Posted on 10/29/2008 2:27:22 PM PDT by Chet 99
Obama to headline rally in DM on Friday
Associated Press
8:17 AM CDT, October 29, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama returns to Iowa on Friday where he'll headline a midday rally in Des Moines.
The rally at Western Gateway Park at 11:30 a.m. is open to the public.
Obama canceled a visit to Iowa last week to visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii.
Friday's trip comes after several events held last weekend in the state by Republican nominee John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
where on NRO is that posted?
thanks
Maybe this trip really is just a makeup for a previous missed trip. But I doubt it. State polls I recall from this summer had the big Zero up by 10 or so. Iowa went for W by a few thousand votes last time. We heard via the Des Moines Red Star that the zero was making inroads with young people. That his turnout machine is massive.
He likely is still up, just like he is nationally. The staff must think that one more trip will solidify that lead. A few properly constructed Wright rantings would kill him in this state. Or a Mclame that was willing to state that people will go to jail for stealing retirement funds/hopes from all of us. Sigh...we can dream.
Oops. Ma, guess all your calls are paying off. :)
As some of us realized, IA is indeed still in play. Which means WI and MN and probably MI are also still in play.
Perhaps reality is starting to set in.
GOP Sources on NRO (Iowa tied)
Comments from a McCain campaign source that their man is running 6 percent ahead of where Bush was in key parts of Ohio, that Obama is running behind Kerry in key parts of Pennsylvania, that McCain surging in Minnesota and Michigan, Sununu back up in NH, Coleman tied in Minnesota, the race is tied in Iowa, McCain safe in Florida and Colorado, and Obama’s team is worried that his lead Virginia isn’t as solid as the polls would make it appear.
More Republicans have shown up for early voting than Democrats in California.
A sudden surge in McCain advertising in swing states. I’m not sure the waverers are going to decide based on a commercial in the final week.
this is excellent news. could you direct me to where on NRO this information is located?
Go to NRO. It’s listed under the tab “Campaign Spot”
but they are saying Iowa is in the bag for Obama, why would he need to go back?
I'm not surprised, but that's the first public "admission" I've seen that Colorado is now safe for the GOP. (Let's hope we can save that Senate seat, too!) You can add VA to that list, too. NRO (another source, maybe?) was saying that McCain is outperforming Dubya in southern VA four years ago. If that's true, and I think it is, Obama is not winning the Old Dominion. Not that I ever really believed he would.
If he has lost PA, he's toast. If he has lost CO and NV and VA, he's toast. If McCain holds OH, FL, VA, and CO, game over.
Iowa needs to beat Illinois this week... TWICE. Current point spread has Hawkeyes 2.5 point favorites at Champaign Saturday. Iowa is coming off a bye week preceded by two blowouts. Last week Illinois was beaten soundly by the team Iowa blew out the prior week. There is quite a history of weird and unexpected outcomes in Iowa-Illinois football games but Iowa and Shonn Greene should be able to run over the Illini and Iowa’s defense should be able to slow down Juice Williams and company. Northwestern won by literally knocking out Greene and MSU managed to stop Greene on one key play (otherwise he grossly outclassed Ringer that day.) No one else has stopped Greene this year; the only NCAA back to rush 100+ yards every game.) Alas the subsequent challenges for the Hawkeyes (hosting Penn State next week) and Iowa (beating Obama next week) are harder. Harkin has only token opposition and EVERYONE presumes the state is out of play so we can hope Rat enthusiasm is down. I’d expect that bussing in enough ACORN voters from Chicago to affect things to get noticed. The Huckster showed evangelical votes can appear from off the conventional radar. Will they turn out as hard to defeat The One as they did to defeat The Mormon? A McCain win here likely would be one of many unpleasant surprises for MSM, but I suspect it is more likely McCain would win without Iowa than with it.
Trying to save a state, minimize the damage is all I can figure. He got his start in Iowa, maybe he wants to "go down the ship." :-)
How many cases of Ripple and how many cartons of Marlboros did nobama buy to attract the fat welfare pigs?
I called all over western Iowa for McCain and very seldom was ethanol brought up. The two issues that kept getting raised were guns and death taxes. Don’t know how many people told me they didn’t want to have to bury their guns so they were going for McCain.
I had a feeling IA would wake up before election day and realize farm subsidies are not worth the danger and risk Fauxbama would bring.... looks like this may be coming true.
IA was never ideologically with Fauxbama, the support was always more, McCains anti subsidies and we want them.
Ok I’ve said it from day one, Fauxbama has huge problems in the rust belt.. his pitch was never one that would win. So, if I am proven correct, can I expect a large $$$ offer as a pundent from any of the networks or news organizations?
I guarantee I’ve called this election better than ANY of the folks you’ve been putting on the air.
...who has either made the most amazing recovery in medical history or was already at room temperature when little Barry came to visit. I still remember one of the journalists asking if he needed a pillow. Oh, you're right, that was Biden.
Anyway, if I'm going to get an update on Toot guess I'm going to have to buy the Enquirer. Oh look, aliens have absconded George and Laura...
OK, call it. How many electoral votes for McCain and how many for Obama?
Already did this, its on another thread
I believe I said 300 to 237, McCain victory
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