IMO the worst possible thing that anyone can do at this point is to communicate that "...it's in the bag", "...the tide has turned", or any other message that conveys that any individual vote may not be needed. I still recall standing in line at the polls after work in 1984, late in the evening because of the record turnout that year and a guy walking in declaring "They just declared Regan the winner!!" This was several hours before the polls closed in the West, and we had people turning away, walking out of the polling place saying, "What's the point of voting?" The stupidity of the news declaring the winner, even though it was true and could not be refuted, biased untold elections for senators, representatives, and local elections because people elected not to vote in a race that was "...already decided."

This is not a time to be making jokes, poking fun, or otherwise sending the message that this election is decided either way. The presidential election is likely going to be very close, and IMO it is critically important for people to VOTE! Besides, there is a wide range of local, state and federal offices to be decided, and we owe those candidates our votes. Just my $0.02, and not preaching or singling anyone out with this. Please VOTE.