Presidential polling always seems to tighten toward the end of race as undecideds begin to flock toward one candidate or another. In this race, it appears as though the only place for McCain to go is up and the only place for Obama to go is down. This is the media's que to sell more advertising space. It always trends this way (the polls and the media). Race Tightens Oh Noes!
Indeed, using the Google, you can craft the media narrative of every presidential race since the inception of the internets.
I don't want to stir up any unintended consequences from this humble diary. Firstly, this race is still Obama's to lose and McCain's to win. There's nothing written in the stars or a bowl of chicken bones that clearly state Obama will win this race. Your fucking complacency is driving me nuts. If this race tightens, then GOOD. It's because it was going to no matter what you did. It's also because you're not working hard enough.
We're still trying to get a skinny black dude named Barack elected president. We. Still. Haven't. Done. That.
Thx. Please read more below the fold.
2004:
http://www.nytimes.com/...
Republicans who had been confident of victory before the debates said they were uneasy as Mr. Bush returns to a format - 90 minutes of questions from one moderator - that has seemed to play to the strength of Mr. Kerry, a 20-year senator and former prosecutor. Mr. Kerry burnished his credentials in the first two debates, averting an early collapse that Republicans had sought, and Mr. Bush has lost some or all of the lead he had before their first debate in Florida on Sept. 30, a series of recent polls suggests.
Uh-Oh, Bush was losing his lead. Before that, of course, Kerry had a 4 point lead in some polls. We know how that ended, unfortunately.
2000:
http://edition.cnn.com/...
WASHINGTON (CNN) --Texas Gov. George W. Bush's lead over Vice President Al Gore has declined to just two points in Monday's CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll. Bush, the Republican nominee, garners 46 percent to Democratic hopeful Gore's 44 percent, but is within the survey's 4-point margin of error .
Uh-Oh, Bush was losing his lead. Before that, of course, Gore had enjoyed a very competitive race. We know how that ended, unfortunately.
1996:
http://www.highbeam.com/...
Bob Dole has cut Bill Clinton's lead in the presidential race to a razor-thin 5.5 percent after trailing Clinton by 13 percent only five days ago.
Uh-Oh, the internet was shitty in 1996, but the media was still in LOVE with the idea of a tightening race, thanks to China and campaign donations or something. It turned out alright in the end, but the race tightened.
1992:
http://query.nytimes.com/...
With signs that the Presidential race is tightening, at least partly because of his influence, Ross Perot announced today that he was intensifying his efforts with new purchases of television time and his first conventional campaign foray.
Jesus fucking Christ, this is getting old, no? It's "tightening" again!
See a trend?
Now stop reading Daily Kos and do something to get this man elected President of the United States.
Start now and here.
Good luck and Good day.