If the presidential race stays on its current course for another week or 10 days, Romney will lose, predicts Charlie Cook. The current election is a lot like 1996, when Republicans realized Bob Dole was not going to defeat Clinton.

Very few undecided voters are left in swing states and so, Romney needs big movements—and fast, comments Cook. Republican donors, super PACs, and other parts of the GOP support structure will begin to shift resources away from helping him and toward a last-ditch effort to win a Senate majority. Read More