mcclatchydc.com - 10/30/2008
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WASHINGTON John McCain still could win. It would take what one analyst calls a "perfect storm" of events breaking his way in the campaign's final days, but he could come from behind, overtake Barack Obama and pull off the greatest upset in 60 years. He'd have to squeeze out more support from ...
rasmussenreports.com - 10/29/2008
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rasmussenreports.com —
After several weeks of John McCain’s campaign attacks
on Barack Obama’s tax plan and idea of “spreading...
the wealth around”, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%. Two ...
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McCain Trusted More on Taxes and Economy
redstate.com - 10/28/2008
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redstate.com —
Dan Perrin dared me to front this. Gladly.
Dan, btw, is a Republican strategist, in addition to...
writing wonky books on health care. — Erick. There are seven serious, historic, demographic and other wise culturally compelling reasons Senator ...
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The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win
commentarymagazine.com - 10/31/2008
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commentarymagazine.com —
This is why it might happen. Not saying
it will. 1) One poll has undecided voters at...
14 percent on the last weekend, which means most of them probably really aren’t undecided, that they are either going to stay home or vote preponderantly for ...
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10 Reasons Why McCain Might Win
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Iraqis Want Strict Withdrawal Timetable; $6 Bn. Spent on Private Security Guards by Bush
Informed Comment —
... . The recent US military raid into neighboring Syria may have stiffened Iraqi resolve in this regard. If McCain were elected, which McClatchy argues is still entirely possible, he'd have rocky relations with Iraq if he continued to oppose a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops. ...
Electoral Vote
Corrente —
Real Clear politics, 311/142 with 85 tossups. Meaning that McCain would still win though the odds are low:
Don’t Count McCain Out!
Flopping Aces —
... A number of analysts suggest that McCain can win if a “perfect storm” shifts independent and undecided voters his way in the closing hours of this campaign. In many polls, Obama still can’t break much above 50% and yet his closing strategy seems to be to coast on that slim lead. ...
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fivethirtyeight.com 11/3/2008 — This was by far the most common McCain victory scenario, occurring 169 times out of 10,000 simulations this afternoon: ...this would be a boring ol' map. Obama wins everything that either Al Gore or John Kerry won. McCain wins everything else. ...
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washingtonmonthly.com 10/30/2008 — WILL HAS NO USE FOR MCCAIN.... It's probably fair to say conservative columnist George Will has been thoroughly unimpressed by John McCain of late. He's blasted McCain for "behaving like a flustered rookie playing in a league too high." Will...
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balloon-juice.com 10/21/2008 — For John McCain :
As voters have gotten to know Senator Barack Obama, they have warmed up to him, with more than half, 53 percent, now saying they have a favorable impression of him and 33 percent saying they have an unfavorable view. But as ...
Matt Lewis: McCain Can Win
townhall.com 10/27/2008 — ... but it won't be easy.Using the CNN Electoral Map Calculator, you can see for yourself that it is hard to imagine a scenario where McCain can win without Pennsylvania and Ohio. Based on the map below, McCain would...
New president unlikely to attend financial summit —
Reuters: Politics 10/29/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration said on Wednesday it does not expect the winner of the November 4 U.S. presidential election, whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain, to attend the summit on the financial crisis on ...
Obama takes 7-point lead on McCain —
Reuters: Politics 10/30/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 7-point lead over Republican rival John McCain with five days left in the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Are polls accurate in presidential race? —
Reuters: Politics 10/30/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. presidential election less than a week away, Democrat Barack Obama holds a steady lead over rival Republican John McCain in opinion polls, leading many pundits to say McCain is effectively finished.
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