This election will tell us a few things that census takers and demographers haven't.
For example, how many adolescents under the age of 80 do we actually have? Enquiring minds need to know. License is for kids; liberty is for adults.
Obama is the flake candidate. He is the choice of those whose drug of choice is a syllabub of guilt + unction. People vote their wallets but they also vote peace of mind. When the curtain closes Americans are going to notice that pushing the pin for BHO gives them an uncomfortable twitch along their left leg--"Who is this guy and what kind of crazy **** is he going to pull?" And they are going to go with McCain, because all things considered he's safer. Politics is not about grand visions, it's about taking care of business.
If McCain's smart he'll hammer on two things before November. Not I'm more of a change agent than that other guy. No, I'm the safe pick, I'm the rock. And I won't double your taxes, I'm not another government bandit. If he does that he wins easily.