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I think most can agree that in Washington, time served generally equals
power, status, and a certain amount of gravitas (as defined in DC), be it actually earned or not. That said, I've heard that one of the reasons Obama is so keen to carry on with the debates is that he has little or none of the above, even in his own party. Sure, he may be the nominee and he may be the next POTUS, but these folks hope to be "working" in DC (and "working" with each other) regardless of November. Because of that, the seniors aren't interested in including any junior ****-ant and that's been made clear to him, so he doesn't want to be in DC and be seen to be marginalized, whereas McCain (and Biden) are among the senior folks and will be a part of things. I have nothing that I can post to prove it, but it is an interesting perspective... R |
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![]() wrote in message ... ...I have nothing that I can post to prove it, And "they" say there's nothing new under the sun! but it is an interesting perspective... No, it isn't. Wolfgang |
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![]() "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... ...I have nothing that I can post to prove it, And "they" say there's nothing new under the sun! except tomorrow morning mk5000 "Till the sun comes up? Who's gonna take your place? There ain't nobody better. Oh baby, baby"--mariah carey, we belong together |
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![]() wrote in message ... I have nothing that I can post to prove it, but it is an interesting perspective... R well, yes and no. This whole tack is starting to sound like whistling past the graveyard. Oh, and two interesting poll- related items: PA poll of the 'Alabama' part of the state(ie: not Pittsburgh or Philadelphia) showed McCain statistically tied with Obama. If that holds up, put Obama FIRMLY in control of 23 electoral votes Second--Pew Trust study of polling methodologies shows a 5% undercount estimate of Obama support, due to virtually all polls incapable of hitting cell-phone only users, who have no landline to identify. Every bit as interesting as speculation on who wants what out of Obama in Congress. And, with real numbers to back it up. Tom Obama by 48 electoral votes, at least. |
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On Sep 26, 9:41*am, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
wrote in message ... *I have nothing that I can post to prove it, but it is an interesting perspective... R well, yes and no. This whole tack is starting to sound like whistling past the graveyard. Oh, and two interesting poll- related items: PA poll of the 'Alabama' part of the state(ie: not Pittsburgh or Philadelphia) showed McCain statistically tied with Obama. If that holds up, put Obama FIRMLY in control of 23 electoral votes Second--Pew Trust study of polling methodologies shows a 5% undercount estimate of Obama support, due to virtually all polls incapable of hitting cell-phone only users, who have no landline to identify. Every bit as interesting as speculation on who wants what out of Obama in Congress. And, with real numbers to back it up. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom Obama by 48 electoral votes, at least. As most current guesses are just that -- guesses, here is mine: McCain by 20-40 electoral votes, but popular vote a toss-up, with plurality either way. cheers oz |
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MajorOz wrote in
: On Sep 26, 9:41*am, "Tom Littleton" wrote: wrote in message ... *I have nothing that I can post to prove it, but it is an interesting perspective... R well, yes and no. This whole tack is starting to sound like whistling pas t the graveyard. Oh, and two interesting poll- related items: PA poll of the 'Alabama' part of the state(ie: not Pittsburgh or Philadelphia) showed McCain statistically tied with Obama. If that holds up, put Obama FIRMLY in control of 23 electoral votes Second--Pew Trust study of polling methodologies shows a 5% undercount estimate of Obama support, due to virtually all polls incapable of hittin g cell-phone only users, who have no landline to identify. Every bit as interesting as speculation on who wants what out of Obama in Congress. And, with real numbers to back it up. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom Obama by 48 electoral votes, at least. As most current guesses are just that -- guesses, here is mine: McCain by 20-40 electoral votes, but popular vote a toss-up, with plurality either way. cheers oz If McCain loses the popular vote, he loses. fivethirtyeight.com gives McCain a 2.5% chance of winning given a popular vote loss -- Scott Reverse name to reply |
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![]() "Scott Seidman" wrote in message . 1.4... MajorOz wrote in : On Sep 26, 9:41 am, "Tom Littleton" wrote: wrote in message ... I have nothing that I can post to prove it, but it is an interesting perspective... R well, yes and no. This whole tack is starting to sound like whistling pas t the graveyard. Oh, and two interesting poll- related items: PA poll of the 'Alabama' part of the state(ie: not Pittsburgh or Philadelphia) showed McCain statistically tied with Obama. If that holds up, put Obama FIRMLY in control of 23 electoral votes Second--Pew Trust study of polling methodologies shows a 5% undercount estimate of Obama support, due to virtually all polls incapable of hittin g cell-phone only users, who have no landline to identify. Every bit as interesting as speculation on who wants what out of Obama in Congress. And, with real numbers to back it up. Tom Obama by 48 electoral votes, at least. As most current guesses are just that -- guesses, here is mine: McCain by 20-40 electoral votes, but popular vote a toss-up, with plurality either way. cheers oz If McCain loses the popular vote, he loses. fivethirtyeight.com gives McCain a 2.5% chance of winning given a popular vote loss The winners: ExxonMobil, Disney, Microsoft, Chase Manhattan, India, China, etc., by a landslide. The losers: Not me. ![]() Wolfgang who remains childless and loves betting on a can't possibly lose proposition. |
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On Sep 26, 2:49*pm, "Wolfgang" wrote:
"Scott Seidman" wrote in message . 1.4... MajorOz wrote in : On Sep 26, 9:41 am, "Tom Littleton" wrote: wrote in message ... I have nothing that I can post to prove it, but it is an interesting perspective... R well, yes and no. This whole tack is starting to sound like whistling pas t the graveyard. Oh, and two interesting poll- related items: PA poll of the 'Alabama' part of the state(ie: not Pittsburgh or Philadelphia) showed McCain statistically tied with Obama. If that holds up, put Obama FIRMLY in control of 23 electoral votes Second--Pew Trust study of polling methodologies shows a 5% undercount estimate of Obama support, due to virtually all polls incapable of hittin g cell-phone only users, who have no landline to identify. Every bit as interesting as speculation on who wants what out of Obama in Congress. And, with real numbers to back it up. Tom Obama by 48 electoral votes, at least. As most current guesses are just that -- guesses, here is mine: McCain by 20-40 electoral votes, but popular vote a toss-up, with plurality either way. cheers oz If McCain loses the popular vote, he loses. fivethirtyeight.com gives McCain a 2.5% chance of winning given a popular vote loss The winners: *ExxonMobil, Disney, Microsoft, Chase Manhattan, India, China, etc., by a landslide. The losers: *Not me. * * * * * ![]() Wolfgang who remains childless and loves betting on a can't possibly lose proposition.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Exactly!!! ...and go ahead of the class. So far as the debate last night...it was a dog and an embaraament to our country. Either of the clowns brought ANYTHING to the table except the same business as usual bull**** that typically spews out of Washington. You might as well vote for Paris Hilton or Pee Wee Herman...things won't be any different. I can't believe the public can't see through this nonsense. Moreover, I am absolutely stumped that American taxpayers don't understand the simple capitalist concept: You get more of what you happily pay for. In other words, the more bailouts you give, the more failures you get. |
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![]() "MajorOz" wrote in message ... As most current guesses are just that -- guesses, here is mine: McCain by 20-40 electoral votes, but popular vote a toss-up, with plurality either way. ============= that's amazing mk5000 http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/6708/ |
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