However, those seven are very important votes, because of the Electoral College. You need 270 electoral votes to get elected, so depending on how you add up different states, the small states can make all the difference. But it is true that Iowa voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1984. Still, I believe we can be competitive. Schoenfeld knows enough to treat polls with a bit of skepticism.
Polls can change overnight.
Of all the recent polls in the last week, the only one that maters is election day. Now all of them are even, or else they have us up by one or two. Nor are the Democrats overly optimistic. This is going to be closest election since 1960. She was part of a line of Republicans who were picketing the site, frequently arguing with the people lining up to hear Gore's speech.