Several party leaders said Mr. McCain needed to settle on a single message in the final weeks of the campaign and warned that his changing day-to-day dialogue — a welter of evolving economic proposals, mixed with on-again-off-again attacks on Mr. Obama’s character — was not breaking through and was actually helping Mr. Obama in his effort to portray Mr. McCain as erratic.

“The main thing he needs to do,” said Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from Minnesota, “is focus on a single message — a single, concise or clear-cut message, and stick with that over the next 30 days, regardless of what happens.

“He’s had a lot of attack lines. But it’s time to choose.”

UPDATE: Man, it’s one thing for John McCain to take the weekends off, but its even worse when his campaign offices in important places like Ohio follow the leader.

So, while the final number was off, the majority of the polling saw a win for Bush. In many ways, the current polling chart looks quite similar. But with, you know, good guys in the lead. This sort of throws a monkey wrench in the growing conservative conspiracy theory that the polls are liberally biased (I kid you not, go read a thread on Hot Air or Free Republic in the next few days).

I’m the last one who will admit that I know for sure Sen. Obama is going to win. There are a lot of variables at play. But I feel positive about the likely result. I think Obama has the momentum, money, and support to win.

I have a strong feeling Barack Obama will be our next president. And if that happens, everything… everything changes.

ALSO: I should take this moment and note that there are few things I loathe more than undecided voters. Obama and McCain have been campaigning for this thing for almost two years now. They’ve both participated in debates, advertised all over the country, and been the subject of thousands of news stories. The general election for the most powerful nation in the world is 28 days away and you’re telling me that you’re still unsure? Well then I’m sorry, you don’t get to vote. If only.

John Kerry at San Francisco Obama rally, originally uploaded by Steve Rhodes.

Maybe it’s because he’s a recent veteran of the biggest war to date with the Republican noise machine, but John Kerry has been great as a surrogate for Sen. Obama. We sure botched the vote on that guy in 2004.