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Don't rule IA out yet I know a long time democratic party activist. He has told me a couple of interesting things in the past few weeks. Long time party faithful (older female voters) have told him they will not vote for Obama. (IA has a lot of old female widows that own farmland! 1/2 of some small towns are made of female widows)

He has been calling democrats for Obama and getting a lot of "undecided" answers from Democrats. Remember, these are calls from local people to local people. His take is the undecideds will be votes for McCain. They won't admit it to their own people.

My thoughts on McCain in IA.. He needs to stay away and send Palin. He ignored the caucuses and has been against Ethanol. Right or wrong, he isn't liked in IA because of those two issues... We are probably in trouble if it comes down to IA... Just my two cents...

I posted this two days ago, but it's still eye opening. Look closely at the recent and upcoming McCain/Palin appearances. These are not the moves of a campaign losing badly (or losing at all, for that matter).

Everyone, please take note. McCain/Palin are supposedly trailing badly, if you believe the media and a bunch of handwringing drama queens here on FR. So where are they campaigning this next week?

PA (8 Oct)
WI
WI
OH
WI
PA
IA
VA
VA

Blue font means the Dems won that state in 2004; red means the GOP won it. IA really should probably be a neutral color, since Bush won the White House without it and then with it (2004).

Any objective observer still thinking McCain's worried about getting blown out electorally? Worried about shoring up his base? :-D

Yes, VA in past years wouldn't be on this list (by the way, where's NC?) But if I had to guess, this will be their last visit to VA. If they do more later on, then it will likely mean VA really is at a dead heat or close to it.

By the way, where's supposedly vulnerable Nevada and Colorado? They weren't on yesterday's article about the campaign and RNC advertising expenditures, and they're not on this round of visits. I'm not saying they're no longer up for grabs, but they certainly don't seem to be a major focus right now.