This is a good snapshot of the state of the campaign as it is on the day it was written. The facts seem to check out and the story explains to people in the UK -- who are not as familiar with American politics -- some of the nuances. It might not rate quite as high to an American audience, but if you keep in mind the likely readership it is a good story.

Using Karl Rove as a source of political information is a key problem of this story. This story is not fair. Most of the sources are very right wing and the only supporter of Barack Obama is negative. It seems the author went out of the way to find sources.

This is an interesting story, focusing on Karl Rove's analysis of the race. The main problem is The Times takes what Rove says at face value. This credulity surpasses belief as Rove is one of the most self-serving political operatives out there. Why not get some Rove critics to talk about other parts of his game, such as running voter intimidation and disenfranchisement campaigns, below-the-belt dirty tricks (e.g. switfboating), and appeals to xenophobic and racist voters,

Although mostly using sources from the right this article gives a good overview of the campaign tactics employed and how the Democrats might be playing the game better than the Republicans.