Drawing Even

Comment: Considering Republican Presidents have appointed 7 of the current 9 Supreme Court Justices, 5 of the last 7 Presidents have been Republicans, and until 2 years ago, controlled both houses of congress, I understand why many voters feel the Republican Party represents their interests. With all the prosperity the Republicans have brought to Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, or the entire country for that matter, I don't blame them for sticking with what they see as the party that represents their values. Personally, I drive a German Car and made just under 100K last year. Even though my heart is with the Democrats, I do better under the Republicans (liberal east coast "elitist" with a Masters Degree). I'm sure this time the Republicans will deliver economic good times to those who are less fortunate financially.

Sarah Palin represents me as an American. I am enthusiastic about this election ONLY because of Sarah Palin. The day she was selected was the day I donated to the campaign and volunteered.

I look forward to Sarah Palin elected to office in Nov. 08.

The Obama campaign is said to be deeply divided over the role that Michelle Obama should play over the next few weeks. Some are urging a more visible role for Michelle and would like to see Mrs. Obama take some swings at Palin. One strategy is to have Michelle point out Palin's lack of education by saying: "Palin probably has never even heard of the Ivy League. She probably thinks that Cornell is some kind of wart. Palin probably does not even know what is a liberal arts college. She probably thinks that it is where liberals send their kids to study painting."

Public Safety Commissioner dismissal

Main article: Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal

On July 11, 2008, Sarah Palin dismissed Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan, citing performance-related issues, such as not being a team player on budgeting issues. Monegan alleged that his dismissal was retaliation for his failure to fire Palin???s former brother-in-law, Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten, who was involved in a child custody battle with Palin???s sister. Governor Palin stated on July 17 that no pressure had been applied upon Monegan to fire Wooten.

In July, Palin's ethics advisor urged her to apologize for "overreaching or perceived overreaching" to get Wooten fired. Palin publicly acknowledged in August that "pressure could have been perceived to exist, although I have only now become aware of it." She also apologized to Alaskans for the distraction.

On August 1, the Alaska Legislature hired an independent investigator to review the situation.

The investigation is scheduled to be completed in October 2008. On August 13, after an internal investigation, Palin acknowledged that her staff had contacted Monegan or his staff about two dozen times regarding Wooten. Palin placed the Alaska Director of Boards and Commissions on paid leave as a result of one tape-recorded call. She stated that she had only known about some of the contacts, that many of those contacts were appropriate, and restated she had not fired Monegan because of Wooten, who is still employed as a state trooper.

On September 1, Palin's lawyer asked the state Legislature to drop its investigation, saying that by state law, the governor-appointed state Personnel Board had jurisdiction over ethics issues. Palin also asked that the Board review the matter as an ethics complaint.

Palin's choice to replace Monegan, Charles M. Kopp, chief of the Kenai police department, was named to the position on July 11, 2008. He resigned on July 25 after it was revealed that he had received a letter of reprimand for sexual harassment in his previous position.

On September 12th, Associated Press reported that the bipartisan Alaska's State Senate committee investigating abuse of power investigation against Sarah Palin decided to subpoena Todd Palin, her husband.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/presidential.polls/index.html?section=cnn_latest
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Karl Rove's Map shows the same exact numbers and he ays, it Heavily favors Obama !!
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CNN) -- Sen. John McCain has inched ahead of Sen. Barack Obama in national polls, but the Democratic candidate holds a steady lead in the most Recent Electoral College Estimates.


In national surveys, McCain leads by 2 points, 47 percent to 45 percent, according to CNN's poll of polls released Monday night.

In the Electoral College standings, the most recent survey shows [2430 Electoral Votes] either safely in Obama's column or leaning his way.

At this point, McCain can claim only [189].

Many of the state polls used to determine the Electoral College standings, however, were conducted before the conventions.

On Saturday, Obama was up by 3 in the poll of polls. That lead shrank to just 1 point Sunday before disappearing Monday.

In the most recent survey, 8 percent of respondents said they were still unsure about who they were going to vote for.

The poll of polls is an average of five surveys: CNN (September 5-7), ABC/Washington Post (September 5-7), CBS (September 5-7), Gallup (September 5-7) and Diageo/Hotline (September 5-7). The poll of polls does not have a sampling error.

The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Monday shows McCain and Obama tied at 48 percent.

The poll, which was conducted Friday through Sunday, carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. It was based on 1,022 telephone interviews.
Republicans are hoping that if McCain can close the popular vote gap, he can also make gains in the electoral gap.

The Electoral College will ultimately decide who takes over the White House.

Although polls across the country are open on one day, the election is not a national poll but a series of [51 State-Level Elections] that Decide the members of the Electoral College.

Technically, [Voters aren't Choosing a Candidate but a Slate Of Electors] who have pledged to vote for that candidate when

NOTE: With 538 electors up for grabs, the candidate with more than half -- 270 -- wins the presidency. The number of electors from each state equals the number of senators and representatives the state sends to Congress

After 8 years of Bush and all of his failed policies and Barry is dead even.....Maybe you Dems picked the wrong guy??? LOL!!!!

This is certainly good news! McCain is like the tortoise slow and steady while Obama is like the hare off to a good start. Of course it could just be a blip and we will go back to an Obama lead. My guess is that this is as good as it gets for McCain in the polls but he shouldn't worry because it has been my suspicion all along that the polls do reflect a bradly effect (people lying to pollsters based on race).

I bet the bradley effect is at least three pecentage points which means that Obama's consistent lead in the past has been closer to a tie than the polls would indicate. Now that it is a dead heat in polling, the bradley effect puts McCain in the lead 49 -43 using the 3 point swing. I've always been suspicious of the notion that a black man with the most liberal voting record in the Senate would waltz into the White House.

America has changed in terms of race for the better (less prejudiced) but it has not undergone a sea change. It would take a sea change to put a black man into the White House. People have the perception that this is possible due to the liberal media. But liberal media cheering for Obama can't get him into the White House. America may have changed on race more than I perceive it to have done so, in which case Obama may squeak in but he will never waltz into the White House, not with less than 40% of the white electorate.

Either way this election will be historic. For the first time a ticket with a woman on it (albeit a conservative one) will possibly win in November. The last time a woman was on the ticket (a liberal one), it went down in flames (less than 42% of the popular vote)!

Biden as VP? that's what you call bad judgement. It took Obama 2 months to come up with a loser. Can you imagine Obama running this country during a military crisis or deciding whether to go to war or no? Prepared to be president? I doubt it.

According to radio commentator Mario (Cantinflas) Moreno, Biden has been told by Obama that unless he starts delivering some body blows to McCain he will be asked to step aside in favor of Hillary Clinton. Stay tuned.

Hey Goober...you are really showing your ignorance this A.M. Your post....................

NOTE: OBAMA IS CLOSEST TO THE [270 ELECTORAL VOTES] HE ALREADY HAS [248 ELECTORAL VOTES] ALL HE HAS TO DO IS GET THERE [1ST] OR BEFORE MCCAIN AND HE WINS !!!!

MCCAIN HAS [188 ELECTORAL VOTES]

GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR A!!!

Goober....They BOTH have...0...none...nada....electoral votes. These are awarded by votes per state, on Nov.4/ELECTION DAY. It is not polling numbers., that actually count. You really are from the Gaza aren't you?

NOBAMA!!!

You want an issue...you need to look at that NY Post article I posted below....looks
like Obama is violating the Logan Act...if he isn't careful he'll be chareged with
a felony.
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Hehehehehe. That shows how intellectually low you are! Notice the link is to an OPINION
page, not a news release. And after reading it, it is a crappy cosnervative spreading
the trash ... trying to scatter the trash all over the world. Also keep in mind that
the NY Post is a conservative paper which endorsed McCain after the alin pick. Nonetheless,
the question about Obama's Iraq trip is not a news release, but an opinion posted
udner the NY Post to tease the brains of gullible voters.

"Bridge(s) to Nowhere"

Over 1000 People Protested this Woman in Alaska !!!

See also: Gravina Island Bridge and Knik Arm Bridge (Don Young's Way)
Two Alaskan bridge construction proposals supported by Palin in her 2006 gubernatorial race have been derided as a symbol of pork barrel spending: a proposed bridge connecting Ketchikan to Gravina Island (population 50) where its airport lies, and a proposed bridge ("Don Young's Way", named after Alaska's Congressman) crossing Knik Arm to provide an alternate route from Anchorage to Wasilla. The nickname "Bridge(s) to Nowhere" has been used for the Gravina Island Bridge alone or, more rarely, both bridges.


In 2005, Congress earmarked $442 million to build the two bridges but later reversed itself under strong criticism and gave the transportation money to Alaska with no strings attached.[94] In 2006, Palin ran for governor on a "build-the-bridge" platform,

attacking "spinmeisters" for insulting local residents by calling them "nowhere" and urging speed "while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist."[97] About two years after the introduction of the bridge proposals, a month after the bridge received sharp criticism from John McCain,[98] and nine months into Palin's term as governor, Palin canceled the Gravina Bridge, blaming Congress for not providing enough funding. Alaska will not return any of the $442 million to the federal government and is spending a portion of the funding, $25 million, on a Gravina Island road to the place where the bridge would have gone, expressly so that none of the money will have to be returned. Palin continues to support funding Don Young's Way, estimated as more than twice as expensive as the Gravina Bridge would have been.

In her nomination acceptance speech and on the campaign trail, Palin has often said: "I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' for that Bridge to Nowhere." Although Palin was originally a main proponent of the bridge, McCain-Palin television advertisements claim Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere". These claims have been widely questioned or described as misleading in several newspapers across the political spectrum. Newsweek, commenting on Palin's "astonishing pivot," remarked: "Now she talks as if she always opposed the funding."