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Calling the Election

Got an email this afternoon challenging me to call the election. Once I worked through the mental image of calling an election in a ceilidh (take New Hampshire by the hand, swing her round to Maryland, do-si-do the seaboard states, hand it on by the great lakes.. ), I gave it some thought.

I think it might be like last time. I think the forces that want George Bush in (I don't count God as one of them) are powerful enough to put him in. I think there will be more contested votes, more disenfranchised minority groups (maybe look at New Mexico for this) but ultimately more Bush.

I'm not sure its right but it feels inevitable. I just can't stir up a gut response that Kerry will win..

No logic to any of my 'thinking' so argue away...

What do you reckon?

Comments

Jude said…
Heard the cell phone/ pollster thing this morning.. that and the (so I'm told) massive amount of overseas based US citizens who have registered to vote this time round (and a hundred other things)make it very interesting. Have to say I'm feeling more Kerry positive today, am beginning to realise that I am quite fickle!!!
2:47 pm
Tim said…
i think that bush will win, it'll probably come down to who wins Ohio, mmmmmmm

got a good feeling about this one......

;o)
8:17 am
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