Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 13, 2008 at 5:04 PM

Of the many things Obama is completely unqualified for, it’s Commander in Chief. Unless Obama is going to bring on Powell as VP, senior cabinet or make him in charge of the US’s foreign policy and military … I personally don’t see how he could do this. But maybe my opinion on this is completely wrong, and Powell is right. Another explanation is that Obama will be a good Commander in Chief. And I just don’t see it. At all.

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Wasn’t it just last week or so ago that Gallup (which now has Obama up by 6) was the “go to” pool? Now it’s PEW?

MB4 on August 13, 2008 at 3:18 PM

I asked all my Republican friends who theyre voting for and they said McCain. Im sticking to that poll until its proven wrong.

Are there people who really change their minds every day? These polls are torture.

mymanpotsandpans on August 13, 2008 at 4:02 PM

Well, let’s give em the benefit of the doubt myman and assume that it’s a different lot that changes it’s mind from one day to the next. A kind of mind-change relay if you like.

With two weeks before the convention, Obama needs a momentum reversal, and he needs it quickly.
What is he going to do? There is nothing left in his bag of tricks. He might give another stirring speech full of empty rhetoric at Invesco field, but I think it will just be more fodder for mockery at this point.tommylotto on August 13, 2008 at 3:50 PM

Exactly. The BH&O railroad is coming off the tracks.

cheaters cheating to vote themselves more spoils from foolish fools who don’t wake up till it’s too late.

That’s the sweet McCain plan.

With two weeks before the convention, Obama needs a momentum reversal, and he needs it quickly.

What is he going to do? There is nothing left in his bag of tricks. He might give another stirring speech full of empty rhetoric at Invesco field, but I think it will just be more fodder for mockery at this point.

When the race card has been played, and boy has it been played in this race, the Bradley Effect comes into play. Squishy voters (as in no strong party affiliation) may be afraid to admit in public they are not voting for the minority candidate.
Sekhmet on August 13, 2008 at 3:10 PM

You are so right. And I really despise the race card.

Think_b4_speaking on August 13, 2008 at 3:07 PM

The Dhims still hold the racial demographic. If they switched (Her Thighness for The Messiah), the Clenis would be dragged all over the country. The Clintons’ would up the populistic rhetoric a bajillion-fold while hearkening back to the good ol’ days of the First Black President. Demonize Bush. Tell them they had it sooooooooo much better when Clenis was running the show. And then end with “Will you help us to return to those days?”

It’s the plane graph boss, it’s the plane graph!

McCain will win. Landslide style. Money in the bank.
(Hmmm…Unless Hillary is the nominee after Denver…)

Swinehound on August 13, 2008 at 2:51 PM

I’ve had that thought for a while now, Swinehound. The odds of a McCain landslide are much higher than for Obama, but if we’re talking about “chickens coming home to roost”, you have to follow with “don’t count your eggs before they’re hatched”.

There, fixed it for you. Which means I’m voting for McCain so long as he doesn’t say anything bone headed to put me back in the undecided camp again.

Tho that would be an awful lot of bone head, and I’m not sure anyone not Jimmah Cartah can get her done.

I was prepared to be really pleased. If Pew’s next poll shows a spread of 0%, are you going to use the same headline?

Kralizec on August 13, 2008 at 3:14 PM

lol. Maybe, “McCain heading for historic landslide win!”.

If Ed said it, check it.

Kralizec on August 13, 2008 at 3:17 PM

I go mainly by RCP averages rather than pick-and-choose by individual poll.