That simply is not true. If internal polls were like that you’d see McCain outside of red states + PA to put pressure on Obama. And they wouldn’t be sending Palin to Indiana to try to secure things, if McCain is up in all those states then he’s up double digits in Indiana.
All you need to know about internal polls is to watch where the candidates are appearing. That will tell you what those polls are really saying. The caller was yanking everyone’s chain.
That's exactly correct. Some stoopid ASU poll came out yesterday and showed OBamBam tied with McCain here in Arizona, and the local Dem dyke guv was prolly swinging from the 9th floor chandelier with glee, since she endorsed ONoBam and is angling for a cabinet post.
However, when JD Hayworth (now back to talk show broadcasting) came on in the afternoon, he pointed out two things. One, the poll methodology was flawed, in that it was done on the weekend (a no no), and two: If it was truly tied here, both candidates would be coming here -- McCain to save his home state, and OBozo to embarrass McCain by stealing his home state. And after all, 10 electoral votes ain't nothin'
Neither candidates or the VP candidates has set foot in Arizona, so that tells you that internal polling is showing both campaigns that AZ is securely in the McCain column.
So where is Mac appearing on Monday? We know that Sarah and Barry will be in Iowa.
You don't know why Palin is going to Ind.
Why is Obama going to PA if he has it sown up.
In fact, why is he going anywhere, based on the polls, he has all the EV's he needs.
Right on. And where they are spending their ad money. Obama is flooding the Cincy market. McCain not so much.
Now Palin is going to IOWA!!
Obama has flooded Indiana with ads. McCain has done very little in this state. The RNC started running ads on his behalf a couple weeks ago. He has run a crappy campaign. He ignored many states and allowed them to become battleground states.
I don’t believe Carl’s internal polling either.
But remember, McCain doesn’t have to flip any blue states to win. And with the financial disadvantage that McCain has, I could see him making a decision to run his campaign focused in the close red states that he must win...and spend time and capital in a few states that he has a fair chance of winning. (PA, Iowa, maybe NH)
a cogent observation amongst some sandheads
it’s winnable but we have to turn out
I’m not sure that is a good strategy. He doesn’t need any or many blue states to win and if PA is close, pouring it into PA when internals suggest he’s solid in the reds is all he needs to do.
When I see his events, he seems happy and energized, like he has the ‘mo. BO on the other hand looks fervent.
How true. If the internal polling is really showing that - they would be in PA or MI.