Don’t underestimate old white men
Barack Obama has more money, more favorable media and a better organization than John McCain; Obama is also running in an environment agreeable to Democrats.
And yet no non-partisan poll has ever put Obama at or above 50%. In fact, according to Gallup, McCain now leads Obama by four points among likely voters, or at least he did as of Monday.
Why can’t Obama put McCain away?
During the Republican primaries, many of us wrote McCain off. We not only hoped he wouldn’t win, we also thought he couldn’t win. We were wrong. Now many say McCain can’t win the general election. Maybe they’re wrong too.
Meanwhile, the Republican Party remains as corrupt as ever, all but guaranteeing that the Democrats’ congressional majority will grow, regardless of what happens in the presidential race.