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McCain Scaling Back in Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Colorado?
October 21, 2008 2:05 PM
Democratic sources say the McCain camp may be giving up on New Hampshire and Wisconsin.
Instead of placing new television advertising buys in those states, they say the McCain campaign is stretching out previous ad buys over more days rather than devote new ad money.
No denial from the McCain camp. One source said simply, "We are on the air in those states."
Obama is leading McCain by 12 percentage points in Wisconsin and by 7 percentage points in New Hampshire, according to the latest polls.
With two weeks left until Election Day, Barack Obama holds a $37-million advantage.
Combined with funds raised by the Democratic National Committee, Obama started the final weeks of the campaign flush with $161 million, while John McCain and the Republican National Committee began October with $124.4 million to spend on the election.
UPDATE: Ad buyers in the battleground state of Colorado are seeing the same dynamic ... no new McCain ad buys and stretching out the old ones. Obama leads McCain 51 - 47 in the latest CNN/Time poll of Colorado voters.
--George Stephanopoulos
October 21, 2008 in John McCain, Republicans Vote 2008 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (493)
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I read the McSame camp has already given up in Colorado, Iowa and New Mexico. Down by an avg. of 12-15% in PA, McCain should give that up too.
Posted by: Joe Reed | Oct 21, 2008 2:22:48 PM
This is the beginning of the end for you, McCain, my "friend".
Posted by: Rick | Oct 21, 2008 2:23:42 PM
In the last week.. McCain campaign will struggle to come up with the latest attack. The worst run campaign ever.
Posted by: Phil | Oct 21, 2008 2:24:50 PM
ONE MORE TERRIBLE THING HAPPENING TO MCCAIN FROM ABC STEPHANOPOLOUS
WHAT A SURPRISE!
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Oct 21, 2008 2:26:23 PM
I think the Republican Party is beginning to scale back on McCain.
There has been too much of the negative attacks from the McCain Campaign and his supporters. Now it seems that if we do not endorse McCain and the far right agenda then we are UN-American.
Funny thing is that I was Un-American while serving in Vietnam, And I have been UN-American my whole adult life. I have raised an Un-American Family too. I am so Un-American I wonder why I am allowed to vote; I guess it is because the Republicans haven't really found out how to suppress my vote yet. But hey, they are working on it.
Posted by: Thinking | Oct 21, 2008 2:26:58 PM
Mccain you need to pull out of PA, Im live in Pa this is Obama state!
Posted by: Angie | Oct 21, 2008 2:27:18 PM
With Falin Palin by his side attacking Obama with lies and innuendos they are doomed to fail. Who in America wants another liar in the White House????
Posted by: FAILIN PALIN | Oct 21, 2008 2:35:02 PM
WHY DOES OBAMA EVEN NEED $600 MILION .. HE'S ALWAYS GOT FREE ADVERTISING FROM MSM NYT, CNN, ABC, WA-POST, AND OMG, MSNBC MADOW/OLBERMANN.
YOU GOT TO LISTEN TO MSNBC.. THAT ONE IS DISGRACEFUL. WATCH THE VIEW--THE SHOW HAS TURNED BLACK WHOOPPI SHOW, AND WAY LIBERAL.. THEY GANG UP ON ELIBZABETH HASSELBACK DAILY..
ITS ALL ABOUT EMPEROR OBAMA.
ONLY CBS HAS BEEN PRETTY HONORABLE. BOB SCHEIFER, MY MAN.
THE REST ARE ALREADY LAYING THE INAUGURATION MAT FOR OBAMA-
A MAN WHO LIED TO AMERICA AND IS AMASSING MONEY TO BUY THE US PRESIDENCY
MCCAIN IS STUCK WITH LITTLE MONEY AND KEPT HIS WORD..
THIS COUNTRY IS GOING DOWN... IF WE LET THIS HAPPEN.
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Oct 21, 2008 2:36:06 PM
WHY DOES OBAMA EVEN NEED $600 MILION .. HE'S ALWAYS GOT FREE ADVERTISING FROM MSM NYT, CNN, ABC, WA-POST, AND OMG, MSNBC MADOW/OLBERMANN.
YOU GOT TO LISTEN TO MSNBC.. THAT ONE IS DISGRACEFUL. WATCH THE VIEW--THE SHOW HAS TURNED BLACK WHOOPPI SHOW, AND WAY LIBERAL.. THEY GANG UP ON ELIBZABETH HASSELBACK DAILY..
ITS ALL ABOUT EMPEROR OBAMA.
ONLY CBS HAS BEEN PRETTY HONORABLE. BOB SCHEIFER, MY MAN.
THE REST ARE ALREADY LAYING THE INAUGURATION MAT FOR OBAMA-
A MAN WHO LIED TO AMERICA AND IS AMASSING MONEY TO BUY THE US PRESIDENCY
MCCAIN IS STUCK WITH LITTLE MONEY AND KEPT HIS WORD..
THIS COUNTRY IS GOING DOWN... IF WE LET THIS HAPPEN.
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Oct 21, 2008 2:36:11 PM
ABC new loves to continuosly through little bits of negativity... just to spew dought on the conservatives. The economy is the fault of the democrats for pushing Fanny and Freddy to secure loans to people that could not afford it.
Posted by: Stephanopoulos_IS_SCUM | Oct 21, 2008 2:37:06 PM
OMG we have seen ENOUGH mcCain adds in NH, trust me! nothing new to say. Palin's trip and her insults to Mass were stupid. Doesshe know how many nh residents are mass transplants who would love to be back in mass with their better schools, closer proximity to our jobs a nd their better programs for everything, but HOUSING is too expensive. She blamed it on massachusetts taxes when in fact Mass residents pay LOWER realestate taxes! LOL! and Shecalled NH the great 'NORTHWEST". yeah Barbie, stellar job. come back and make a fool of yourself again sometime. We've had enough of mccain in nh. I think Palin's insulting speech just about wrapped it for us here.
Posted by: jessy | Oct 21, 2008 2:37:27 PM
Don't forget that Colorado is all but lost too!! Yipee!! OBAMA 08!!!
Posted by: Moosedoggy | Oct 21, 2008 2:37:52 PM
Money talks in this election.
Posted by: Karen | Oct 21, 2008 2:37:58 PM
McCain should pull out of Ohio. I am so sick of jumping to answer the phone only to have a robocaller fill my ears with lies and slime. It's so sad to see a veteran and former POW go down in such a humiliating way. He's not running on his own record, all he can do is throw mud. After Bush, the GOP should be tossed from office for a generation!
Posted by: Lee | Oct 21, 2008 2:39:47 PM
this is a mixed presidential election.
bama/obiden vs. mcalin/pain.
Posted by: mark | Oct 21, 2008 2:40:46 PM
Please stop this shoddy journalism. McCain is not giving up on any state, he is using his money a little more wisely since he opted for public financing. I am sick of these negative bash McCain articles while the top story is Obama visiting his grandmother. Excuse me, but that's what normal people do everyday so why is Obama special for doing it. This country is in deep dodo because we are worshipping a man that has never done anything remarkable in his life. People, please stop this insanity.
Posted by: granny | Oct 21, 2008 2:41:12 PM
Another puff piece by ABC News Chief Washington Propagandist er, Correspondent George Stephanopoulus. Joe Biden just flatly stated that electing Obama is an invitation to dictators around the world to test BO's resolve. His foreign policy positions on the Iraq surge, Russia /Georgia (let the UN security council deal with it), etc. indicate that he is weak and Biden confirms that perception is shared by our adversaries around the world with his rhetoric in Seattle. Keep it up Georgie! Only two weeks left! There are more than enough lemmings to make this a winnable election. I am anticipating plenty of attacks on Gov Palin's intelligence as well as a daily dose of liberal propagandist polls of small controlled samples that advance the cause. Are you still claiming to be an objective journalist?
Posted by: steve | Oct 21, 2008 2:42:37 PM
McCain, please pull out of PA....I'm sick of seeing your face on my television screen!
Posted by: Mark | Oct 21, 2008 2:42:41 PM
Does typing in all caps and attacking Obama make you feel better TJ? The article is about McCain in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Did you read it?
Posted by: Bob | Oct 21, 2008 2:43:14 PM
When a candidate supporter starts blaming the media, you know that his candidate is in the life support and about to meet higher authorities in heaven-McDoomed will be dead and buries soon.
Posted by: Jack | Oct 21, 2008 2:44:36 PM
When a candidate supporter starts blaming the media, you know that his candidate is in the life support and about to meet higher authorities in heaven-McDoomed will be dead and buries soon.
Posted by: Jack | Oct 21, 2008 2:44:37 PM
BREAKING BREAKING
In an interview today with KUSA in Colorado, Sarah Palin was again asked the same question she was asked in the VP debate : What does the VP do? the question was "Brandon Garcia wants to know what the VP does"
Her response was "That’s something that Piper would ask me! ... [T]hey’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom". Have the media on this please.
Posted by: 002186 | Oct 21, 2008 2:44:42 PM
Ok, so McCain voted "with" Bush, what, 98% of the time.
Let's examine the Obama voting record, and I'll bet we'll find that Obama voted with Pelosi and Reid and the Dems 100% of the time.
and
"Share the wealth" oughta make your blood boil. If nothing else does, THAT should be what animates you November 4 against NObama.
Posted by: Mr. Incredible | Oct 21, 2008 2:45:23 PM
It seems the McCain camp is conceding defeat in every state Kerry won, except Pennsylvania, where they are still badly behind. Meanwhile, the battleground is fought entirely on red state territory - Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Virginia, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri and Indiana, with some question about North Dakota, West Virginia and Georgia. To win, McCain has to basically run the table in those states OR offset his loses with a win in PA. He'll do neither.
Posted by: Erik | Oct 21, 2008 2:46:21 PM
Man, all the courts in Alaska, Ohio and supreme court are against Mcain. All the media except the great Fox are against Mcain. the polls are against Macain. The people think he is more nasty and negative. The whole universe is against macain. Just why is that? Everybody is lying and conspiring against you? May be just maybe you are out of touch. take a good look at yourself in the Mirror.
Posted by: Zazu | Oct 21, 2008 2:46:40 PM
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