Too Progressive » Obama vs McCain: If the election were held today

If the race were held today Obama would win 281-257 with McCain winning NJ and Ohio and Obama winning red states like NV, CO, NM, VA, ND.

McCain won't win NJ but he may take Ohio. The thing is, Obama is within 1 point in Texas in some polls and tied in NC. I think the race is sharping up to be a landslide.

You can use this interactive map and play with the math. Its actually quite addictive. My map is all blue lol.

2008 Presidential Election Interactive Map and History of the Electoral College

We'll see.

I think you're going to be disappointed...

Yeah, Obama's going to win Nevada by nearly 10 points.

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Who is going to believe anything from a communist site?

Cant you Obamabots come up with anything better.

I love the smell of desperation of the Obamabots with their wishful dreaming.

Yeah.... playing with numbers is about all that's happening here.

Way too early. This is like speculating who was going to win the nomination before the start of the Iowa Caucuses.

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It's a LONG time until November, Danny.

You called the 2004 presidential race in May or June, IIRC. Remember how that prediction turned out?

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That was wishful thinking. Kerry was down in the polls. Now its not wishful thinking...my info is backed by polling trends. Its a much nicer feeling I have to say.

Danny, this is a better site to go to. This guy collects the latest polling data and uses that to make his determinations.

Election 2008: Presidential, Senate and House Races Updated Daily

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THIS IS REAL HOPE AND CHANGE!

Danny might not want to visit that site - it introduces an element of reality that might conflict with his wishful thinking.

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Ha ha ha ha.......who the hell came up with that??????

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Bandwagons do offer a certain degree of comfort, don't they?

Obama might win Texas?



I haven't seen that anywhere else before.

Those electoral map polls are interesting, but this one is so pro-Obama it seems over-the-top. I would say the same about an over-the-top pro McCain poll.

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VoteFromAbroad puts Texas in the "weak GOP" column. It's quite possible, although I wouldn't put money on it.

All such calculations are premature at this point, as has already been observed.

Would you say that Obama has any flaws?

Would you say that he is capable of error?

Fair questions, as your posts would certainly suggest you perceive him as a person of supernatural pwoer, influence and appeal.

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Stick deep; in his royalty of nature
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To act in safety."

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LOL. Tim, you're just getting frustrated. I think you sense the same thing I do. Only, understandably you don't feel the same way about it.

Yes, he has flaws; yes, he's capable of error. I still think he's going to kick McCain's ass all over the place. That's only partly because of who he is. Mostly, it's because of the times we live in.

We're definitely in a 1932 situation except that the incumbent can't run for reelection. We're in a crisis as a nation. There are so many bad problems looming, we've been heading in the wrong direction for quite a while. People are hurting. People are scared. Naturally, at such a time one looks to a leader who can inspire hope. Just as naturally, there's a tendency to have unrealistic expectations of him. The same thing happened with FDR, who also had flaws and was capable of mistakes (and committed some doozies).

And I'm not saying Obama won't make some doozies of his own. I think he already has, actually, by calling for "clean coal" technology (an oxymoron if there ever was one), plus a few more nitpicky things that I think could be better in his proposals. But he's going to be good for the country all the same, by getting people to work together towards the goal of solving our problems. Something Bush could conceivably have done after 9/11, but didn't.

I don't necessarily think he'll win Texas. I do think Texas will be close and could go either way. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins it, but I wouldn't be surprised if he loses it, either. (Now if he wins Oklahoma or Alabama, I'll be flabbergasted.) And I certainly think he'll win the election.