Looking back on recent presidential elections, pollsters have a knack of being wrong. TIME magazine, back on December 1, 1980, published Where the Polls Went Wrong, as it attempted to explain why the race was supposed to be so close, with many predicting a Jimmy Carter win over Ronald Reagan. As we all know, Reagan won the election in a landslide. Al Gore was predicted to have a solid win over George W. Bush in 2000. John Kerry was supposed to win in 2004. And now, we have the messiah who is supposed to rout John McCain.

Should the polls be correct, however, and the messiah is in for a win, what will that mean for the Republic?

It is fairly accepted at any level, even by those within the GOP, that the Democrats will make significant gains in the House and Senate on Tuesday. This will increase the control they already have. Democrats have a real goal of a 60+ seat majority in the Senate, as this will allow them to not worry about a Republican filibuster - essentially the single check and balance within the body that prevents a tyranny of the majority party.

Should we have a Democratic White House, a Democratic House of Representatives, and a Democratic Senate that is filibuster-proof, this can spell disaster for the American people.

Expect great leaders, such as Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to go ahead with his lifelong dream of a complete gun ban for Americans. Forget this year's Heller decision by the Supreme Court. And, despite the messiah suggesting that he respects the 2nd Amendment, his voting history tells the truth. With a Democratic-controlled Congress and an uber-liberal in the White House, and a stifled Republican minority, the last bastion of hope will be the Supreme Court.

Expect great leaders, such as Edward Kennedy (D-MA), to go ahead with his lifelong dream of universal health insurance. Forget the fact that it will nationalize a sixth of our nation's economy - increasing, of course, the nationalization of the finance industry that just occurred in October. And, if you believe that universal health insurance is a great idea, just look at how wonderful Medicare and Medicaid are run.

Expect the messiah himself, who has promised not to raise taxes on the middle class - someone earning $250,000 a year or more - no, wait, $180,000 a year or more - no, wait $120,000 a year or more - to go back on his promise, just like Bill Clinton did when he took office. The messiah will use the very same excuse as well and suggest that he had no idea the economy was in as bad shape as it was until after he won the election, and that this just isn't a good time to give the middle class a tax cut.

My prediction, and I'll be thrilled if I am wrong, is that the middle class will see a tax hike, and this country will move further toward the failing models of socialistic Europe, and will attempt at nearly every turn to subvert and ignore our Constitution.

McCain, of course, is no savior in all of this. Should he be elected, he has suggested that he will reach across the aisle to anyone with an idea or desire to help fix problems. I have never been a fan of McCain and he is worrisome as well. The shining difference, however, is that McCain will listen to Republican ideas and solutions and give them equal consideration, whereas the messiah has no history of bipartisanship or cooperation.

The very best thing for this country is gridlock in Washington. It prevents our often short-sighted leaders from further eroding our rights and damaging the republic. It doesn't matter if the party in power is Democratic or Republican. History has proven this time and time again.

We know we're getting a Democratic-controlled Congress. The question becomes which party will control the White House and, in turn, offer real "change" to the courts, especially the Supreme Court.