McCain pulls out of Iowa, New Mexico and Colorado

[DavidS]

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I posted, about 4 hours ago, what swing states McCain supporters thought he might win.

No one replied.

I was waiting for someone to say "New Mexico, Colorado and Iowa." Too bad.

So, looking at my map, if McCain loses New Mexico and Colorado, but wins Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, North Dakotah AND Florida, you'll have a 269-269 doomsday scenario on your hands in which you'll have President Obama and Vice President Sarah Palin.

The bad news for you Republicans is that Obama is up in Virginia and New Hampshire by double digits. If Obama wins either of those states, he's won the election. See my map.

 

[Modbert]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/elections-2008/61671-mccain-campaign-is-conceding-colorado.html

Already posted about this David.

They aren't conceding Iowa and New Mexico yet. They are however conceding Colorado. One says they are all gone but for now it's just Colorado.

 

[DavidS]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/elections-2008/61671-mccain-campaign-is-conceding-colorado.html

Already posted about this David.

They aren't conceding Iowa and New Mexico yet. They are however conceding Colorado. One says they are all gone but for now it's just Colorado.

My post was better. It got more reads.

 

[Epsilon Delta]

It really looks like McCain just can't win at this point. Just winning the Kerry States and these three give Obama the presidency (273-268), and it doesn't look like any states are flipping his way. In fact, now it looks even likelier that Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, and Nevada go blue than any of these three to go red, which would give Obama 322 electoral votes. Add in Florida and WV and NC and he'd have 369. Even Indiana, South Dakota, and Montana have been giving tightening polls... he could even get 386 electoral votes to McCain's 152. It'd be a slam dunk. Things are looking pretty grim for the Republicans at this point. Only 2 weeks left!

 

[elvis]

It really looks like McCain just can't win at this point. Just winning the Kerry States and these three give Obama the presidency (273-268), and it doesn't look like any states are flipping his way. In fact, now it looks even likelier that Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, and Nevada go blue than any of these three to go red, which would give Obama 322 electoral votes. Add in Florida and WV and NC and he'd have 369. Even Indiana, South Dakota, and Montana have been giving tightening polls... he could even get 386 electoral votes to McCain's 152. It'd be a slam dunk. Things are looking pretty grim for the Republicans at this point. Only 2 weeks left!

You might not want to use the term "slam dunk". You may want to pick another phrase.

Sincerely,
George Tenet.

 

[DavidS]

you Might Not Want To Use The Term "slam Dunk". You May Want To Pick Another Phrase.

Sincerely,
George Tenet.

Ouch.

 

[N4mddissent]

You might not want to use the term "slam dunk". You may want to pick another phrase.

Sincerely,
George Tenet.

 

[Chris]

All Obama needs to do is win Colorado, New Mexico, and Iowa.

He doesn't need Ohio, Virginia, Missouri, or Florida.

It's over.

 

[jreeves]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/elections-2008/61671-mccain-campaign-is-conceding-colorado.html

Already posted about this David.

They aren't conceding Iowa and New Mexico yet. They are however conceding Colorado. One says they are all gone but for now it's just Colorado.

Palin takes aim at Obama's experience | MiamiHerald.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- With time running short in the 2008 presidential campaign, Gov. Sarah Palin made a campaign tour through swing-state Colorado on Monday, cutting through the gloom of a raw and cold Colorado Springs morning with an appeal to "help put the maverick in the White House."
The crowd, which did not fill the 8,500-capacity Security Service Field, warmed itself with a big cheer when the Alaska governor asked, "Are you ready to make John McCain the next president of the United States of America?"

She also assailed the Democratic presidential nominee's experience.

"Barack Obama only spent 304 days - just 304 days - in the Senate before running for president," she said. "John McCain has spent his life serving our country and putting it first."

Palin had been governor of Alaska for less than 20 months when she was announced as McCain's pick for the Republican vice presidential nomination.

"Our country is having some tough economic times," she said. "We need someone tough as president, who is ready to lead on Day One." She said that as the mother of a soldier serving in Iraq, she views McCain as "exactly the kind of man I want as commander-in-chief."

Accusing Obama of presenting a tax plan that is "just words," Palin promised tax relief "to every American and every business," mentioning tax cuts for small businesses and promising to double the child tax deduction and cut the capital gains tax, all while repeating McCain's promise of a balanced federal budget by 2012.

"Our opponent is not being candid with you about his tax plans," she said, mentioning Obama's often-repeated assertion that his plan would cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans.

"The problem with that claim is that 40 percent pay no income tax at all," she said. "His plan is to cut them a check and call it a tax credit. Where's he going to get the money for all those checks that he'll cut? It's by raising taxes on America's families, and on our small businesses, on a lot of folks just like you."

"Our opponent's plan to redistribute wealth will ultimately punish hard work and productivity and discourages productivity," Palin said. "It will stifle the entrepreneurial spirit that has made this country unique."



No one is conceding Colorado. Colorado has a huge population of unaffliated voters and they will break late.

 

[elvis]

All Obama needs to do is win Colorado, New Mexico, and Iowa.

He doesn't need Ohio, Virginia, Missouri, or Florida.

It's over.

that's not true. now you have to post nude swedish girls to make up for this falsehood.

 

[DavidS]

No one is conceding Colorado. Colorado has a huge population of unaffliated voters and they will break late.

The trend is your friend.

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - Colorado: McCain vs. Obama

But hey, let's use that map and change Colorado to red. If McCain wins every single one of those states, he wins the election. Do you think McCain will win Virginia?

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - Virginia: McCain vs. Obama

What about North Carolina?

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - North Carolina: McCain vs. Obama

McCain has to win 11 states to win this election with two weeks left. Obama has to win just one.

 

[Chris]

that's not true. now you have to post nude swedish girls to make up for this falsehood.

If Obama sweeps the Northeast and the MidWest and the far West, and then all he needs is Colorado, Iowa, and New Mexico for 273 electoral votes. He doesn't need Virginia, Ohio, Florida, or Missouri.

It is over.

 

[DavidS]

All Obama needs to do is win Colorado, New Mexico, and Iowa.

He doesn't need Ohio, Virginia, Missouri, or Florida.

It's over.

If he loses all of those states, it will be a tie.

If Obama wins NH, he wins. If Obama wins VA, he wins. If Obama wins any single one of those red states that he has significant leads in, he wins.

 

[Chris]

Electoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily

 

[DavidS]

If Obama sweeps the Northeast and the MidWest and the far West, and then all he needs is Colorado, Iowa, and New Mexico for 273 electoral votes. He doesn't need Virginia, Ohio, Florida, or Missouri.

It is over.

Obama is not going to win Indiana. The polls are too close to call in OH and WV.

 

[DavidS]

Electoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily

That is an unlikely scenario. I do not think this will be a landslide at all.

 

[Chris]

Obama is not going to win Indiana. The polls are too close to call in OH and WV.

He doesn't need Indiana. If you go to the CNN electoral vote website, you will see what I mean.

 

[jreeves]

The trend is your friend.

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - Colorado: McCain vs. Obama

But hey, let's use that map and change Colorado to red. If McCain wins every single one of those states, he wins the election. Do you think McCain will win Virginia?

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - Virginia: McCain vs. Obama

What about North Carolina?

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - North Carolina: McCain vs. Obama

McCain has to win 11 states to win this election with two weeks left. Obama has to win just one.

No one has won anything yet, polls are highly unreliable. For example, see those exit polls in Florida in 2000. How many times did the pundits switch FL from red to blue?

 

[Chris]

If Obama sweeps the Northeast and the Far West, all he needs is Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, and New Mexico for 273 electoral votes.

He doesn't need Ohio, Florida, Virginia, or Missouri.

 

[elvis]

he's assuming obama wins new hampshire. then it eqauls 273 and fits his scenario.