Posted on 08/02/2008 11:03:24 AM PDT by neverdem
Out in South California we call it the Bradley Effect. Talk about voting for a black man at the parties and to the pollsters but pull the lever for the other guy in the booth.
There are lots of really good reasons to not vote Obama. Race should not be a factor—ideas and political stands are what I vote for. Where does Obama Stand? Who Knows?
This is how it is shaping up:
McCain wins all the Bush states from 2004:
-minus one of the following:
Colorado, Iowa, or Virginia
-plus 4 of the following:
PA, MI, WI, MN, ME, NH, NJ, CT, MA
I like Michael Barone.
Do you honestly think McCain has a chance in PA?
Not to the Americans who died on European soil.
Yes. Here’s why:
In 2004, it was damn close. Obama will do slightly better than Kerry in the cities.
However, McCain will do a LOT better than Bush did in the rural areas and suburbs.
Enough to tip it to McCain.
I’m hoping it will be a rout one way or the other, so I don’t actually have to vote for McCain.
If it’s close, I’ll hold my nose.
But I’d rather not have to.
If McCain would make Gingrich VP, or at least an aid, and set him on organizing another 10 point plan, for energy and manufacturing, and worked on the Senate and House election campaigns in tandem...
And his advance team already made one whopping gaffe in Berlin. Dissuaded from having him speak in front of the Brandenburg Gate, Obama’s staff picked a nearby alternate site: the Victory Column. Oops: The victories that commemorates are Prussia’s successful invasions of Denmark, Austria and France. It’s no symbol of European unity - and the French and Brits were already miffed that Obama gave precedence to the Germans on this trip.
Worse, the monument was a favorite of Hitler’s - incorporated into his plans to rebuild Berlin according to the vision of Nazi architect Albert Speer. Hitler ordered the column moved to its present location.
McCain winning is not good news, but it could be a whole lot worse considering the options.
Exactamundo.
agreed
I hear what you’re saying and agree. It just gets old hearing people constantly slamming down on Germans and here it is, 2008.
Airborne...All the Way...means we cannot HOPE, we must Act...to have this loathsome communist in the White House along with the sleepovers and his Hate filled dims...we must ...Stand in the Door! Vote like your life depends on the Parachute!!! McCain will give us a freer America
5TH SF
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