I'm gonna make this diary on the short side and (hopefully) sweet news for those of us beginning to voice concern about the election.
While I am concerned about the election as much as anyone (given, as Obama has said, the capacity for Dems to lose an election, particularly on the national level), fact is that we are in a very, very VERY good position as of today, 6 days before the election.
Sure, the national polls have tightened somewhat. On Real Clear Politics' web site, Obama's national lead has dipped to 5.9 points.
But we all know that the state polls are what really matter at this point.
Here's Real Clear Politics newly added polls as of 12:10 Mountain time today, October 29.
Wednesday, October 29
Race (Click to Sort) Poll Results Spread
National Rasmussen Reports Obama 50, McCain 47 Obama +3
National Gallup (Traditional)* Obama 49, McCain 46 Obama +3
National Gallup (Expanded)* Obama 51, McCain 44 Obama +7
National Diageo/Hotline Obama 49, McCain 42 Obama +7
National Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Obama 49, McCain 44 Obama +5
Pennsylvania Marist Obama 55, McCain 41 Obama +14
Washington Strategic Vision (R) Obama 54, McCain 42 Obama +12
Ohio Marist Obama 48, McCain 45 Obama +3
National GWU/Battleground Obama 49, McCain 46 Obama +3
Ohio Associated Press/GfK Obama 48, McCain 41 Obama +7
Ohio Quinnipiac Obama 51, McCain 42 Obama +9
Florida Associated Press/GfK Obama 45, McCain 43 Obama +2
Florida Quinnipiac Obama 47, McCain 45 Obama +2
Pennsylvania Quinnipiac Obama 53, McCain 41 Obama +12
Pennsylvania Associated Press/GfK Obama 52, McCain 40 Obama +12
North Carolina Associated Press/GfK Obama 48, McCain 46 Obama +2
Virginia Associated Press/GfK Obama 49, McCain 42 Obama +7
Colorado Associated Press/GfK Obama 50, McCain 41 Obama +9
New Hampshire Associated Press/GfK Obama 55, McCain 37 Obama +18
Nevada Associated Press/GfK Obama 52, McCain 40 Obama +12
Pennsylvania Franklin & Marshall Obama 53, McCain 40 Obama +13
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Notice a theme? I'll assume everyone's intelligence and ability to infer something from the chart.
One last, and I argue, most important point. The election is not on November 4th. The election ENDS November 4th. Early voting has been going on in many battleground states for nearly two weeks. In my own state of Colorado we have been voting since October 20 (diaried and reflected upon here . Ohio, North Carolina and Nevada, among others are many of the states that are already voting. So take into account polls for those states going back to the day that they began voting. A Nevada poll for today showing Obama up 12 doesn't take into account all those early votes (Of course, that's a freakin' great poll number for that state!).
For those of you who want to see where the early voting totals stand as of today, please take a look at the excellent George Mason University early voting web site tally.
Early Voting Totals
This, and many other reasons, is why as of this morning, the most accurate prediction web site on the Internet, 538.com has Obama's winning percentage predicted at an astounding 96.2%.
So take heart, be strong, and put that worry into some solid GOTV!