This is the Presidential Campaign Thread.

Barack Obama Vs. John McCain.

Edited November 6, 200817 yr by Toups

If you replace the words Barack Obama with Sara Palin, then ICAM.

I so totally agree.

This woman has already stated that she would send troops into into Russia if they didn't get out of Georgia.

And IMHO starting a war with Russia would make 9/11 look like a Sunday picnic.

One of our breakfast shows are having a phone poll to see who we would vote for if we could vote.

I am calling the number for the one that I would have voted for.

Will let you know the result when I get them.

Edited November 3, 200817 yr by SnCCorinthos4ever

Obama on threshold of history: US poll

Barack Obama stood on the threshold of history as polls gave the Democrat a solid lead over John McCain on the last day of campaigning for the most dramatic US presidential vote in a generation.

But McCain, who has no room for error in the tense battle for a handful of toss-up states, vowed to confound the pollsters and wrench victory from the African-American Obama's grasp on Tuesday.

The 47-year-old Democrat stressed the historic nature of his quest to be America's first black president, striking an optimistic tone as fresh polls gave him a wide lead and heaped further pressure on McCain.

"This is a defining moment in our history," Obama wrote in an article published in The Wall Street Journal.

"Tomorrow, I ask you to write our nation's next great chapter... If you give me your vote, we won't just win this election - together, we will change this country and change the world."

McCain, a 72-year-old former prisoner of war in Vietnam, was defiant. "My opponent is measuring the drapes at the White House," he said, as he wrapped up a frenzied day of campaigning with a midnight rally in Miami.

"The Mac is back! And we're going to win this election," he added, to deafening cheers.

The Republican was to dash through at least seven states on the marathon campaign's final day. Obama was to blitz through Florida, North Carolina and Virginia bidding to storm Republican bastions and turn them over to his side.

Rallying supporters in Ohio, Obama said his rival's policies would extend President George W Bush's legacy of financial crisis and "war without end" in Iraq .

McCain also attacked his rival on the economy, in his own Wall Street Journal article. " Senator Obama wants to raise taxes and restrict trade," he charged. "The last time America did that in a bad economy it led to the Great Depression."

The final pre-election poll of Gallup-USA Today published on Monday gave Obama a yawning lead of 11 points - 55 per cent to 44 for McCain.

"It would take an improbable last-minute shift in voter preferences, or a huge Republican advantage in election day turnout, for McCain to improve enough upon his predicted share of the vote... to overcome his deficit to Obama," the pollster said.

A new Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll put Obama ahead on 51 per cent to 43. CNN's latest poll had Obama with a 53-46 per cent edge, a Washington Post-ABC News poll gave him 54 per cent to 43, and Rasmussen said he was at 51 per cent to McCain's 46.

Obama leads also in the battleground states where the election will be won and lost, including in states such as Virginia and North Carolina that have not backed a Democratic hopeful in decades.

A separate poll by The Washington Post and ABC said that in six states considered to be up for grabs, support was roughly split with 51 per cent support for Obama and 47 for McCain.

And a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) survey released today said that 59 per cent of voters feel Obama can bring "change," while about the same number say McCain cannot, the network reported on its website.

Half of respondents said Obama lacks the necessary experience but 64 per cent judged him a "strong leader," with 62 per cent saying the same for McCain.

McCain's whistlestop tour today was expected to include campaign stops in Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, New Mexico and Nevada before he was to head home to Arizona.

Another CNN/ORC poll meanwhile suggested that McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, may be dragging down the Republican's chances. The news network said McCain had 48 per cent support, but backing for McCain and Palin as a unit was lower, at 46 per cent.

"We've got one day left until we take America in a new direction," McCain told the roaring crowd in Florida. "First, last and always we are all Americans and we're going to unite this country and get this country moving again."

The battle has narrowed to states that have been reliably Republican in recent elections, as Obama's deep-pocketed campaign expands to places where the Democrats have not won in years.

Victories in Colorado and Nevada out west, on top of his lock on Iowa in the US heartland, would let Obama clinch the White House without even winning the states that decided the past two elections: Ohio and Florida.

To win, a candidate needs to gain 270 votes in the Electoral College that formally selects the next president. States are apportioned electoral votes according to the size of their population and in most cases the winner of a state's popular vote gets all its electoral ones.

I believe Barack Obama is the most dangerous, questionable candidate to ever appear on the political scene. His ties to murky figures haven't been fully vetted and the mainstream media has chosen to give him a pass. His most volatile statements are simply ignored.

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/03/vide...oal-bankruptcy/

So, he wishes to bankrupt new coal plants? I'm sure that will help the economy...

Then you have his supporters making statements like, "If Obama loses it will spark the second American Civil War. Blood will run in the streets, believe me."

It's utter craziness.

Obama won't answer questions and he has kicked off his plane reporters who won't drink his Kool-Aid and has stated that he won't answer ANY questions until after Election Day. What is he hiding?

And I have never seen a candidate be so smart, yet know so little -- his illegal "Auntie", his dirt-poor Kenyan relatives, Acorn, William Ayers, Reverend Wright and Father Pfleger... It's amazing how ties are so obviously strong to these people, yet he knows NOTHING about the things they do, where they are, what they've said, etc.? HUH? You've got to be kidding!

And the fact that the world's terrorist have embraced and endorsed Obama should speak volumes about his socialist agenda, lack of foreign policy experience, and generally poor judgement with regard to who he has cavorted with. With all of these issues before us, I can safely say that, should Obama be elected, he will NOT be a president I will ever support. There are some very grim days ahead for America under an Obama presidency...

Talk about drinking the McCain kool aid

Damn, man.

Well he did include a link to hotair.com so I figured that's what this is.....I mean am I supposed to take this seriously? When I said that Maureen O'Dowd was no longer permitted to travel on the "Straight Talk Express" no one said hmmmm is McCain hiding something (and she isn't the only one who was banned since there was Joe Klein and others)? Only Obama seems to have crooked intentions and what have you so I take this as the joke it is.

And moving along....I can understand people who say they're worried about the economy saying they want to give Obama a chance but I don't understand anyone who says McCain has the fix......would that be the fix he pushed when he suspended his campaign???

McCain does not represent any sort of change. I still don't see all the enthusiasm for him coming from the Republicans at all. They're more preoccupied with the flaws in their opponents to say what's good and positive about themselves or their party and they're not keeping up with the changing face of this nation. I can see McCain represents the status quo for some people who probably need to hold on to the way things are for their own special reasons.

For those of you who like Starbucks, they're offering a free cup of coffee tomorrow if you vote:

http://www.starbucks.com/

For those of you who like Starbucks, they're offering a free cup of coffee tomorrow if you vote:

http://www.starbucks.com/

With our election it was Krispy Kreme's was handing out free dounuts.

They had one sort for Kevin Rudd and another for John Howard.

From what I can remember is that there was a coupon in the paper that you had to cut out and you got the winning person's dounut on the Sunday.

BTW the Kevin Rudd dounut won.

Edited November 3, 200817 yr by SnCCorinthos4ever

Barack Obama's grandma passed away today .

Barack Obama's grandma passed away today .

I know they just announced it on the news here.

Edited to add update from our paper's website.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...5005961,00.html

BARACK Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died of cancer at the age of 86.

Senator Obama announced the news today, on the eve of the US election.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer,'' Senator Obama said in a joint statement with his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng.

"She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility.

"She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances.

"She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure.''

Senator Obama took a day off from the campaign late last month to visit Ms Dunham in his native Hawaii after saying she may not live until the election.

Ms Dunham, whom he affectionately knew as "Toot", helped raise Senator Obama, who barely knew his Kenyan-born father, and she was the last surviving close older relative, after his mother died of cancer over a decade ago.

I have today of because of a horse race.

The horse wearing #3 in the race is named Honolulu.

Edited November 3, 200817 yr by SnCCorinthos4ever

One of our breakfast shows are having a phone poll to see who we would vote for if we could vote.

I am calling the number for the one that I would have voted for.

Will let you know the result when I get them.

At the time that the show finished the poll stood like this.

McCain - 11%

Obama - 89%

I believe Barack Obama is the most dangerous, questionable candidate to ever appear on the political scene. His ties to murky figures haven't been fully vetted and the mainstream media has chosen to give him a pass. His most volatile statements are simply ignored.

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/03/vide...oal-bankruptcy/

So, he wishes to bankrupt new coal plants? I'm sure that will help the economy...

Then you have his supporters making statements like, "If Obama loses it will spark the second American Civil War. Blood will run in the streets, believe me."

It's utter craziness.

Obama won't answer questions and he has kicked off his plane reporters who won't drink his Kool-Aid and has stated that he won't answer ANY questions until after Election Day. What is he hiding?

And I have never seen a candidate be so smart, yet know so little -- his illegal "Auntie", his dirt-poor Kenyan relatives, Acorn, William Ayers, Reverend Wright and Father Pfleger... It's amazing how ties are so obviously strong to these people, yet he knows NOTHING about the things they do, where they are, what they've said, etc.? HUH? You've got to be kidding!

And the fact that the world's terrorist have embraced and endorsed Obama should speak volumes about his socialist agenda, lack of foreign policy experience, and generally poor judgement with regard to who he has cavorted with. With all of these issues before us, I can safely say that, should Obama be elected, he will NOT be a president I will ever support. There are some very grim days ahead for America under an Obama presidency...

I've never thought of it quite like that before. :lol: Other than that disagreement, it's good to hear from you Brian. I will support whoever is elected president. That is the nature of democracy. Also there are grim days ahead regardless of who gets elected. We are in for a very rough time. The country is a mess right now. I don't think Obama losing would lead to another civil war, but I can't recall anyone saying that it would.

By the way, part of the reason that McCain will lose, in my opinion, is that he consistently misrepresented the truth. A number of those misrepresentations are in your post. Had he talked about himself and his own policies, rather than not telling the truth. I think he would have done far better in the election. McCain's strongest argument would have been character -- his own, not Obama's. When he opted to become something that he once despised, he doomed his own campaign.

Edited November 3, 200817 yr by Jess

Tomorrow shall be one of the greatest days in American history! OBAMA

Barack Obama's grandma passed away today .

And the Freepers aka Freakers are already accusing Obama of having killed his grandmother in order to get the sympathy vote. How about those "real" Americans.

And the Freepers aka Freakers are already accusing Obama of having killed his grandmother in order to get the sympathy vote. How about those "real" Americans.

Seriously?!?!

How could people be so cruel? There are truly some nuts out there.

And, as for Sarah Palin's comments about parts of this country being more "American" than others, that is just sad. I was also offended by it. I am a very patriotic person, and I think it portrays her as inexperienced, desperate, and unqualified to be only a heartbeat away from the Presidency. I hope Obama and other Democrats win in a landslide tomorrow.

Those people are such losers.

The Palin comment about red states being more American makes me angry too.