Here's what has me worried -- that the election will all come down to the efficacy of the Republican Cheating Machine. It's pretty clear by now that Romney can't win a straight-up fair vote. So the only reason they still have any hope at all is, how well can they cheat?
Just how much cheating has the GOP already got in place, and how much more will they manage to get set up before November? vs how much of it will get shot down?
• New Republican-enacted Voter ID laws.
• New Republican-enacted restrictions on early voting.
• Purges of voter rolls that target Dem voters.
• "True the Vote" polling-place intimidation squads.
• Republican partisans running local elections, who arrange for inadequate voting stations in Dem precincts.
• Voter registration drives that sign up only Romney supporters.
• Fraudulent registrations.
• Fraudulent absentee ballots.
... and maybe other tactics, too, that they've managed to keep secret thus far.
Setting up this machine has been up near the top of the GOP's priority list since they seized power in 2010. They have lots of money behind their efforts.
When I view Romney & Co. thru this lens, this is when I get really scared. They KNOW they have good solid cheating all set up and ready to go. It's the thing that gives them the possibility of a win. And they DO seem to think they can win.