[IrishGOP]

I believe last week Karl Rove hinted there would be a couple of suprises in October for Kerry. I hope so. Does anyone have any idea what those suprises could be, or was Rove just playing head games with the Kerry campaign?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Hope this is right, but when the headline is Bush "still" looking good, it reflects anxiety, and the possibility that the state polls are lagging indicators on the national polls.

All that is certain is that there are bound to be some unexpected twists and turns between now and Election Day.

[Tanniker Smith]

Not to be a gloomy Gus here, but Bush was looking good throughout all of the summer of 2000. It started caving in toward the end. Don't be complacent!

I do recall reading in 2000 that Bush only needed Penn, Minn, or Wisconsin to seal the victory. I remember replying that mathematically, he could win without any of them, but it would be pretty. And it sure as heck wasn't.

TS

[Jorge]

I hope this is true and holds up till election day.

A lot of Freepers ripped me on debate night when I said Bush lost it(in the second half of the debate) and that this would probably hurt his standings in the polls.

But since that night I can tell you that there's been a noticeable drop in enthusiasm on FR, compared to before the debate when the atmosphere here was noticeably elated.
The change is astounding.

I'm not saying everybody has given up, but it is obvious a lot of posters are disheartened.
I still think Bush can win this thing, but hope am hoping for a good showing tomorrow by the President.

[midftfan]

I was depressed over the President's performance in the first debate, but now I'm fed up with this bleeping liberal media of ours. They are going overboard with their support for Kerry. How much free advertising do you figure the media have given to his campaign with their biased reporting? It's a wonder that Bush is even leading in the polls with this nonstop attack on him.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

The shift in the polls we have been seeing in the past week is reflected in the trailing shift in Kerry support we've seen in the "blue" states.

Bush's states are still solidly in his corner, save OH. OH will eventually break in his favor. But in the meantime, GWB is still poised to pick off a couple of Gore's smaller states like WI, IA, NM and MN.

MI and PA will come into play when GWB's numbers get again into the 50s. Once the debates are over, it is entirely possible that will happen again.

BTW, I was at a townhall meeting in Des Moines Monday am. Rove came out prior to it and look ebullient. He must know something. Bush was on FIRE.

[Recovering_Democrat]

FIGHT VOTER FRAUD!
FIGHT VOTER FRAUD!
FIGHT VOTER FRAUD!

[DaveMSmith]

It's hard to see how Kerry could put together an EC map at this point. Rasmussen is showing 194 ... I can't see how he can get 270.