Posted on 10/28/2008 1:39:56 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Your humble correspondent had figured the polls would start to narrow in the final week of the campaign but this stunning new Gallup poll shows the lead in the Presidential race narrowing much more rapidly than he had assumed. The latest Gallup poll of traditional likely voters shows the race has narrowed down to 49 percent for Barack Obama and 47 percent for John McCain. Here is Gallup's explanation of this poll:
Gallup's "traditional" likely voter model, which Gallup has employed for past elections, factors in prior voting behavior as well as current voting intention. This has generally shown a closer contest, reflecting the fact that Republicans have typically been more likely to vote than Democrats in previous elections.
Meanwhile, over at the Daily Kos, some have nervously pooh-poohed this poll but others are starting to hit the panic button. Here is a sampling of Kossacks sweating buckets with some commentary by your humble correspondent:
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“You need to get out more if you think the yutes won’t show more for O than they did for Kerry.”
Yutes put Bubba in. Jimmuh too. Pray for rain on election day!
In a vagrant moment about a month or so ago, I happened to land on MSNBC (something I thought I had blocked on my TV) and I caught an analysis from their chief political twit (Chuck Todd or something like that.)
I recall that Chuckie said that in order to win B.O. would have to go into the finals with a 5 point lead - due to various effects, e.g. the Bradley effect, the B.O. effect, the Common Sense effect, and a few other effects.
I voted early today and on the cars parked nearby I saw only McCain-Palin signs. I do live in a “red” area, but I take this as positive. I’ve still got some hope that Sarah Palin will be elected Vice President (and, oh yes, her running mate will win too.)
Interestingly enough, the Republicans are exhibiting the same “shriek...sigh...shriek...sigh” litany while they watch the DJIndustrials.
My son is 19yo. This is his first time voting in a Presidential Election.
He was homeschooled. Very conservative young man. He has quite a few friends who will also be voting for McPalin.
Not all the young vote will go for the Rat.
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it ah out of sight.
Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
So theres nevah, nevah a trace of red.
Now on the sidewalk uuh, huh whoo sunny mornin uuh, huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life eeek!
And someones sneakin’ round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
A-there’s a tugboat huh, huh, huh down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bags just a’droopin’ on down
Oh, that cement is just, it’s there for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten old Mackys back in town.
Now, d’ja hear bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Now Jenny Diver ho, ho yeah Sukey Tawdry
Ooh Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town.
Aah I said Jenny Diver whoa Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town
Look out
old Macky is back!!
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it ah out of sight.
Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
So theres nevah, nevah a trace of red.
Now on the sidewalk uuh, huh whoo sunny mornin uuh, huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life eeek!
And someones sneakin’ round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
A-there’s a tugboat huh, huh, huh down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bags just a’droopin’ on down
Oh, that cement is just, it’s there for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten old Mackys back in town.
Now, d’ja hear bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Now Jenny Diver ho, ho yeah Sukey Tawdry
Ooh Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town.
Aah I said Jenny Diver whoa Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town
Look out old Macky is back!!
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it ah out of sight.
Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
So theres nevah, nevah a trace of red.
Now on the sidewalk uuh, huh whoo sunny mornin uuh, huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life eeek!
And someones sneakin’ round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
A-there’s a tugboat huh, huh, huh down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bags just a’droopin’ on down
Oh, that cement is just, it’s there for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten old Mackys back in town.
Now, d’ja hear bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Now Jenny Diver ho, ho yeah Sukey Tawdry
Ooh Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town.
Aah I said Jenny Diver whoa Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town
Look out old Macky is back!!
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it ah out of sight.
Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
So theres nevah, nevah a trace of red.
Now on the sidewalk uuh, huh whoo sunny mornin uuh, huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life eeek!
And someones sneakin’ round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
A-there’s a tugboat huh, huh, huh down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bags just a’droopin’ on down
Oh, that cement is just, it’s there for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten old Mackys back in town.
Now, d’ja hear bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Now Jenny Diver ho, ho yeah Sukey Tawdry
Ooh Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town.
Aah I said Jenny Diver whoa Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town
Look out old Macky is back!!
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it ah out of sight.
Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
So theres nevah, nevah a trace of red.
Now on the sidewalk uuh, huh whoo sunny mornin uuh, huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life eeek!
And someones sneakin’ round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
A-there’s a tugboat huh, huh, huh down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bags just a’droopin’ on down
Oh, that cement is just, it’s there for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten old Mackys back in town.
Now, d’ja hear bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Now Jenny Diver ho, ho yeah Sukey Tawdry
Ooh Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town.
Aah I said Jenny Diver whoa Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackys back in town
Look out old Macky is back!!
They were locked down election day 04.
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Actually, DU was open for quite awhile in the evening during election result night in ‘04. It only shut down about 1 to 2 hours after Ohio was called for Bush and they knew the election was lost.
It was quite entertaining watching them cry in their cheerios.
So sad when they locked down. I’m praying this year is a repeat. Good times! LOL!
You’d be surprised, none for me thanks, but there is a strong Libertarian Wing of Conservatism that has been neglected due to the Wars.
I know about 4 dozen homeschooler families, You can trust them implicitly, they know right from wrong, and can reason years beyond their public school educated nimrod counterparts.They are all conservative, independent thinkers and would never fall for The Great Rock and Roll Swindle that Obama’s puttin out.
A POSITIVE attack ad, paid for by the National Republican Trust:
Barack Obama followed a preacher of hate and said nothing as Wright raged against our country
For 20 years, Obama never complained, until he ran for president,
I don’t think Ativan is going to cut it with that crowd.
More like a stack of Thorazine, Lithium, Effexor and Ketamine.
Signed,
Petronski (using cyborg’s computer)
Good one!
Hey what is Kos?? I could use a good laugh.
LOL!!!
Who knew Ralph had a laptop!
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