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…which is why this graphic made me laugh…

From the L.A. Times, regarding their recent poll: Among poll respondents who already have voted in Ohio, Obama has a big lead: 57% to 35%. But McCain is slightly ahead in Florida among early-voting respondents, 49% to 45%. Note the sample population.  These are people who already voted.  In Florida, 6% voted for someone other than McCain or Obama.  In Ohio, … Read More

The quote: "I just don't see how [McCain] can win… He has lost his brand as a maverick; he did not live up to his pledge to fight a clean campaign." That's pretty harsh, since it comes from Rep. Chris Shays, the only Republican in the House, and the co-chairman of the McCain campaign in Connecticut!!

It'll be on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox, and a few others (not, however, ABC) I guess I'll watch it, seeing as how my show was cancelled.  But the infomercial, taped last week, sounds kind of dry and dull, the kind of pablum that they play at the national party conventions.  It'll focus on the stories of four American families, with Obama's … Read More

Obama added a new zinger to his standard stump speech.  It comes at around 1:05, but you need to listen to the set-up. UPDATE: On the other hand, if Obama is going to go off-script, as he did in Raleigh today, he needs to bone up on his T.V. trivia: Barack Obama, in Raleigh, N.C., was doing a riff attacking … Read More

Yeah, Wonkette is right…. The New Pepsi logo does have a familiar ring to it…  

…because what they are, regardless of format, is just an opportunity to whip out the same talking points and stump speeches. And those aren't debates. I'm not saying anything others haven't already said, but if there's ever an illustration about the need to have actual debates, here it is: Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.

“We’re set up, unlike other states in the union, where it’s collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs.” — Sarah Palin, on why she's a socialist It's true, though.  It's true, because the State of Alaska… imposes huge levies on the oil companies that lease its oil fields. The … Read More

These screen captures of Fox News and GOP.com (the official site of the Republican National Committee), both taken today, are remarkable in that they seem to be obsessed with Obama.   Rarely pictured, or even mentioned, is their candidate, John McCain.   Oh, my mistake.  McCain IS running, but he's got a new strategy.  According to Faux News, McCain is … Read More

Yes, the weather plays a factor in presidential elections.  Bad weather leads to lower voter turnout, which affects the outcome. But it affects the outcome how? Conventional wisdom and even one scientific study say that bad weather favors Republicans.  This is because: Democrats are more likely to live in cities and tend to be less affluent than Republicans, they are … Read More

Nate Silver says "no".  Not in any electoral college-altering way.  He adds: In order to conclude the Electoral College has tightened to the point where the outcome on November 4 is at least moderately uncertain, I would want to see the following between now and the election. Call it the 2/2/2 condition:  John McCain polling within 2 points in 2 … Read More