CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD.

The feeling of doom about the election.

I guess I just don't trust that the American electorate is as "beyond race" as the polls indicate.

Is Obama's lead real in some of these states? Virginia? Pennsylvania? Colorado? Wisconsin?

Are the racists already counted in the GOP ranks? Or will the Tom Bradley-effect come into play?

Does Obama have to be up by 15 to win by 3?

All the GOP folk keep saying, "if he's so great, then why isn't Obama up by 15?" And the answer is pretty obvious: racism. Why can't we talk about this? Why can't we say, "if he were a white man, he'd be up by 15." Why can't we examine the code words that some McCain supporters use and call them for what they are?

I do fear that, on election day, a bunch of white voters will go behind the curtain and despite their statements that they'll vote for Obama.

On the other hand, the DOW is heading to 9800...

It'll be interesting to see how Obama responds to what promise to be a McCain temper tantrum tomorrow night.

[Oops...the DOW IS below 9800. It dropped 80 points in the time it took to write that last sentence.]

I hate that Obama has to make parts of himself invisible and agreeable to make some people comfortable.