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McCain is done

XBoxWarrior said:
Chucky D has the same opinion on MSNBC.

I see no way counting up the EC Votes that McPalin takes the cake.

So now it's about the new bed sheets, and purple curtains at the White House.

Game, Set, Match. Obama wins.
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For Christ's sake, I hope Obama supporters aren't trumpeting this across the interwebs. I agree it looks grim for Mccain, but there's still a month left, and a lot can happen. Arrogance in a campaign is a cardinal sin. What is the archetypical sports movie? The come-from-behind win by the overmatched underdog.
 
I've read half a dozen stories in the last 48 hours declaring the election over.

Meanwhile, CBS has Obama with a 3-point lead. At best, it's 8 points.

People are talking like he's up by 25. We've seen 8-point swings more than once in this race.
 
maxpower1227 said:
I've been following that site (electoral-vote.com) for a while now. Obama had about 301 projected when I first checked it... dipped to as low as about 264 after the RNC, and now it's as high as I've seen it (except that Colorado recently turned). It looks like McCain is in serious trouble, though.
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You should see what's happening with North Carolina - it's tipping to Obama! North-freakin'-Carolina, a reliably Republican state which hasn't gone blue since 1976, is moving into Obama's column!!! :D

Here's an awesome article on it...

McCain forced to defend N.C.

... The turmoil on Wall Street and the economic downturn have helped turn North Carolina into more fertile ground for Obama, who took his first lead over John McCain in the Real Clear Politics average of state polls a week ago. As a national leader in the banking industry, the state suffered more bad news last week as it faces the loss of thousands of high-paying bank jobs—and a blow to its state pride—when Charlotte-based Wachovia Corp. put itself up for sale last week.

Similar to its flood-the-zone strategy in Virginia, which is experiencing its first competitive presidential race in decades, the Obama campaign has been aggressive in its pursuit of North Carolina.

Obama chose this city in the Blue Ridge Mountains to prepare for Tuesday’s presidential debate with the state's 15 electoral votes in mind. It’s his fifth visit since clinching the Democratic nomination in June, while vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden has made two stops and Michelle Obama traveled to Charlotte and Greensboro last month, and returns again Tuesday.

Obama is also dominating the airwaves, running about three TV ads for every one from McCain, according to North Carolina political experts.

The prospect of North Carolina as a battleground has put the McCain campaign in a bind, stirring a debate on how much time and resources it should devote to a state that has voted for Republican presidential nominees since 1976. ...
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Wow - just, wow :eek:
 
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BenBurch said:
I just heard from my friends that McCain is pulling out of Florida.
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That is utterly ridiculous. It is mathematically impossible for McCain to win without Florida. Withdrawing from Florida would be like withdrawing his candidacy.

There is absolutely no logic in withdrawing from Florida early to focus efforts elsewhere. Without Florida, there is no elsewhere.

And oh by the way, you've let slip a lot of these rumors you've heard from your insider friends... and exactly 100% of them have been horribly, laughably wrong.

Your friends aren't insiders. Not only do they not know anything, they actually seem to be quite a bit less informed than the average voter on the street.
 
BenBurch said:
Just scuttle from some people working for Obama. Nothing more. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are too optimistic.
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I'll go for the latter on this one, until I see something more reliable.

ETA: Btw, I just made another donation to Obama's campaign, and I also plan on doing some canvassing this weekend with phonebanking next week. I'm not taking anything for granted, and neither should any Obama supporter here. It ain't over until November 5th.
 
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Im now curious to see if the Dems can win 3 more seats in the Senate. If we break 61....we literally rule the country. No more Republican filibusters to stop the Senate.

I predict an Obama administration will increase environmental laws, lower taxes for the poor and middle class and raise them for the rich, rebuild international alliances, kill Bin Laden, and maybe even get the Mets another World Series.

=)

btw...as long as this economy crisis gets worse..or stays horrible...and Palin keeps on making insane low blows against Obama......we have got this one solid.

if there is a terror attack..McCain will win.
 
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parky76 said:
Im now curious to see if the Dems can win 3 more seats in the Senate. If we break 61....we literally rule the country. No more Republican filibusters to stop the Senate.

I predict an Obama administration will increase environmental laws, lower taxes for the poor and middle class and raise them for the rich, rebuild international alliances, kill Bin Laden, and maybe even get the Mets another World Series.

=)

btw...as long as this economy crisis gets worse..or stays horrible...and Palin keeps on making insane low blows against Obama......we have got this one solid.

if there is a terror attack..McCain will win.
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That may not be easy. In two years, YES.

We need to have 59 excluding Lieberman. Bernie Sanders WILL vote with us.
 
The campaign started for real after the conferences. The next 4 weeks are all that really matters, unless there was a major fumble prior to that and there hasn't been this time around.

McCain was gifted a chance to oppose the >$800B pork laden garbage sandwich and win the election. Grandpa MCCain or the Empty Suit, where's my t-shirt "We're Screwed '08".
 
Dr Adequate said:
Shutup shutup, everyone knows that saying it out loud jinxes it.

* wonders why all the skeptics are looking at him funny *
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It is true that it jinxes it . Also make sure you are watching the election returns that night otherwise your candidate might not win.
I was convinced when I was about six if I didn't watch a football game I might be the cause of my team losing,
And current facts prove me out i have always been a Ram fan I haven't watched any games this season and they are 0-4 about 40 points scored and 140 scored against.
 
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Hutch said:
I agree that it looks very favorable for Obama and I do not expect him to falter down the stretch, but....

Never forget the 800-lb gorilla that no one speaks about and everybody knows about: Will enough white voters, when they are actually in the polling booth and alone with their thoughts, vote for a black man (mixed race, I grant you, but still considered black by most) as president?

I intend to. But that gorilla keeps prowling around....
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Well Hutch,

I don't know about anyone else, but I can tell you that my vote in Virginia will go to Obama. I'm bringing my daughter into the booth to let her cast the ballot. :) Don't get me wrong, I like McCain and if he wins I won't be too upset about it...but IMHO it's time for a democratic administration, and Obama's race merely makes a vote for him more historic and more meaningful.

I just hope he doesn't screw this opportunity up as Clinton did his.....or Carter for that matter. He can do a lot of good, let's all hope he lives up to his potential.

-z
 
kallsop said:
McCain was gifted a chance to oppose the >$800B pork laden garbage sandwich and win the election. Grandpa MCCain or the Empty Suit, where's my t-shirt "We're Screwed '08".
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I'm just looking at jobs in Canada. If I'm going to get taxed to pay for healthcare for deadbeats, it would be nice to live where there's less deadbeats.
 
rikzilla said:
I just hope he doesn't screw this opportunity up as Clinton did his.....or Carter for that matter. He can do a lot of good, let's all hope he lives up to his potential.
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Amen to this. I have been disappointed in Obama and Biden already so my hopes are low. But maybe we are getting ahead of ourselves. :)
 
corplinx said:
I'm just looking at jobs in Canada. If I'm going to get taxed to pay for healthcare for deadbeats, it would be nice to live where there's less deadbeats.
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But, but, but corp, if you're looking to find fewer (not less :)) deadbeats why would you look to the Canadian system? Isn't that evil, socialist healthcare system in Canada chock-a-block with healthcare deadbeats?
 
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