I was listening to the MSM this morning, talking about Pennsylvania and Michigan now being in play, and how Obama is going to have to fight on blue turf, about how Ohio has tightened. I've read about Romney's closing the gap with women and Romney surging with men. I did a little research and came across this article from October 31, 2008:
http://www.politico.com/...
The Title? Poll Dead Heat in Two Swing States
What two states? Missouri and North Carolina
The article was a bunch of bunk, but one statement stood out to me:
Towery acknowledged that the poll showed a closer-than-expected race among black Missourians – Obama took a lower-than-usual 65 percent of the group – and said that if African-Americans ultimately vote for Obama by the huge margin analysts expect, “it will make the race closer.”
65 percent of the black vote? Looking back, its even more laughable now than it was then.
Then there's this:
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Recent history and a 1.2 million Democratic registration edge would seem to make Pennsylvania safe for Sen. Barack Obama. Nevertheless, the McCain campaign has singled it out for an all-out effort involving money, imported manpower from New York and New Jersey, and at least 18 visits by McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin since the GOP National Convention.
He has no choice, according to G. Terry Madonna, director of Franklin and Marshall College Center for Politics and Public Affairs. With polls showing him trailing in nine smaller states won by Bush in 2004 and almost sure to lose three of them, McCain needs Pennsylvania's 21 Electoral College votes to offset such losses, Madonna said.
Madonna gives McCain only "an outside chance" of winning here. Even that is generous judged by Madonna's own polls, which have Obama ahead by 13 points (52-39) among registered voters and by 12 among likely voters. Other polls report similar findings.
But a midweek Mason-Dixon poll gave Obama only a 4 point lead here, lending weight to GOP claims that the race is closing and could rest on late-deciding voters. Dent, citing his own election experience, said undecideds tend to vote for the trailing candidate and are McCain's best hope for an upset....
http://blog.nj.com/...
There's this:
With a mere four days left, the polls have begun to tighten in the presidential race. Pennsylvania appears within the margin of error, and a last-minute surprise could turn the race in McCain’s favor — or so they would like to think. Team McCain held a press conference today with campaign leaders Rick Davis, pollster Bill McInturff, Mike DuHaime and Christian Ferry to discuss the latest in national and state polling.
Davis says we’re witnessing one of the greatest comebacks in political history, or at least since McCain won the primaries. Crowds are huge, and energy is high. Sarah Palin is electrifying crowds and bringing people back into the game. They feel they have the momentum, increasing polling in every battleground state over the past week, and have gotten past the effect of the financial collapse.
Team McCain says they have Iowa as a dead heat, and Obama seems to confirm that. He’s going back to Iowa over the weekend. If Iowa was not in play, Obama wouldn’t bother. Team McCain seems to believe that more than a few Obama states may be heading back into play.
McInturff says that intensity is increasing among core Republican coalitions, and that has brought a narrowing of the gap in party identification. He predicts a final gap of 3-5 points. McCain has always run ahead of party ID, and they see this as a big plus. He also sees Obama’s numbers dropping in battleground states, and thinks Obama will have a tough time getting to 50%.
http://hotair.com/...
I'm posting all of this to say this:
The MSM meme is the EXACT SAME THING they were pulling in 2008.
GOTV and hold on! We got this!