That’s what one Democratic type told me today. Now, to me that seems absurd, but it certainly catches the mood. I think there is at least a chance that this bubble of hatred and hysteria that Democrats have been riding for a year or so against President Bush could get seriously deflated if Bush bumps up to a nice lead (UPDATE: he has!), creating much bitterness and disaffection in the ranks. But it is more likely that things stay close and within a couple of weeks, after the pendulum inevitably swings, we are reading in the press about the new vigor and deftness of the Kerry campaign.