Comments on: Extending The Map

By: Further Advances in The Red States and the Ron Paul Effect - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:08:06 +0000

[...] recently noted that if black turn out is high enough Obama can win in Georgia. While most polls still show McCain winning in George, an Insider Advantage poll today shows Obama [...]

By: Obama Takes Large Lead in Big Ten - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:35:16 +0000

[...] such as Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin are now strongly for Obama. McCain’s recently rumored Pennsylvania strategy also appears difficult based upon this poll, but as McCain does need to try to take a large blue [...]

By: Ron Chusid

Ron Chusid — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:51:07 +0000

I assume he isn’t focusing on Pennsylvania in place of Ohio and Florida. He really needs all three. McCain needs a blue state to make up for Obama’s leads in states which Bush won in 2004 such as Iowa, New Mexico, and Colorado. Pennsylvania could make up for these, McCain would still need to hold on to Ohio and Florida. If Obama wins any one of the three it would be very hard to come up with a set of states which could give McCain a victory.

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:08 +0000

I have to wonder how much of McCain’s decision to focus on PA rather than OH or FL has to do with the fact that voting has started in OH and FL already. We don’t have early voting in PA, unfortunately. Perhaps he figures there’s no point in campaigning in states where there’s no longer a chance to change the minds of a segment of the population. I can’t for the life of me imagine any other reason he’d decide to concentrate on PA at this point. I’ve been scratching my head over it all day.