Bill, don't be surprised in 3 days when the votes come in. Apparently the sample polling is too close to call. If you say what you desire to happen to yourself and others as often as you can, which you have demonstrated here, you begin to believe your own press.


In psychology, the false-consensus effect is a cognitive bias whereby a person tends to overestimate how much other people agree with him or her. There is a tendency for people to assume that their own opinions, beliefs, preferences, values and habits are 'normal' and that others also think the same way that they do.[1] This cognitive bias tends to lead to the perception of a consensus that does not exist, a 'false consensus'. This false consensus is significant because it increases self-esteem. The need to be "normal" and fit in with other people is underlined by a desire to conform and be liked by others in a social environment.