Poll: Obama leads in Mich., Wis., Minn., Colo.

[MTK]

Looks like Palin and the negative attacks on Obama have seriously backfired for McCain, especially among indepedents:

The Canadian Press: Not just economy: Palin, negative attacks on Obama decimating McCain

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Looks like Palin and the negative attacks on Obama have seriously backfired for McCain, especially among indepedents:

The Canadian Press: Not just economy: Palin, negative attacks on Obama decimating McCain

AH yes, the always relevant FOREIGN media sources.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Buster

AH yes, the always relevant FOREIGN media sources.

Ready, Aim, Backfire: Nasty Political Ads Fall Flat - WSJ.com

Independent studies say a higher proportion of Sen. McCain's ads are negative than Sen. Obama's. And with voters largely blaming Republicans for the economy, polls suggest that Sen. McCain is paying the price for the increasingly negative tone of the campaign. In the past, voters usually divided the blame for negative advertising between both candidates, says Dr. West. Among recent elections, "there's none that come close" to today's one-sided leveling of blame, he adds.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Ready, Aim, Backfire: Nasty Political Ads Fall Flat - WSJ.com

And I hear crickets LOL

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by hooskins

And I hear crickets LOL

I've never heard a cricket laugh out loud. Cool...

Sorry I'm not online 24/7 like some of you to respond ASAP.



If you have not learned that polls are not trustworthy in the past few decades (especially the last 2 elections), you either haven't been paying much attention or just have your head in the sand and will believe only what makes you happy.

I'm not saying Obama can't win, but I do believe it is a lot closer than most polls indicate (if you examine the internals of the polls) and could go either way.

Also, a LOT can happen in 2 weeks to have a dramatic impact on the outcome, especially economically or even from a terrorist-related action performed solely to sway the election. Osama bin Laden TRIED this last time with a video pretty much endorsing John Kerry 4 days before the election. A video from a terrorist won't do much, but actions could.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Kerry blames defeat on Bin Laden

John Kerry blamed his loss on OBL, but he would've lost anyways due to his own incompetent campaigning.