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Obama's lead bounces as U.S. economy turns gloomy

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Downstream Media are going to play this economy fo reverything it's worth. It might not matter how bad Obama and Biden screw up.

Posted by Mike N. 2008-09-20 00:20|| 2008-09-20 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2
I hope someone will do a study where they show the average percentage that we can expect the polls to tighten in GOP favor in the week before the election. That has happened consistently in the last 3 presidential elections. I just wonder what the handicap is that we can, from past experience, expect.

Besides, if you look at the realclearpolitics.com/Real Clear Politics electoral map, there is something that I think is very worth noting. Obama is ahead but they give Colorado to Obama. Hmmm. Colorado has been going to the GOP in the last presidential elections. And since Palin will appeal more to the outdoors spirit of Colorado than Bush could have done, I find it hard to believe the state will go blue. If the map stays consistent (it gives OH to McCain and PA to Obama - then if McCain pulls Colorado, which is likely, McCain wins.

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-09-20 03:36|| 2008-09-20 03:36|| Front Page Top

#3 I am just a little skeptical of all polling done by in-the-tank dinosaur media:

"Hello, this is an automated election year poll by the New York Times and CBS News. Please listen carefully to the following questions:

If you are an educated, nuanced, sensitive person who supports peace, prosperity, and change, and who will therefore vote for Obama/Biden, please press 'one' (because he is the ONE).

If you are a backward, ignorant, gun-clinging racist Neanderthal who has not heard the disastrous economic news and who therefore still intends to vote for McCain and his lipstick-wearing side-kick, please press 'two,' assuming of course that you can read numbers.

Para Espanol y Obama/Biden, oprima el 'tres.'"

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-09-20 03:58|| 2008-09-20 03:58|| Front Page Top

#4 I have man love for AC.

Posted by .5MT 2008-09-20 04:38|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-09-20 04:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Cnn and the New York Times?

Nuff said.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-09-20 10:24|| 2008-09-20 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Betty, Colorado has turned a little blue in recent years. Lots of folks from Laficornia moving there, for openers. The Boulder region is very blue, and the urban area of Denver is very blue. Colorado may have the tightest state race in this election.

Posted by Steve White 2008-09-20 11:20|| 2008-09-20 11:20|| Front Page Top

#7 enough of these polls are of the push variety that in a reasonably close race, they reflect the pollster biases more than the biases of the polled. It seems to me that a minority of voters, but enough to decide a close election play musical chairs until the last few weeks. What's going on then will have significant weight with these voters. Since June, McCain has been playing the game smart, Obama, stupid. Let's hope that these things remain the same. Since it was clear in last few weeks that Obama might lose, he has started talking tough, alienating these whishy-washies. I say, keep screwing it up. Obama. Alienate more and more of those folks.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-20 11:32|| 2008-09-20 11:32|| Front Page Top

#8 Another aspect of these results is that if Wall St. crisis calms down (it's primarily a confidence crisis), the polls should turn right around toward McCain.

I personally believe we are very close to the bottom, if we have not already seen it.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-09-20 12:01|| 2008-09-20 12:01|| Front Page Top

#9 What in hell is wrong with this electorate? In a time of crisis is there anyone more inappropriate than Hussein to be in charge ? Good Gawd, throwing gasoline on a raging fire would be much safer than letting this fool sit in the White House when critical decisions have to be made. Are we now a nation comprised of a majority of idiots ?

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-09-20 12:05|| 2008-09-20 12:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Are we now a nation comprised of a majority of idiots ?

Not yet, but way too close for comfort, IMO.

Posted by xbalanke 2008-09-20 12:11|| 2008-09-20 12:11|| Front Page Top

#11 Yes, if you believe the Times and CBS News, Woozle.

Posted by Bobby 2008-09-20 12:12|| 2008-09-20 12:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Just keep reminding people that Obama wants to give $50 billion to the UN.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-09-20 13:34|| 2008-09-20 13:34|| Front Page Top

#13 Yeah, and I'm terribly sorry about all those blue Kaliphornicators moving to Colorado. Last time I drove from Denver to Colorado Springs it all looked just like Orange County. But I remember back in the '70s it seemed like everybody in New York and New Jersey was moving here. Now it seems like everybody from Mexico is moving here. That'll turn ya blue, alright.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-09-20 13:48|| 2008-09-20 13:48|| Front Page Top

#14 Support your candidate!

There are less than two months until the election, an election that will decide the next President of the United States. The person elected will be the president of all Americans, not just the Democrats or the Republicans.

To show our solidarity as Americans, let's all get together and show each other our support, for the candidate of our choice. It's time that we all come together, Democrats and Republicans alike.

In a Bi-Partisan effort for America: If you support the policies and character of John McCain, please drive with your headlights on during the day.

If you support Obama, please drive with your headlights OFF at night.

Together, we can make it happen!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-20 17:39|| 2008-09-20 17:39|| Front Page Top

#15 Be cool everybody. Donate some money and, if you can, some time to the Republican Party. Speak reasonably and convincingly about this election to your independent and moderate Democrat neighbors. Don't take the bait when your local Leftist starts ranting about how Dick Cheney secretly runs a shadow government from the basement of Walmart's corporate headquarters... or whatever. Let him make a chump out of himself without your help.

We can win this one if we stay calm - because the other side isn't. McCain is a much better candidate than I thought he would be; and the Palin thing is unspeakbly awsome.

Again, don't panic. We can (and probably will) win this.

Posted by Secret Master 2008-09-20 17:49|| 2008-09-20 17:49|| Front Page Top

#16 The thing htat is wrong is 90% of the country doesn't realize that we even have a Congress and that it's controlled by Democrats for the past two years. McCain needs to mention the Democratic controlled Congress didn't do this, or didn't do that a bit more often. This country needs a balance of power and that has been lacking for far too long.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-20 18:45|| 2008-09-20 18:45|| Front Page Top

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