[cake_crumb]

I keep wondering about that too. If Obama’s as far ahead as some of the polls say, why is he campaigning so hard?

[The Doctor]

I don't think candidates ever take the election for granted, but he seems to be working awfully hard in just a few states, such as VA. That's what shows that his internal polling reveals that this is still a horse race.

Plus, if the polls are so accurate, why does the O campaign need to resort to registering mentally challenged people and filling in their absentee ballots for Obama. (This is reported from 2 different families in two different states.)

[glennaro]

If Obama’s as far ahead as some of the polls say, why is he campaigning so hard?

He may be a socialist but he's no dummy. He remembers his significant late losses against HRC and is well aware that the huge conservative electorate will win if we all vote. That's why he is doing everything he can -- using the media and biased polling, creating a presumption of victory, doing what he does best (public speaking) -- to discourage conservative turnout.