“We’ve got them just where we want them”
October 13th, 2008 at 09:49am Pat Cunningham
John McCain will unveil a new STUMP SPEECH today that casts him as the fighting underdog “who puts all his cards on the table and trusts the judgment of the American people.”
In an advance text of the speech, McCain says, “We’re six points down” in the polls. Actually, the deficit is considerably worse than that in some surveys.
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll released just today SHOWS Barack Obama up by 10 points, as McCain’s favorability ratings slide.
To win, McCain will have to stage the most dramatic comeback in the 72-year history of pre-election polling.
UPDATE: Here’s the FULL TEXT of McCain’s comeback speech.
Entry Filed under: polls, John McCain, Barack Obama
2 Comments Add your own
1. echo4charlie | October 13th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Good (satire) article from “The Onion”:
Obama Under Fire For Playing T-Ball During Vietnam
October 10, 2008 | Issue 44•42
WASHINGTON—At a press conference on Monday, members of the Vietnam Veterans Alliance blasted Democratic nominee Barack Obama for his failure to serve in the Southeast Asian war that ended 33 years ago, alleging that during the conflict the candidate frequently engaged in games of T-ball. “While our boys were dying in Vietnam, Barack Obama was running around a little league field, laughing and having fun without a care in the world,” VVA spokesman James Lowry said. “John McCain left his wife and three children behind and fought bravely, but I guess Sen. Obama decided that practicing cursive and learning how to ride a bike was just more important than defending his country in her hour of need. I bet he wasn’t even able to point out Vietnam on a map.” Lowry later speculated that if Obama had been sent over to fight in the conflict, he probably would have peed his pants and cried for his mommy as soon as he touched down in Saigon.
2. fdeblauwe | October 13th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
I found this great cartoon on the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog: dead on!
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