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November 21, 2008
ARCHIVE: Ohio

It’s been lost in all the coverage of the presidential campaign, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s approval rating in California has plummeted again. In the most recent poll, taken in September, only 38 percent of Californians had a favorable opinion of the governor.
This puts Schwarzenegger’s unpopularity within range of the 35 percent approval rating he […]

Topics: McCain, Ohio, Campaign 2008, California |

I’m posting this ad as a public service, since I think it’s only going to run in “selected states,” which means toss-ups, which means Florida, Ohio, etc.
The only thing I don’t like about the ad is the third quote, in which McCain said, “I might have to rely on a vice president that I select,” […]

Topics: McCain, Obama, Ohio, Florida, Campaign 2008, Politics |

Ohioans on their way to a Sarah Palin rally were only too happy to express their views of Barack Obama to a reporter from Al Jazeera. Transcription via Gedblog:
“I’m afraid if he wins, the blacks will take over. He’s not a Christian! This is a Christian nation! What is our country gonna end up like?”
“When […]

Topics: GOP Hypocrisy, Obama, Ohio, Campaign 2008, Jesusland |

A weekly survey of Ohio voters by Rasmussen Reports shows Obama taking his first small lead in that state.
42% of Ohioans would not be at all comfortable with Palin as vice president
The latest Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephone poll in the state finds Obama leading 49% to 47%.
This is the first poll where Obama has been […]

Topics: McCain, Obama, Ohio, Poll, Campaign 2008, Politics |

Pawlenty, Romney Said to Be Out
Update 7:39 PDT: NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell has confirmed that McCain has picked Palin.
No less a source than Fox News says this morning that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is en route to Ohio this morning, and is likely to be John McCain choice to be his running mate.
Fox also reports […]

Topics: McCain, Ohio, Republicans, Campaign 2008 |

Republicans, lacking any other strategy, are determined to recycle the one that might have won them the election in 2004.* Sen. Joe Lieberman led the charge on ABC’s This Week, calling Sen. Barack Obama a flip-flopper so many times I wanted to slap him on the back to make his needle jump forward.
Lieberman listed every […]

Topics: Ohio, Obama, Republicans, Vote Theft, Campaign 2008, Politics |

There is good news for the campaign of Barack Obama in polls from states that are traditionally keys to winning the general election. However, it is too soon to tell if the upticks are indicators of a trend toward Obama or simply “bumps” resulting from his finally clinching the Democratic nomination from Hillary Clinton.
Quinnipiac Polls […]

Topics: Obama, McCain, Ohio, Florida, Campaign 2008 |

The presidential race now is all about winning 270 votes in the Electoral College this November, and, as in 2000 and 2004, the battleground for that contest will likely come down to either Ohio or Florida. A recent poll of Ohio voters reveals general unhappiness with the status quo, which could help the campaign of […]

Topics: Obama, McCain, Ohio, Campaign 2008 |

In the absence of a “macaca moment” from John McCain — a game-changer that fatally wounds his campaign — the most likely assumption is that the 2008 campaign will play out in the Electoral College this November along very similar lines with the results in 2004: McCain will win the red states won by Bush, […]

Topics: Ohio, Racism, Campaign 2008 |

Clinton campaign manager and board member of Women’s Voices, Maggie Williams
A whole bunch of African-American registered voters in North Carolina recently received a strange automated phone call. Suddenly they were registered and confused, which investigators think was most likely the purpose of the calls.
“Hello. This is Lamont Williams. In the next few days, you will […]

Topics: Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Racism, Florida, Campaign 2008, Vote Theft, Democrats, Politics |
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