WORD FROM THE MASTER OF THE MASTER Had a second, follow-up conversation with Obi-Wan. This evening, he had spoken to his teacher/mentor, a longtime GOP strategist who played a key role in two victorious Republican presidential campaigns. (I guess the appropriate nickname for Obi-Wan's teacher would be Qui-Gon Jinn.) Qui-Gon is not typically prone to optimism about a typical Republican’s chances on Election Day. But when Obi-Wan asked him for his assessment of Bush’s chances tomorrow, his answer came quickly and confidently. “Bush will win, pretty decisively,” Qui-Gon said. “Maybe, worst case scenario, it's 51-49 [percent]. But everyone has looked...