It is about 13 months since I last posted here. Today has held some drama as John McCain has challenged Barack Obama to postpone the Friday debate and go to Washington to work on the economy.

At this point Obama has apparently refused the suggestion. That may just be a fig leaf so there can be "negotiations" that will iron out the problem and Obama thus avoids appearing to follow McCain's lead.

Very exciting times we live in.

Today various polls show Obama in the lead by 1 to 9 points.

The Battleground Poll however has McCain up 2.

The polls this year are playing a lot of games with sample mix. Until I see polls with a reasonable mix that show Obama up, I will continue to think that this race is very tight.