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Title: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: ReardenSteel on August 19, 2008, 09:23:31 PM
Just a snapshot of the current polling...
Barack Obama 264    John McCain 274

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10

The good news is Obama is behind. The "could be worse" news is McCain is ahead!
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Chris on August 19, 2008, 09:35:33 PM
Obama is trailing Kerry's EC position from 2004

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A handy feature on the electoral-vote.com web site is a one-click comparison of the current electoral map projections with those on the same date four years ago. Today's map shows Obama with a projected 275 votes to McCain's 250, with 13 up for grabs. Four years ago — Kerry 317, Bush 202, and 19 tied. Interesting.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzkxZTU1MGJiNDM1ODA1ZjJlZTliMTFmMDRmZWQwMDk=
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Chris_ on August 19, 2008, 10:01:07 PM
McCain's Saturday Night performance may be the most critical moment in the race.

Uh-Bama could not hide his socialist ideas.

All elections have their sea change moments -- the Saddleback Night may very well be the one in this one.
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Wretched Excess on August 19, 2008, 11:12:06 PM

wow.  just wow. :o
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Wretched Excess on August 19, 2008, 11:21:54 PM

I wonder if this has any dem superdelegates rethinking their votes.  this is just what the doctor ordered . . . for hillary.
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: miskie on August 20, 2008, 02:44:45 PM
McCain's Saturday Night performance may be the most critical moment in the race.

Uh-Bama could not hide his socialist ideas.

All elections have their sea change moments -- the Saddleback Night may very well be the one in this one.


If it is, then its a sad day for Obama - to lose momentum after participating in an unofficial forum to try to woo voters who naturally drift rightward. Almost napoleonesque overreaching based entirely on ego.

I dont think this bubble will last, but if it does, its bad news for the Obama.
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Wretched Excess on August 20, 2008, 03:42:17 PM
McCain's Saturday Night performance may be the most critical moment in the race.

Uh-Bama could not hide his socialist ideas.

All elections have their sea change moments -- the Saddleback Night may very well be the one in this one.


If it is, then its a sad day for Obama - to lose momentum after participating in an unofficial forum to try to woo voters who naturally drift rightward. Almost napoleonesque overreaching based entirely on ego.

I dont think this bubble will last, but if it does, its bad news for the Obama.

it doesn't appear to be a bubble, it appears to be a rather longstanding trend that began not very long after he was coronated, er, nominated.

I'm having a hard time believing it, too.  I keep expecting him to jump 10 points and never look back . . . .
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: miskie on August 20, 2008, 05:59:11 PM

it doesn't appear to be a bubble, it appears to be a rather longstanding trend that began not very long after he was coronated, er, nominated.

I'm having a hard time believing it, too.  I keep expecting him to jump 10 points and never look back . . . .

Thats my hope too - that people have finally learned enough about the International Man of Mystery to realize he is not what he seemed to be. - I suspect though that there will be such a massive media Newsgasm after Obama's VP announcement and then the Dem convention that the negative perceptions that have started to creep in about the BarackStar! will be washed away in a tide of high gloss celebrity glitz.
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Jim on August 20, 2008, 07:23:38 PM

I wonder if this has any dem superdelegates rethinking their votes.  this is just what the doctor ordered . . . for hillary.


how can it not ?   but do they have the balls to change course ?
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Chris_ on August 20, 2008, 07:26:26 PM
McCain's Saturday Night performance may be the most critical moment in the race.

Uh-Bama could not hide his socialist ideas.

All elections have their sea change moments -- the Saddleback Night may very well be the one in this one.


If it is, then its a sad day for Obama - to lose momentum after participating in an unofficial forum to try to woo voters who naturally drift rightward. Almost napoleonesque overreaching based entirely on ego.

I dont think this bubble will last, but if it does, its bad news for the Obama.

Those the gods would destroy they first make proud.
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Willow on August 20, 2008, 08:14:07 PM
McCain's Saturday Night performance may be the most critical moment in the race.

Uh-Bama could not hide his socialist ideas.

All elections have their sea change moments -- the Saddleback Night may very well be the one in this one.




I agree, I have seen a lot of debates, this one was the knockout punch methinks!
Title: Re: RealClearPolitics Electoral College
Post by: Wretched Excess on August 20, 2008, 09:47:49 PM

I wonder if this has any dem superdelegates rethinking their votes.  this is just what the doctor ordered . . . for hillary.


how can it not ?   but do they have the balls to change course ?

hillary does. :-)  seriously, though, I doubt it, although I think that 5 point deficit in the zogby poll may have rattled a few of the less indoctrinated among them.