Losing the Faith

I had a conversation with a friend last night. He was quite certain that the McCain and Palin are going to win the election. Somehow, the American people had been fooled again.

I disagreed. I told I him that I had faith in the American people, and there's no way they could make the same mistake for a 3rd time. They've got to see through the BS that McCain/Rove are putting up.

But my faith is shaken looking at the most recent polls. This is a breakdown by state, so it's tallying the electoral college votes, not the national yes/no. Up until a week ago, these totals solidly favor Obama. Look at it now! WTF people, what is wrong with you? Unless you're a millionaire, the McCain/Palin ticket has nothing to offer you. Are you really so upset about gays and abortion that you'll allow yourself to get screwed even further by the Republicans?

Ask yourself this question: do you honestly think that you are better off now than you were 8 years ago? Is the country in a better position? If you're a millionaire, the answer to the first is probably "yes." If you're not, are you really about to vote against your self interest again?

OK, this should be a high polling week for McCain, post-convention bounce and all that. So maybe this is their high-water mark, and Obama will turn things around. Or maybe, just maybe, you really can fool all the people all the time.