Thread: Why Obama will Win

democrats must be creaming themselves over these polls.

they keep getting better.

^^^The polls didn't show a great shift for Reagan till days before the election. Then it was massive. People decided they were comfortable with Reagan.

It is not why Obama will win now it seems to be why McCain will lose!
Palin in severe hot water over her reputed abuse of power!

^^True- last minute swings can happen.

But do you really think the average American gives a toss that Obama sat on a charity board with Bill Ayers? The average American wasn't born even then- the only people who care are aging Rednecks, the type of people who blame the protest movement for the loss of the VN war, and probably don't like Nigga's either. The same people desperately trying to shift blame to the Dem's for the current financial collapse- yep, 'Blame others' type people. We all know who they vote for, no matter what.

This is no way to win an election and it just highlights, to a thinking person, what a totally empty shell the modern day Republican party has become. You can thank the Bush administration for that, although I know you will blame Obama instead.

^ agreed but don't forget the invisible element of race.

Atta you are hoping for a last minute reprieve -- you must honestly concede the odds are long and he (mccain) has hurt himself badly. yes?

Democrat Barack Obama has soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain, taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the economy.

Obama now leads McCain nationally by 52 per cent to 41 per cent among registered voters compared to a Newsweek survey carried out a month ago, before the economic crisis began to bite, which had the two candidates tied at 46 per cent.

The magazine said 86 per cent of the 1,212 voters polled between Wednesday and Thursday said they are dissatisfied with how things were going in the United States, with only 10 per cent saying they were satisfied.

The economy was the biggest concern with 48 per cent, and asked which candidate would better handle a number of issues, Obama topped every category over McCain except national security and terrorism.

"For context on just how toxic these numbers could be for the Republican party, consider that in October 2006, weeks before the Democrats swept control of both houses of Congress, only 61 per cent of voters expressed dissatisfaction," Newsweek wrote.

President George W Bush also scored record lows with only 25 per cent of those polled saying they approved of the job he was doing.

That figure was "close to the historic low approval rating of 22 per cent the Gallup poll recorded for President Truman in 1952," Newsweek said, of a poll which has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

Full Article- Obama soars 11 points ahead of McCain - Breaking News - World - Breaking News

Not much comment required. The people who care about Bill Ayers, or Obamas ex-Pastor, or tieing ACORN to Obama, or who think he is a closet Moslem, can be found amongst the 25% who think that Bush is doing a good job. The other 75% are more concerned with such trivialities as the current economic and financial mess, and what McCain/Palin might actually propose when they have ceased palpitating about Professor Ayers.

I wonder if the GOP will get the message.

Democrat Barack Obama has soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain, taking a double digit lead...

President George W Bush also scored record lows with only 25 per cent of those polled saying they approved of the job he was doing...

George Bush has f*&ked up so badly, he has made it hard for a white man to get elected - Chris Rock

Here is Ed Rollins. I've been following Ed Rollins for years. He ran the Ronald Reagan campaign for President.

This is very brief. Only about 1:41 minutes.

Note what Rollins says about the Senate.

Here is another reason, why I think some people will look down on the McCain campaign. It's not McCain, but some of the people attending his rallies, shouting statements like "off with his head," and "traitor," and "he's and Arab." McCain actually had to try to reign them in. And then the crowd booed him. Nothing seem to be looking good for McCain:

This article is worth the browse:

McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama crowd

October 11, 2008
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writers 42 minutes ago

LAKEVILLE, Minn. - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."


A sense of grievance spilling into rage has gripped some GOP events this week as McCain supporters see his presidential campaign lag against Obama. Some in the audience are making it personal, against the Democrat. Shouts of "traitor," "terrorist," "treason," "liar," and even "off with his head" have rung from the crowd at McCain and Sarah Palin rallies, and gone unchallenged by them.

This, above, makes McCain and Palin look bad, IMO.

McCain changed his tone Friday when supporters at a town hall pressed him to be rougher on Obama. A voter said, "The people here in Minnesota want to see a real fight." Another said Obama would lead the U.S. into socialism. Another said he did not want his unborn child raised in a country led by Obama.


"If you want a fight, we will fight," McCain said. "But we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." When people booed, he cut them off.
"I don't mean that has to reduce your ferocity," he said. "I just mean to say you have to be respectful."


Presidential candidates are accustomed to raucous rallies this close to Election Day and welcome the enthusiasm. But they are also traditionally monitors of sorts from the stage. Part of their job is to leaven proceedings if tempers run ragged and to rein in an out-of-bounds comment from the crowd.


Not so much this week, at GOP rallies in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida and other states.


When a visibly angry McCain supporter in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday told the candidate "I'm really mad" because of "socialists taking over the country," McCain stoked the sentiment. "I think I got the message," he said. "The gentleman is right." He went on to talk about Democrats in control of Congress.
On Friday, McCain rejected the bait.


"I don't trust Obama," a woman said. "I have read about him. He's an Arab."
McCain shook his head in disagreement, and said:


"No, ma'am. He's a decent, family man, a citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with (him) on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about."


He had drawn boos with his comment: "I have to tell you, he is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."

Source: news.yahoo.com

As I have said before, McCain is an honorable guy and his push back against the attacks on Obama are an example. Problem though, with the ads I have seen coming out of the McCain campaign camp and the statements of Palin what does McCain expect he will be hearing at his rallies.

This was posted elsewhere on another thread. But it's worth putting here, IMO.

Ignorance is too kind of word. Rural white people who "work with their hands" and earn less than the median income.

^
yeah...sorry milky.

i opened a new thread when i maybe should have added it here.

I am not a fan of "formal education." But the people below are likely uneducated formally. More importantly, they haven't educated themselves - meaning, self-taught themselves.

If wants to learn about facts and check out stories and rumors for falsehood or exagerrations, they can do so.

These people, obviously haven't. White trash. From rural areas and small towns.

^was that Booners appearing there in the background?

I said BO was the man back on October 4th, 2008. Now that Zogby is commenting, I think this is a very good sign.

Obama opens 6-point lead over McCain

Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:03am EDT



Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 6-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.

Obama leads McCain by 49 percent to 43 percent among likely U.S. voters in the latest four-day tracking poll, his widest lead since the poll was started on Tuesday. It was up from a 4-point lead on Saturday. The poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.

Pollster John Zogby said Obama's lead was now statistically significant.

"As we watch each day, it is clear that he has gone from a 2-point lead to a 3-point lead on up to 6 points," Zogby said. "It is certainly trending his way."

With just over three weeks to go before the November 4 election, the poll showed Obama gaining traction among independent voters who now back him by a 21-point margin.

Among women, another crucial group, the Illinois senator held a solid 12-point lead, while the two candidates were tied among male voters at 45 percent apiece.

Obama has widened his lead as weeks of economic turmoil shook financial markets, causing stock markets to plunge and fueling voter concern over pocketbook issues.

Young voters aged 18 to 29 backed Obama by a 20-point margin, and he also held a double-digit lead among those who reported they had registered to vote in the past six months.

Link & Entire: Obama opens 6-point lead over McCain | Reuters

And back to the concept of....momentum.

October 10, 2008
A Buckley endorses Obama
Posted: 11:08 PM ET

From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Christopher Buckley, son of William F. Buckley, is backing Obama.



(CNN) — No, hell has not frozen over, but a Buckley is backing a Democrat for president.

Christopher Buckley, the son of the late conservative icon William F. Buckley, said Friday he's decided to back Barack Obama's White House bid, the first time in his life he will vote Democrat.

“It’s a good thing my dear old mum and pup [sic] are no longer alive. They’d cut off my allowance," Buckley, a columnist for the conservative National Review, wrote on the Web site The Daily Beast Friday.

Buckley, who praised McCain in a New York Times Op-Ed earlier this year and defended the Arizona senator's conservative credentials against wary talk-radio hosts, said McCain is no longer the “real” and “unconventional” man he once admired.

Entire & Link: CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - A Buckley endorses Obama « - Blogs from CNN.com

^While we are talking about momentum, I noted on my 'Martial Law' thread that Paddy Power have now slashed their odds on a postponed election from 40-1 to 20-1. Who put money on at the higher price?

Mo momentum. More mo'. I am starting to get giddy, but I know that I must keep my fingers crossed.

Obama up by 10 points among likely voters

Poll: McCain favorability ratings fall just 3 weeks before Election Day

By Anne E. Kornblut and Jon Cohen

ET Oct. 13, 2008

With just over three weeks until Election Day, the two presidential nominees appear to be on opposite trajectories, with Sen. Barack Obama gaining momentum and Sen. John McCain stalled or losing ground on a range of issues and personal traits, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Overall, Obama is leading 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, and for the first time in the general-election campaign, voters gave the Democrat a clear edge on tax policy and providing strong leadership.

Link & entire: Poll: Obama up by 10 points - Washington Post - MSNBC.com

Kill all rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the revolution home, kill your parents, that's where it's really at. - Bill Ayers

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EXCUSE ME MISS…..IS THAT AN ACORN ON YOUR SHIRT,
OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME?….

At some point, shouldn't Obama be called a serial liar?

^Speaking of Obama's neighborhood, did you know Ayers is for 'prison abolition'? That means all prisons should be torn down. All convicted criminals would wear an ankle bracelet and remain in society because it's healthier mentally and physically for them. Nevermind the rest of us. We must learn to cope with it in our faces. We must do our share to rehabilitate a criminal mind by having them live right in physical proximity. I don't like that idea. It's too naive. Bill Ayers doesn't live with criminals like he wants the rest of us to do. He lives two blocks from Barak Obama.