“Each day that Mr. Romney fails to make gains in the polls will count as an opportunity lost for him.”
Sept. 16: Watching the Clock and Awaiting the Unknown
And with each passing day, [Nate Silver’s] model will become slightly more confident that a small lead in the polls will translate into an Electoral College victory for Mr. Obama, since the error in the polls becomes smaller as we get closer to Nov. 6.Simon Owens is an assistant managing editor at U.S. News & World Report. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+. Email him at sowens@usnews.com
