One polling expert's current prediction:

[ButterflyBlood]

Every analysis I've seen from this guy so far has been top notch, and he is about as non-partisan and unbiased as you can get. He's voting for neither Kerry or *.

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[wryter2000]

1. The colors are reversed

Why did he do that? Or, am I crazy?

[ButterflyBlood]

2. he's not the only one who uses such colors

while blue/Dem, red/Rep is most common on the networks, many sites on the internet have inversed them. I believe that traditionally blue has been used for the incumbent party, up until the 90s the only time it was used for the Democrats was Carter in '80.

[Journeyman]

3. I may be mistaken. . .

but I remember reading sometime back that the major media have switched the associated colors each election for the past few cycles. If true, the Democrats will be red this election, the Repubes blue. Anyone know anything more about this?

[ButterflyBlood]

4. they used blue for the incumbent party usually

so it was blue the last 3 elections, but did switch previously.

[Sporadicus]

5. I'm Surprised That the Corporate Media Don't Show Dem States Red

every time: red = communist. It surprises me that they don't try something subliminal like that.