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McCain Wins South Dakota

Donklephant  Tue, 11/04/2008 - 9:41pm

NBC just called it.

Again, the landslide scenario isn’t happening…yet.

Still…it…is…over.



 

McCain Wins Alabama and Georgia

Donklephant  Tue, 11/04/2008 - 7:39pm

No surprises here, although Georgia was seen as a possible landslide indicator for Obama.

Georgia has 15 electoral votes.

Alabama has 9.



 

MSNBC Profiles Bob Barr

Donklephant  Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:17pm

Is Barr this year’s Nader? Probably not because this doesn’t appear to be a close call.

However, he could definitely siphon off crucial votes in New Hampshire and Georgia.

So, will Barr help bring about an Obama landslide?



 

McCain’s “Comeback” Speech

Donklephant  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 2:21pm

I LOVE how this video starts out. McCain says, “We’ve got them just where we want them.”

Yeah, I’m sure it was the plan all along to be 10 points behind in the national polling and on the cusp of an Obama landslide in the state polling.

Genius!



 

1968 Convention Sparked Reforms For Democrats

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 08/25/2008 - 5:00am

Many Democrats saw the unruly 1968 convention in Chicago as one of the reasons they lost the presidential election to Richard Nixon that year.

That defeat and a landslide loss four years later led the Democrats to change the way they approached conventions.

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Party ID: Dem 39.2%, Repub 31.6%, Indy 29.2%

Donklephant  Sat, 08/02/2008 - 2:31pm

Rasmussen breaks down the demos

  • Among men, 34% are Democrats, 33% Republican, and 33% Independent.
  • 44% of women are Democrats, and just 30% claim the GOP. 26% are Independents.
  • 41% of government employees are Dems, 31% are Republicans and 28% are Independents.
  • Among entrepreneurs, 36% are Republican, 34% Democrat, and 30% are Independents.



 

52% Think Obama Will Become POTUS

Donklephant  Mon, 06/16/2008 - 3:09pm

That’s compared with 41% who think McCain will take it.

Also, Gallup reveals how stable this sentiment is in every region in the country…