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Barr Predicts McCain Will Lose in Georgia — Bob Barr 2008
ATLANTA, GA"Senator John McCain will not win Georgia," predicts Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party nominee for president."His shrinking poll numbers are an indication that McCain is losing touch with the American public as we get closer to November 4th." "Sen. McCain never connected with the fiscal ...
Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage
insideradvantagegeorgia.com — Senate Race, Presidential Race Both Toss-Ups In Georgia (10/24/08) A new InsiderAdvantage / Poll Position survey shows... Georgia is a toss-up state in both the U.S. Senate and presidential campaigns. In the presidential race, Barack Obama has a slight ... (more) Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage
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blog.nielsen.com — For McCain, A Start-Of-The-Week, Swing State Ad Surge Yesterday Sen. John McCain boosted his TV advertising units... in seven key swing states — Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Missouri , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Virginia , closing the gap between his ... (more) Nielsen Wire » Politics
Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage
insideradvantagegeorgia.com — InsiderAdvantage / Poll Position Survey Latest Numbers In Presidential Race, Senate Race In Georgia (10/28/08) New numbers... today from InsiderAdvantage / Poll Position in the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Georgia. The polls were conducted last ... (more) Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage
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Ben Smith's BlogBob Barr predicts an Obama win in Georgia.

Georgia On My Mind
Politics Daily — ... Former Georgia Congressman, and Libertarian candidate for president, Bob Barr made a stunning prediction this week: Barack Obama will beat John McCain in the deep red state that Barr once represented. ...

Is Georgia in Play?
QandO — ... voting" line. Waits of up to 4 hours have been reported at some early voting centers and the AJC reported that they’re opening a couple new centers to help with the load. Conventional wisdom seems to believe that large early voting crowds favor Democrats. And many "experts" seem to think that may be enough, in Georgia, to put Obama over the top here. Of course, conventional wisdom isn’t always right. Another person who thinks an Obama win is possible is Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate: "Senator ...

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