McCain has to fix another Palin gaffe

Don't worry about that. It won't happen.

The only question is will Obama win in a landslide or a squeaker.

I stand by my prediction of a landslide.

 

I should have nailed you back in June/July, but please define landslide.

 

I predict Obama will be declared president about an hour after the last polls close. How's that?

I don't have a clear definition. The only thing I'm willing to predict with total confidence is that Obama will win and that we won't be up til 3 in the morning waiting to find that out. By recent standards that would disqualify this as a close election.

But here's a better try, in which I will go out on an actual limb:

300+ electoral votes and/or +5% in the popular vote.

That's my guess. Others might not consider that a landslide. I admit that word is hyperbolic for what I really mean, which is that I don't believe it will be close.

I don't care if my specific prediction is wrong. I'm just making that for fun. As long as he wins, even by one vote, I'm cool with that. But I don't see it being close and I never have.

 

You can tell she's desperately trying to bring a "fresh" face to the campaign. It's not working. It's just stupid.

I'm thinking Mccain's pick was just a superficial vice (pun?) to bring in the women and young votes, and for once, I'm proud to say, I don't think America's youth is that stupid.

Finally, I think people are starting to wake up, and like me, have seen enough of this woman. It's funny cuz Mccain doesn't even let us see much of her.

 

I'd be interested to know the over/under, according to this board, on a "landslide" and a "close race."

To me, anything over 5 points in popular vote and anything over 300 EV's would signal a stronger mandate than we had in the last two presidential elections.

As such, I think that would not qualify as a close race. But it's probably too tight to qualify as a landslide. Given the closeness of recent races though, I think +8 in PV and +320 in EV would definitely be a landslide.

As of today I think we're more likely looking at 300-306 EV's and +6 for Obama. Anything could change, but given the topics of the upcoming presidential debates and the, um, difficulties of Palin in speaking extemporaneously, I don't really see what, short of a surprise attack on the US, provides for things to change significantly in McCain's favor. I expect Obama to enjoy a better advantage on election day than he does today. And he's in a pretty safe position today.

 

Wow -- I had heard beer with batman was "fun," but sheesh.

 

Well we know who SNL is pulling for...their comedy gold mine leaves office and now they have the hockey mom fall right into their lap...

Batman, I wouldn't underestimate the ignorance of the republican straight ticket voters...they show up in mass and will make it a race regardless...

RE: Pakistan, I can understand what McCain was getting at. To publicly challenge Pakistan during a Presidential debate could cause an international incident RIGHT NOW. God forbid W and the Cheney goons are forced to handle the situation until the new regime takes over...

 

mccain should have picked romney, but he thought the economy wasn't an issue. he would have gotten his right wing and economic expertise. he might not have had the convention bump but it would have been a better long run move

 

How did Tina Fey get Katie Couric to do that skit with her?

That is comedy gold.

 

Was this real? I mean...come on.