The Republicans want to dampen turnout any way they can. There are two ways to do this when you are behind.

A) Vote supression techniques. Check!

B) Pretending there's no ground game and that the campaign in certain swing states is in "disarray." Check!

The latter is to con your opponent's supporters and volunteers into thinking it's in the bag so they let up off the gas pedal in the home stretch.

Obama is already fighting this in Pennsylvania, and they are extremely concerned about it in other states as well.

The 72-hour program the RNC put together has not gone away. It's still there.

The Republicans want to dampen turnout any way they can. There are two ways to do this when you are behind.

A) Vote supression techniques. Check!

B) Pretending there's no ground game and that the campaign in certain swing states is in "disarray." Check!

The latter is to con your opponent's supporters and volunteers into thinking it's in the bag so they let up off the gas pedal in the home stretch.

Obama is already fighting this in Pennsylvania, and they are extremely concerned about it in other states as well.

The 72-hour program the RNC put together has not gone away. It's still there.

That would be very good news rund these parts.

...Debbie Cook is a babe.

I know, I know. Sexist and all that. But it certainly doesn't hurt that she's not just an accomplished Mayor, but is also easy on the eyes.

Andrew sicted polls numbers showing close to 60% of African Americans supporting Prop 8.

If Obama came out strongly against it, he could probably flip those numbers around and kill it.

Andrew Sullivan makes a great point tis morning. The reason Prop 8 is in danger of passing in California is because of strong African American support for it.

Sullivan suggests that Obama could make a HUGE impact by cutting an Anti-Prop 8 ad. I think this is correct. I think Obama could probably kill that Proposition if he chose to.

The question is whether Obama feels secure enough in his election to go ahead and cut that ad, or whether he is going to let Prop 8 pass and screw gay and lesbian couples out of equal rights to win the election.

By the same token, Hillary and Bill Clinton have not cut an anti Prop 8 ad either. Presumably, both of them would have strong influence on Afgrican American voters as well.

But, Obama is the kingpin right now, and his failure to even take a stance on Prop 8 is tremendously dissapointing.

Obama's gonna win anyway. It's a free country. If they want to throw their votes away on McCain -- let 'em.

I do have to wonder, though, why they are going to vote for McCain instead of, say, Ralph Nader.

You'd think they would at least stick to a principled liberal vote more in line with Hillary's philosophy.

But, I gues they care more about revenge than voting on principle.

Be that as it may, go ahead and vote for McCain. He's gonna lose.

You're right.  There is no way the Republicans would have treated a former Republican first lady the way the Democrats treated Hillary.  The Republicans have at least some respect and class.

LOL! You almost had me fooled into believing you were really a disgruntled PUMA until I read that.

That's crazy. He should be putting his money in Virginia and New Hampshire.

..and split it between Ohio and Virginia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081013/ap_o n_el_pr/obama_clintons

A. It makes it harder for ACORN to register voters

B. It puts all ACORN registrations under scrutiny with local election officials.

C. It makes people who registered via ACORN nervous about whether they are actually properly registered or not.

D. It casts doubt on all voter registration efforts boy other groups -- including the Obama campaign. The latter because of the GOP's efforts to tie this all to Obama.

http://www.tarrance.com/files/GWU-BG-Pol l-charts-10.9.pdf