If electoral college was based on donations lead by state, Obama would win in a landslide

[LynneSin]

http://www.newsmeat.com/

Check out that top map, I can't imagine how a person, who is out-raising another candidate mainly by small donations is still running a close raise to the other candidate.

[jakem]

1. maybe it is how elections should happen...

$25 max per person, the most money raised in 9 months wins.

[tekisui]

2. I simply don't believe the polls are accurate.

I think the trends they show are probably indicative of the movement of Independents/undecideds, but the numbers are falsely skewed 5 points or so towards mcPOW. For various reasons.

[LynneSin]

3. polls are going to use 'likely voters' which lean towards the republicans

but you factor in all the new voters registered this election, which is leaning very strongly democrat - there is a large group of voters whose voices are not heard in these polls.

[SheilaT]

4. That's amazing.

There are only twelve states in which McCain is ahead in fund-raising. And other than in Arizona, his fund-raising lead is nowhere near what it should be, given how very Republican some of those states are supposed to be. Like Kansas, which is one of those considered a lock for him. He's only ahead by some $93,000. Heck, even Arkansas, headquarters of that Evil Empire, Walmart, is only $212,000 to the good for McCain. And they have a LOT of overpaid executives there, most of whom are probably donating in lockstep to McCain's campaign.