Something about the polls... Things are better for Clinton than they look. Her lead in poll averages has remained in the 3-5% range since June. The difference is that a month ago pollsters moved to their "likely voter" models, which have always skewed Republican. So her lead NOW is 3-5% of likely voters, meaning that it's a percent or so higher than previously.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich