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10.22.08 Video: Gov. Crist Predicts McCain Win in Florida
10.23.08 Videos: McCain's Florida Rally Speeches - Ormond Beach | Sarasota
10.26.08 Video: Palin's Kissimmee (Orlando) Speech Direct link - Windows Media Player | FR Photos
10.27.08 Video: McCain Miami-Fort Lauderdale TV Interview
10.29.08 Video: McCain Tampa TV Interview
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10.29.08 Videos: Excellent Obama Attack Ads, National Republican Trust PAC

Counties Early Voting Info: Florida Elections Division | Miami-Dade | Broward | Palm Beach |
10.29.08: Florida Early Votes: 1,404,897 | FEV Reports <> '08 Early Voting Stats by State
10.28.08: Gov. Crist extends Florida's early voting hours (FEV is Oct 20-Nov 2)
Florida has 10.7 million registered voters, 41% Dem; 37% Rep; Other 3%; No Party 19%.

10.29.08: Latest Florida Polls, RCP Average, Obama +3.4 down from +4.2 recent peak
10.28.08: SFARI PAC UM F25 Counties Poll, Obama +3.1 (25 of 67 FL Counties, 85% of State Pop.)
10.29.08: Florida Newspapers Endorsements (Circulation): Obama: St. Petersburg Times(316,007); Miami Herald(240,223); Orlando Sentinel(227,593); South Florida Sun-Sentinel(Ft. Lauderdale)(218,286); Palm Beach Post(164,474); Sarasota Herald Tribune(114,904); Daytona Beach News Journal(99,627); Florida Today(79,499); Pensacola News-Journal(57,069); Naples Daily News(66,272); Lakeland Ledger(65,948); The Gainesville Sun(44,658) || McCain: The Tampa Tribune(220,522); Bradenton Herald(48,618); Palatka Daily News(11,000); Cape Coral Daily Breeze(2,015)
Total National Newspapers Endorsements: Obama 231; McCain 102
<> Endorsed '04 Bush, now Obama: 43: '04 Kerry now McCain: 4
10.28.08 Nielsen: Between Oct. 6-26, Obama's advertising continues to be heaviest in Florida. He ran 18,909 Florida ads outpacing McCain's 5,702 ads by 232%. | Nielsen Political Ads News
Democrat Winning Presidents that won Florida since 1950:
1996: Clinton 48% / 42%(Dole) EC 379/159 (Clinton +6)
1976: Carter 52% / 47%(Ford) EC 297/240 (Carter +5)
1964: Johnson 51% / 49%(Goldwater) EC 486/52 (Johnson +2)
Recent Florida Presidential Margins
2004 Bush 5%
2000 Bush <1%
1996 Clinton 5%
1992 Bush 1% (Clinton Won Election)

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McCain is finally making the case against Obama in an effective way. Calling him out on socialism (spreading the wealth and suddenly lowering the income level for those who will receive a tax cut from 250k to 200k to 150k, new tapes of Obama surfacing etc.) and his lack of a coherent foreign policy (thanks to Joe Biden). Finally, the independent PACs are hitting Obama with Rev. Wright as more tapes surface of Obama praising him.

No doubt about it, McCain has the more compelling argument.
The question, are voters just too damn angry over the Wall Street meltdown to give a crap about anything else than being angry? Are the voters in effect saying, “We are as mad as hell and we are going to shoot ourselves in the head rather than take it anymore.”

McCain is finally making the case against Obama in an effective way. Calling him out on socialism (spreading the wealth and suddenly lowering the income level for those who will receive a tax cut from 250k to 200k to 150k, new tapes of Obama surfacing etc.) and his lack of a coherent foreign policy (thanks to Joe Biden). Finally, the independent PACs are hitting Obama with Rev. Wright as more tapes surface of Obama praising him.

No doubt about it, McCain has the more compelling argument.
The question, are voters just too damn angry over the Wall Street meltdown to give a crap about anything else than being angry? Are the voters in effect saying, “We are as mad as hell and we are going to shoot ourselves in the head rather than take it anymore.”

Here’s an idea:

How about we get Jeb Bush off of his invisible jet and making commercials and big-time appearance for John McCain in Florida?