10 days to go!

Its hard to believe there's only ten days left until the big day. Everything is sealing up and most states are growing more and more predictable, New Mexico included.
We were all a little surprised when news came earlier this week that announced McCain was abandoning important "swing" states such as New Mexico and Colorado. His campaigns in some states, such as Colorado, have fought back against this news, saying they are not abandoning their state just yet, but a similar backlash in New Mexico has not been seen.
I've posted before about McCain's almost complete lack of a presence in the state and with the removal of his campaign, its pretty clear McCain has faced up to reality and conceded the state I'm not sure he ever really had a chance of winning this election, despite the state's conservative politics and Republican voting history.
According to Pollster.com the Democratic senator Barack Obama leads McCain in the polls 50.4% to McCain's 43.9%.
In several recent studies the issue is said to be McCain's unpopularity with Hispanic voters, due in part, according to a recent New York Times article, to the issues turning other voters away from McCain, things like the faltering economy. Obviously in New Mexico this is a group of voters someone wanting to win the state cannot afford to alienate.
Although it appears to be over, the Republicans surprisingly are not giving up. John McCain is actually making two campaign stops in the state this week, in what seems to be a last ditch attempt to try to win in a state that helped carry George Bush to victory in 2004.
Its close, there's no denying that, and despite rumors of ditching the state and no ready response from the Republicans, McCain is still here, and he's not finished yet. Despite that however, with ten days to go until election day, I would have to say the state's votes will most likely go to Obama, it appears to me that McCain is trying to pick up some votes in a state he lost a long time ago.