Still closer than I'd like.
I am amazed Mandel is getting anywhere near 45%, he is a thoroughly terrible candidate, even setting ideology aside. He looks like a 12 year old playing a part, hasn't a care in the world for his present job, and has run an awful campaign. I imagine if he wasn't getting propped up by literal f**ktons of money and outside groups, he'd be stuck in the sub-40% range. He's a sacrificial lamb that's getting lucky.
I'm not worried about him winning or anything but for whatever reason it pisses me off that he even has a tiny chance. He hasn't done anything on his own to deserve it. If he gets above 45% on election day I'll almost feel like it's a moral defeat.