Polls: McCain loses two points in Rasmussen, three in Gallup and Hotline
posted at 2:25 pm on September 26, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Gallup still has him within three but he’s slipped to seven back in Hotline and five back in Rasmussen, where he and The One have traded leads of one or two points for the better part of four months. A backlash after he pulled out of the debate? Or is this just further byproduct of Obama’s lead on the economy? Hotline ventures a guess:
Also this: “When asked how the financial news/events will affect their vote in Nov., 48% said it would not. Among those who said it would, 29% said it would make them more likely to support Obama, 16% said they’d be more likely to support McCain.” Meanwhile, Rasmussen claims that McCain’s lead among white women is almost gone and that, incredibly, Obama now draws the same level of support among Dems that McCain does among Republicans, suggesting that Clintonites are at last coming home.
As for the trends in swing state polls, let’s just avoid the subject entirely, shall we?
Maybe we should stop thinking about politics for awhile. Here’s a clip of Canadian football players playfully celebrating a touchdown with Duck Duck Goose. Aw.
Update: Brutal.
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CapedConservative on September 26, 2008 at 2:28 PM
http://sarah-palin-2008.blogspot.com/2008/09/mccaintakes-lead.html
Dr Evil on September 26, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Hay naku. (Loose Tagalog translation for “oy vey”.)
Pasalubong on September 26, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Jindal 2012
ThePrez on September 26, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Same old same old…what gets me is that Bill Clinton is now McCain’s biggest advocate.
People are going to watch tonight and id the old straight express is running, the polls will go back to Mac..
joepub on September 26, 2008 at 2:30 PM
McCain just needs to keep keeping it close. If the polls stay in the 3 to 5 range until election day that is a win for McCain.
johnt on September 26, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Today is very frustrating as a conservative…..
Randy1968 on September 26, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Well, there’s no need to even vote now. After all, Allahpundit has posted yet another poll data thread. We’ve lost. It’s over. Who needs the election?
fossten on September 26, 2008 at 2:31 PM
So in other words, Obama actually outmaneuvered McCain on this issue, despite the claims to the contrary. That’s truly depressing.
Oh well. We nominated a turkey and he’s gobbling his way to a freaking Obama victory. We got what we asked for.
All I can say is, there better be a deal today, the deal better be good, and McCain better get some freaking credit.
Outlander on September 26, 2008 at 2:31 PM
AP, I hope you learned your lesson about ever setting your Optimism Scale™ at 9 and will never do it again.
frankj on September 26, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Lehrer: Senator McCain, what did you hope to accomplish with your political stunt?
Lehrer: Senator Obama, was President Bush thankful for your input into solving this crisis?
Limerick on September 26, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Yes I understand and that is another reason for which McCain is slipping in the polls. Teh “no” bailout bill vote is a factor in this(conservatives being upset. We’ll see. But I can’t help myself not to see how pesimistic this posts have been lately. We must be honest and recognize that McCain has a very slim chanse of winning anyway.
clemycali on September 26, 2008 at 2:34 PM
he needs to nail all three debates. thats the only way he can make a comback.
venicesurfer on September 26, 2008 at 2:34 PM
If the majority in this country are so clueless as to bring that about then…… IDK.
Yakko77 on September 26, 2008 at 2:34 PM
fixed…
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CapedConservative on September 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Obama up 10 points or less is an easy McCain victory…I think there is a definite Bradley effect going on since the Manchurian candidate has played the race card since day one…these day to day poll fluctuations mean nothing…
DCJeff on September 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Christ. People don’t want the bailout, McCain and GOP oppose it, and the public loses faith in them!?
lodge on September 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Boy, the bad news polls show up quick. A little slower yesterday, when the news was better.
capitalist piglet on September 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Heh… didn’t read the polst, clicked the video… had NO idea what the heck was going on.
Thanks for the poltibreak.
Abby Adams on September 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM
What I don’t get is the public is against the bailout 45 – 30.
So how come the guy who goes back to Washington to fight for a better deal for the tax-payers gets hurt by this? Bambi is goofing off in a gymn and saying ‘Call me if you need me’ and he gains points? The Democrats want to pass a larded up bailout with $140 billion for hard left community organizers and they gain votes?
And sticking in a drilling ban when the economy needs all the help it can get – how can this win more support for Bambi? To me it just doesn’t add up. Somebody needs to get the Republican’s story out there and fast.
rigdown on September 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM
check this out and time to go viral:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH–o
John the Libertarian on September 26, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Another poll.
ejbentz on September 26, 2008 at 2:37 PM
The Democrats caused the mess with their bad policies of getting loans to low income people who couldnt afford the loans.
But, it doesnt matter that the dem’s caused the mess. The Republicans in the house of reps are doing what they can to stop this deal and the country will be hurt and people will be justified in blaming republicans for not doing the right thing when it was needed.
And McCain’s stunt of suspending his campaign so he could slow down or screw up the deal that our president and Greenspan and actual experts on the economy (unlike McCain) are trying to get done is already costing his dumb ass in the polls.
Roger Waters on September 26, 2008 at 2:37 PM
I’m not worried about it. The debates have yet to be held.
If McCain hits at least a double tonight, then he’s up again.
Marybeth on September 26, 2008 at 2:38 PM
President Obama, 60 Democrat Senators, House majority…..WE’RE SCREWED
lodge on September 26, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Hooray! Yipee! Let’s celebrate!
TheBigOldDog on September 26, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Listen, I’m as pessimistic as the next person, but, seriously, after the utter debacle that has been the last few days, and Mac’s only down by single digits? Maybe all is not lost? ~sighs hopefully~
Priscilla on September 26, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Obama is the devil voters know, and — as untrustworthy as he is — he at least appears predictable to the masses.
Conversely, in the past 72 hours, McCain has looked like erratic, unpredictable insider trying desparately to appear relevant.
And God knows, that the media has made Palin look like the Artic Bimbo… a problem Team McCain has exacerbated by keeping her scripted and under wraps.
Things are imploding folks; and it’s all self-inflicted.
VastRightWingConspirator on September 26, 2008 at 2:39 PM
ZzZzZZZ. Polls focused on making and creating news. LAME.
jencab on September 26, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Here… here’s a pollster exposing what he REALLY suspects is going to happen….
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20080925/NEWS01/80925009/1002/NEWS
Enjoy…
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CapedConservative on September 26, 2008 at 2:40 PM
Sometimes it’s downright depressing to read the posts here.
We all know the MSM are in the tank for Obama. We need to keep that in mind when we see these polls.
McCain is keeping it close, and what a miracle that is, considering all the negative press.
Marybeth on September 26, 2008 at 2:41 PM
i still believe the reason for this drop is not so much the economy but mccain camp making a big episode for the lipstick on a pig. that turned even me off.
venicesurfer on September 26, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Stand back and do nothing America – brought to you by bamacreme the all soothing gel of mediocrity
EricPWJohnson on September 26, 2008 at 2:41 PM
WTF? Are all those who were saying “screw the polls, wait until the debates” diving under the bed now?
What the hell did you expect, that these numbers wouldn’t fluctuate on a regular basis, that the media whores wouldn’t take every single opportunity to spin Mac and the GOP as they always do, as a group of wealthy heartless hayseeds?
Today isn’t the end game for the election, not by a long shot; the pessimism makes me want to puke.
Bishop on September 26, 2008 at 2:42 PM
I don’t think daily tracking polls are accurate and their use should be discontinued and replaced with something more reliable like…
minute by minute tracking polls.
420sniper on September 26, 2008 at 2:42 PM
My only prayer is that it’s so bad it’s Carter II… which brings in a Reagan figure as a savior in 2012 (Palin/Jindal?)…
Again, hay naku…
Pasalubong on September 26, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz…
Mcguyver on September 26, 2008 at 2:43 PM
I don’t think that watching a football clip will quite do it.
Much more may be needed
MB4 on September 26, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Crap! I’ve run out barf bags….
Mcguyver on September 26, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Do you really believe what are you writing? Calm yourself.And explain yourself how McCain was outmanuvred?
And who do you think would have done better in the race? Romney? Giuliani? Fred Thompson?
There is going to be a bill and a deal.
clemycali on September 26, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Clinton lost the House and Senate after only two years of an all-blue Congress.
Of course, the House had been blue for nearly four decades prior…
Good Lt on September 26, 2008 at 2:45 PM
McCain blundered when he suspended his campaign. It’s being spun that he, not Obama, is making the financial crises a political issue.
With the MSM actively cheering for Obama perceptions now outweigh facts.
BowHuntingTexas on September 26, 2008 at 2:46 PM
I’m standing strong Bishop, and I’ll proudly say it:
Screw the polls!
And I’ll go one further- THIS HOUSING CRASH DIDN”T JUST HAPPEN IN THE LAST STRETCH OF AN ELECTION YEAR BY SHEER ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE DEMOCRAPS BEST SHOT. AND IT WON’T WORK. SCREW THE POLLS.
FiveWays on September 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Of course he’s down.
The finance crisis and bailout bill are terrifying.
And the main work McCain has done (politically speaking) over the last few days is getting himself firmly wedded with the crisis.
That means he gets the brunt of the fear and panic. But it gives him a huge potential upside if, come Monday and Tuesday, it’s clear that things are going to be alright. (Likely to be the case if a bill really does get passed Sunday night.)
There will, of course, be all kinds of partisan debate about whether McCain helped or hurt negotiations, or whether he was pulling a political stunt or putting Country First. But ALL of the debate will be about what McCain accomplished or didn’t accomplish — while Obama was letting folks know that he was ready to help if they needed him.
Poker analogy:
Yes, the stack of chips in front of John McCain is way down — but not because he’s lost them, just because he’s put them into the pot. Too soon to tell whether it was a canny bet.
ClintACK on September 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Who makes up these polls? Do they use that Bistro Math that propels starships. Seriously, how can any take these polls at face value. They swing so much day to day, hour to hour and are take so frequently that they are basically useless.
Tommy_G on September 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM
I don’t think you understand what he’s saying.
“The public,” or at least thost polled, perceive it this way. That’s what the polling data is showing. It might not be reality, but in politics, perception is reality.
And the public perception at current is that (for some reason) the person and party who caused this ginormous f*cking mess is, er, better equipped to get the market out of it.
It doesn’t make sense to those interested in the facts, but to the rest of us, that’s how it comes off.
And by “us,” I mean those voters polled.
Good Lt on September 26, 2008 at 2:49 PM
The GOP is writing its epitaph.
phronesis on September 26, 2008 at 2:49 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH–o
ninjapirate on September 26, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Steady, troops, steady.
ejbentz on September 26, 2008 at 2:49 PM
The fact that Obama wins on “handling the economy” tells me all sorts of things I don’t want to know.
Boo :(
VolMagic on September 26, 2008 at 2:50 PM
By the way, great video nailing the Donks and Obama here…spread it around in emails, blog posts, groups, listservs, communities, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH–o
Good Lt on September 26, 2008 at 2:51 PM
AP – I told yesterday to relax – future polls would be more to your liking. How right I was. But don’t get too happy, future polls may not cooperate as much – it all depends if they survey blacks or jews.
Fuquay Steve on September 26, 2008 at 2:51 PM
They have to be disparate to win the White House right now if for no other reason than to prevent the investigations that will certainly lead to criminal indictments.
Dems have used every excuse to launch investigations to tar and feather Republicans yet how many of them have called for an investigation into the largest financial crisis since the great Depression? ZERO. That tells you all you need to know.
TheBigOldDog on September 26, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Looks like the “McCain riding into DC on a magic unicorn to save the day and while I suspend my campaign (not really)and ask to
delay the debate….err, wait, nevermind” stunt is failing miserably.cornfedbubba on September 26, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Polls are about as informative as a democrat selling you a used car as new.
upinak on September 26, 2008 at 2:52 PM
I disagree with the folks who say the debate isn’t important. The election will be decided tonight. The man who drops a sweat ball from the tip of his nose loses in November.
Yes, the public is tuning in just for that reason. They want Rollerball, not On Golden Pond. I expect Barry has been loaded to the gills with zingers to be splashed all over page one tomorrow. Johnny better have his Louisville Slugger handy tonight.
Limerick on September 26, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Yeah, just wait until the FBI shows up at your door in February ‘09, because they tracked the IP addresses of all Hotair.com members. Followed by Rush, Hannity, O’Reilly, etc. all getting taken off the air by the “Fairness Doctrine.” Followed by the most liberal members of the 9th Circuit Court being named to the Supreme Court. Followed by the Great Handgun Roundup at your local police station. Followed by Abortions-R-Us at your kids’ elementary school. Followed by the biggest tax increase in world history. Followed by U.S. embassies around getting sacked by terrorists, and Americans taken hostage. Followed by China doing whatever it wants, anywhere in the world. Followed by $300/barrel oil, and $10/gallon gasoline.
It’s the Carter Administration, all over again. And you know what? I’ll bet Osama Bin Laden sketched it all out on a cocktail napkin back in 1992.
VastRightWingConspirator on September 26, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Good News! The election is NOT today! But there will be a debate tonight!
If the debate is really about foreign policy (the original intended subject) McCain will eat Obama’s lunch–akin to the Cheney/Edwards debate of 2004.
If the moderator asks either candidate about the bailout bill, McCain needs to come out all-guns-blazing about how Obama derailed the negotiations, and wanted taxpayer money semt to ACORN, which has been accused of voter fraud in several states. “My friends, do you want a President who doesn’t know how to negotiate with Congress?”
It ain’t over yet, folks! It ain’t even started!
Steve Z on September 26, 2008 at 2:53 PM
I want you all to read this:
Now what does Zogby know that we don’t know?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………….
FiveWays on September 26, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Ya, but we all keep clicking on the links and posting in the threads so AP continues to be part of their distribution channel…. so, this is my last one. I’m off the anti-Palin hit pieces and the polls….
TheBigOldDog on September 26, 2008 at 2:54 PM
McCain has demonstrated that he is not George Bush the III!
The Maverick has gone against the President and has caught Dems off guard because they were expecting him to get GOP members to lean to the left and he didn’t.
WTG John McCain!
mindhacker on September 26, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Yes, the stack of chips in front of John McCain is way down — but not because he’s lost them, just because he’s put them into the pot. Too soon to tell whether it was a canny bet.
ClintACK on September 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM
joepub on September 26, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Are you kidding?
First off, there won’t be a deal until after the debate. The dems will not let that happen when there’s plenty more politics to milk from this thing.
Secondly, McCain will get credit for this thing when it fails. If anything, they will claim McCain pushed through an imperfect bill for his political gain.
In other words, McCain is screwed either way.
He took a gamble on an issue that everyone thought was the top issue on America’s minds: the economy.
What he didn’t count on, is that, the issue on everyone’s minds is exactly what the media tells them it is. …and the top issue in the media’s minds is getting Obama elected.
We knew it was coming 4 years ago at the DNC speech. Now, it’s coming to fruition.
I used to subscribe to email newsletters from the DNC just to see what they were talking about, so I would get an email every month or so from Howard Dean basically filled with ‘Bush Suxx’ with absolutely nothing else.
One of them about a year ago said they had the people and things in place that would not only guarantee the ‘08 election for a democrat but a democrat majority for many years to come.
The conspiracy theorist side of me always kept that in the back of my mind, wondering what they had up their sleeves. I think the constant politicizing of everything the past 8 years is starting to pay off for the democrats. Fear and Anger lead to irrational decisions, and Obama is just that. Couple an Obama ‘presidency’ with a super-majority in Congress, throw in the Fairness Doctrine and you’ll have a ‘government’ ten times more corrupt and secretive than the libs ever dreamed Bush/Cheney could be.
But maybe that’s all in my tin-foil hat.
cntrlfrk on September 26, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Question: Do polls make money? Do people pay for access to these polls? Or do they generate ad revenue by hits?
What gives? What is the incentive to do this polling?
Anyone?
VolMagic on September 26, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Can someone please tell me what, if anything, Obama has done over the last two weeks to make people think he would be a better steward of the economy than McCain? Has there been anything at all?
GodDAMN I picked the wrong week to stop drinking
Dudley Smith on September 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Maybe it will all play out better after a few days. Wrongheaded as it seems now, there is something impressive (or at least stupidly heroic) about the way McCain ran TOWARD the crisis. I can’t help but like him for that.
McCain’s numbers might also improve as the public comes to understand the root causes of the meltdown. The MSM is doing everything it can to prevent that, but Drudge seems to have come around.
Infidoll on September 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Most of the people here thrive on lowering their expectations.
I don’t.
That’s why you have negative Nellies on here.
And that is why I’m on an embargo of HotAir until after the debates tonight.
Sakaki on September 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM
It is always darkest just before it goes completely black.
Murphy9 on September 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Now what does Zogby know that we don’t know?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………….
FiveWays on September 26, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Absolutely nothing.
“This election is the most imprtant in our live” is said every two years.
VolMagic on September 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM
It’s over.
President Bush will be in prison by January 20, 2009.
Ditto Cheney.
Pelosi will hand the presidency over to Obama. It will be a celebration to rival the Beijing Olympics.
Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin, even O’Reilly will be “sanitized”, and they will gratefully accept their new code of conduct.
Palin will be impeached as Alaska’s governor.
McCain will switch to the Democratic Party and Lieberman will, too, along with Graham and two others.
jay12 on September 26, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Would this be the same Zogby that predicted a Kerry landslide win on the night before the election? At least 50 electoral vote margin of victory, I believe he predicted.
amerpundit on September 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM
bad link.
Yakko77 on September 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM
+ 1
BowHuntingTexas on September 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Also yawning.
The only thing keeping me awake is the fact that so many wanna-be conservatives are gaming this out prematurely, poll by poll – a Democrat game – instead of pointing out that McCain is the one making it possible for the House Republican position even to be heard.
Listen to the media, and the Dems in particular: “How dare McCain inject politics into this?!” The statement is so blatantly self-contradictory and hypocritical that it’s comical, or should be. Instead of whining about it, you should be laughing.
This election – and the impact on it of these events – will play out over a little more than a month. The first reports are always wrong.
CK MacLeod on September 26, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Unfortunately we keep putting forth candidates who are rhetorically challenged and are not good at defending themselves or going on offense. McCain is letting the left tar him with this crisis even though the libs are far more culpable.
Sadly his handlers are also mismanaging the Palin situation, they would be better off letting her be herself.
echosyst on September 26, 2008 at 3:01 PM
I think McCain totally misplayed this thing. I mean, what did he accomplish? There is no deal, he didn’t get a better one out there, and he’ll do the debate anyway after ceding the airwaves to Obama the last couple days. It was a stupid stunt that is backfiring. What was he thinking? Who thought this was a good idea?
Sheesh…and why do people think Barry is better on the economy? Because he promises handouts? McCain better get on offensive, NOW!
(And please let Palin be Palin. Unleash her and run with it.)
changer1701 on September 26, 2008 at 3:02 PM
You all need to visualize yourselves as Mel Gibson playing William Wallace in “Braveheart”s inaccurate but compelling re-creation of the battle of Sterling, where outnumbered Scotsmen defeated a larger and much-better funded Sassenach horde of mercenaries, levies, and dimwit nobles on horse
HOLD HOLD HOLD HOLD………..
In the debate tonight, Obama will look like the clown he actually is, uhhhhhing and ahhhhing and generally looking unqualified and unprepared. A lot of ‘undecideds’ base their views on the first debate, and McCain will eat Obama’s breakfast, lunch, and supper
….and I predict this thread will soon attract trolls like flies on sh+t…..
Janos Hunyadi on September 26, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Oh, by the way, there’s no bailout agreement yet, and the sky ISN’T falling in the markets.
Nasdaq -0.95%
S&P 500 -0.66%
Dow Jones is actually UP 8 points.
Emergency, eshmergency, this is Congress we’re waiting for. Molasses in January.
Step up to the plate, Mac, and let the debates begin.
Steve Z on September 26, 2008 at 3:04 PM
When McCain announced he was suspending his campaign, I had two words: “Game Over.”
Nothing has changed my mind.
Rush was horrifyingly depressing today. He exulted in all the clips of Dingy Harry lying for the cameras, but here’s the point: Dingy Harry was the one who was in front of the cameras. Not McCain. Not Bush. The Dems are getting their side of the story out. We are not.
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RJGatorEsq. on September 26, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…………
rockmom on September 26, 2008 at 3:05 PM
I lol’d.
fossten on September 26, 2008 at 3:05 PM
OK for the umpteenth time I will repeat myself. Every election cycle we go through this and after every election the talking heads wonder why we bother following polls because they are meaningless. The only polling that matters is the internal polling of the campaigns. They know who they can count on to come out and vote for them, who the opposition is counting on and how many of the undecideds they can convince to come out.
The polls keep rollercoaster-ing because pollsters understand that the only way they remain relevant is to be needed. And you are only needed when you can show swings.
McCain will get 53% of the vote thanks in equal parts to his demonstrating his leadership skills and Sarah Palin. They tried to f-Bush in 2000 and 2004 with these polls and even more importantly, gave us the same song and dance with electoral projections.
None of this means we can be complacent. But, if you let yourself get wrapped up in these numbers with more than a month to go, you will go insane — as so many do this close to the election every four years.
grdred944 on September 26, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Being dead right, won’t make you any less dead.
Murphy9 on September 26, 2008 at 3:06 PM
you shouldn’t mix LSD with your anti-Ds, man
Janos Hunyadi on September 26, 2008 at 3:06 PM
There are four debates to go through plus a lot of news cycles plus a lot of undermining and backstabbing from the Clintons. Let’s not fold and quit now.
ejbentz on September 26, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Fatalism will kill you.
carbon_footprint on September 26, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Sorry. Try this.
Pollster says election could end in landslide
FiveWays on September 26, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Media organizations pay to have polls conducted. Maybe that’s the answer to why there is a disconnect with what McCain is actually doing and the so-called perception of what’s going on.
JonPrichard on September 26, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Great ideas are seldom remembered and dumb things are never forgotten.
Murphy9 on September 26, 2008 at 3:09 PM
+1
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RJGatorEsq. on September 26, 2008 at 3:09 PM
If McCain loses, I’m hitching a ride with Sarah Palin back to Alaska where she’s truly appreciated and joining the Alaskan Independence Party. The rest of the country can go F___ itself.
Really, I see this as God’s judgment on the nation, and there doesn’t seem to a more fitting way to drive the final nail into its coffin than with a Christ imitating Chicago politician at the helm to ensure its complete and total destruction.
Lincoln on September 26, 2008 at 3:10 PM
McCAIN DO YOU WANT TO WIN?THEN YOU AND ALL YOUR REP.FRIENDS MUST REALIZE NOW THAT THE DEM. IN THE HOUSE AND SEN. ARE NOT I REPEAT NOT YOUR FRIENDS.THIS IS A WAR NOT A DAMM GAME.UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO FIGHT YOU WILL LOOSE.GET OFF YOU ASS AND FIGHT FOR SOMETHING AND IF YOU SAY IN TONIGHTS DEBAIT SEN. OBAMA IS A GOOD MAN WHO LOVES HIS COUNTRY I WILL THROW UP.
thmcbb on September 26, 2008 at 3:11 PM
I agree. I find it amazing that the Dems. are hooking up with the “worst Prez. ever” on this one. it shows JM to be a Maverick. obama/buuuuuuush 08
The dems can vote on this plan if its as good as they say it is. They can be the loners w/Bush and it will pass. The repubs. should stay away from this losing bailout bill.
Obambi/Buuuuuush 08
Mercy4Me on September 26, 2008 at 3:11 PM
One more thing — so many of you are looking at this bailout deal and McCain’s handling of it as the last straw. Serioulsy, breathe deep and chill for a minute. You may not agree with the whole bailout (I certainly don’t) but this is brilliant politics on his part. The October Surprise is that Obama is going to be the Perfect Storm headed right for the Obama campaign and their being stuck having to defend rather than attack.
Regardless of what the media says or those idiots at FactCheck, McCain and other pro-McCain groups are going to open up Obama like a warm peanut. Rezko, Wright, the Fannie connections, Ayers, Obama at the gym while McCain works to save the economy. If you think this was McCain’s last desparate gamble, you really don’t know politics.
Ebb and flow friends, ebb and flow. Timing is everything and while I don’t agree with the bailout and wish it would just die, the leadership McCain is showing is brilliant and is going to come back to bite Obama.
grdred944 on September 26, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Something stinkith about these polls. Kerry should be president according to the polls taken in 2004.
So, don’t pay attention to polls.
moonsbreath on September 26, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Its never so bad it couldn’t be worse.
Murphy9 on September 26, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Now I see. 48% of America is racist, and 6% haven’t decided yet if they’re racist.
Patrick S on September 26, 2008 at 3:14 PM
…the “press secretary” of another “community organizer” last century once extolled the merits of lying to people…tell the lie big enough, often enough, and folks will believe it….
…that’s all these polls are…they plumb the depths of peoples’ lack of actual news…they can only respond with vague feelings and ill-informed opinions.
Unfortunately, a lot of people, their brains beaten as flat as a tortilla by a sold-out media, will take some of those raw feelings into the voting booths with them….
Puritan1648 on September 26, 2008 at 3:14 PM
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