latimesblogs.latimes.com - 8/13/2008
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No surprise here: A recent poll found John McCain comfortably ahead of Barack Obama in the battle for Alabama's 9 electoral votes, 47% to 34%. Any hint of a closer race would be a shock in a state that President Bush carried with almost 63% of the vote four years ago.
What was surprising were the results for a second question posed by the Capital Survey Research Center .
When the ...
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Firedoglake —
Lots going on this morning. And of course, it's all plus-plus good for Republicans.
Five down, three to go.
When McSame picks up his morning paper, he'll read this headline: "Both parties now ignoring McCain."
Even in Alabama, they think McSame is screwed.
Looks like Huck won't be McSame's veep -- he's got a new show on Faux News.
Mark Warner to deliver keynote at DNC -- on Hillary's night.
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