Comments on: Hmmm: McCain creeps back to within four in new Gallup

By: Fuquay Steve

Fuquay Steve — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:12:55 +0000

“An optimist is a man who looks after your eyes, and a pessimist is a man who looks after your feet.” I am not sure that this is not the best definition of all. There is even a sort of allegorical truth in it. For there might, perhaps, be a profitable distinction drawn between that more dreary thinker who thinks merely of our contact with the earth from moment to moment, and that happier thinker who considers rather our primary power of vision and of choice of road.

- G. K. Chesterton

FiveWays on October 1, 2008 at 4:58 PM

I listening to the audiotape of Orthodoxy and that is one of my favorites along with the discription of detached virtues. I’m quite overwelmed by his vision.

By: scrubjay

scrubjay — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:16:02 +0000

I have seen all of Governor Palins’s ‘horrendous’ interviews with those less than picture perfect answers. Now I can say, considering all the answers that she has given, that she has done far better for a candidate only 4 weeks on the trail than Sen. Biden, with his 30 years of experience, in the same period of time. She has never exaggerated or lied, but he has.

By: cjw79

cjw79 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:19:43 +0000

Do you guys really honestly believe this “MSM” poll paranoia that you tell yourselves, or is it just a coping mechanism?

Are you all victims? You’ve had Congress in your pocket for all but two of the last 14 years. Why didn’t Teh Media fix it so the Dems could have Congress, or Gore would win the White House, or Kerry would win the White House? If Obama wins, it would be the first time Dems would control the WH and Congress in, as I said, FOURTEEN YEARS.

This is completely illogical.

By: either orr

either orr — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:13:02 +0000

Don’t give up on Pa. yet.
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre is not going to go for Obama by what the numbers suggest; southwestern Pa., which is congenitally Democrat, is Bradley effect territory; and Rendell has done damn little to help Obama because he’s a Hillary guy through and through. The state’s two most prominent Dems — Rendell and Philly mayor Nutter — are Hillaries. (Bobby Casey is riding on his late father’s good name, no more, no less; he doesn’t count.)
Don’t forget in Pa. that we have some scandals that could enervate the GOP involving several prominent Dem legislators.
And there are a couple of Dem congresspeople in trouble for a variety of reasons, too. (I don’t know for sure if Traitor John Murtha is in real trouble, but he could be if the GOP backs William Russell smartly enough.)
So don’t write off the Keystone State. Get Palin to make a stop at the Cabela’s in Hamburg and you get a bunch of bitter clingers on your side.

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:06:30 +0000

Please know the new state polls are from the zenith of the Obama gains from 1 to 2 weeks ago. The state polls are ALWAYS at least a week behind. Don’t give up!

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Gallup: Obama Lead Shrinks from 8 to 4 « The Rhetorican — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:02:48 +0000

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By: Benjamin9

Benjamin9 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:00:46 +0000

McCain needs to tap into the energy of Conservatives now! He needs to go to the well of the Senate tonight, explain in deep detail what went wrong with this economic meltdown, every detail, and then vote NO on this POS Bill. The masses who have been flooding email and phone banks with messages wanting no legislation like this will flow in behind him.

By: Albertanator

Albertanator — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:20:22 +0000

My fellow Conservatives and Center Right friends…ALL we need to win is to be within few points …that we already very very close…and Mr. McCain has 5 weeks to make up ground…

This is going to be close but I still think we have it…

I no some of us freak out over all these polls but this race has been close from the get go…and that will favor us..

Take Care

By: sonnyspats1

sonnyspats1 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:14:17 +0000

Slick

By: Terrye

Terrye — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:13:41 +0000

Maybe people are starting to think that McCain is more able to deal with big problems than pretty boy is. Obama has not exactly been a inspiring figure during this ordeal.

As for the states, who knows? Most of the states do not do polls as often as the national polls, it might be that if there really is movement in McCain’s direction in those states it won’t be apparent for a few more days.

By: El_Terrible

El_Terrible — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:12:48 +0000

This is another MSM plot. They are putting McCain within striking distance now, but then after the debate they’ll say Palin failed miserably and push Obama back up to ten and declare the race over.

Don’t buy this bs, keep fighting regardless of what the polls say.

By: sonnyspats1

sonnyspats1 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:10:44 +0000

Slick Willie is on the loose.

By: Grue in the Attic

Grue in the Attic — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:00:40 +0000

Not only has Allah turned me to the Dark Side, thanks to him I’ve become Emperor Farking Palpatine.

ManlyRash on October 1, 2008 at 4:05 PM

Wow, not even Vader with the chance for redemption? Jeez.

So what does that make me, I wonder? ;)

*eats*

By: FiveWays

FiveWays — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:58:33 +0000

“It would be unfair to omit altogether from the list the mysterious but suggestive definition said to have been given by a little girl, ‘An optimist is a man who looks after your eyes, and a pessimist is a man who looks after your feet.’”

- G. K. Chesterton

Rosmerta on October 1, 2008 at 4:43 PM

Let Chesterton expand on that:

“An optimist is a man who looks after your eyes, and a pessimist is a man who looks after your feet.” I am not sure that this is not the best definition of all. There is even a sort of allegorical truth in it. For there might, perhaps, be a profitable distinction drawn between that more dreary thinker who thinks merely of our contact with the earth from moment to moment, and that happier thinker who considers rather our primary power of vision and of choice of road.

- G. K. Chesterton

By: Fortunata

Fortunata — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:54:47 +0000

I think “undecided” are people reluctant to vote for Obama and too shy to say it, for fear of being labelled racist. The MSM has made it very uncool to vote/be a Republican. In the UK we called it the “shy Tory” effect; during the Thatcher years many people wouldn’t admit to voting for her even though she had landslide victories.

By: Rosmerta

Rosmerta — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:43:55 +0000

“I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself.”
- G. K. Chesterton

FiveWays on October 1, 2008 at 4:22 PM

“It would be unfair to omit altogether from the list the mysterious but suggestive definition said to have been given by a little girl, ‘An optimist is a man who looks after your eyes, and a pessimist is a man who looks after your feet.’”

- G. K. Chesterton

By: grdred944

grdred944 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:34:51 +0000

Undecideds are the most ignorant voters out there. They do not care about whether McCain was poised for credit one day and not seen as being a participant the next. They are too ignorant to deal with such nuances.

Theses numbers are a result of McCain taking the lead in dealing with this related to Obama — who has done nothing. They know the issues but are too stupid to really take a side on the bailout. So, they like the fact that McCain looked like a leader the past five or six days.

As for the electorals — PA is lost, no real surprise there. Between the corrupt Philadelphia machine and Fast Eddie Rendell in Harrisburg (nvm that he is a Hillary supporter) Obama has PA bought. Ohio and Virginia are the two key states for McCain if he wants any chance. He’ll win Florida handily and needs either Nevada or Colorado.

This landslide talk is insane. If McCain leads in Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Indiana by more than 3 points each, it will be 51-53% for him and north of 280 electoral votes.

By: FiveWays

FiveWays — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:22:06 +0000

Allah,

No offense, but you’re giving atheists a bad name for being so pessimistic.

MedSchoolCatholic on October 1, 2008 at 4:10 PM

“I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself.”

- G. K. Chesterton

By: rigdown

rigdown — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:14:07 +0000

McCain???

Is the guy still running? I thought he threw in the towel weeks ago. He sure fooled me I guess.

rigdown on October 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM

As does a great many things it would seem.

wise_man on October 1, 2008 at 2:44 PM

You are kidding right wise_man?

Come on, if you’re defending McCain’s recent performance then you deserve to be on the losing side. McCain has been sucking slough water for the last few weeks. His campaigning is worthy of a politically correct goof running for class president in Grade 8. All sincere and bi-partisan-like, but refusing to get in the trenches and attack.

He’s never going to win if he’s playing a poor game of defense all day long. Nobody hears his version of events anymore. Obambi controls all the news and McCain looks like a nerdy school kid. Where the fire? Where’s the finger-pointing and naming names? Where’s the backbone?

If McCain doesn’t work hard on stopping the landslide immediately – it’s all over.

By: MedSchoolCatholic

MedSchoolCatholic — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:10:16 +0000

Allah,

No offense, but you’re giving atheists a bad name for being so pessimistic.

By: ManlyRash

ManlyRash — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:05:05 +0000

I can’t tell if that’s sarcasm or if the bottom’s really dropped out beneath you…. – Grue in the Attic on October 1, 2008 at 3:07 PM

It dropped out. Not only has Allah turned me to the Dark Side, thanks to him I’ve become Emperor Farking Palpatine.

By: cntrlfrk

cntrlfrk — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:55:52 +0000

Woot!

I love polls again!

Until we get another ‘Obama Polling Higher Than Jesus Among Atheists‘ poll.

By: williars

williars — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:50:08 +0000

The current “crisis” is driven by Freddie’s Fannie, not Wall St.
McCain is the experienced Candidate who warned of this crisis several years ago. He and his congressional colleagues rightly sought political reform, and were rebuffed by Barney Frank, et al.
It’s all the rage on U-Toobe.
Randy

By: FiveWays

FiveWays — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:49:28 +0000

Allah,
surely you missed the posts (in the Quinnipiac thread) where it was decided that you post negative headlines? You’re doing some serious trend busting…

hippie_chucker on October 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM

Oh but, Allah’s not finished yet. He always likes to show a little optimism right before he flushes whole thing down the sh!tter. I’ve seen this before. He doesn’t believe there is any hope.

By: Janos Hunyadi

Janos Hunyadi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:46:00 +0000

The Quin-pee-ack poll is crap; they almost always are

Most polls in this election are not reliable, so any of you who are having Mood Swings based on polls need to ignore them. The ‘race factor’ is new & unknown; the current ‘crisis’ in the credit / lending markets a month before a prez election is new & unknown; the pairing of a non-conservative Repub candidate for prez with a conservative woman VP is new & unknown

The Totally in the Tank Media is essentially new & unknown, because although the media has been in the Tank for Democrats and liberals for four decades, the extent to which they are throwing out any semblance of ‘journalistic neutrality’ is new & unknown–as it the reaction to it among coservatives

In 1972 they ridiculed McGovern–and gave up on him early–even though they hated Nixon. In 1988 they were willing to criticise Dukakis for his obvous faults and mistakes

Here & Now, everything is Obama-based, and they’ve gone All In; they’ve damned the torpedoes, probably because they know their entire industry is on the verge of imploding