Tea Leaves Look Good For Kerry

Watching ABC News, all the subtle signs point to a Kerry victory. The Kerry camp is excited and confident; the Bush camp is defensive and talking a good talk but conceding it's really, really close. As we all know, the people in the media know a lot more about the polling data streaming in from all over the country than they can let on until the polls close. From the way they're presenting stories and pressing certain points, they seem to be laying the groundwork for a Kerry victory. Sure, this is like examining the photos of the Politburo for clues as to who is in and who is out, but it's still telling. How is the tea-leaf reading on the other networks?

UPDATE: Republican Gov. George Pataki walks into a "victory party" (the R candidate will be crushed by Chuck Schumer for Senate) and how does he start? By saying, "Regardless of who wins..." That's the theme of the Republicans tonight: it's very close and "regardless of who wins." Peter Jennings begins an interview with attack dog Rudy Guiliani by saying Rudy has been the most partisan attacker of Kerry and does he want to be a little more conciliatory tonight? Oops, more state voting booths closing, gotta go.