Less Than a Month Away!

The presidential election billed by many to be the most important in history is now only less than a month away. According to Karl Rove, the famous architect of the last two presidential victories, Obama would win today if the election were held today. Obama has appeared to have secured more states than McCain, but there are still a lot of states that are a toss up between the two nominees. Especially interesting are those swing states in the South like North Carolina. If Obama were to win one of those states he would be the first non-Southerner Democrat to win a Southern state. 

Election polls ebb and flow constantly and John McCain can easily regain the lead he enjoyed a couple of weeks ago but his strategy is going to need to change. According to his 2000 presidential campaign manager, McCain is going to need to return to a more moderate approach if he is going to win any "ticket splitters".

In addition to the presidential election, the situation for Republicans is even more precarious in the Senate, where there is now a strong possibility Democrats will capture that coveted 60 seat super-majority mark. Due the the recent fall in the economy many Republican incumbents are facing a lot of heat and are now expecting heavier losses than expected.  Not since the Reagan era has such situation occurred.