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Polling Numbers

5 durable postsStarted 2008-07-09Latest 2008-07-09
#56584Post 1 of 5

OK, let me start with the proposition that polls right now don't mean shit, and let me further add that the Zogby Interactive Poll, which is done online, isn't viewed with as much credibility as traditional polls that are done over the phone. Finally, there's no way on earth these numbers will hold up. If they're even close, though, McCain has got his work cut out for him. Check this out:

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If this poll is to be believed, McCain doesn't really have safe leads anywhere (except perhaps Alabama). The notion that he could lose Arkansas or Arizona ought to send a chill down his spine. The VA, NC, SC thing isn't great news, either, and the fact that he's getting his ass handed to him in MI and MN -- one of which he really needs to win -- is yet another area of concern.

My takeaway from all of this is that notwithstanding the attention it's received over the last two cycles and during the primaries, Florida will have pretty limited influence this time around. Go ahead, McCain, you can have it -- there are plenty of other places to make up those votes.

#1044729Post 2 of 5

Re: Polling Numbers

i honestly don't think mccain is trying very hard. whether it is purposefully or not. personally, i don't really care anymore. the more i hear from him, the less i like him too.

#1044817Post 3 of 5

Re: Polling Numbers

I know it probably seems like I could call everybody old, but I really do think McCain is just too old to carry out the duties of President effectively. I mean yeah Reagan was just as old, but Reagan wasn't shot down in a war zone and tortured for years either. That's a mindfuck that changes you permanently. Also, McCain just doesn't seem like he's as sharp as he was back in 2000 (when he was like a tack). Just today seeing him trying to respond to what's going on with Iran, he fumbled for words for the better part of 10 seconds to just say that they're bad.

He would have been a good president back in 2000 IMO (surprising coming from an Obama supporter huh?), but obviously things change for everybody over 8 years.

#1044832Post 4 of 5

Re: Polling Numbers

[QUOTE=MJDub;622386] He would have been a good president back in 2000 IMO (surprising coming from an Obama supporter huh?), but obviously things change for everybody over 8 years.[/QUOTE]

Not surprising considering that back then he [B]was [/B]a bit of a maverick, not just a guy who held himself out to be one... :roll:

#1044838Post 5 of 5

Re: Polling Numbers

Exactly right. It's like neo-conservatives replaced his brain sometime after South Carolina 2000.

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