Posted on 10/26/2008 2:28:56 PM PDT by Wegotsarah.com
US Republican presidential nominee John McCain says he can guarantee a win in next week's election, but says the result will be very close.
Senator McCain, who has been trailing Democratic rival Barack Obama by more than 10 points in some national and state polls, said his campaign was "doing fine" with the polls nine days away.
"Those polls have consistently shown me much farther behind then we actually are," he said. "We're doing fine.
"We've closed in the last week and if we continue this close in the next week you're going to be up very late on election night.
"I guarantee you that two weeks from now you'll see that this has been a very close race and I guarantee you I'm going to win it."
"We are very competitive in those areas [key states] and we're going to have to just get out our vote and work very hard over the next nine days."
Later Senator McCain addressed a rally at the University of North Iowa on a swing through the midwestern state where Senator Obama enjoys a near 12-point lead according to an average on realclearpolitics.com.
As he is expected to do throughout the remainder of the campaign, Senator McCain relentlessly rammed home his contention that Senator Obama is a closet socialist hellbent on raising taxes on ordinary Americans.
The 72-year-old former Navy pilot also struck a defiant stance as he told supporters he relished the election fight.
"I'm not afraid of the fight - I'm ready for it," he stated.
He also repeated his claim - angrily denied by the Obama camp - that the Democratic nominee had already begun drafting his inauguration speech.
"What America needs now is someone who'll finish the race before starting the victory lap....'
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That’s what I’m talkin about!
I so, so hope McCain knows what he’s talking about. Freepers want him to win even more than he does.
Right now, over at DUmmyland, they’re going, “Diebold! Diebold!”
McCain will win. Obama will cheat.
what was that river where they keep finding Nixon ballot boxes to this day?
He needs to convince voters that a Obama/Reid/Pelosi combination is horrible for America.
Face it, we are not going to win back Congress. However, a trifecta of power is scary.....
Also, hot on Socialism. Is Obama a Marxist???
A river in Chicago. McCain will win. Americans will make sure of it!
Most of those inhabitants think Halliburton makes the voting machines.
Brandon Graham of Michigan guaranteed a win against MSU. How did that turn out (although Brandon has a superb game by sacking lil bro 3 times)?
I just report, you decide. _:)
And we can say: ACORN, ACORN, ACORN!!!!!!
Over at DU, they’re still chanting “IRAN CONTRA”, and don’t even know what it is. - Not so long ago, they were ready to coronate John Edwards.
Right now, over at DUmmyland, they’re going, “Diebold! Diebold!”
Just because I need to laugh a little... feel free to cut and paste a few excerpts if that’s allowed on Free Republic.
I am cautiously optimistic.
Senator McCain needs to repeat this every chance he gets. It helps his base believe.
Let Barry go ahead and plan the victory parade. It makes him look a little too cocky.
I hope so too. I also hope this puts to rest the VERY FOOLISH idea from some here that McCain will win in a landslide.
McCain understands momentum in an election and he has it right now. He knows he will close the gap this next week but it will be close. I believe we are going to be very surprised to see all the undecideds go McCain at the end of the night that will give McCain a bigger win than expected.
We need to work hard this last week and make sure we GO VOTE!
Everything they are doing screams of hubris, The Party, Pelosi and her Agenda, and all the minions in the House and Senate with their hints of who will get what post and the 2nd "Raw Deal".....
Someone talkin' that much smack is setting themselves up for a fall....
Up until recently that has seemed the case. But his performance in the last debate seems to have recharged his batteries for the stretch run.
LOL. He grew a set of Palins. No, that didn’t sound right . . . .
Joe Namath guaranteed a win, and how did that turn out?
Print signs from your own computer. “Obama = Socialism” “Socialism isn’t change”.
Glue them to lamp posts at busy intersections. Tens of thousands of people will see them every day.
Exactly. If he does win statements like this will result in “He knew the fix was in” from the other side. May not really matter, but we’d better expect it.
I’m glad to hear him say this. I know he and Palin have been campaigning and acting like winners, but some occasional statements like this will help keep the troops fired up.
Just another priest preaching ENDLESS DECEPTION
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22ENDLESS+DECEPTION%22
Anyone bragging as much as the Democrats are bragging is very afraid.
He’s got to keep positive. Heck I early voted but I know a lot of people that are ho-humming it. I know a lot of people that feel it’s more like Palin 2012 than McCain now. Frankly, I think John has made a lot of mistakes along the way, but his best move was to pick Palin.
And that's the trump card we play. It would be a nightmare for Democrats to control both the executive and both houses of Congress and I think that would scare a lot of independents to death.
We just have to pound it home in the homestretch. Congress gave us the housing crisis and Obama will give them a blank check.
Uhoh—media spin—the fix is in for McCain and voter supression.
Look at the significant developments that have happened in the last week: reports that Florida Jews are terrified of Obama. a Pennsylvania RC cardinal sends out a letter rebuking any Catholic that votes for a pro-abortion candidate, Murtha makes his comment about western Peensylvanians being racist, Joe Biden implies that Obama will be ‘tested’ because of his perceived inexperience, the national and battleground polls are tightening, Sarah is on top of her game, Obama stands by his comment to Joe the Plumber that he wants to ‘share the wealth’, according to IBD/TIPP McCain makes major gains among suburbanites. The only thing good for Obama is that the stock market has been volatile. First Sarah guaranteed a win in PA; now John guarantees an overall win; he knows what is happening on the ground; I think we all have an inkling as well. it’s called Palin power.
Was just looking at the tv scheduling for the next 2 weeks.
Wednesday night, Obamarama is all over the broadcast and various cable channels.
McCain: Visibly absent from the scheduling until Election night.
[Gee, John. At least buy Palin a half-hour the on Monday night before the Tuesday election!]
If McCain wins I will be on my knees thanking God for saving this country. If he loses I will be on my knees asking God to save this country.
Making sure that 1000 mile trip isn’t in vain. -:)
If you live in a swing state, post signs like “0bama = Socialism” on lamp posts at busy intersections.
Every little bit helps.
Just tell them there may not be a 2012 if we don’t get rid of 0.
I happen to believe he's not whistling Dixie.
Leni
We may end up having to send Biden and Murtha a thank you card.
Yeah Palins would be up top, in the Mae West vein.... LOL
How about: McCain has grown a pair of pipe wrenches!
Gee, John. At least buy Palin a half-hour the on Monday night before the Tuesday election!]
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Thanks so much TomGuy. I’m assuming you know that a set up a website just for that-—you’re the first to voice support-—But if it’s your own idea, well, great minds think alike.-:)
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I agree. The fact that the Dems are already showing their hands, prior to the win...is very dangerous on their part.
And at the same time, we’re going, “ACORN! ACORN!”
I hope there is some newsworthy interference running against 0’s 30 minutes of desperation.
I had a strange dream last night. I was watching the election returns on CNN (I like John King’s election map TV) and it turns out McCain wins PA, NH, OH, FL, and WI. But despite that, they’re still talking about an Obama victory because “the one” has an early 3 point lead in NC and is leading by better than expected margins in MO in the STL and KC areas.
The margins for Obama are smaller out west but he still manages to carry CA, NV, and NM, while McCain gets CO.
But something strange happens, in all of places, NY. Returns there for most of the night actually show McCain leading and its baffled the media. They refuse to call it. Also, they refuse to call the state of VA. This leaves the race at 265 McCain to 239 Obama.
I remember watching my TV and seeing McCain appear to claim victory in NY, although the media won’t give it to him. Then I wake up.
Weird, pretty vivid. I guess to much time blogging and thinking about the election. But it seemed real and I was disappointed when I woke up.
Yeah. The DUmmies are going nuts because they need to manufacture enough ACORN votes to offset the evil Karl Rove and his diabolical Diebold machines. ;)
It’s the University of Northern Iowa, not North Iowa; Thanks ABC News! Little stuff like that really makes you wonder what else they get wrong when they’re covering a situation you are not directly familiar with.
all right, all right, it worked for Joe.
It can work again.
It was the media who, referring to McCain, kept saying "hail mary pass" just a few weeks ago. Here's to hoping the comparison will be accurate.
Ol' Broadway could really huck it.
I think I'd like to see a 4th quarter,
year 2012 touchdown pass to Barracuda, I mean Palin.
Who knows. I’ve had dreams that only made sense in retrospect. They were almost like glimpses into the future, but didn’t make any sense at the time I dreamt them.
McCain is going "all in." We just to have to back him up with the vote on Election Day.
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