Don't save the whiteboard for election night

Talking heads keep telling me that Barack Obama should be doing better in the national polls, but they're looking at the wrong race. Just as the real race during the primary season was the campaign for delegates, the real race now is the campaign for electoral votes. In that arena, Obama has been methodically and effectively moving states toward his side of the ledger. I wouldn't say that he's got the race won, but the campaign has built a strong position.