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[remicks]

Originally Posted by paul

remicks,
what is your take on this whole thing with hillary and barack?

Paul . I'm not ignoring you ....just don't have the time to give it a good response right now .

Part of me at this point feels like "who cares?".
This country is in BIG trouble and its getting worse fast. So let either run but then lose to McCain so that the party that has brought on this catastrophic mess are held responsible for cleaning it up.

Trouble with that is .... with their world views .... it'll only get worse !!!


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[paul]

^^^remicks, I know you would never ignore me.
I hear about the state of the nation. The bush crime family has really shit on the country.

[remicks]

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The Votemaster:

While everyone is focused on the White House, under the radar something is stirring in the Senate.
The Democrats actually have a shot at getting 60 seats there.

A year ago nobody would have thought that within the realm of possibility. A link to the Senate map is given to the right of the map above. It will be updated daily as new polls come in. It currently shows the Democrats projected to win 58 seats. Now Kentucky is surely an outlier. Minority leader Mitch McConnell is in for a serious fight, but ultimately he will prevail. Call it 57-43. But this map assumes the Republicans will hold their seats in Maine (Susan Collins), Minnesota (Norm Coleman), and Oregon (Gordon Smith). All three of those will be huge battlegrounds. If the Democrats manage to win all three, they might get 60 seats. It seems unlikely, but not impossible. The most likely outcome now seems to be something like 55-58 Senate seats. While a 43-seat Republican minority can fillibuster all it likes, getting 43 dispirited and powerless Republicans to stick together will test all of McConnell's political skills. If the Senate ends up, say, 57-43, and Obama is President, he will try to pick off individual senators on specific bills. For example, on children's health care, the two ladies from Maine, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, can probably be convinced to at least vote for cloture. Furthermore, Arlen Spector (R-PA), who is up for reelection in 2010 and is moderate on many issues will offered numerous goodies for his state in return for his support. Since these votes are not needed to pass bills, just to invoke cloture, a Republican who votes for cloture but votes against the bill can say "I think the Senate should vote on major issues, not get stuck in procedural issues, but I voted against the bill."

Election 2008: Presidential, Senate and House Races Updated Daily

THE SENATE RACES:




Strong Dem (52)
Weak Dem (3)
Barely Dem (3)
Exactly tied (0)
Barely GOP (4)
Weak GOP (1)
Strong GOP (37)
No Senate race






Interesting year for sure !!!


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[remicks]

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Results if , according to the polls , the election were held today ... June 21 :

Obama: 317
McCain : 194
Tied : 27 --- FLORIDA !




Strong Dem (193)
Weak Dem (42)
Barely Dem (82)
Exactly tied (27)
Barely GOP (38)
Weak GOP (51)
Strong GOP (105)

270 Electoral votes needed to win


Presidential polls today: CA IA NH NV
Dem pickups (vs. 2004): CO IA MO NM OH VA
GOP pickups (vs. 2004): (None)

Election 2008: Presidential, Senate and House Races Updated Daily





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[remicks]

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How about an updated map to celebrate this country's birthday ....
both McCain and Obama have since gained and/or lost certain states' electoral votes :


(where?? ........ that's the fun of following these daily !!)

July 4 , 2008
Obama : 320
McCain : 218







Strong Dem (194)
Weak Dem (45)
Barely Dem (81)
Exactly tied (0)
Barely GOP (23)
Weak GOP (115)
Strong GOP (80)

The Votemaster:

The National Journal reports on a Time poll in which 60% of the respondents said that liked Barack Obama more than they like John McCain and only 23% said they liked McCain more. Historically, people tend to vote for the candidate they like best, rather than the one who knows more about government or even the one who favors their interests. Almost nobody thought George Bush knew more about governing than Al Gore in 2000, yet Gore did not get a landslide because many people thought Bush was a nice friendly guy, someone you could have a beer with, rather than a lecture on global warming. Being liked is the key to winning elections in America (unlike many other countries in which the candidates' proposed policies are what matters). On this score, Obama is currently ahead. Since it will be difficult for McCain to raise his likeability--he is what he is-- his campaign will probably focus on reducing Obama's.

Election 2008: Presidential, Senate and House Races Updated Daily


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But notice even TEXAS isn't as glaringly RED right now .......

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