Landslide.
My bet is it's a landslide. That's my prediction. I believe that Obama will win by 6+ points and over 310 electoral votes. In our current political environment (the last 20 years), that would be a landslide. Mark it; 10/24/08.
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Little Ms. Purple: Landslide.
I agree. Although I think it will be bigger. I don't think voters will stop voting after Obama has it sealed up oin the east coast. People will want to tell their kids they voted Obama in 2008. That will be good for down-ballot elections and questions in the rest of the country (particularly question 8 in CA).
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That's exactly right... "People will want to tell their kids (and their grandkids) they voted for Obama in 2008." Couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks for the comment. LMP
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Also, if any vote is suppressed, it'll be the GOP vote. As the polls close in places like FL, OH, PA, and VA, turnout on the GOP side will begin to lag on the west coast. Maybe we'll see 60 seats in the Senate (although I almost kind of don't think that would be good for the country).
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Good point... although, I truly believe (but could be wrong), that Obama is going to have more trouble with the Democratic side of the Congress than the Republican... what I mean by that is that I think Obama is going to govern much closer to the center than is currently believed due to his voting record in the Senate. To that end, Obama is going to need the moderate Republicans to get his things done and catering to them will while holding the Democratic majority in check will surprise many.
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There's no doubt Obama has to govern from the center. I think those on the left will cry foul after these last 8 years, but this country can't afford an massive swing to the left and I think Obama knows this. Which is why I'd much prefer a less than 60% but more than 50% majority in the senate. This way Obama can govern from the middle while not getting steamrolled by a far left agenda.
In the end, I think we agree.
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