Posted on 09/11/2008 2:49:40 PM PDT by sunmars
Dont expect to see Barack Obama spending much time in the Republican stronghold of Idaho this fall. The Democratic presidential nominee trails John McCain by a staggering 68% to 29% in the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Idaho voters.
McCain has the support of 96% of the states Republicans and 18% of Democrats. Obama is backed by 77% of Idaho Democrats and three percent (3%) of GOP voters. Unaffiliated voters give McCain the edge by a whopping 63% to 30%.
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Not to worry, Senator Obama..... your running mate Biden will really help you nail down Delaware’s 3 electoral votes!!
(obviously Alaska has the same # but just as obviously Governor Palin is proving to be an enormous boost to the ticket across many states, which cannot be said for Biden!)
The voter fraud in the cities will blow us out of the water.
The voter fraud in the cities will blow us out of the water.
I live near Seattle. I always enjoy heading east and being able to talk with normal folks. I’ll never forget doing a job in northern Idaho and driving up there listening to Al Gore give his concession speech on the radio. Reading the newspaper in the small-town cafe and reading the small-town paper later that week gave the county voting results. It was something like 6,000 for Bush and 37 for Gore!
If Obama gets one electoral vote from Kansas, he will get them all. He won't, though. You must be thinking of Nebraska where electoral votes are assigned by Congressional District but Obama isn't going to be getting any there, either.
I keep hearing how the south is the backbone of the Republican Party, but it is without fail the Western states that most strongly and consistently vote Republican.
When you look at the states with the widest margins of (R) victory, you can pretty much look to Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho.
There are actually a decent number of Republicans in King County. They’re just in hiding. The tree hugger, anti-war crowd is quite vocal in Seattle town, but it’s usually only 60-40 or 65-35.
This country would be better off if it was run by just the people in Idaho and Wyoming.
No shock there. I’m surprised they even invested the money to do a major poll there. Everyone and their mother knows that it will go red in a landslide. It went 69%-30 in 2004 and 69%-28% in 2000.
“Just visited Northern VA last week - I saw a lot of Obama bumper stickers. But on a positive note I also saw this one:”
There is no question that Obama is winning the bumper-sticker war in a landslide in NC. There also is no question that he will lose the state.
No surprise here.
I'd suggest you be careful not to say that in certain parts of the state...especially north of about Riggins or so. :)
okya....I am giving North Carolina, Alaska, Idaho, and North Dakota to McCain/Palin.....they have overwhelming percentages in favor of McCain.....25 electoral votes....
Washington is winnable....that's why I think McCain and Palin should campaign here....get 65% of the state, and 40 -45% of the Seattle area, and I think it can be done.....
I’m not so sure I’d be quick to assign PA to Obama.
Yippeee...GO BOISE STATE...(except when they play Nevada)
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