How are we divided so evenly?

Change is something that a lot of people are hesitant about and are willing to stay within their comfort zone even if they know deep down that change is needed and the *safe* candidate will not bring that about. Look at the discussions about health care coverage. Talk about making changes in our seriously flawed and overpriced health care system and suddenly we're being forced into socialized medicine. Taxes...OMG, don't tax the rich a little bit more and give the middle class a break or the country will be in economic ruin. Guess what? The rich have been getting all of the breaks for years with the middle class carrying the weight and our economy stinks. I don't believe this election will be close. Important states have gone to the Democrats so either the polls have been flawed all along or more people decided at the last minute that they want change, not more of the same.

I don't think there is an answer to this question. The way people think and how they decide how to vote is so intricate that its impossible to decide on the one factor that decides on whether we vote republican or democrat.