Posted on 09/13/2008 2:23:49 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A Republican resurgence is going on nationwide; one manifestation is that John McCain is pulling away in Florida. The St. Petersburg Times reports:
Barack Obama could be on the verge of falling out of contention in Florida.
Despite spending an estimated $8-million on campaign ads in America's biggest battleground state and putting in place the largest Democratic campaign organization ever in Florida, Obama has lost ground over the summer. Florida has moved from a toss-up state to one that clearly leans toward John McCain, fueling speculation about how much longer the Democratic nominee will continue investing so heavily in the state.
McCain now leads in Florida by five to eight points in most polls. Howard Dean's vaunted "50 state strategy" hasn't panned out, as Obama's dreams of capturing traditional Republican strongholds are fast vanishing, and the playing field is being reduced to a handful of swing states.
The Republican resurgence isn't limited to the Presidential race. The Democrats' advantages in the generic Congressional ballot and in party identification are steadily narrowing, and Republicans are doing better in races across the country. An interesting example is Washington's gubernatorial race, a rematch of the 2004 contest in which Democrat Christine Gregoire defeated Republican Dino Rossi by a handful of votes that may or may not have been fraudulent. Until now, Gregoire has steadily led in this year's polling. But yesterday's RasmussenReports finds Rossi with a six-point lead.
It's too early for what our liberal friends would call triumphalism, but the tide is flowing strongly in the Republicans' direction.
Bump!
Fifty-two days to go and things are looking up. Thank you God for looking out for the United States again. but we must not let up either.
Shout into that microphone!
Keep taunting Americans, and see what happens, Obama!
I’m sure those “McCain is too old”, he’s “stinking like an old fish in a newspaper” words are helping Obama in Florida. /sarcasm off. Seriously, how dumb can one be?
My thoughts also - you beat me by a nano-second - due to my lack of typing skills
"Senator Obama is not behind in Florida. This is a vicious rumor being spread by the vast right-wing conspiracy. Senator Obama is ahead by 20 points in Florida."
Rest not til the day is done!
Seen this??
Good point! I never thought about that.
Obama, show us your birth cerificate!!
The ‘too dumb to use a computer’ ad isn’t helping. Although we all know why McCain doesn’t use one, the insinuation that he is out of touch and a moron for not using one isn’t making the senior citizens who have done just fine without a computer thank you very much is hurting Obama.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
grass-roots baby... ftw!
I’m stealing that pic - thanks! ;-)
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