FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on the Bradley Effect:

By GottaLaff

Nate is wise. Very wise. We lerve Nate:

The Bradley effect emerges when voters tell pollsters one thing and then do another at the ballot booth. [...] My conclusion?

With so many "X factors" like race, cell phones and turnout, there is probably an extra margin of error this year. And polls aren't terrifically accurate to begin with. But there is no reason to conclude that the polls are systematically overestimating Obama's support; the reverse is at least as likely to be true. McCain, in all likelihood, will need to win this election fair and square—which means that he has his work cut out for him.

::stifling giggle:: Did Nate just say Gramm-pa will have to win fair and square? Actually, that's not funny at all. In fact, that is my biggest concern. The good news is that finally, the media are reporting a lot of election glitch news. It's out there in plain sight, and it's out there early.

The better news: Obama is all over this.

If voters turn out, double and triple check the results on the machines after they vote, report any problems, stand up for their rights, and refuse to allow election fraud this year, we'll pull off a resounding victory.