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funny column by Ann Coulter

Posted by m0t0r1zed on Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:14:48 AM
Pretty funny column by Coulter, but it really points out the tactical problems McCain had against Obama. 

The Reign of Lame Falls Mainly on McCain

Hey, not everything McCain did backfired. His careful cultivation of associations with the mainstream media helped him out, right?
 
Ah well, following McCain's pattern of logic ... I suppose McCain will now lead a coalition of moderate Republicans in joining with the Democrats to crush the Conservatives that cost McCain his one chance at the Presidency.  :P
 
I don't want to bust on McCain though ... he seems like a decent fellow, and he did give a good speech.  Unfortunately, giving gracious concession speeches isn't something you want to be remembered for ...
 
Also, I'm not sure if a bona fide conservative would have fared much better, since this election was about electing the first black President and repudiating Bush.  There was a very strong cult of personality surrounding Obama which made him impervious to even the most incendiary scandals that would have vaporized lesser mortals.  It was as if he was wearing a suit made of asbestos or those insulating ceramic tiles on the Space Shuttle.  And Teflon?  Ha!  More like Teflon sprayed down with WD-40 judging by the way nothing would stick to him.  Of course, the media may have had a little something to do with that ...
 
It's going to be pretty interesting observing the media's behavior over the next few years.  Seeing that they've succeeded in their efforts to get Obama elected, they are more likely to push further in the same direction and expand their presence on the Interwebs.
 
edit: also, whenever Obama says "sacrifice," he means taxes.  prepared to be sacrificed.
 
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Ignore the National Polls ... sort of

Posted by m0t0r1zed on Monday, November 03, 2008 12:02:44 PM
I don't think the national polls are as useful because of the insane numbers Obama's pulling from large Democratic states.
 
 
Illinois +24.7
New York +29.7
Massachusetts +21.3
California +24.4
 
That's pretty damn impressive!  Compare it with what Kerry and Gore got from those same states.
 
Illinois +10.4, +12.0
New York +18.3, +25.0
Massachusetts +25.1, +27.3
California +9.9, +11.8
 
The good news for Republicans is that this probably skews the national polls for Obama by padding it with votes from meaningless, non-battleground states.
 
The good news for Democrats is that this is an indication of a huge wave of support for Obama across the board.  If you look at McCain's state-by-state numbers, they're badly depressed from Bush's numbers in 2000 and 2004.
 
But ultimately, it comes down to the battleground states - and there it's a dogfight.
 
My prediction hasn't changed.  football analogy? wth...  I still think McCain will lose.  He might pick up a few states late, but I think it will go Obama's way, 278-260.
 
So far, the polls seem to point to this exact scenario with Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico all for Obama with +5% or more support.  North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, and Florida are under 5% support for Obama, and I think they might break late in the evening for McCain after Obama already has reached 270 or has gotten pretty close to it.
 
McCain has a chance by picking off both Colorado and Nevada, or even pulling off an upset by flipping Pennsylvania - though unlikely, imho.  Who knows?  Maybe there might be another month of recount madness if some states are too close to call ... heheheh, wouldn't that be nightmarish fun?  The two-party state will have achieved near perfect equilibrium, lmao.
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