V minus 1.5

Zogby Sunday night tracking polls have Kerry ahead in Florida, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. New Mexico is tied, Bush ahead in Ohio and Colorado. But not by much.

The Osama tape has dropped out of the top stories rotation on CNN Endless News. All they're saying about it now is that officials say there is no new attack warning.

On the ground for Kerry everyone is reporting passion, commitment and optimism. My own calls to people in Fla, Nevada, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc. are also inspiring: many people are volunteering, though many people are working hard just to get by, so they have no time, but they are still doing what they can, and many have already voted. Cousin Lemuel in Canada has helped register 10,000 voters and will be among those taking eligible voters to Michigan on Tuesday.

Another volunteer reports from E. Tampa, which is 90% African American. He got 879 voters to the early voting polls yesterday, who waited five hours to vote. They were harrassed and delayed in various ways, but with the help of volunteers they stayed until they voted. One was 90 years old. This is what will win Florida---the absolute determination of African American voters to make sure this time their votes count, and their votes are counted.