Breaking down?
If the wheels haven’t come completely off McCain’s Straight Talk Express, then a couple of them are flat at the very least. Oh, and the “check engine” light just came on. It’s only Monday of the week before Election Day and John McCain’s week is already in the crapper:
But probably worst of all for McCain, according to Karl Rove’s own electoral map, McCain is going to be absolutely destroyed next Tuesday. As of yesterday, he has Obama leading McCain 306-157 with 75 electoral votes in the toss-up column. For those of you who have chosen to lead a life sans-math, this means you could give McCain all 75 toss-ups and he’s still 38 votes shy of the magic 270 needed to win.
Adding insult to injury, McCain is showing a mere 8% lead in his home state of Arizona on Rove’s map (Rasmussen’s latest has it at only 5%), a state which has also dropped from the red “strong” category to the less than optimistic pink “lean” category over at Pollster.com. To put this into perspective, Obama enjoys an insurmountable 25% lead in Illinois. One small change the wrong way in points for McCain and Arizona becomes a battleground state! I’m by no means an expert on presidential elections, but I’m pretty damn sure you should have a double-digit lead in your home state, at a minimum.
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Again, no elections expert here, but this seems like a pretty craptastic way to close out a presidential campaign.
–Gordy
Next time, please wait for Politicians to die before naming airports after them.
I want those skinheads and the screamer at the Palin brownshirt rally to pay. I want for Obama:
Arizona
Montana
North Dakota
Georgia
And for good measure: West Virginia. Thanks!
I dunno. I still think this is a “don’t count your chickens” kinda situation. I think the (ever increasing) insinuation that Obama has the election in the bag may sway some undecided voters to pick the underdog. Y’know, sympathy votes. This may be what McCain is shooting for to bring his numbers up at the last minute. On the other hand, some undecideds may opt for Obama so they can think of themselves as “winners”. Kinda like how Chicago Cubs fans seem to come out of the woodwork when they look like they’re gonna make it to the playoffs, know what I’m sayin’? In any case, I won’t feel completely at ease until Obama has a minimum 10-point lead in 48 states (and one of them is Texas).
Trust me, by no means am I saying it’s over. I’m purposefully putting off my annual physical until after the election for fear my doctor would hospitalize me due to insanely high blood pressure right now. After the absolutely ridiculous happenings that occurred in the 2000 and 2004 elections, I’m not going to feel good until McCain is on-stage giving his concession speech. Still, you have to like our chances. Neither Gore nor Kerry drew crowds of 100,000+ in red states during their campaigns. Change is coming, we just need to finish strong over the next 7 days!
Never, ever celebrate until you’ve crossed the finish line.
Two words:
Lindsey Jacobellis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIEgoYNeFLs
Never. I’d still like a side of West Virginia, please.