Posted on 07/19/2008 7:38:19 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
The Presidential race in Arkansas has remained relatively steady over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Natural State finds John McCain leading Barack Obama 47% to 37%. When “leaners” are included, the GOP is ahead 52% to 39%.
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But will McCain’s people come out and vote? We know Obama’s will.
It’s official- there is no compelling reason for Mike Huckabee to be on the Republican ticket.
I like the way you think!
Arkansas, and the rest of the South has to be a no-brainer for McCain. If any of the southern states are competitive, McCain has no shot. He can’t afford to spend resources locking up Georgia, S. Carolina, and Mississippi. He will have to fight hard for Virginia.
Bill and Hill send you their love, Arkansas.
No, Romney’s more likely to be VP. Go, Juan!
I somehow don’t buy it. He’s probably up by 100. /wishful thinking.
Well, it’s a safe bet that there aren’t a whole lot of limousine liberals in Arkansas.
Obama will do best among blacks and bleeding heart liberals.
McCain is actually blowing Obama away by more than Bush-Kerry here.
Less than irrelevant.
Intrade puts the NATIONAL PROBABILITIES at Hussein 65, McCain 30.
His real record, based on votes taken, political associations, and long standing positions, shows that Barack Obama is a serious threat to Second Amendment liberties.
Obama beating Hillary might be a factor.
Absolutely no argument there. But, the real issue is what’s very likely to happen and therefore where folks should concentrate their efforts: salvaging Senate and Congressional seats.
Their is no precedent for large numbers of college students coming out to back their democratic nominee. I’ll be really surprised if even half of all these new college students that were put on the voting lists last semester actually show up this fall to vote. College kids don’t like to do anything that doesn’t give them something in return. Like a free meal, free gas, free beer. Majority of them aren’t going to want to waste an hour or more going to the booth just so they can say they voted for big ears!! Just my take.
There's no compelling reason for ANY of the also-rans to be on the ticket. Huck carried mostly safe Republican states in the deep south and Romney carried mostly safe Republican rural western states with high Mormon populations (and got a whooping 39% of the vote in Michigan -- a state that McCain would have won just like in 2000 if Romney hadn't been in the race). And Fred Thompson/Rudy Giulaini were completely underwhemingly during the primary season.
McCain needs to look outside the pool of also-ran Presidential contendors and find someone who can win swing states and has strengths in areas he lacks.
“He will have to fight hard for Virginia.”
McCain has a +12 favorable rating and a +23 overall favorable-unfavorable rating. I don’t see him losing VA with those numbers.
You talkin about all the dead people that will come out and vote for him? Most looking like they just came over from Mexico?
I don’t think so. McCain has always outpolled Obama here, but rarely outpolled Hillary.
But will McCain’s people come out and vote?”
Yes, they will - I think we’ll be surprised. So MANY people are really frightened about the prospect of BHO being president - the dominant MSM who are so in the tank for him are very out of touch with much of America, so we just don’t get to hear about it. It’s a shame that all the many trips overseas JSM’s taken as well as his many, brilliant town halls across the country don’t get coverage (except on cspan), but these things are making an impression on all the people he sees and talks with during these sojourns, as well as all the people THEY talk to - never underestimate the old, reliable word of mouth.
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