As John McCain looks at the wrong end of a landslide, it looks like the Republican flood is more about maintaining power than any principled opposition to him. Not that it ultimately matters for his election prospects. Sphere: Related Content
Signs it could be over early: Virginia also offers Obama an opportunity to land an early blow on election night that would likely render the rest of the evening ceremonial. “Obama can be president even if he loses in Virginia but it’s hard to see how McCain could be if he doesn’t win here,” Nolan [...]
Remember illegal immigration? A member of Barack Obama’s Kenyan family living in the United States is facing a possible immigration issue: the Associated Press reports that an aunt he speaks about in his memoirs is living in the United States illegally. The AP says she remain in government housing in Boston, even though an immigration [...]
when the press is asking Barack Obama for priorities. What will the Blue States do when their candidate is thoroughly thrashed? I’m thinking back to all the stupid things that were said in 2004…and 2000. Sphere: Related Content
File this under “why did they study this?”: But for “female candidates for a hypothetical election for the United States presidency, both male and female voters were more likely to vote for candidates that were both competent and attractive,” Chiao said in a telephone interview. “Neither trait (alone) was sufficient to predict whether a person [...]
Amidst news that Obama continues to lead in totally meaningless “national polls”, we discover that John McCain may join Al Gore as Presidential candidates that fail to carry their home state. Democrats are making a late play for Arizona as new polls show home-state Senator John McCain with a shrinking single-digit edge over Barack Obama. [...]
I’m not saying that it was wrong to arrest these idiots. I’m just wondering why it’s illegal to hoist an effigy of Barack Obama by a noose, but not Sarah Palin. Okay – it isn’t much of a mystery: Fischer and Bush were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, burglary and theft by unlawful taking, [...]
Remember the Governor? The following states are electing Governors on Tuesday: Washington – Christine Gregoire (D) North Carolina – no incumbent Indiana – Mitch Daniels (GOP) Missouri – no incumbent Vermont – Jim Douglas (GOP) Montana – Brian Schweitzer (D) New Hampshire – John Lynch (D) W. Virginia – Joe Manchin (D) Vermont – Jim [...]
ABC News notes: Five days out, Obama has wrested control of the race with his typical disciplined style — and someone’s going to have to scramble to take it from him. Consider his extraordinary Wednesday evening, framed by 30 minutes of primetime television where Obama did not mention the words “John McCain.” (Can you imagine [...]
While the top of the ticket is getting the national attention, a quiet revolution is occurring slightly further down: But with an unpopular president, a broken economy and an African-American at the top of the Democratic ticket, the prospect is high for Democrats to pick up in November. Mississippi has not sent a Democrat to [...]
