[fieldmarshaldj]

Barr also cost McCain North Carolina, too. But you're correct that McCain took for granted the state's GOP leanings in a Presidential race. As it was, McCain only increased upon Dubya's performance in all of 4 counties (3 in the Cincinnati Metro Area and 1 in the Louisville Metro Area). The False Messiah improved his performance in the remaining 88.

Contrasting that with OH, which McCain lost by 51-47%, his targeting the state actually improved upon Dubya's performance in a whopping 64 of 88 counties, including Cuyahoga (Cleveland), Summit (Akron) and Montgomery (Dayton). Only the northwest corner, the Columbus & Cleveland areas and an isolated area in the NE went the other way.

[Impy]

Well look at that Ohio, including the rat friendly Mahoning Valley. Those “clinging to guns” people don’t like our new “leader”.

I’m not so sure McC would have won NC and IN with Barr not on the ballot, he’d need like 90% of the Barr votes in both states for a paper thin win right? With the anti-war furor amongst the libertarians and the mental state of people who would waste their vote in a close race, many would not have voted and many would have gone Obama over McCain.

Indiana is the ultimate triumph of Obama’s marketing, he spent there and targeted the state. Like in Omaha we see this makes a difference.

McCain-Feingold’s kneecapping of GOP $$$$ stream was a key factor in his loss. Oh irony. Bush’s fault too cause HE SIGNED IT. What the hell was he thinking.