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Now, go spread some peace, love and understanding. Use force if necessary. - Phil N DeBlanc
by lineatus on Thu May 08, 2008 at 02:58:53 PM PDT
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I wanna know who the 1% of Texans who prefer to vote for Obama over McCain, but then McCain over Obama.
by WinSmith on Thu May 08, 2008 at 03:03:40 PM PDT
Obama and Obama are the only possible nominees now.
New Hampshire Voter: President Bush has talked about staying in Iraq for fifty years. John McCain: Maybe a hundred. That'd be fine with me.
by Replace Harry Reid on Thu May 08, 2008 at 03:05:19 PM PDT
whose preference is affected by the order in which the candidates are named.
We are so important.
by leberquesgue on Thu May 08, 2008 at 03:07:40 PM PDT
Does as well as Clinton. And I'm almost sure those undecided women voters will lean towards Obama over McCain when all is said and done. Not that it will happen, but if Richardson is on the ticket, Obama can win Texas.
I know Texas is a conservative and military state, but stranger things have happened.
by Craig Hickman on Thu May 08, 2008 at 03:12:10 PM PDT
It's worse than we acknowledge.
McCain begins the general election with a solid base of the south, including Florida-already out of reach for Obama, the border states of Missouri, AR, KY, TN, and W.V. McCain is up anywhere from 15 to 35pts! The plains and mountain states (not including Colorado) are his, plus Alaska gives McCain a 'base' of around 240EV's to start! Looks like he's going to win New Hamsphire as well.
The only states where Obama has a chance to take away from the Republicans this year are Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa and a real long shot in Virginia (not going to happen).
Whereas, McCain is ahead in Ohio (state could go either way), is today ahead in Michigan and is virtually even in Pennsylvania. In order for McCain to win, all he must do is win ONE of the three rustbelt states, just ONE!
Had it been a Hillary/Obama ticket it would have been a landslide for us, but alas....NO.
by richmond199 on Thu May 08, 2008 at 05:22:37 PM PDT
McCain has been "running" effectively unopposed for weeks and weeks. Also, not very many states have had recent GE polling. I am interested to see how the situation changes as the Obama campaign retools for the GE race.
Do not discount Obama's HUGE lead in fund raising. This will allow Obama to contest some of the 5% to 10% states, forcing McCain to expend resources to defend his "solid base". [cough] Texas [/cough]
by hillgiant on Fri May 09, 2008 at 06:45:18 AM PDT
That is, 25% in the poll said they had no opinion on him when asked if their opinion was favorable or not.
That's a lot of folks who haven't decided if they like the guy. I have to think most of those folks will like him when they learn more about him. After all, the biggest reason most voters might have qualms about him is his race (like it or not, and I don't), and anybody who's sentient enough to vote ought to know by now that Obama is black.
I suppose some of those 'no opinion' folks might actually have an unfavorable opinion but don't want to say so.
We're all pretty strange one way or another; some of us just hide it better. "Normal" is a dryer setting.
by david78209 on Thu May 08, 2008 at 06:30:20 PM PDT
America is going to learn a great deal about the state senator serving Hyde Park, IL and why its so much like its sister cities of Cambridge and Berkeley. Folks in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio are really going to really relate. Seeing Pastor Wright 'sermons' in 5.000 Republican 527 ads right up to election day. Rezko testifying, convicted, and off to jail (how did that property sale go again, Michelle?). Forget about rural America- they are hugging their bibles and Colt 45's cuz they're bitter as lemons. Ahhh! it's only May and as a Rookie running for President I can expect dozens more of near fatal/fatal mistakes that will kill my campaign and all downticket Dem's stupid enough to have supported me.
Wow! We Dem's are about to make three losers in a row. Ain't we proud?
by richmond199 on Thu May 08, 2008 at 09:59:01 PM PDT
How many of those choosing McCain over Obama were angry Hillary supporters. I believe if that's the case then the race is actually around O42 and M 48.
by Sarella Sand on Thu May 08, 2008 at 06:10:00 PM PDT
Yep, alot of those white working class voters in Michigan, PA, and Ohio who voted for Hillary will be voting for McCain in HUGE numbers. There is NO indication that Obama can win them back.
by richmond199 on Thu May 08, 2008 at 06:16:05 PM PDT
Lousy Bowlers for Obama
by paintitblue on Thu May 08, 2008 at 09:50:31 PM PDT
wide narrow
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