manity: Reports are McCain up 2% in Indiana

10.28.08

[InvisibleChurch]

My wife heard on the way home from work today that John McCain is leading O,Bama by 2% in early voting in Indiana. The report probably came from WRTV6,a she usually listens to that on the way home.

[John W]

1964. LBJ.

[bert]

......What did I do now?.....

Sorry, I thought it was Hu manity

[ruschpa]

Where do you come up with 18-20%? Maybe in 2004, but not this year. Far closer. Last I saw, O was ahead.

[lone star annie]

Indiana will go GOP. Tell that to Karl Rove. Indiana people do not like the way the libs trashed Dan Quayle. They do need to get rid of “pretty boy” Bayh.

[1035rep]

The fact that it could be close isn’t a great sign.

Not really, it was expected.  Indiana is a big ethanol state, number 5 in the nation, and McCain opposes ethanol subsidies. He will win the state but not by the margin President Bush did.

We only need to win by 1 to take the EV's.  It's a winner take all state.

[Gasshog]

he will get some votes in Gary no doubt.

Rat party is pissing away millions on ads, good boost for the ecomony.

[DemonDeac]

“Do they actually tabulate early votes at this time? I thought they waited until election day to do all the counting.”

As I understand it some states will release figures based on party. They will not release it based on vote.

[trumandogz]

I would venture to guess that if McCain cannot win Indiana by more than 2 points that he cannot win the election. IN has almost always been a solid Gop state and if it is close there it will be an ominous sign nationwide.

[mysterio]

Electoral-vote.com has Indiana weakly dem. McCain led at the beginning of October. Since then, depending on the poll, McCain was up by a few or Obama was up 2 to 5 points. I've been watching this daily.

[Gasshog]

Alas, those were Republicans going in to vote against the Evil Hildabeast

ya think so?
***(whistling)***

[1035rep]

Hogwash, it’s an ethanol state.

[Misschuck]

Yes Indiana will go GOP. We are fortunate to have Mitch, he is a straight shooter. We need someone really good to up against Bayh. He got in because Dan Coates retired.

[mlocher]

Sorry, I thought it was Hu manity

LOL!!! -- You really got me on that one!!! Have a great day!

[mysterio]

I would venture to guess that if McCain cannot win Indiana by more than 2 points that he cannot win the election.

3 points is my bellwether. Bush took Indiana 60 to 39. If the spread is over 3 McCain on election night, it's still an open race. If not, it isn't. Indiana closes polls early, so you'll have those results before the indigestion from dinner sets in.

I plan to be in my cups by that point. I'll be hanging here with you all watching the action, most likely.

[RoseofTexas]

Manity? Is that like HUGH and STUNED, or BEEBER, how about SERIES? LOL!

[Larry Lucido]

Huge manitee or a medium manitee?

[Gasshog]

IN has almost always been a solid Gop state and if it is close there it will be an ominous sign nationwide.

‘boutime us Hoosiers got some nationwide politcal recogiznation

[muawiyah]

There were others going in at the request of Rush to vote for the Evil Hildabeast.

The Dems were simply overwhelmed by all of that sudden support.

Something similar happened here in Virginia and the Dems still think all the primary voters were "their people".

(still whistling ~ we don't know nothin').

[Norman Bates]

Early voting usually favors Democrats. That we are up at all in early voting shows we will probably win by a good margin.

[Norman Bates]

First, early voting almost always favors the Democrats. Second, Illinois is right across the border and the Chicago media market extends into IN.