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The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win
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 John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin will win ...
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Americans do not like the media telling them what to do
Rathergate.com — Republican strategist Dan Perrin offers “seven reasons why McCain-Palin are a lock to win” today at RedState.com. I recommend reading the entire essay , but his first suggested reason is applicable here: The first and foremost reason McCain-Palin will win is the absolute arrogance, elitism, condescending, patronizing and in-your-face voter suppression campaign – don’t vote for McCain, he can not win — being conducted by the national media on Senator Obama’s behalf. Americans do not like to be told what to do. But the national media has become a feminized, electronic ...

Seven Reasons Why McCain-Palin Will Win The Election
The Moderate Voice — Red State’s Dan Perrin predicts an election day upset — and he gives seven reasons why McCain-Palin will win HERE.

The Future of the Republican Party
The Mahablog — ... The above is not a joke. The guy really believes this. Redstate also has “The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win,” which some of you might find amusing. ...

The Cocoon's Rosetta Stone
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Dan Perrin lists "The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win." Here's reason #1: The first and foremost reason McCain-Palin will win is the absolute arrogance, elitism, condescending, patronizing and in-your-face voter suppression campaign – don’t vote for McCain, he can not win -- being conducted by the national media on Senator Obama’s behalf. Larison calls the post "a valuable artifact of the political and intellectual cocoon of the modern GOP and mainstream conservatism.  In years to come, when ...

Delusions
Taylor Marsh — ... The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win [...] 4. Women who feel Senator Clinton was treated unfairly by the Democratic Party, by the media and by Senator Obama -- who did not even vet Senator Clinton to be his running mate -?" will remember. This voting block, you will recall, lay in the weeds in the pre-New Hampshire primary polling. The win by Senator Clinton was a shock, undetected by the polling. And these were Democratic Party voters who were undetected -?" not the other voters Obama will face November 4th. Obama-??s youth vote will not ...

Unbelievable Dive Into a Fantasy-Based Community: Seven Reasons McCain-Palin is a Lock to Win!
Open Left - Front Page — A front page diary at Redstate.com this morning: There are seven serious, historic, demographic and other wise culturally compelling reasons Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin will win the election on November 4, 2008 – a date of defeat that will sear itself into the Democratic Party’s collective consciousness. I kid you not, this writer is serious. Just for fun, let's go through this reason by reason. First, because the media is reporting that Obama is ahead and a good speaker and that John McCain is behind and Sarah Palin ...

ANNOYING
Whiskey Fire — ... Red State: The first and foremost reason McCain-Palin will win is the absolute arrogance, elitism, condescending, patronizing and in-your-face voter suppression campaign – don’t vote for McCain, he can not win -- being conducted by the national media on Senator Obama’s behalf. Americans do not like to be told what to do. But the national media has become a feminized, electronic vote-for-Obama nagging machine. My emphasis. Now, Ta-Nehesi Coates: Liberals are the wimp at the end of the bar. ...

We Should’ve Seen This Coming, Chapter MMCMXXLVIII
Firedoglake — ... Red State: Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin will win the election on November 4, 2008 – a date of defeat that will sear itself into the Democratic Party’s collective consciousness. ...

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