Comments on: Polls Tightening! http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/31/polls-tightening-3/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:12:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: hack http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/31/polls-tightening-3/#comment-125034 hack Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:39:36 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11066#comment-125034 There indeed has been a tightening... of the noose around McCain's neck. There indeed has been a tightening… of the noose around McCain’s neck.

]]> By: jr http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/31/polls-tightening-3/#comment-124988 jr Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:44:09 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11066#comment-124988 Matt Drudge is still singing his New Kids On The Block songs to McCain Matt Drudge is still singing his New Kids On The Block songs to McCain

]]> By: Elvis Dingeldein http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/31/polls-tightening-3/#comment-124974 Elvis Dingeldein Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:09:29 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11066#comment-124974 Mr. The Oliver Willis - I just received word, via e-mail, that my father -- a career US Army Intelligence officer and lifelong Republican living in what <i>he</i> calls the People's Democratic Socialist Republic of Arlington (VA) -- and his wife (whose father worked for Barry Goldwater) both voted, by absentee ballot, for Senator Obama. This made me weep with the first tears of joy I've shed since my daughter was born 7 years ago. This is why we're going to win this thing. Even Hard Republicans are repudiating the gormless vapidity of Sarah Palin and the politics of fear. They only made up their minds a few days ago, but not out of mouthbreathing stupidity: they are genuinely tormented long-time Republicans struggling with the Decline and Fall of a party they love and once honored with their votes. And they've voted, early, for Obama. I make visits to their lovely home in Arlington conditional on a Fox News Blackout. I don't require MSNBC running on a constant loop, but I cannot sit in their living room and suffer under the assault to Reason that is Fixed News. But when I'm not there, which is 50 weeks out of the year, my father and his wife live in a cocoon of Hannity and O'Reilly and their constant RNC Talking Pointery. These were not easy Republicans to sway. And yet, they've voted for Obama. There is Hope. Mr. The Oliver Willis – I just received word, via e-mail, that my father — a career US Army Intelligence officer and lifelong Republican living in what he calls the People’s Democratic Socialist Republic of Arlington (VA) — and his wife (whose father worked for Barry Goldwater) both voted, by absentee ballot, for Senator Obama. This made me weep with the first tears of joy I’ve shed since my daughter was born 7 years ago.

This is why we’re going to win this thing. Even Hard Republicans are repudiating the gormless vapidity of Sarah Palin and the politics of fear. They only made up their minds a few days ago, but not out of mouthbreathing stupidity: they are genuinely tormented long-time Republicans struggling with the Decline and Fall of a party they love and once honored with their votes. And they’ve voted, early, for Obama.

I make visits to their lovely home in Arlington conditional on a Fox News Blackout. I don’t require MSNBC running on a constant loop, but I cannot sit in their living room and suffer under the assault to Reason that is Fixed News. But when I’m not there, which is 50 weeks out of the year, my father and his wife live in a cocoon of Hannity and O’Reilly and their constant RNC Talking Pointery. These were not easy Republicans to sway. And yet, they’ve voted for Obama.

There is Hope.

]]> By: Michael http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/31/polls-tightening-3/#comment-124964 Michael Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:44:15 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11066#comment-124964 The only tightening I see is this Arizona poll! Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/28-30. Likely voters. MoE 4% (No trend lines) McCain (R) 48 Obama (D) 47 Early voters (17 percent of sample) McCain (R) 42 Obama (D) 54 The only tightening I see is this Arizona poll!

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/28-30. Likely voters. MoE 4% (No trend lines)

McCain (R) 48
Obama (D) 47

Early voters (17 percent of sample)

McCain (R) 42
Obama (D) 54

]]> By: Bulworth http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/31/polls-tightening-3/#comment-124958 Bulworth Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:29:26 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11066#comment-124958 This is obviously very good news for John McCain. This is obviously very good news for John McCain.

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