HOPEFUL RESULTS, IF...:

Diageo/Hotline Tracking Poll: The Final Early Line (AMY WALTER, 11/03/08, Hotline)

Our final tracking poll finds a whopping 27% of LV's reporting that they've already voted. Among this group, Obama leads McCain 51%-46%.

-- In what could be a small bright spot for congressional GOPers, the Dem lead on the generic congressional ballot question is down to 5 pts. A week ago (10/27) Dems held an 8-pt lead.

-- McCain has also opened up a lead over Obama on the question of which candidate is more prepared to lead the country. A week ago (10/27), the candidates were tied at 45%. Today, McCain leads by 6 pts. (49-43%). Among indies, he is ahead 50-37%.

...you ignore the very real possibility that after three decades of Reagan/Clinton/W, the American people are kind of tired of being led and want a president they perceive as so weak that they can lead him.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 3, 2008 11:42 AM