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Obama's Shrinking Map
September 22, 2008 8:29 AM
The Associated Press reports that the 50 staffers deployed to North Dakota are being dispatched to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Obama campaign manager David Plouffe earlier this month confirmed reports that the campaign had shifted staff from Georgia to North Carolina.
Of the other states President Bush won in 2004, Obama is still competing in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Iowa, Ohio, Florida, Montana, Missouri, Indiana, Virginia, and the Tarheel State, the campaign says.*
-- jpt
* This post has been updated.
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"It only took 17 people to highjack planes and destroy the world trade centers."
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Suuure. In the same way there are two corporate "Democrats" on the ticket. The masters of 9-11, including the those in/from the US, are the ones who DIDN'T do the grunt work of hijacking the planes and dying.
And NOW -- son of a gun! -- here's a FINANCIAL 9-11, just in time to install a mobster-emperor constructed by corporate "experts".
Posted by: Belle Starr | Sep 22, 2008 12:23:32 PM
beebop,
stop the paranoia. There's nothing biased about 3bluedudes' projection database.
The site itself currently projects a McCain win, so there you go. Just check it out, these guys do a serious job.
Posted by: electoral map | Sep 22, 2008 12:23:31 PM
len:
A great deal of that was ADDED BY THE DEMOCRATS. Get your facts straight.
Posted by: beebop | Sep 22, 2008 12:21:16 PM
@grey matter:
The detail in Paulson's plan that should catch our eye is the failure to pursue prosecution of executives who are getting golden parachutes for failure.
Obama is not wrong about wanting to do this right. His failure was to frame that inside an action announcement. Measured but sure if fine. Waiting to measure is not.
But if they think this is a bailout without consequences for the perpetrators, they might want to watch V for Vendetta. Obama's campaign has been built on a promise not just of reform, but financed change. That financing just blew away like sugar on hot sand. Reform is all that's left for the left.
We're about to ride out a storm soaking wet with short rations and little rest. What we need most is a sure hand on the wheel or we get to see the deck from beneath the rudder.
Forget the rest of it. At this point, we're trying to pick a Captain for this pirate ship. That's all. The steadiest hand with the right charts wins.
ARGGHH!
Posted by: len | Sep 22, 2008 12:19:41 PM
pp:
Any college student who votes absentee from home and then votes AGAIN where he/she attends school can lose scholarship/financial aide when they are caught. By claiming residence not with that reflected on their financial aide documents. But I'm sure that ACORN has a plan for helping them out, right? Right? Sure.
Posted by: beebop | Sep 22, 2008 12:18:37 PM
"How's that looking to you now Howard? Or was that just what you used to dump the qualified, competitive candidate?"
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If Dr. Dean's candidacy hadn't been sabotaged by John Kerry -- whom we can thank for imposing mob-friendly birthday-suit Obama as the "Democratic" nominee -- Dean would be president right NOW. There would have been no Iraq war, probably no 9-11, and we'd have national health.
Maybe Dean has moved in mysterious ways to free the former "Democrats" from these Republican-lite frauds, including mob princess Pelosi? Hurray for Dean if this IS the case.
Posted by: Belle Starr | Sep 22, 2008 12:16:41 PM
really want to know how the tactics of ACORN are going to be stopped.
Posted by: pp | Sep 22, 2008 12:16:27 PM
Economic Terrorism.
So...nobody wants to tackle why we were repeatedly attacked under Clinton?
Posted by: hippie | Sep 22, 2008 12:16:24 PM
Well, if he could only had a few caucuses in the general election, it would be a different story.
He's really good in caucuses, you know...(wink, wink)
Posted by: Rick | Sep 22, 2008 12:13:32 PM
Posted by: beebop | Sep 22, 2008 12:03:24 PM
sorry to condradict you, but i believe that was a "57 state plan".
Posted by: pp | Sep 22, 2008 12:13:24 PM
I'm NOT worried about terrorism. Our current administration scacres me much more than any terrorist threat. And the neocons who are chanting the same policies are just as scary. Our government should not operate with impunity and in secrecy.
Bombing and occupying the dozens of nations that have terrorists inside of them will never solve the problem. Or are you suggesting we invade Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Lybia, Iran, Engand, France, and others?
It only took 17 people to highjack planes and destroy the world trade centers. (With absolutely no connection to Saddan Hussein I should add.)
NOTHING we do militarily will elimitate everyone who wants to cause harm. It only breeds a new generation of those who will support terrorist activity.
The "don't blink", knee-jerk reactions of our leadership has dome nothing but create a mess in the middle east and put our ecomomy at risk. Don't blink, don't think is NOT a good international policy.
In one aspect, the wrecking of our economy by causing rediculous spending and borrowing to fund a false war, the terrorists beat George Bush. They may not defeat us with bombs, but like it or not, the are hammering us economically.
But I always wanted to learn Manderin anyway. So go McCain/Palin! Start a war with Russia while you're at it. Keep on spending and borrowing for wars that can't be won.
Posted by: Economic Terrorism | Sep 22, 2008 12:11:40 PM
excellent 3bluedudes site
Yah, I think I'll wait to see that from someone a uh um uh a little, uh less, uh you know .... biased?
Thanks for the first Monday morning laugh!
Posted by: beebop | Sep 22, 2008 12:07:34 PM
Of all the sites that focus on the electoral map, 67 currently project victory for Obama, 9 a victory for McCain and 6 a tie.
Check it out for yourself at the excellent 3bluedudes site.
Posted by: electoral map | Sep 22, 2008 12:05:04 PM
Can any of you stay on topic?
I'm still waiting to hear from Howard Dean on the "50 State Plan."
How's that looking to you now Howard? Or was that just what you used to dump the qualified, competitive candidate?
We will remember in November.
Posted by: beebop | Sep 22, 2008 12:03:24 PM
Whatever. I rather a VP who's idea of foreign policy credentials is dealing with the Yugoslav wars as opposed to seeing the former Soviet Union from their house. And a President who knows the difference between Sunnis and Shiites, and who does not mistake the Spanish president for some guy in South America.
Posted by: Grey Matter | Sep 22, 2008 11:59:25 AM
"Maybe the reason they haven't been able to do much is because a certain president keeps vetoing everything."
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Nope, it's the no-b___ factor. And, of course, their -- including the ocean-healing phony Obama -- stupid stampede okay of the Patriot Act.
Posted by: Belle Starr | Sep 22, 2008 11:56:50 AM
Hey Nat Turner. In your own words, a "cynic is nothing but a clown with a microphone". Well, Biden paints that pic for us everyday. Now, Obamas map is shrinking why? Well, another judgemental mistake, this time on Mr Axelrod, who thinks he is God. The Ax tried a 50 ste strategy BLUNDER, and that, combined with the Hillary screw up will cost Obama this election. He could have walked in. Many NON RACIST white people were on his side. Now there has been a shift, especially in white women. Now The Ones campaign must shift all resources to the battle ground states and stop the bleeding. The McCain camp is so happy to be where they are now. What was easily a stampede in 08 is now a street fight
Posted by: WakeUpPeople | Sep 22, 2008 11:55:43 AM
If Obama's performance in his last debate with Hillary is an indicator, he's going to struggle with McCain, who is a horrible speech giver, but does well in debates.
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As a dem, I concede this point. Obama is not historically a good debater. He's got a tough opponent in McCain.
However, I also ackowledge our "debates" are not really debates at all. They are just a chance to get the best 10 sec sound bite so it will get re-played on TV the next week.
Usually what we hear most about is a 10 sec sarcastic retort rather than policy issues.
But, that's America.
Posted by: Debating Debates | Sep 22, 2008 11:55:26 AM
Maybe the reason they haven't been able to do much is because a certain president keeps vetoing everything.
P.S The US now owes China a number with around twelve zeroes behind because of Iraq. WITHOUT the interest.
Posted by: Grey Matter | Sep 22, 2008 11:52:57 AM
Or maybe this one:
"this is the moment, this is the time, when the rise of the oceans stopped, and the earth began to heal?"
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Just what we need, with the $ all but valueless alREADY. That the cost of gas and groceries has more than doubled for POOR people is something the Democrats aren't touching, in their bogus "Main Street" blabla.
Posted by: Belle Starr | Sep 22, 2008 11:51:58 AM
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