But how come Obama is loosing in the electoral college? what does he have to do to get those numbers back up!?

It's true that McCain is still seen as far more prepared for the job and more likely to be an effective commander-in-chief.

And why not? McCain will take out that nasty Zapatero guy who makes those Zs in the sand with his sword, while Obama wants to meet with the hostile leaders of Islamistan. I know effectiveness and preparedness when I see it, Greg.

This is good news, but also perhaps a little scary. What will the McCain camp do when they realize it is not working? I doubt they will stop ... here comes the bathroom sink (they are out of kitchen sinks)!

The other significant finding in that poll is the large majority of people (65% to 37%) see Obama as the one most likely to bring "real change".

That says that so far McCain is losing the battle to recast himself as a change agent (which he obviously should lose). When the huge majority of people believe the country is on the wrong track, winning the "change" argument will help bolster pretty much every other policy argument. The one who wins the change argument wins the election.

The McCain campaign is following in the footsteps of the Clinton campaign. If this kind of advantage for Obama on "change" holds up for a few weeks, expect to see the McCain version of the "kitchen sink" strategy.

It will not be pretty. Brace yourselves.

I know I'm a broken record, but McCain's gutter campaign still has their Rev. Wright card to play yet. I hope the Obama camp had counter-ads ready, and that they've worked out a strategy to defend that and change the subject quickly.

On Monday the New York Post published a shocking report accusing Barry Oilbama, who voted FOR the Bush Cheney Energy Bill, of interfering in U.S. foreign policy and ongoing military operations in Iraq by directly calling upon the Iraqs to delay any agreement with the United States to aid his political campaign. In public Oilbama has campaigned under the banner of opposing the war in Iraq while in private he has actively sought to undermine the United States and extend it. Americans are being unnecessarily killed and wounded by his actions. The media has ignored this—the American blood on Oilbama’s hands, his sabotage of United States foreign policy and military operations, his duplicity and lies, and the likely criminal violation of the Logan Act. Senators Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel, who accompanied Oilbama to Iraq and likely participated in his dicussions with Iraq’s leaders, have also been silent.

Oilbama's lack of character has been kept silent by compliant media shills.

I certainly expect the McCain campaign to do the limbo to see how low can they go.

When Johnny Mac was in a cell for 5 years he got whacked with bamboo poles, he didn't limbo under them! That's why its ok for his campaign to be so sleazy!

The elitist line is hard to sustain when you don't know how many houses you own.

The "I Will Be Leader" schtick is hard to sustain when you say you won't meet with your democratic, NATO allies, choose a VP who doesn't know what the Bush doctrine is and just got a passport last year, and don't know where Spain is.

Now the McCain campaign is saying he MEANT to say Spain is our enemy because he's a tough guy (not a clueless guy). Riiiiiiiight.

New Hampshire by +3 for McCain?

Yeah right. ARG is horrible.

Even though these numbers look good, Obama supporters need to do everything we can to make sure it happens. Go to a field office or visit the website.

The thing is, and I think it has caught up with McCain, is that any questions about Obama's character have mostly from McCain's camp i.e. distortions, whereas McCain's character issues large come directly from the gaffe-meister himself both past and present.

Obama has just been reminding the voters what they are and what they mean.

Ah but now Lady Lynn Forrester de Rothschild says that Obama is an elitist. Expect his numbers to drop like a stone now.

"Oilbama". Hahaha Oh you tickle my funny bone.

I get it! You took OBAMA...and changed it to OILbama to make your clever and smart point. Seriously....all you had to do was add an "il after to "O" in Obama to make it "Oilbama" Where do you come up with this stuff? I bow down to your clever and witty word play.

I wonder if I can do it too......

Hmmmmmm

Dem BillC

How about... "Dumb BillC"? You see I changed the "e" to a "u" and added a "b" and VOILA..... "Dumb BillC". This expresses my opinion that you are dumb. Ohhhhhh I am clever too!

Howa bout "ShutheF*ckUpDem BillC". See by adding a "Shut The F*ck Up" to your name, it shows my desire for you to shut the f*ck and stop copying and pasting your republican talking points on every post. Ok that one's not as good as 'Dumb BillC", I admit. But I am just "learning" how to be as smart as you!

As I (in Va.) watch (tv) Palin stump in Ohio today, I wonder if all her repeat one-liner zingers are going to be availible for sale on itunes or cd. People at these rallies eat up that stuff like flies on SH**

They know the lines by heart and cant wait for the next one to spew out.
... come Sarah play "I put it ebay" again or that one how does it go "the good 'ol boys network".

America wake up, smell the bs

call it like it is. John McCain is a Liar and Sarah's not qualified, HELLO

Just a thought for everyone, the polls are not close, in fact they do not take into account the 11 million new voters he has registered. He is ahead in Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Colorado. It's game, set, and match. Obama in a landslide.

Well, let me say I'm glad that the Obama campaign doesn't think so.

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Just wondering if anyone else saw that Rachel Maddow topped Olberman in the ratings? She is the #1 rated MSNBC show. I am completely enamored of her and find her news show to be incisive, informative and I love how she goes for the jugular on the right issues.

I find Olberman's Countdown distracting with that Worst Persons in the World and Odd ball crap. It adds nothing of value to the newscast and is just plain silly.

Maddow is far more analytic and really gets into the issues with her guests. She has discussions that are superb. Her probing questions and insight are just great.

Olberman needs to watch out. Maddow can easily become the lead anchor in my book. I noticed that she seems to have eliminated that silly 'entertainment' crap they had as part of the show during the first few newscasts.

I barely tolerate that with Willy on Morning Joe in his News you don't need to Know.

Bottomline, Maddow is awesome...and let's continue to make sure she is tops in ratings!!

I think there's a lesson in this for all the dingbats who have been calling for Obama to "stand up for himself, get tough, attack, attack, attack." The McCain campaign's constant and shrill attempts to assassinate Obama's character have ultimately assassinated McCain's character, but not Obama's. Or to put it in language dingbats might understand, McCain pissed into the wind and got it all over him. Obama, please note, refrained from doing the same, and now looks all the better for it. Better yet, his shoes are dry.

Christians or Christianists? How about Christianistas!

This is odd, to me. I have not heard any of the media pounce on McCain for saying at least twice that I have seen --at the 9/11 service summit and on The View-- that the reason his campaign went negative (or is that misrepresentation happy) is that Obama would not agree to do the town hall meetings that McCain wanted. He said that the "tone" of the campaign would have been different if Obama had just agreed to the town hall meetings. Is that the kind of patently juvenile mindset we want in a President?