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Pennsylvania Hope for McCain
Pennsylvania Hope for McCain
Republican must-win state poll from NBC/Mason Dixon: Obama 47, McCain 43, Undecided 9 Dates conducted: Oct. 27-28. Error margin: 4 points.       
If it's All About Pennsylvania....
marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Then the Obama campaign is betraying a certain confidence. At this point, there are no plans for... Sen. Obama to visit the state between now and Tuesday. (more) If it's All About Pennsylvania....
McCain-Palin Focus on Ohio and Pennsylvania
McCain-Palin Focus on Ohio and Pennsylvania
realclearpolitics.com — As the campaign enters its final days, we can develop a good sense of where the campaigns... think they stand. That's because campaigns have two scarce resources. The first is money. We can't track money directly, but we can track... (more) McCain-Palin Focus on Ohio and Pennsylvania
At the U.N., Many Hope for an Obama Win
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) At the U.N., Many Hope for an Obama Win
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The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Thursday, October 30, 2008 [image] PA [ Rich Lowry ] NBC/Mason-Dixon has Obama's lead only at 4 (other recent polls have a much bigger lead). It's the best result for McCain since Morning Call poll back from 9/21-25 that also had it at 4. Very important since PA is increasingly looking like a must-win for McCain. 10/30 09:57 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights ...

Matt Lewis: Still a Long-Shot, But...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — The new Mason/Dixon/NBC poll has McCain within the margin of error in Pennsylvania. If you buy the argument that he wins most of the undecideds, maybe he has a shot ... ...

It ain’t over: Encouraging early voter/poll numbers
Sister Toldjah — ... that look promising for Mc so far - especially related to they “youth vote” turnout, new polling information showing that it looks like Mc is closing the gap PA, and he also reports that Obama will be holding a ...

Go
Alarming News — Go Maybe I'm wrong, maybe John McCain has a shot in PA. A new poll has Obama only up by 4 in PA, with 9 undecided. I still think it's unlikely but if you're a New Yorker and want to go to PA to help out this weekend, contact me and I'll help make that happen. Posted by Karol at October 30, 2008 11:56 AM | ...

Thursday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... 76 of the most distinguished scientists in the country, Nobel laureates all, endorsed Obama for president. * In Ohio, a Time /CNN poll shows Obama leading McCain by four (51% to 47%), while a Marist Poll shows Obama up by three (48% to 45%). * In Florida, a Time /CNN poll shows Obama leading McCain by four (51% to 47%). * In Pennsylvania, a Time /CNN poll shows Obama leading McCain by 12 (55% to 43%), while an NBC/Mason-Dixon poll shows Obama up by just four (47% to 43%), and a Marist Poll shows Obama ...

McCain Can Win Pennsylvania
PoliGazette — ... Although I have been told by several people that I am “dreaming” when I say that John McCain could very well win Pennsylvania next week, the latest poll backs up my claim: 9% of voters say they are undecided, Obama has a 4% lead. ...

Remainders: Joe the surrogate
Jonathan Martin's Blog — ... gay." Most of McCain's audience were bused-in schoolchildren. Early voting takes nation by storm. McCain-Palin campaign snubs the president of Penn State. George the Sunday Show Host reminds that not only is tomorrow Halloween, but also the Freaky Friday before Election Day Lily-white Montana considers voting for a black man. A New Hampshire RNC alternate delegate jumps to Obama. Hope for McCain (in outlier form): Down four in a Pennsylvania poll. John Fund ...

Don’t Count McCain Out!
Flopping Aces — ... His state looks solidly behind Obama, but what’s with this NBC/Mason Dixon poll suddenly showing his lead at only four points, within the margin of error? ...

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realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com 11/2/2008 — McCain has spent a good portion of this final weekend campaigning in Pennsylvania, even though he still trails by 7-points in the latest RCP Avg. However, he trailed by about 14-points in early...
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A death in Pennsylvania
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For McCain, it may all come down to Pennsylvania
the-reaction.blogspot.com 10/23/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings It wasn't all that long ago -- actually, about two and a half weeks ago -- that the McCain campaign pulled out of Michigan and set its sights on three key battleground states: Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. ...
Breaking: Here’s what we know about Pennsylvania right now
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nytimes.com 11/3/2008 — Polls point to an Obama victory in Pennsylvania, but John McCain has shown no signs of letting up. >
New Obama TV ad takes swipe at McCain and Bush (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/30/2008
AP - Barack Obama's presidential campaign is releasing two new ads that it's calling its "closing argument" for supporting Obama over Republican John McCain.
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From NBC's Mark MurrayA new NBC News/Princeton Survey Research Associates International poll shows McCain with an 11-point lead over Obama among likely South Carolina voters, 53%-42%. Yet that margin is smaller is among registered voters, 50%-44%. ...
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Palin Discusses National Security, Takes Swipe at ObamaWSJ.com: Washington Wire 10/30/2008
Elizabeth Holmes reports from Erie, Pa., on the presidential race. During the last week of the general election, Sarah Palin managed to squeeze in a pair of policy addresses, burnishing her credentials with an eye on her political future.  ...