The American presidential election (53)

Things have been quieter in the race while Barack Obama was in Hawaii – and I was in the Baltic States (!). Now we await announcements on the Vice-Presidential running mates and the respective party conventions. In the meanwhile, polls suggest a tightening of the race to a current neck and neck position.
Obama ought to be doing better and I would certainly like him to have a clearer lead. The debates between the candidates may open things up.
However, polls only tell us how people would vote if they are eligible to vote and actually do so. Obama has an impression organisation on the ground in all 50 states that could mean his actual support in the ballot boxes could be stronger than the polls are suggesting. Let’s hope so.