For the record, this election is too close to call, and given the amount of outright disinformation floating around it’s well nigh to impossible for someone like me, without inside contacts at both parties, to have any kind of real knowledge of what’s actually going on out there … like that stops anybody these days. So in the spirit of irresponsible crystal ball gazing, here’s several reasons why I think we on the Right may be mighty pleased on Wednesday:

1)      Turnabout is indeed fair play: Back in 2006, the so called Democratic “Landslide” was only 2-3 points in the popular vote, which is actually a great showing in an off year election for the party of a second term President. For reasons stated below, I believe the increased conservative turnout could indeed turn the tables on this one, and we could possibly regain control of Congress.

2)      Race: It’s a factor, but not the way it’s being portrayed in the media. I understand this isn’t scientific, but for every person I know of all races that won’t vote for the black guy under any circumstances, I know several that will give him an extra benefit of the doubt … but the idea that Obama can sit in the pews with his wife and kids for 20 years and not agree with the pastor is a bit much for most of us, especially in light of his support for other grievance culture racists such as Rev. Michael Pfleger and Nation of Islam strongman Louis Farrakhan. Too many dots to connect there, and too many people of all colors believe that current programs such as Affirmative Action cross the line into reverse racism as it is. Many people see Obama as the kind of person for whom reparations for slavery would be only a first step.    

3)      Polls: The polls I’ve seen, at least the ones not paid for by ridiculous liberal propaganda outlets such as the New York Times, have McCain and Obama running in a statistical dead heat. But I think that even the most honest polls are being skewed because of over-representation of the more liberal urban Democrats over the more blue collar “Reagan” Democrats who won’t vote for an overt socialist in any event. Remember that McCain is far more of a Scoop Jackson Democrat that any kind of conservative and will be acceptable to these people. I would also speculate that the majority of any “Bradley Effect” would come  from people that are outwardly supporting Obama because they think it’s cool, or don’t want to hear the guff from their friends, but are secretly terrified of the man and what he represents. I personally know some “undecideds” that feel this way as well. This is why we have a secret ballot.

4)      I think the “Destroy the Coal Industry” quote will have traction as it completes the picture of the true Obama for a lot of people that haven’t really been paying attention up until now. Sure, you didn’t hear about it in the MSM, but talk radio has a huge audience that will pass along the information to non-listeners; and the Dittoheads aren’t afraid of what their lib co-workers think.

5)      Media Bias: While Americans have long taken for granted left wing media bias, the MSM’s pitching for the Left has grown to such proportions that you find in the general public the kind of media outrage normally associated with hard core conservative news junkies. I think that the MSM has overplayed its’ hand to the point that the traditional American love of fair play is rallying people to vote for McCain, and more specifically, Palin. Too many gotcha questions aimed at her when Obama is getting away free with obvious boldfaced lies and legitimate scandals too numerous to mention here. Indeed, the greatest current threat to the First Amendment is the MSM’s total disregard to their fiduciary responsibility under it to hold both parties’ feet equally to the fire. It is my fervent prayer that market forces (ask someone at the NYT or the Chicago Tribune) will correct those who would turn a news organization into a propaganda machine.

6)      Speaking of Palin: There’s a lot of us that are merely tolerating McCain to get the conservative governor to Washington so she can (eventually) do the woman’s work she’s best suited for – cleaning House, and Senate, and trimming the fat. McCain is a good ol’ boy from the Senate, he won’t go after the mortgage mess felons such as Dodd and Frank, but our dear Sarah will. She has a record of standing up to activist judges as well. All of us in flyover country have been praying for another movement conservative. She’s the only thing worth voting for when you stop thinking in terms of voting against Obama.

Bottom line, I’d like to think that the people are perceptive enough to notice the historic ideological battle this election represents. You want a true moderate, there’s McCain. You want a movement conservative, help Palin by voting for her ticket. But to vote for someone that wants to take everything our forefathers have built - the most free, most prosperous and most human rights oriented society man has ever created - and throw it down the toilet of failed socialism? That is just plain stupid.