC all year, something that could only happen when one party's self destruction is marked by nominating a person with an obvious mental disorder.

The for-profit media notion you're spreading that Hillary's REAL chance of winning, as opposed to various models of theoretical possibilities, has diminished is incorrect. It would now take not just a terrorist attack and a genuine scandal but a perfect storm of changed circumstances to cause a majority of Americans to bizarrely attempt national suicide by electing Trump.

THIS is why the media are doing their best to portray a real election as phony reality TV entertainment. Cable news has the same problem. We all need to keep that in mind when invited to watch their newest exciting, can't-miss episodes.