Seven Days Left

Only seven days left and like many others, I wish the time would fly by. Not that I enjoy wishing moments of my life away however, this election cycle is wearing everyone thin. I can only imagine how it is on the candidates.

Before you believe that this race is over though, let me give you an education: it's not over until we get the raw data in...as in the votes. As we get closer to Tuesday, I am becoming more convinced that Tuesday night may be a long night despite what the Huffington Post and MSNBC believe.

1. Polling has a margin of error and with each polling company having a bias, you should be weary of any poll you read that can not back up it's data. Basically what I am telling you is that you can find the same amount of info quizzing your co-workers or a bunch of morons on the street. There's no reason that anyone can promise and deliver that they will make it to the polls. People find more excuses not to vote than to vote.

2. The exit data numbers, especially in the early voting states, will be skewed. Remember, a ton of people in key battleground states like North Carolina, Ohio, and Florida have already voted in unprecedented numbers. And a lot of people will just not tell you the truth when you ask them who they voted for in exit polls. It happens. So unless you see raw numbers showing you that a candidate has won a battleground state with the big voting areas in, calm yourself down.

3. Don't be surprised to hear that many voters voted split tickets, as in Virginia. There are a lot of voters in Virginia who love Mark Warner and believe he was one of the best governors Virginia ever had. However, because they are a firm believer in checks and balances, they may be voting for McCain for President and Warner, the Democrat for Senate, because they are firmly aware of what can happen if you have an all Democratic House and Senate: a possibility that they will run amuck as much as ever before. After all, politicians are about as trust worthy as used car salesmen in many people's eyes thus, you need to support a system of checks and balances.

4. The machines may not work! In several key states, Ohio and Florida notably, there are already issues with electronic voting. Diebold, the maker of many of these machines, is aware that there are issues but it seems that there are still problems. How can you be sure that your vote counts? And that fear may keep some voters from the polls.

As I have preached to the hills before, research claims made by both candidates and when you go into the voting booth, be informed. It's worth waiting in line, trust me. I want to get a good nights sleep, don't you? So go vote and maybe, just maybe the votes will be counted right and we won't have to see those damn lawyers the day after the election.