I’ve been doing a lot of thinking that if the pollsters are right, and the worst case scenario of having a huge D-R split is true... then, it’s impossible that Independents aren’t going heavily Dem as well. The enthusiasm should bleed over to the Is as well.
But it’s not.
The election is where it needs to be: a referendum on the Obamatron. Independents should fall heavily to McCain the question is how much.
We are looking for better than two-thirds. The ideal is somewhere in the 80% ballpark.
Independents will not go for the Obamination. The media and $600 plus million of illegal campaign dollars would have convinced them by now. Only a fraction of those independents will go for the Obamatron IMHO.
That must have the media and Axelrod worried. They may be confident, but there is room here for the upset. And maybe some room to spare.