The Latest From Inside McCain HQ (Battleground states moving "hard" and "fast"for McCain)

U.S. News & World Report ^ | 11/04/08 | James Pethokoukis

[nhwingut]

I just talked to one of my best Team McCain sources who told me that heading into today all the key battleground polls were moving hard and fast in their direction. The source, hardly a perma-optimist, thinks it will be a long night, but that McCain is going to win. So add this with the new Battleground poll (Obama +1.9 only) and the rising stock market...

[The G Man]

From your keyboard, to God’s inbox.

[SnakeDoctor]

Encouraging. It’ll be interesting to see how Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida and Virginia go early. If Obama wins all four, its over. If McCain wins all four ... it might be over.

Time will tell.

H

[Ravi]

I’ll take it. I just got my receptionist to go vote at lunch. She wasn’t going to go before. Another McCain/Palin vote to run up the total in TX. Have to counteract CA and NY.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

like the broken record that I have been, I hope you are right. As much as I despise Rinos, i despise lying POS socialist marxist democrats even more.

[South Hawthorne]

Positive news ping.

Owl_Eagle

“When the stock market crashed,
Franklin Roosevelt got on the television
and didn’t just talk about
the princes of greed, he said,
‘Look, here’s what happened.’"
-Slow Joe Biden

[scooby321]

I hope he is right. Rain is along the Eastern side of North Carolina which is Obama’s Country good news.

[xzins]

From your keyboard, to God’s inbox.

ROTFLOL!!

[SevenMinusOne]

What? If McCain wins PA, VA, OH and FL....there is no more election. McCain wins. That goes for either side.

[Mr. K]

"From your keyboard, to God’s inbox."

Hee hee ... cute !

[RockinRight]

Gun and Bible Clinger types, and Joe the Plumber types, won’t be none too happy hearing that the Black Panthers are barricading polls in Philly...

[wiseprince]

Good work. Keep doing what you’re doing

Pray and Work for it

[floriduh voter]

I have a boring precinct. There were no campaign signs or people outside the polling place. I did notice the campaign activity zone was moved out from 50 feet considerably. Considerably. That takes the fun away for Bambi zombies and zombettes.

[Genoa]

If Obama takes PA and OH he can win. If he doesn’t take them both, it will be next to impossible for him.

[Windflier]

From your keyboard, to God’s inbox.

Good one.

[Loyolas Mattman]

Drive to the finish, gang. Believe and it will happen.

[LikeLight]

Good stuff for early afternoon encouragement!

[Trust but Verify]

I will literally SOB if we win today. And then I will celebrate.

[wally-balls]

I’m in an office of 4 architects(a very liberal profession) in New Bedford, MA and each one of us is hardline McCain/Palin. Though nothing we do here in Mass will amount to a hill of beans, in terms of carrying this state, at least we’ve cancelled out 4 D’s in the popular vote count.

[Hostage]

Franklin Roosevelt got on the ‘television’....

And Biden got on the _________??? Anyone ??

[CaribouCrossing]

Gonna be doing a lot of praying today that reports such as this one are going to be proven right. :)

[Loyolas Mattman]

Looks like rain in the DC area.

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[fanfan]

Thanks for the ping, Owl Eagle!

Passing the good news along to a few more FRiends...

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

People, you have to realize that states move in groups. It's topographic. The reliable analysts know this. For example, if a GOP candidate takes PA, he is going to take OH, because OH polls 5 points higher for a Pub candidate than PA. And if Mac takes OH, he is going to take VA, because VA polls a few points higher than OH.

Bottom line: if PA falls for Mac, then a slew of other states will fall for Mac. So, keep your eyes on PA people, if it goes for McCain he WILL be the next POTUS. BTW, ain't it interesting that Mac spent so much time in typically Democratic strong holds in PA?

[MichiganConservative]

Biden got on the crack and he’s stuck.

[Harry Wurzbach]

If McCain wins PA, OH, VA, and FL, it’s over Red Rover.

[Armedanddangerous]

I’ll take it,.,...Im debating whether its a good night for a bender, since ive already voted and Im home for the rest of the day.

[zwerni]

“Battleground states moving “hard” and “fast”for McCain”

— I get the feeling I will be reading that same thing tomorrow Nov 5th... but it will be too late.

[truthandlife]

If you want to be encouraged read this:

Obama is toast!

[Hostage]

Interesting...but although architecture is you say a liberal profession, is your group considered liberal? And if so, how do you explain their support for McCain/Palin?

I am curious about such things. TIA.

[SE Mom]

BTTT for encouraging news...

[A_Tradition_Continues]

I have two “friends” that are Hussein supporters. One registered to late to vote...the other went to the polls, got into a wrong line, someone “touched” his arm to direct him to the proper line...he got pissed and walked out without voting. He, he, he...

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

If Obama takes PA and OH he can win. If he doesn’t take them both, it will be next to impossible for him.

Wrong, Mac can't win without OH, but he can lose PA and win the election. Remember 2000 and 2004.

[Harry Wurzbach]

People, you have to realize that states move in groups. It's topographic. The reliable analysts know this. For example, if a GOP candidate takes PA, he is going to take OH, because OH polls 5 points higher for a Pub candidate than PA. And if Mac takes OH, he is going to take VA, because VA polls a few points higher than OH.

Bottom line: if PA falls for Mac, then a slew of other states will fall for Mac. So, keep your eyes on PA people, if it goes for McCain he WILL be the next POTUS. BTW, ain't it interesting that Mac spent so much time in typically Democratic strong holds in PA?


Exactly. Plus I think that would signal that the Upper Midwest is in play. If the bitter clinger/PUMA vote is enough to win PA for McCain over the urban+black+youth vote, then I think we'd see the same effect in WI, MN, & IA. Plus what about MI?

[MtnClimber]

Looking forward to watching Sarah Palin field dress a jackass!

[VaBthang4]

This story does not say that battleground states are moving hard and fast for McCain (implying exit polling data) it says that as of last night, ‘polls’ in these states were moving in the McCain camps direction.

Stop performing a disservice by hyping folks (which could possibly have a negative affect).

[JrsyJack]

And Biden got on the _________??? Anyone ??

train back to Delaware

[Genoa]

If Obama takes PA and OH he can win. If he doesn’t take them both, it will be next to impossible for him.

Wrong, Mac can't win without OH, but he can lose PA and win the election. Remember 2000 and 2004.

I was referring to Obama throughout that entire sentence.

[Bailee]

If BHO wins Fla it will be almost impossible for Mac to be elected. If BHO wins two of your Four Its over for Mac.

[netmilsmom]

Thanks! I’m praying!

[SamAdams76]

In the immortal words of James Carville..."There are more of them then there are of us."

Carville was talking about conservatives and conservative-leaning independents, of course.

The only reason it was so close in 2000 and 2004 was because millions of conservatives sat the race out. The only reason we lost in 1992 and 1996 was because millions of conservatives not only sat out but many of them wasted their votes on Ross Perot (including me in 1992).

When McCain got the nomination, it looked like millions of conservatives were going to sit out again. But then we got the double whammy of a genuine socialist getting the Democrat nomination and Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate.

Now there is no reason for anybody to be sitting out this election as too much is at stake.

So despite the massive GOTV efforts (and vote fraud) of the other side, if we all turn out to vote today, we win. End of story. If we don't win, it will simply come down to the fact that many of us sat this one out as well.

[The G Man]

An African-American friend of mine here in Ohio, who he and I always "argue" politics" was going to vote for Obama.

He called me minutes ago to tell me he couldn't do it. I had changed his mind and he couldn't bring himself to vote for Obama.

[MichiganConservative]

I voted a bit after 7 AM in rural MI. It was the heaviest turnout I’ve ever seen. I have no idea if that is good for McCain or Obamanation.

[TankerKC]

like the broken record that I have been, I hope you are right. As much as I despise Rinos, i despise lying POS socialist marxist democrats even more.

Given a choice between a POW and a POS, I'll take the POW.

[Monkey Face]

Thanks for the ping, Sis! *HUG*

[latina4dubya]

but it will be too late.

oh, go hide under your bed and come out tomorrow... when it's too late... we have no use for your cowardice at this time...

[GodGunsGuts]

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[RetiredArmy]

I keep praying. Voted this morning. Then my wife and I jumped on our bikes and road a brisk 34 mile ride. All the way I was saying my little prayers and singing a few choice Christian hymns to myself.

[Right Ahead]

We were at the McCain HQ yesterday putting in our work hours. We heard the same thing all day.

I spoke to one guy who has a wife in PA working with Catholics for McCain. She said they have great support for McCain. Also said there was a deep rooted anger in many people for what Obama has said about their religion and his threat to take away their guns.