AP: White House electoral race nearly tied

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By RON FOURNIER
AP POLITICAL WRITER

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are virtually tied in the Electoral College count, fighting over eight to 10 states so close and unpredictable that anything is possible Tuesday night.

After months campaigning and a half-billion dollars spent on attack ads, Bush and Kerry are still at the whim of unexpected events such as Osama bin Laden's sudden emergence on Friday, a videotape appearance that sent both candidates scrambling to pledge victory in the fight against terrorism.

"Under normal circumstances, undecided voters break against the incumbent this late in an election. However, these are not normal circumstances. This is a time of war," said Michigan pollster Steve Mitchell.

"The question then becomes, will this be different than most years? Will swing voters decide they don't want to change horses in midstream?" he said.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apelection_story.asp?category=1131&slug=Road%20to%20270

[indigobusiness]

1. no

[are_we_united_yet]

2. We won't be denied

[Weembo]

3. I didn't want to post this as a separate thread-

Does anyone have any data on past independent voter conduct when there was an incumbent running for reelection during armed hostilities (I will not call * a wartime president because he's not)?