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  • #16
    Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 3

    There was a lot of hype surrounding the VP debate. 69.9 million viewers tuned in, mostly to see which Sarah Palin would show up. The one who wowed the GOP convention in St. Paul, or the one who resembled a train wreck in front of the mike with Katie Couric. Fortunately for Palin and her political future, the audience was treated to the former, for the most part.

    But looking at the bigger picture of the overall presidential race, it was a push. It didn't change the dynamics of the race. And while the veep debate was the biggest political story yesterday, another story has been somewhat overlooked. But if you ask me, it was a much more significant story: McCain's campaign pulling up stakes in Michigan, and its implications on the race.

    http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stump...-on-nov-4.aspx

    Remember during the primary season: despite all the spin and controversies that Hillary Clinton and her campaign generated, it was the delegate math that ultimately prevailed in giving Obama the Democratic nomination. And so it will be in the general election that it all comes down to the electoral college math. And by conceding Michigan, McCain/Palin's path to getting 270 electoral votes looks more and more like the bridge that goes to nowhere. (Sorry, I couldn't help myself! )
    This post may contain an opinion that may conflict with your opinion. Do not take it personal. Polite discussion of difference of opinion is welcome.

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    • #17
      Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 3

      Originally posted by Frankie's Market View Post
      [...]And while the veep debate was the biggest political story yesterday, another story has been somewhat overlooked. But if you ask me, it was a much more significant story: McCain's campaign pulling up stakes in Michigan, and its implications on the race.[...]
      I read about that yesterday and thought McCain's people chose an interesting day to do that...a big news day with people's attention focused elsewhere! It reminds me of a professional acquaintance who was headline news in Hawaii, embarrassingly so. Within a couple of days the Clinton/Lewinsky story broke stuffing acquaintance's news further back in local newspapers. I'd guess he was forever grateful to Clinton!

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      • #18
        Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 3

        Originally posted by tutusue View Post
        I read about that yesterday and thought McCain's people chose an interesting day to do that...a big news day with people's attention focused elsewhere! It reminds me of a professional acquaintance who was headline news in Hawaii, embarrassingly so. Within a couple of days the Clinton/Lewinsky story broke stuffing acquaintance's news further back in local newspapers. I'd guess he was forever grateful to Clinton!
        Some people are lucky. Just ask former U.S. congressman Gary Condit. Recall that he was linked (via an extramarital affair) to Chandra Levy, a government intern who went missing and was later found dead. Although he was never named as a suspect in the missing person/murder case, the heat was being turned up on Condit. Then, 9/11 happened. In one day, the political downfall of Condit was transformed from a headline generating scandal into a low-key affair. Condit was eventually voted out of office, but he can be grateful for being spared the kind of scrutiny that he and his family would surely have been subjected to had the media's focus not been directed to the 9/11 tragedy.
        This post may contain an opinion that may conflict with your opinion. Do not take it personal. Polite discussion of difference of opinion is welcome.

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        • #19
          Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 3

          To boot, nobody's even mentioning Linda Lingle's 2 week absence to rack up brownie points with mainland powers towards her own political agenda in the guise of support for the current republican presidential ticket.
          https://www.facebook.com/Bobby-Ingan...5875444640256/

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          • #20
            The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

            Remember 'Billy Beer'?

            http://www.weht.net/WEHT/Billy_Carter.html


            Remember Roger Clinton, Jr.?

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Clinton,_Jr.


            Well McCain has a bus tosser too:

            http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10...unist-country/

            Republican presidential candidate John McCain's brother made an apparent joke at a campaign rally this weekend that might not play well in parts of newly competitive Virginia.

            Joe McCain, speaking at an event in support of his brother, called two Democratic-leaning areas in Northern Virginia "communist country," according to a report on The Washington Post's Web site.

            "I've lived here for at least 10 years and before that, about every third duty I was in either Arlington or Alexandria, up in communist country," Joe McCain, a Navy veteran, said about his military postings. He spoke at an event in Loudon County, Va.

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            • #21
              Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 3

              Obama Camp Hits Back At McCain's "Keating Economics"

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              • #23
                Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                Today's Honolulu Advertiser has an interesting opinion piece about the accuracy of polls and "the Bradley effect".

                "/snip The Bradley effect has come to mean this: Voters lie to pollsters about black candidates, and enough of them lie to create a huge gap between poll results and election results. The Bradley effect asserts that when Americans get into the voting booth and see the black candidate's name on the ballot, they flinch. /snip"

                http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar...0/OPINIONFRONT

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                • #24
                  Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                  Maverick family to McCain: No way are you one of us!

                  Current projections

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                  • #25
                    Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                    Holy crud....if even half of this is true, McCain best shut Palin up real quick:

                    http://blog.nj.com/njv_publicblog/20...ry_connec.html

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                    • #26
                      Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                      John McCain's top ten temper explosions

                      McCain: Obama is "Touchy" and "Angry"

                      Originally posted by Peshkwe View Post
                      Holy crud....if even half of this is true, McCain best shut Palin up real quick:

                      http://blog.nj.com/njv_publicblog/20...ry_connec.html
                      B-b-but Reverend Wright!

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                      • #27
                        Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                        Oooooo....Sarah and TODD (huh?!??) want to walk the auto plants and 'connect'.

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70oC8Uw-UKY

                        Bwahahahahahahaha!!!

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                        • #28
                          Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                          "My fellow Prisoners"

                          Wow, who'd have thought he'd come up with an even bigger zinger than "That One"!

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                          • #29
                            Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                            And you can tell the bimbo's behind him aren't even listening, just waiting for their cue to applaude this cretin.
                            https://www.facebook.com/Bobby-Ingan...5875444640256/

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                            • #30
                              Re: The 2008 Presidential Elections - Chapter 4

                              OMG!

                              The man is going all PTSD and flashing or something.

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