My friend Corey is convinced that Obama will win Georgia. I'm convinced he won't. So is his wife. So was everyone else at their house last night for Break Fast. Made for an interesting evening. That, and his wife has turned their son into a Phillies fan, for which I will never forgive either of them (his wife for doing it, Corey for failing to ( Read more... )

My friends, did anyone else get the feeling that John McCain is a lot like the sweet, old grandpa at a wedding? He totters around from table to table, talking to everyone with a genuine joviality even if he doesn't know them but calls them by name anyway, my friends. My friends, he tells the same story over and over again, getting a few of the ( Read more... )

Man, Sarah Palin has some chutzpah.

After surviving her debate, she's started a new line of attack against Obama, claiming he's "palling around" with domestic terrorists from the 1960s. Say it ain't so, Sarah -- there you go again looking backwards. This election is about the future, right? Isn't that what you said ( Read more... )

There were two debates going on tonight. Joe Biden won the debate of ideas; Sarah Palin won the debate of perception ( Read more... )

A few news outlets are reporting that the McCain campaign has pulled its staff and resources out of Michigan, conceding the state to Obama. They're now making a play for at least one of Maine's electoral votes on the strength of moderate GOP Senator Susan Collins, who has a double digit lead in polls as she runs for reelection ( Read more... )

An interesting Georgia poll came out today, one that somewhat confirms another, very biased poll that was out yesterday. It also raises some questions on the national level.

Yesterday's poll came from the Jim Martin (D) senate campaign and put incumbent Saxby Chambliss (R) up by just three points, 37-34 with 26% undecided. Most scoffed at the idea ( Read more... )

Sarah Palin is off to debate camp at John McCain's "rustic" Arizona home. Or one of them, anyway. She's already been holed up in a Philadelphia hotel since last week, also preparing for the debate which, presumably, is why she wasn't out defending her running mate after his debate even though her counterpart, Joe Biden, was on the air within ( Read more... )

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"The Great Schlep" is an effort to get Jews to visit their grandparents in Florida and convince them to vote for Obama. Sarah suggests threatening to withhold visits if persuasion doesn't work.

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

Seriously, though: I don't think Obama will win Florida. There is no way in hell all those little old Jewish ladies will vote for a schvartze. Even if he ( Read more... )

The NYT is reporting that the Obama campaign has pulled its advertising out of Georgia, suggesting they feel the state is no longer in play. (via Fresh Loaf) Score one for the Sarah Palin pick if true.

But there's still this tidbit of info from InsiderAdvantage:(9/8/07) Statistics on [the Georgia Secretary of State's] website show that between ( Read more... )