Battleground: Blue skies

The San Jose Mercury News has the weather scoop: "Sunshine and temperatures in the 60s and 70s are predicted on Election Day for the key battleground states of Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Florida, Nevada and New Mexico, according to the National Weather Service... The only states where the race is tight and where significant rain is forecast are Virginia and North Carolina. There's also a chance of some sprinkles in Philadelphia for part of the day, while western Pennsylvania cities like Pittsburgh remain dry and warm." A final round of Quinnipiac swing-state polls shows Obama up two points in Florida (47%-45%), up seven in Ohio (50%-43%), and up 10 in Pennsylvania (52%-42%). COLORADO: Depending on how you feel about the NFL (and the presidential contest), this one's either a brilliant move or an unspeakable outrage. Before yesterday's Broncos-Dolphins game at Invesco Field, the venue where Obama delivered his nomination acceptance speech, a liberal group flew a plane over the area with an ... (link)