Man at the Top

Man at the top says it's lonely up there
If it is man, I don't care
From the big white house to the parking lot
Everybody wants to be the man at the top

After 8 long years of the Bush Administration, in less than 48 hours we will hopefully have the final official news of our new President. I always find Presidential elections fascinating and far more exciting, interesting, not to mention MEANINGFUL than any Super Bowl, World Series or Stanley Cup. For weeks, I have been diligently following the polls at www.electoral-vote.com, the analysis at www.politico.com, the sensationalism at www.huffingtonpost.com as well as watching the pundits on MSNBC and CNN, and of course the satire on The Daily Show and SNL. It still baffles me when people say they aren't interested or are "undecided"...especially this year, when the difference could not be more stark on virtually all policies of substance and the stakes couldn't be greater - From the Environment to the Economy to the Supreme Court to America's standing in the World.

While certainly all the polls seem to be leaning towards Barack Obama, I hope people are not complacent and that they actually get out there and vote.

I certainly do not want to jinx things, especially after the fiascoes of 2000 and 2004, but I am cautiously optimistic that Barack Obama will win by a rather substantial margin. Based on the polls I have seen, I think it is fair to predict that Obama will get at least 348 Electoral votes and could get as many as 369, by winning North Dakota, Montana and pulling out a surprise in Georgia. In addition, I think Obama will get all the current "swing states" (Ohio, Indiana, Nevada, Colorado and Missouri) with the possible exception of Florida. If that happens, it'll be the largest electoral victory since Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole in 1996.

Now - make sure you get out there and VOTE on Tuesday, so we can hopefully welcome President-Elect Obama on Wednesday!