2008-10-21 In the endgame, metrics adding up for Obama

2008-10-21 Charlie Cook MSNBC \Barack Obama\2008 US presidential race http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27296223 In the endgame, metrics adding up for Obama In the endgame, metrics adding up for Obama &ldquo;...today it seems very unlikely that the focal point of this election is going to shift away from the economy. And as long as the economy is the focal point, it's difficult to see how this gets any better for Republicans up or down the ballot. It's sobering to think of the magnitude an event would have to have to pull voters' minds off the economy, the credit markets that have seized up, the stock market that has been pummeled, the values of their 401(k) and other retirement plans that have plummeted. How can an election that was so volatile now suddenly seem to be so inevitable?&rdquo;

&ldquo;...as long as the economy is the focal point, it's difficult to see how this gets any better for Republicans up or down the ballot.&rdquo;   