Pundit Roger Simon compares the Obama and McCain ground organizations
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Last tracking polls of the week have Obama leading by more than seven percentage points
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Six daily tracking polls released today SHOW Barack Obama leading John McCain by margins ranging from five to 10 percentage points.
A weighted composite of the six polls puts the lead at 7.1 points.
UPDATE: CBS poll released tonight SHOWS Obama leading by 13 points.
Here’s the funny, funny McCain-Palin debate
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Clever editing of videotape is a wonderful art form. (NOTE: Stay with this thing until the very end):
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Will discouraged McCain backers stay home?
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A new Associated Press poll SHOWS that more John McCain supporters feel glum about the presidential campaign while more of Obama’s are charged up over it.
One expert says the contrasting moods could affect how likely the two candidates’ supporters are to vote on Election Day, possibly dampening McCain’s turnout while boosting Obama’s.
Wake up and smell the elephant!
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McCain abandons town hall format for fear of right-wing loonies in the audience
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But it says HERE that Mr. Straight Talk might try one more town hall tomorrow in New Hampshire.
With three days left before the votes are counted, here’s the latest election scenario analysis
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As the presidential candidates sprint toward the finish line, let’s ponder the latest scenario analysis (above) from our friends over at FiveThirtyEight.com.
The numbers here derive from 10,000 computer simulations of the presidential election, using current poll figures and some historical data.
Among the projections of greatest interest are that John McCain has only one chance in 25 of winning the national popular vote and only one chance in 3,333 of carrying all the states that George W. Bush carried four years ago.
Video obituary of Studs Terkel
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When John McCain says “Jump,” the news media ask “How high?”
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Jamison Foser EXAMINES the tricky subject of political bias in the mainstream media.