Posted on 10/31/2008 12:17:32 PM PDT by Chet 99
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro and Mark Murray Despite public polling to the contrary, the McCain campaign claims to be "dead even" in Iowa.
"He has similar polling," Campaign Manager Rick Davis said of Obama during a conference call with reporters. "He's headed back there."
Obama held an event today in Des Moines and will take his daughters trick-or-treating in the Hawkeye State tonight. Iowa borders Obama's home state of Illinois, and Obama skipped an event in the state when he left the trail to visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii.
A Mason-Dixon poll, conducted Oct. 22-23, showed Obama up 51%-40% in Iowa. A Marist College poll, conducted in the same period, showed Obama up 52%-42%. Research 2000, conducted Oct. 19-22, showed Obama up 54%-39%. There have been no reliable polls in the past week.
Davis and political director Mike Duhaime (formerly Giuliani's campaign manager) urged reporters to not underestimate their ground game. They cited the millions of dollars the Republican National Committee has poured in. Davis called it "historic" and said it has "exceeded any campaign ever." Davis said the RNC-McCain campaign have spent about $325 million. Duhaime said the RNC has 1.1 million volunteers.
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Yes
He’s a liberal, I don’t watch him anymore.
Yes and no. Primaries are a world apart from the general. One may be reminded of Eddie Murphy's hysterical bit on Jesse Jackson's presidential run ("He f***ing won?"). Not comparing because of the race issue, but because of the differences in considerations in November vs. January.
Iowa's unique position as an early vote (and a caucus no less) render those results suspect to begin with. As a son of Indiana, I have always found the idea of Iowa supporting an ultra-liberal questionable, if not preposterous.
Never thought about that! How about this!
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/10/its-obama-halloween.html
Fox did the same in the last election. Fox was shamed by the forehead on MSNBC. The polls are a joke. I wish they would be ignored.
And that clown was there for the birthing? Obama needs to release his birth certificate. That would settle things. Shepard Smith is intollerable.
Your job is to take the FreeRepublic Challenge and convert two of those Obama supporters into McCain voters! Then get them to take the FreeRepublic Challenge!
If you have double digit leads usually you stop spending time and money in that state. Why did Obama go back there. Don’t believe the polls, get out and vote.
Why is it so close?
Nah, they’ll just complain that she’s overspending on her wardrobe again. Would look good on the weak spined anointed 0ne though...
No, no, no, Obama just wants to extend his lead. That's a given.
This is darned interesting. How many electoral votes is he struggling for in Iowa? I thought he already had a lock on ten or fifteen thousand electoral votes of the 270 he needs.
25% leads in very liberal states like NY or CA do not help Zero in other states.
Liberals wasting their time. McCain will win west Texas by at least 60%.
For the Dutch Reformed people in IA, that's Reformation Day to you. I am not one of them.
I am among those 1.1 million volunteers. I don’t know if we can realistically get close in Oregon this time. Helping keep Gordon Smith is worth every single minute I’ve sacrificed. Please consider sacrificing your weekend for GOTV efforts tomorrow and Sunday.
"Daddy, at the next house can you shut up and let us get some candy? We've been skunked all night with people slamming the door in our face when you start in on redistribution of wealth"
If he's going to IA to fight for 7 EV, Obama obviously needs every state he can get. It's at least a dead heat nationally.
The RCP average for IA is +11 Obama. MI, MN and WI are in the same range. Maybe even in IA = even in these states as well.
Bottom line, public polls are garbage.
I agree. I've already voted here in Iowa and Sarah Palin is the reason I was able to do it with pride and enthusiasm. Anyone who says Palin is a drag on the ticket isn't looking around and seeing the crowds or reading the Hillary/PUMA sites.
Go Sarah! Good thing you're a strong woman because you'll need all your strength to drag John over to the right.
You mean, “NOT GIVING UP” We still got a weekend to go!!
Bring on Iowa!!!! Hubba Hubba!!
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