>From Todays WP:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17111-2004Nov1.html
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Despite the insistence that all was well, the erosion in the moods of Bush's inner circle over the past two weeks was unmistakable. Several of his close advisers said they were concerned because the president had achieved no last-minute momentum, and Democratic turnout was looking as if it might swamp the Bush-Cheney campaign's projections.
A GOP official who is privy to Bush-Cheney strategy and polling said that as the incumbent, Bush should be further ahead of Kerry in polls. "Some of them have been moving in the right direction, but it isn't enough," the official said.
Mark McKinnon, Bush's chief ad strategist, flew with him all day. Asked the mood on the plane, a subdued McKinnon replied, in deadpan voice: "Jubilation."
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Michael