this may be for the best - there's no room for complacency now.
I agree, when Bush got that setback in 2000 during the Republican Primary when McCain won New Hampshire and everybody was thinking McCain would be the sure winner, Bush suprised everybody when he eventually won the Primary. I'm still confident that Bush will win this election. And as to the pols, I know democrats that changed to Bush from Kerry as a result of watching the debate so there is still hope alive in the swing states.