If you're like me, you're busy looking at various websites to see the latest poll results and analysis. What I'd like to find is something that soothes my nerves a little bit. Something that would tell me John Kerry has no way of winning the election. Unfortunately, such a thing does not exist. John Kerry has a very real chance of being elected.
One thing to keep in mind - the "national" polls like the one shown above this post on my front page are almost meaningless. It's more important to look at the state by state polls since those are better indicators of how the electoral college vote will turn out.
If you want to torture yourself between now and election day, check out some of the sites I check out:
Electoral-vote.com - This site leans left and I suspect it's author cherry picks the polls he likes. It's the easiest site to understand though - just put your mouse pointer over the state and it shows you the projection.
Election Projection - This one isn't updated as often and only gives a summary. It's a good place for a quick snapshot.
Dale's Electoral College Breakdown - Easily the most information rich site of all. It presents a state-by-state breakdown including poll results from several different polls.
Cold Hearted Truth - A nice concise summary.
Real Clear Politics Poll Summary - A lot of information from many different polls.
I hope that whoever wins does so by a wide margin. I'm ready for this thing to be settled.