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Plouffe's PowerPoint Presentation Presents (Positive? Presumptuous?) Political Prognostications
June 24, 2008 12:30 PM
At a presentation for fundraisers last week, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe made a big splashy PowerPoint presentation on how he can win, which a Democrat helpfully sends over this morning.
Check it out here (you will need PowerPoint.)
Some of the presentation points include noting the electoral votes by state from 2004 which resulted in President George W. Bush's reelection with 286 electoral votes, Sen. John Kerry's defeat with 252.
The presentation notes that Obama is "going up on television early" in the following states: Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia.
"Obama Poised to Win Historic Level of Support from Women," Plouffe declares.
Noting that former President Bill Clinton's margin of victory with women was 16 points, former Vice President Al Gore's was 11, and Kerry's was three, Plouffe lays out various polls (of various quality!) from May 14 through June 15 indicating Obama's margin over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in polls ranged from +12 to +19.
"Obama Holds Dominant Lead Over McCain Among Hispanics, A Key Swing Group," the presentation says. In 2004, Kerry beat Bush with Hispanics, 53 – 44. In 2000 Gore beat Bush 62 – 35. A recent poll showed Obama beating McCain even more handily, 62-28.
"Obama Consolidating Democrats as He Builds Strength Among Independents," Plouffe said, showing Obama pretty much tied with independents. (Color me naïve, but this one seemed pretty weak to me.)
"Expanding the Map: Turning Red States Blue," Plouffe said, targeting Virginia, Missouri, Colorado, Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico.
"Winning in Traditional Battleground States," he said, referring to the June 18th Quinnipiac Poll showing Obama ahead in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Then, perhaps as a pivot point for the hard-sell to the fundraisers: "RNC & McCain Money."
Plouffe quotes McCain adviser Carly Fiorina on CNN in May: "The RNC is raising money very specifically for the presidential campaign, and by the rules the money that the RNC raises can be used for the presidential campaign. So, it actually is very relevant to talk about what the RNC raises.".
And -- ouch -- the last card shows the DNC's $4.4 million cash on hand compared to the RNC's $53.6 million.
Clearly the sell proceeded along these lines: We can win this, but we need money.
- jpt
June 24, 2008 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (38)
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DNC won't have problem raising money, as it sold the Obama candidacy to George Soros and otsiders, it is learnt. Hillary knows this when superdelegates informed her about supporting Obama and pushed away Hillary. So presidency will be decided by bunch of financiars and not by american voters...
Posted by: dash | Jun 25, 2008 12:32:48 PM
The polls will change dramatically in McCain's favor as the General Election approaches. Obama cannot sustain the illusion forever. If you want spin, appeasement and division, vote Obama. If you want honesty, courage and bipartisan unity, vote for McCain. Country first: go All-American Hero, John McCain!
Posted by: FlLady | Jun 25, 2008 9:06:47 AM
"Obama Poised to Win Historic Level of Support from Women," Plouffe declares.
One word to categorically refute that: PUMA
Posted by: grlpatriot | Jun 25, 2008 2:51:30 AM
Well, not that I've ever given anything to the DNC, but I certainly won't start now. The DNC -- even MORE than Obama, and I cannot stand him -- was incredibly responsible for naysaying, backbiting and otherwise tilting the election to Obama. DNC and its backers could have stayed neutral and let the election play out, but instead tried at every corner to push Hillary out.
Let them pay.
Posted by: Beth | Jun 24, 2008 8:24:19 PM
Ma bell wrote: "My son was born in Hawaii in 1962 in a military hbospital and we have an Hawaiin birth certificate and it looks nothing like this computer generated one of Obama's."
I was born in Hawaii too. And while my original birth certificate looks different, the duplicates I've gotten from the SOH Dept of Health look exactly like Obama's. But don't take my word for it, go get a copy of your son's birth certificate to verify this yourself.
Posted by: Cindy | Jun 24, 2008 7:36:57 PM
"Obama Poised to Win Historic Level of Support from Women," Plouffe declares.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
~~~~breath~~~~
What planet do these people live on? BO will be lucky if he wins ILLINOIS! He certainly is NOT going to "Win Historic Level of Support from Women!"
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Best laugh I've had all day!
Posted by: Vickie | Jun 24, 2008 6:27:04 PM
Poll, schmoll: McCain won't be the FINAL Republican nominee.
Posted by: Ma Belle | Jun 24, 2008 6:00:05 PM
"Obama = George W Bush = arrogance = ignorance = no judgment = no experience"
Both Dub and Barky are personally pleasant, and both are puppets whose string-pullers aren't NEARLY as superficially "attractive" as their supposedly-"charismatic" puppets (Rove, Cheney, Axelrod, Kerry, etc.)
Anybody who thinks Obamessiah -- without stage managers and a pass from the media -- is actually "charismatic", by the way, had better look it up.
Posted by: Ma Belle | Jun 24, 2008 5:58:37 PM
Obama leading BIG in Soth Florida
The poll for The Miami Herald shows Obama preferred by a 46-30 percent margin over McCain in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, Florida's most populous area. South Florida traditionally votes Democratic, but the size of the margin often dictates whether the Democrat wins in a statewide contest.
Posted by: MCCain=BUSH III | Jun 24, 2008 5:58:19 PM
More new polls today
MICHIGAN
Public Policy Polling (PDF). 6/21-22. Likely voters. MoE 4.1% (No trendlines)
McCain (R) 39
Obama (D) 48
The Pollster.com composite now gives Obama a nice 46.5-40.7 advantage, finally turning the state blue after a few weeks of a McCain lead.
PENNSYLVANIA
Rasmussen. 6/19. Likely voters. MoE 4% (5/21 results)
McCain (R) 42 (43)
Obama (D) 46 (45)
Posted by: MCCain=BUSH III | Jun 24, 2008 5:57:42 PM
New SUSA Indiana Poll
Obama 48 - McSame 47
New LA TIMES/Bloomberg National Poll
Obama 49 McSame 37
with Barr and Nader
Obama 48 McSame 33
Posted by: MCCain=BUSH III | Jun 24, 2008 5:28:53 PM
Real Clear Politicals has the latest polls.
Posted by: geevill | Jun 24, 2008 4:06:55 PM
Obama = George W Bush = arrogance = ignorance = no judgment = no experience
Posted by: Mary in Texas | Jun 24, 2008 4:06:08 PM
This woman and all of her friends are former Hillary's supporters who will not vote for Obama on any circumstances in November!
Posted by: Mary | Jun 24, 2008 3:55:58 PM
--Windrider- I know you are an Obama Kool Aid drinker that thinks that they have the right to dispute anyone else. And I still say Obama's DOB certificate does not look authentic. When I ordered a copy of a birth certificate it was a photographed copy of of original on photograph paper--you know like photos from the drug store. And on the original, a typewriter was used.
Posted by: Mary | Jun 24, 2008 3:32:06 PM
Obama will never be POTUS...too many skels in t the closet and when they hit thx to the RNC he will be rendered unelectable. I have said this from day one.
The RNC is not going to stop until Romney is POTUS,
I will bet on this if they are any takers!!!!!!!!
Posted by: LL Barra | Jun 24, 2008 3:02:47 PM
SORRY.
"posted by Becky" got in there by accident."
Posted by: QUESTIONER | Jun 24, 2008 2:16:45 PM
"My son was born in Hawaii in 1962 in a military hospital and we have an Hawaiin birth certificate and it looks nothing like this computer generated one of Obama's."
Duplicate certified birth certificates NEVER look like the original unless you were born fairly recently (States regularly change the layout and design of birth certificates but the information remains the same).
My 62-year-old birth certificate fell apart; my certified copy from the State of Illinois looks nothing like the original but it IS a certified copy of my birth record. That is why the government uses certified birth certificates JUST LIKE THE ONE OBAMA POSTED for passports, driver's licenses, state ID's and all other manner of official identity documents.
This is just another one of those spurious smear campaigns that Republicans keep inventing in desperate hope that something, anything will stick that would make Obama unelectable.
Posted by: windrider | Jun 24, 2008 2:15:08 PM
Posted by: becky | Jun 24, 2008 2:07:30 PM:
B O has N E V E R won an election fair and square.
Something always popped up to tilt the playing field his way.
It would not be surprising if the Democrats were encouraged by its flagbearer to use this ridiculous loop hole to force McCain out of the game...
but, if the Republicans played their cards right, perhaps they could get Hillary as their front runner.... and THEN!!! WATCH THE SPARKS FLY!!!
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY!!!
Posted by: QUESTIONER | Jun 24, 2008 2:14:41 PM
dl:
More on grudges:
...and Pellosi's and Dean's and the rest of the DNC's grudges are no reason for us vote for a candidate proven to be both a two faced liar and an extremely creative writer, just because they feared the power of the Clintons!
...and I guess your candidate, who will go down in history as having run the world's most expensive campaign without having won the election, can use some more of your shekels.
But he's worth it. Just ask him!
(just watch out for that megalomaniacal
streak that rears its ugly head every once in a while!)
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY!
Posted by: hmmmmm... | Jun 24, 2008 2:00:34 PM
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