WI anecdote:
I was told Tuesday that the old hippies and rich progressives here in rural SW WI, which has gone Dem since Clinton (we are in that solid blue strip along the Mississippi River)are voting Nader, staying home or voting McCain. I was told by someone else that when the Wright video came out, the reaction of the hate Bush crowd was “He’s (zerO) screwed”. Both sources for this information are sane Dems who have daily contact with the loons.
If the East side of the River goes for Mac, then there is a chance he wins IA, too, on the West side. Eastern IA is more liberal than Western IA.
This reminds me of Reagan’s win over Carter. I was without media, except for radio, back then, there was no Internet for folks like us and at first, no one believed it.
I don’t believe that any hippy or “rich progressive” would vote for anyone but Obama.
Every time I go into the pubbie call center the place is filled with phone callers and everyone is jazzed.
My poll watching spot this year is a black church in New Kensington in a very rough area.
I know they will be thrilled to see me.
I heard Carl from Ohio talk about the "internal" numbers and I'd like to believe them but I'm working like we are 3 points behind.
If Carl's numbers turn out to be correct, after I get home from the polls next Tuesday, me and my buddy Johnny {Walker Black [see I'm not a real racist]} will celebrate for hours.
McCain and Palin have been spending an inodrinate amount of time in Iowa, especially Eastern Iowa the last few weeks for a state that is supposedly solid Obama... their internals must show a different story... 5 more days of hope!