Ya, in all this hype about Barack Obama I often forget that the US is still largely a conservative right wing country. If it were nearly any other country in the world, Obama would have much easier time winning.
However, you cant disagree with the math and what the polls are showing right now....Obama does still have at least a 50/50 chance of winning. If you are as interested in this election as I am, I reccomend checking out this site...
http://www.fivethirtyeight.c om/