All Over But The Counting?

The venerable Charlie Cook says it's over.  Unless....

Charlie Cook: Six Reasons This Election Is Over

One of the most unsettling aspects of this campaign is that for an election cycle so turbulent, with so many surprising twists and turns, over the last few days it suddenly has had the feel of concrete setting. Just seven or eight weeks ago, Sen. Barack Obama had a lead over Sen. John McCain, but it hardly seemed sure; we wondered, is this lead real, is it durable?But today it seems [...]

UPDATE: Zogby, too.

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama Increases Lead Over McCain In Possible “Blowout”

Pollster John Zogby reports that Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is now increasing his lead over Republican Sen. John McCain in what could be shaping up as what Zogby calls a “blowout.” Zogby predicts this could be a politically-transformative landslide like[...]

 UPDATE 2: AP doesn't agree:

AP presidential poll: All even in the homestretch

The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running [… ]

 

Senate Elections

It's not all about the presidency.  There are other elections, too. And things are changing in those races.  I'm guessing they could change even more, depending on what happens with the Financial Bailout vote.  Assuming  THAT actually happens.

Democrats Have a Chance at 60 Senate Seats

Charlie Cook says the Senate outlook for Republicans is increasingly bleak and the Democrats goal of 60 Senate seats -- to prevent GOP filibusters -- "is no longer implausible." "Today, holding its losses down to [...]