Light drizzle here in the Triad today as Election Day gears up. I passed by a church serving as a polling place near my house this morning. Cars lined up everywear on the curb and all. Line stretched out the door but people were waiting patiently in line using umbrellas to keep the rain away.
Lot [...]

Most commentators are predicting an Obama win on election day. Question is whether to what degree will his election be decisive. Most of the predictions fall around the 320 electoral votes range. The caveat in that prediction is that many of the electoral votes will come from states that he will eked out a narrow win like in North Carolina and Florida.

How soon will the networks and other media call the Presidential election? If certain states are considered to be key to either of the two candidate’s chance of victory for the day, it is conceivable that we may know the result as early as 7:30pm EST.
Why is this so?
Using the Greenpapers.com site and its collection [...]

Just a little more than two weeks before the election on November 4th for the presidential election and it will an anxious several days until then. While Barack Obama has a good lead now on John McCain in the national polls and more importantly a sizable lead in the electoral college votes, at no point [...]

A rough week it has been in the financial market and by extension, the economy as a whole. It does not say much for the ‘fundamentals of the economy’ that it requires the government to take on hundreds of billions of dollars to stabilise the one part of the economy that more than anything else [...]

Via a circuitous route on my Internet surfing, I came across an article written by William Galston at the Democratic Strategist. In the article, he outlines a way for Barack Obama to set the tone for the remainder of his campaign.
An Open Letter From William Galston
The article is lengthy and I will not repeat [...]

Pretty good tracking graphic of the ongoing saga of John McCain and his new inability to talk the truth:

The details are found here: Count The Lies

It is now part of the accepted thinking that the selection of Sarah Palin has been a momentous game changer for this election. Where the crowds were small and lackluster for McCain, now they are out in number and enthusiasm.
Before despairing, we should also recognize that Obama has had his own fair share of game [...]