JIM LINDGREN thinks that Kerry is closer to a win than most pundits do. Meanwhile, Nick Schulz writes:

That this election may be as close as the last is a stunning fact. How can two elections that have been nothing alike produce such a comparable result? How could two campaign seasons that focused on such radically different issues leave the electorate just as evenly divided?

It’s as if people’s political loyalties have more to do with self-image than with the issues.