DRINK WITH ME ..
"Married librarian, never read a book." -via Justin Krebs
"Dereliction of Duty - Unwanted, Dead or Alive"
EXCEPT, THAT'S NOT REALLY TRUE - THE GOP FUNSTERS STAND BY THEIR MAN
via Gallup, Republicans' approval of "W"
THE DIVIDED ELECTORAL MAPSo that the electoral map looks ... as divided as ever, almost.
And Stuart Rothenberg says there is no Obama coalition coming to rival "Reagan Democrats".
A close electoral map invariably raises the specter of a possible split decision -- with one nominee winning the popular vote and the other winning an Electoral College majority. As in 2000, this seems like a serious possibility.
Obama is likely to "waste" votes in Illinois, New York and California (winning them with large majorities), and he may gain some ground in normally Republican states -- getting closer than most Democrats normally do, but not winning.
