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Poll: McCain Slipping in Arizona

Started by washingtonindependent · 8 months ago

It’s not really considered a swing state, but Sen. John McCain’s home state of Arizona may provide a window into the state of the race. Another poll released over the weekend shows McCain’s lead in the state has shrunk by ten percentage points in the last month. ... Continue reading »

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  • fmoolten

    8 months ago

    Support for Obama among Democrats is not surprising, but a striking development recently has been Barack Obama's endorsement by prominent Republicans. The most notable was Colin Powell, but others include former Republican Governors, as well as Charles Fried, who was Ronald Reagan's Solicitor General. Despite some policy differences with Obama, they have seen him as more stable, better informed, better qualified, and less impulsive on critical issues, including the nation's economic crisis.

    Possibly more important, as the election nears, some conservatives have grown terrified at the thought that Sarah Palin might become president in a complicated and dangerous world where her incompetence would put the nation at unprecedented risk. Even with the hope that a Palin presidency would never occur, that same alarm has impelled them to lose faith in the judgment of Senator McCain, based on his selection of an unqualified candidate for the second place on the ticket. It would be a mistake to confuse their preference for Obama with a permanent shift in political allegiance. At this point, their overriding concern appears to be the nation’s safety, but their support for Obama in this election may not be a good predictor of how they will vote in the future.

    Fred Moolten
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  • Helen

    8 months ago

    And, the biggest newspaper in Alaska has solidly endorsed B a r a c k !!!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_election... (cut and paste to browser/search)
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  • Count Iblis

    8 months ago

    There are ten good reasons for Conservatives to vote for Obama, see here:

    http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily...
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  • Becky B52

    8 months ago

    I hope they the Mavericks can do it ! Or we can see high taxes for the next four years. If they can't , maybe Palin will be around to pick up the beaten taxed-out middle class next time around. Show your vote and your smarts at PitbullPalin.org
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  • jake strong

    8 months ago

    Every cloud has a silver lining. For as much as I rued the election of Bush and saw right away that his case for invading Iraq was based on exagerations and distortions, George W. did manage to singlehandedly destroy the Republican party, perhaps forever. If it does survive, it will be a toned-down party, without the likes of Jesse Helms.
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