The bottom line in all of these discussions is that they don't matter. The issues don't matter, the personalities don't matter....if we found out McCain was having an affair and Obama had an illegitimate child it wouldn't affect the outcome of the election.
People's minds are already made up. Our electorate is as polarized as it's been since the hot button issue of the day was slavery. That's how divided we are.
Elections these days are about getting people to show up. Forget about changing anyone's mind. People who say they are "undecided" are just undecided about whether or not they'll show up....they already know who they're going to vote for (or against) if they do show up.
It's kind of like a sporting event where both teams are equally matched and the game is being played on a neutral field. It's all a matter of which coach can fire up their players more, and who calls the right play at the right time.
This year the advantage belongs to the Democrats, whose "players" are very fired up because they've been losing for 8 years.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
