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Here's an interesting tidbit for ya: Gallup says there are only 9 points worth of undecideds left.  Undecideds have been breaking 2-to-1 for Obama.

Say that holds (unlikely) with the last 9%.  The result:

Obama 56
McCain 44

Compare with Abramowitz's model:

Obama 57
McCain 43

Like I said, not expecting it, but I found it interesting.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:13:15 PM EST
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A 13/14 point win intimates 400+ EVs, a gain of 20 to 30 House Seats and 10+ Senate seats ...

and the collapse of the GOP into a fringe, nutburger political party for the next decade.

That's is the kind of thing that happens during re-alignment elections.  So it's not impossible.  Interesting, even hopeful, but ... yeah, "don't expect it."

by ATinNM on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:38:18 PM EST
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Not necessarily. Think Reagan in 1984 - twenty point win, +2 in the Senate +16 in the House for the Republicans. Ok, but no landslide.
by MarekNYC on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:47:07 PM EST
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Oh, I agree.  That's why "intimates."  
by ATinNM on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:54:57 PM EST
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