McCain is losing, and Obama is pulling away.  Is that concise enough for you? Oh, you want to know why, do you?  Okay, let me lay it on you. The Republican nominee was always going to be a huge underdog……

Detroit News is there

God Bless Her.

She said it was in the “Army Times”.

I did a search and found her “sources” right here.

Better than Bambi’s “Truth Squads”.

Over.

1GooDDaDDy on October 3, 2008 at 5:05 PM

As a wise man once said, “What a waste it is to lose one’s mind or not to have a mind.”

Allah you wouldn’t know how to fight for something if your life depended on it. You would most likely get in the fetal position and cry.

Ancient saying: to scare the monkey, kill the chicken. Pulling out of Michigan scared the monkey

Good point. The timing on that seemed bad to me additionally.

Oh, puke. Naomi Wolfe is on Medved. Why give that loon publicity?

Blake on October 3, 2008 at 4:08 PM

Right, I’m listening to him now. She’s saying that the Fed. Gov. has brought 14,000 crack Army troops to “walk our streets” with non-lethal weapons to maintain/take over the US to help keep Prez. Bush in power.

She said it was in the “Army Times”.

I did a search and found her “sources” right here.

Better than Bambi’s “Truth Squads”.

Over.

Palin should go back to Michigan for one overriding reason: Because she wants to go there. Giving her her head, as they say in horseracing, even if it’s only a feint in terms of the campaign’s strategy, would reinforce a turning point/comeback/back on offense narrative with Palin’s forceful, optimistic, one-of-us appeals to the hopeless, downcast working classes as its focus. It would be a morale boost to an even greater extent than the news of the withdrawal, leaked ahead of the debate, was a morale deflation.
CK MacLeod on October 3, 2008 at 4:34 PM

It is not a pretty sight to see, a dog with its tail between its legs

For a candidate to advertise he has give up on even one state is an image destroyer because it says this candidate is not going to represent this state if elected. This scares people in other states. Will this candidate quit on me too?

People assume if you do not value my vote, you will not represent my interests

Do it in private but keep the headquarters open and mail flyers. Too late now. That is why Palin is needed to make voters in Michigan think they have value

Ancient saying: to scare the monkey, kill the chicken. Pulling out of Michigan scared the monkey

If only there was some prominent Republican with ties to Michigan and good hair who could campaign there…..

Speedwagon82 on October 3, 2008 at 4:28 PM

The Michigan GOP is a small RINO clique. Give them trinkets to keep them away from Palin, or keep them in the background in all the photos. The last GOP candidate for Governor made a terrible ad using his (apparently) rich and privileged daughters who gushed about Dad while the public was suffering. It had a ‘Let them eat cake’ quality he could not understand from his cocoon

The DEMs have no credibility on the economy in Michigan since Michigan has been DEM dominated with the ineffective Governor Granhom who has been promising an uptick for too long while she pulls out the same idiot programs to revive our economy with Windmills and green technology.

If McCain wants Michigan all he has to do is saying we’re getting rid of these stupid, stupid CAFE standards.

But he won’t.

Also she is saying “these are my people, I won’t let them down” and I think Mich. would respond…if not, they lose two valuable days, but not a waste of effort…if internals show it is possible to move votes.

right2bright on October 3, 2008 at 3:57 PM

That’s a good point. I still favor Palin going to CA to get a huge crowd and make a killer speech. Not for CA votes, but for votes elsewhere. Show the country what kind of people support this campaign.

And that’s a good point about Michigan. Make a weekend of it; do a few rallies – if you can get 30,000 at them – and show the country that you are fighting for them.

If only there was some prominent Republican with ties to Michigan and good hair who could campaign there…..

Speedwagon82 on October 3, 2008 at 4:28 PM

I’m still laughing even after cleaning myself. Thanks.

Which state is more “blue”? California or Michigan?

kurtzz3 on October 3, 2008 at 3:58 PM

Which state has more money to give to the RNC? California is a lost cause for now, but you can’t write it off forever.

Palin should go back to Michigan for one overriding reason: Because she wants to go there. Giving her her head, as they say in horseracing, even if it’s only a feint in terms of the campaign’s strategy, would reinforce a turning point/comeback/back on offense narrative with Palin’s forceful, optimistic, one-of-us appeals to the hopeless, downcast working classes as its focus. It would be a morale boost to an even greater extent than the news of the withdrawal, leaked ahead of the debate, was a morale deflation. It might also focus some attention on what the Democrats have done to the state.

If the polls move even a little, it might force Obama to play some defense in a state that his campaign dissed during the primaries and that Democrats would like to take for granted. If the feint produces unexpected breakthroughs, more resources could be rushed in. In the fantasy scenario, with Palin actually turning the state or making it close, it would be legendary for her personally. Otherwise, it’s back to smaller, theoretically more easily winnable states with little harm done.