It’s worth going back through Jay Cost’s posts on the Horse Race Blog to see just how precisely he called it – and to understand the logic behind good polling. And to recall why he was able to argue that the exit polls were garbage.

I want to buy that man a bourbon and branch water.

Also, laurels are due to Alan J. Lichtman, author of “The Keys to the White House.”

He’s been predicting a Bush victory for months—yes months — based on his leading indicators.

Zogby is another story…