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What to Make of the Polls
This has been an especially odd election when it comes to polls. We're seeing an exceptionally large divergence in both state and national poll numbers, not only in absolute numbers but in trendlines. Both of these phenomena are worth pondering. Divergence in Absolute Numbers Today the Pew ...
McCain Funded Work Of Palestinian His Campaign Hopes To Tie To Obama
huffingtonpost.com — The latest guilt-by-association target that the McCain campaign is using to hit Barack Obama could carry some... collateral damage for its own candidate. As Politico's Ben Smith reported on Tuesday, the McCain campaign is demanding that the Los ... (more) McCain Funded Work Of Palestinian His Campaign Hopes To ...
The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win
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 ... (more) The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win
Lowry: John McCain -- The Agony of a Gadfly
article.nationalreview.com — Perhaps no other Republican candidate was so poorly suited to the task of running a presidential race.... (more) Lowry: John McCain -- The Agony of a Gadfly
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Pew Poll: Obama Favored By Early Voters As Lead Widens Over McCain
The Moderate Voice — ... the undecided voters will break late for John McCain, but it doesn’t look like that is happening. I think McCain voters are actually changing their minds as they realize that their candidate is unlikely to win. I have always thought that this election would break very hard in one direction or the other. One candidate was going to win the argument and we would not see another nailbiting election. I think we’re beginning to see that now. –The Anonymous Liberal: Today the Pew Research Center, a respected polling ...

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