14 Oct 08 Poll Tracking
We’ve added three permanent pages to the site for those of you who like to see the daily numbers. The National page tracks the overall popular election estimates, the Key States page includes states that are integral to an electoral college victory, and the Swing States page covers the states currently considered to be toss-ups. These Pollster.com charts are compilations of all major polls.
Update: Polls for key Senate races have also been added.
04 Oct 08 All That & The Money Too
Besides representing the only possibility for real change, Barack Obama is out-spending McCain by an almost 3 to 1 ratio. This is paying direct dividends as Obama pulls ahead in the polls: he’s leading 50.2% to 42.5% as of October 3rd. If current trends continue, we may be looking at an historic landslide in November.
03 Oct 08 McCain Quits Michigan
McCain is acknowledging that he has lost the election in Michigan, a key battleground state. Nothing he could say or do will fool the people there, and he’s giving up the game. We’ve all heard the lies before, and they just don’t work any more. Enquiring minds want to know which state he’ll quit next.
Detroit News link:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/POLITICS01/810020462
John McCain is ending his attempt to win Michigan, a serious blow to the Republican’s presidential hopes. “The operations will be scaled back but we’ll still be in place in Michigan,” Mike DuHaime, political director the McCain-Palin national campaign confirmed in a conference call with national reporters late Thursday. He said staff assigned to Michigan will be shifted to Maine, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania which show greater promise for McCain.
DuHaime said the McCain camp has no plans to do any further TV advertising in Michigan, but added: “We are monitoring the state and if it swings back in our favor we will be reengaged.” Chuck Yob, a co-chair of Michigan’s campaign, disagreed with the decision to toss in the Michigan towel. “I don’t think it’s a very good decision. I think they’re wrong,” said Yob, a longtime Republican activist in West Michigan.
