My husband says it's way too early to bother with polls. Right now the suspense means ratings for the press, otherwise, there'd be nothing to talk about.
He says Bush will win easily, the Dems will scream "voter fraud", they'll weep and gnash their teeth, and life will go on as usual.
Good point. 1984 wasn't a rejection of leftist policies either -- and Mondale/Ferraro lost 49 states (and almost lost 50)!