Spookier Than The X-Files

It occurred to me that West Wing predicted this election with amazing accuracy. (Then it occurred to me to Google this idea and I found several others have already noted this.)

In its final season, there was a campaign for President between Alan Alda and Jimmy Smits. Alda was an old, unconventional, maverick Republican who chose a religious conservative for his running mate. Smits was a young, ethnic, inexperienced politician who came out of nowhere and then picked an older, experienced party man as his Veep.

How did it turn out? Smits won, but the election was excruciatingly close, coming down to a single western state. Since it's very possible this election will hinge on the results in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada, perhaps McCain should be worried.