Like many of you, I am paying very close attention to the horse race (Pollster | Intrade | 538). Ah, how about I just keep this short and sweet? Here's what the map looked like on October 24, 2004 compared to October 24, 2008:
The only states that we're bactracking in are Arkansas and Mississippi.
Credits: source images from Electoral-vote.com, which I morphed together.
Note: If someone could convert this animated GIF to a format that works on Youtube, I'd appreciate it. Otherwise, Photobucket will shut this post down pretty quickly (if anyone reads it).