While I have my ideological disagreements with all of the candidates, I've maintained for quite awhile that any of the top three (for that matter, any of the lower tier) could win the election handily. Given such an anti-Republican mood in this country, the fact the presidency usually changes parties every 8 years, the economy being bad, Iraq, etc, that it should be a walk in the park - or at worst, still a clear win of a few percent.
Now I don't feel that anymore, and not for the reason you think.
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