Being a political junkie

I admit it, I am a political junkie. I get up every morning and check out the latest from multiple online sources. I usually check two or three times throughout the day and then I often come home and flip between CNN, FoxNews and MSNBC depending on who has the most interesting political commentary going on at the time.

A lot of the analysis seems to be focused on the "gotcha" politics. Yesterday, my wife and I agreed that very little of the commentary really matters to most of the people out there. In the end, I am not sure that most of the day to day stuff will make a big difference, but I can't seem to pull myself away from it. And, from time to time, I even contribute to it here in my own small way. Oh well...

I am heartened by a couple of things. First, I believe in the Obama organization. They demonstrated not only their grit and determination, but their focus and thoroughness during the primary season. I believe that the registration efforts and their organization building will help him pull off a victory. It may not be a landslide, but I believe it will be a significant victory.

Second, the recent polling seems to be moving in Obama's direction. Today's state polls in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania show a definite trend in Obama's direction. In fact, virtually every battleground state poll since Hillary dropped out has favored Obama. There is a long time to go, but he seems to be in a position of strength.