Countdown to Election Day

There are only a few days left until we choose a new President. While there are some signs of a tightening race, the election remains Obama's to lose.

On one hand, you might wonder how it could possibly be close. Howard Fineman, writing in Newsweek, pointed out the challenges facing McCain. Some of the key points:

"Consumer confidence is at an all-time low. The job performance rating of the outgoing Republican president is at Nixon-Carter levels. Nine out of ten voters think the country is off on the wrong track. The Democrats lead in the generic congressional preference vote by a double-digit margin.

Obama has outspent McCain on TV advertising three or four to one (though McCain is matching him in some key states here at the end). Obama has four thousand paid organizers in key states, an unheard of number. Most voters think that McCain’s running mate is not qualified to be president. Many people wonder aloud if McCain is in fact too old (72) to be president. Much of the media coverage of Obama has been fawning to say the least, and with good reason. He is one of the most winsome, charismatic candidates to have appeared on the scene in decades."

Still, the race is apparently not quite over. It may be that thanks to "Joe the Plumber", some of Obama's real ideas slipped out through the protective screen thrown up by the media. Frankly, most Americans don't agree with the central tenets of Obama's plan of action; namely, redistribution of wealth and further expansion of government into more parts of our lives.

Charles Krauthammer has written two consecutive endorsements of a McCain Presidency. His analysis is clear. He makes the case for McCain better than anyone else I've read.

I just don't know if there is enough time for doubts about Obama to stop his coronation.