If you're one of those people who lets polls influence your opinions, here is a must-read article on Slate discussing how different polls get released showing every possible electoral outcome simultaneously. Somehow, we understand and accept that depending on who you listen to and how they ask the questions, Kerry wins, Bush wins, or they're tied, but we're baffled by quantum physics which says pretty much the same thing, only about subatomic particles instead of political candidates.
And while we're talking about completely irrelevant election news, can we all agree to please stop this whole red state/blue state nonsense. No state has "gone" to anyone yet. WE HAVEN'T COUNTED THE VOTES YET. Except for early voting states, no one has even voted yet. At this point, it is possible (though not probable), that a plurality of voters in Kansas could decide to go Democrat. Wouldn't that just throw everyone off?
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