According to the Rasmussen Daily Tracking McCain has a slight lead over Obama in the Electoral College, 200 to 193 respectivly. This is for solid partisan states only if you add states that are leaning one way or the other Obama has a 12 point lead. The interesting thing is that in states like Minnesota, that has been blue since the 1976 election, the gap is narrowing. As recent as mid July Obama held an 18 percentage point lead. That lead is now all but gone at only 4% Obama still in the lead. In the same state Obama holds a 12% lead in the “favorable” rating but he also hold the lead in the “very unfavorable” column by 11% and McCain leads in “somewhat favorable” by 15%. The same tend holds true in Washington(11) and Pennsylvania(21).

This is a good sign as we count down to the debates and the issues take center stage. As we saw in Saddleback and in a host of other ways Obamas light dims when he is cut loose from his advisers and begins to show his actual feelings on issues. If McCain can keep up the vigor and spark he has shown since the RNC and continues to keep Obama off track than he should still have the upper hand going into the debates. Besides the Democrate Presidential Primary, which he won on personality, Obama has never had tuff opposition.

As we get so close to the election it’s time to step up our efforts. For those of us who aren’t use to wearing our politics on our sleeve, it’s time. As you already know the stakes are high, but the higher the stakes the greater the reward. This is a time of change and whether that change is for the better or for worse is up to us. It’s up to the people of this nation that is so great and so special. We take our lifestyle for granted too often and hold our values too close that we loose sight of the fact that so much of our liberties rests on our ability and willingness to act. This is America. It was founded upon the priciple that the government works for the people and in order for it to do that it has to know what the people think. So I encourage anyone and everyone to do what they can. Read about the policies of John McCain and find out exactly why you stand for what you do. Talk to people about them and encourage them to do the same. This is not an ordianary election and it doesn’t call for the same spectator attitude. You can find ways to help at johnmccain.com

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