yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/1/2008
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Official McCain campaign memo :
Ohio and Pennsylvania - Everyone knows that vote rich Ohio and Pennsylvania will be key battlegrounds for this election. Between the two: 41 electoral votes and no candidate has gotten to the White House without Ohio. Senator McCain and Governor Palin have ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/1/2008
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
The last thing the McCain campaign needs on
election day is demoralized Republicans. Hence this memo, which...
recapitulates what Davis and co. said on a conference call with reporters this morning. From: Rick Davis, McCain-Palin Campaign ...
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A McCain Campaign Memo
dispatchpolitics.com - 11/2/2008
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Ohio
Political Animal —
... would have benefited from a fact-checker. Everyone knows that vote rich Ohio and Pennsylvania will be key battlegrounds for this election. Between the two: 41 electoral votes and no candidate has gotten to the White House without Ohio. Actually, several presidents have won without Ohio. As Yglesias noted , "JFK lost Ohio in 1960, FDR lost Ohio in 1944, Grover Cleveland lost Ohio in 1892." Indeed, Cleveland won with presidency without Ohio in 1884, James Buchanan won without Ohio in 1856, Zachary Taylor won without Ohio in 1848, James K. Polk won without Ohio in 1844, Martin ...
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... says. Even if McCain were to mysteriously gain 6.5 percent in each state in which he’s trailing and win Ohio, it still wouldn’t be enough to win the Electoral College, Matthew Yglesias argues at Think Progress. The numbers should bring confidence for Obama supporters, ...
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Elizabeth Holmes reports from Perkasie, Pa. on the presidential race.
John McCain campaigns in Perkasie, Pa. (AP)
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