FishingBanter - View Single Post - It's looking like Obama/Biden may not finish at all...

mb · October 2nd, 2008, 03:03 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly

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Can you say McGovern/Eagleton...

Sheesh,
R

On top of that, unrelated surveys show Obama beating McCain in several
battlegrounds, including Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania -- three states
critical in the state-by-state fight for the presidency.

Several GOP strategists close to McCain's campaign privately fret that
his chances for victory are starting to slip away.

These Republicans, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid angering
the campaign, point to several factors: Obama's gains nationally and in
traditionally GOP states, no McCain gain from the first debate, McCain's
struggles with economic issues as the financial crisis has unfolded and
deepening public skepticism about his running mate, Sarah Palin.

They said McCain's options for shaking up the race are essentially
limited to game-changing performances in the final presidential debates
or in Palin's vice presidential debate with Joe Biden Thursday night.
Short of that, they said, McCain can do little but hope Obama stumbles
or an outside event breaks the GOP nominee's way