It's both simplistic and absurd to compare a war on terrorism to conventional wars. By November of 1864, virtually all of the fighting was taking place in the southern states. By November of 1944, there were no attacks on US cities taking place. In both cases, there were several months of war remaining, but the tide had definitely turned. Victory was a foregone conclusion. No one was going around blowing up polling places or buildings. No one was attacking American civilians.

What are the likely targets for terrorist attacks in the US? Odds are, most of them are in our largest cities. Remember that "Blue State, Red State" map from the 2000 election? What color were most of our largest cities? If attacks disrupt the voting, which party's voters are most likely to have trouble getting to the polls? Think about it, if you can get past your Bush hatred to actually have a coherent thought.