The Palin Bounce

Palin/McCain lead, 50-46% among likely voters, according to Gallup

It's hard not to feel excited about this, the first substantial lead for McCain, although there's certainly a long long way to go. The campaign needs to keep Palin out there and visible, let her shoulder a lot of the load for McCain, keep pressing the experience angle, and start hammering the Dems on economic and energy issues. At this point, it would seem that the race is McCain's to lose, although with the electoral college shaped the way it is, it's still a very, very tight race.