Reply #8: The electoral map in 2004 was much different, not nearly as many opportunities at this point [View All]

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. . . as Obama has this time around. And the money and organization wasn't as flush as Obama's; giving us a large advantage in the gotv effort.

I think our own poll watching has gotten more sophisticated as it's matched and challenged the vote suppressing efforts of the republican poll monitors. So . . . we need to be vigilant, but we have good reason to feel confident we can overcome the obstacles of the past as we continue to work to the finish.

It's a legitimate concern that our finish can be tampered with, but that's not really what's being portrayed as the possible impetus for some potential McCain upset. There really isn't any other voter concern (outside of the media-driven, anticipated closet-racism) which has been proven as a game-changer in this election. I believe the myth of some hidden reservoir of bigotry large enough to overcome the support already expressed in the polls is fantasy.

We'll just have to fight for the ballot integrity, like always. We're ready for that, I believe.