The Waiting Game

No, not the movie you've never seen by Ken Liotti. And not the album by U.K. jazz star Claire Martin. No, I'm reffering to the election. We in the blogging world spend alot of time waiting.
Well, actually, not me. I don't spend very much time waiting, and if I did, I would do it in a self-reflexive Waiting For Godot styled wait with profound philosophical implications. But at any rate I don't have to do any waiting today.

There is a new poll out from Survey USA, showing the results of the Vice Presidential debate in fourteen states. Cheney came ahead in the states where one would expect him to come ahead, and the same for Edwards, for the most part, splitting 8-5 states in favor of Cheney. However, overall it still looks like a tie, and in fact the poll did find a tie in California.

Something else of interest is the Libertarian Candidate Michael Badnarik. After Nader Badnarik is the leading third-party candidate, and in fact is polling ahead of Nader in some states. The problem is, we can't really tell just how many votes he is gathering because pollsters aren't even asking about him. But in an election where a spoiler could make a big difference, a candidate who is consistenly garnering one - three percent of votes deserves attention. Unlike Nader, Badnarik draws votes from both Republicans and Democrats. But with debates limited to candidates drawing 15 percent of the vote or above, how would we know he existed?

Finally, just in case the debate system doesn't irk you, I'd like to crush your spirit with a few signs that our nation is polarized to the point of fisty-cuffs. Or worse.

Expect a look at the national polls tomorrow, as several more will be out then.