Posted on 10/02/2008 11:32:39 AM PDT by paul544
John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
“Probably not counting Detroit - Bush was winning the whole state in both ‘00 and ‘04, then the Detroit returns came in and it was all over. “
Hmmm, you mean the ACORN votes came in!
Which begs the question. With Michigan is such desrepair and under Democratic leadership, how is the state GOP such a disaster?
California is the same way. Then again, I was in the GOP decades ago and have since gone non-party Independent because the GOP is such a lost cause. Doesn’t surprise me, the party has been a joke for a long time.
This is alot like Election 2000, McCain is better served concetrating on the Mtn West and NH then the Upper Midwest and PA.
MI/MN/WI/PA were always longshots for McCain.
the fix is in -
How does Jonathan know? They have a big "R" branded on their foreheads?
And of course, the reviews on Palin tonight already written. . .Biden, no doubt has the script. As it seems, does Obama as well. . .
Didn’t you post this same comment on a different thread? I think you did. What’s your motive?
McCain is toast. What an idiot.
The fact that Bush did not investigate ACORN’s illegal activites is one more thing against him IMO.
McCain could win Michigan if he reversed his position on drilling and said how many jobs it could provide...union jobs and the like...oil, gas, rigs, piping, etc.
Yes, because I expect the duplicate thread (mine) to be deleted, so I added my comments here.
“The money would be better spent in PA, which is very winnible.”
Possible but not likely- the RCP average of Pennsylvania polls show Obama by 7.9%:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html
However, Bush didn’t win Penn. so McCain doesn’t need to either. What we do need to do is hold serve in the big 3 states Bush carried: Ohio, Florida and Virginia. Hopefully, we can pick up New Hampshire, a Kerry state.
Doing all that would get us past the early part of election night in decent shape, with Iowa being the only Bush state that Obama picked up. Then we head out west with Colorado and Nevada deciding the election. If we lose any of Ohio, Florida or Virginia, it will be hard to recover.
HERE WE GO WITH THE PULL POLL BULL-BLEEP STORIES!
“Anonymous Republicans reported that...”
It demands as much Fortitude - and comittment, as our war against terrorism.
Bush suffered the same 'blind-eye' malaise; when it came to dealing with our enemies on the Left - here at home.
We’ve obviously got a lot of idiots in this state. I’m continually amazed at otherwise smart people who support Obama, but can’t articulate why.
I think there’s more to it than that.
Reports: McCain Pulls Out Of Michigan
CBS2 Chicago, IL - 3 minutes ago
(CBS) According to reports from the political website Politico.com, Senator John McCain is pulling his presence out of the Michigan area to focus on other ...
McCain Pulls Out of Michigan
New York Times Blogs, NY - 4 minutes ago
By Adam Nagourney John McCain’s decision to cancel a campaign event in Michigan next week was not a matter of scheduling: Mr. McCain is giving up his effort ...
McCain pulls out of Michigan, sources say
DetNews.com, MI - 5 minutes ago
John McCain is ending his attempt to win Michigan, a serious blow to the Republican’s presidential hopes. A Republican source with knowledge of the move ...
“The money would be better spent in PA, which is very winnable.”
Agreed! Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida are the ones to spend big money on.
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