scared away from voting for Republicans. After all, it's "unpopular." Republicans have been unpopular before, as have Democrats. Both parties have made numerous "comebacks" through-out history. This will be the case again. 46% of the voting population gave their vote to Senator John McCain, in a year where many had assumed the worst for Republicans. This was a respectable number, historically speaking. McCain carried 22 states, more than most losing candidates have over the last 40 years. Kerry won 19+DC. Gore won 20+DC. If Obama loses support in states where it was extremely close, such as Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire, Michigan, Minnesota and Indiana, he may not be re-elected. Those states have a combined Electoral Vote of 96. If his opponent grabbed all those and the same states that McCain carried, it would make the tally that fabled 269-269 split. He would be at the mercy of the House of Reps, which could very well be in Republican hands by then. If Obama loses support in other states, at the gain of a Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich or Rudy Giuliani, he can't win. But that's all speculation at this point. Anything can happen in politics over 3 or 4 years. little old lady | 7.27.09 @ 2:32PM Regarding Obama's high grades from Harvard and his IQ. Where's the source of his Harvard grades? Why is he the only president or candidate for any office whose IQ has come into play? I bet Bill Clinton's is higher! Intelligence does not out-weigh