what about the “massive Democrat registration” drive
You’re probably thinking of the “youth” vote chimera. Every election, going back to McGovern, the propaganda press tells us of the enormous, giant, unprecedented registration of the “youth” vote that will slay the conservative dragon.
Consider, how well that “youth” vote helped to elect presidents McGovern, Anderson, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, Kerry.
Keep working on this election, but take a break for a cup of coffee and jelly doughnut to reassemble your logic after listening to the lying rat propaganda machine.
I agree, I’ve just that “this year is different”. Youth registered, but they “really didn’t care” about Mondale, McGovern, or Kerry. George Will (think what you want) agrees. He thinks that the new voters will in fact show up for Obama this year.
Furthermore, I don’t believe any of those candidates held leads in the polls this late in the election, or by near the same margins as Obama is right now.