OBAMA WINS!!!!!

Barack Obama was elected tonight in an electoral college landslide as our nation's 44th President!!

Obama Draws A Crowd of 100,000 At His Final Rally!

Obama packs them in again at his final rally in Manassas, Virginia and demonstrates his popularity in stark contrast to John McCain's much smaller crowds (see previous post).

McCain Rally On Election Eve in Tampa Draws Only 1,000 - So Sad..

McCain drew a pathetic crowd of 1,000 at his rally in Tampa, Florida today. How embarrassing. The repudiation of McCain-Palin and the disaster of the last 8 years starts a day early! LINK

Polls - 9 Days Before The Election

These polls look great if you are a democrat. I cannot envision a
scenario where McCain-Palin can close this gap before election day. They are both too busy shooting themselves in their respective feet. The AP poll showing a one point lead for Obama is an outlier and has been criticized for some problems with its sampling technique.

Worst Presidency Ever Followed By Worst Campaign Ever

The continuing downward spiral of George Bush's Presidency is now being overshadowed by the failed, dishonest, and dishonorable campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin. The complete and total failure of the Bush Presidency is fast entering colossal failure territory. He must be wondering if he can get out of town before the world's financial system completely collapses.

During this time of dire economic and financial crisis McCain's campaign has forever cemented it's place in history as the least coherent and most hate-filled campaign in modern U.S. Presidential election history. The silence of John McCain and Sarah Palin as the shouts of "Terrorist!" and "Off With His Head" are clearly heard during their respective campaign events is absolutely unforgivable. Only recently has John McCain began to begrudgingly try to calm his freaked out zealots when it became clear that a backlash was forming. It seems that the only way many of the the die-hard Republicans can rationalize the fact that the Democrats have the far superior candidate in this election is to demonize Obama with ridiculous accusations. McCain and Palin have fostered this atmosphere for weeks with their misleading ads and campaign remarks. And now they have created a frenzied open-season on Obama by their deafening silence.

The combination of a failed Presidency and a horrible campaign could very well result in an electoral college landslide for Obama in November. Moderate voters are likely to swing toward Obama as they see the results of Republican rule and Republican campaign tactics. After licking their wounds on November 5th the Republican party will need to do some serious soul searching or risk a form of irrelevancy for the foreseeable future.

The Obama "Bounce" - Finally!

As of today Obama is looking pretty good in most of the polling data. He finally got his bounce, albeit a little late. It will be interesting to see where the polls settle after the Republican Convention and the continuing saga of Sarah Palin.

Gallup Tracking: Obama +8 (Note: 1st time Obama has hit 50%!!)
Rasmussen: Obama +6
Hotline/FD: Obama +9
CNN: Obama +1
CBS News: Obama +8
USA Today/Gallup: Obama +7

LINK

You've Got To Be Joking! Palin for VP???

Are we being punked?? Or did John McCain really just select Sarah Palin to be his VP? What an obvious pander attempt to woo disenchanted Hillary Clinton voters. I'm going to have faith that the target audience for this ridiculous VP selection won't go for it. I have a good feeling that John McCain just lost the 2008 election. Does he really believe that this is the 2nd most qualified person in a country of 300 million people to be Commander-In-Chief of the United States? This is clearly the worst choice for a running mate in the history of the U.S. and begs the question about John McCain's judgement.

You're putting this woman a heartbeat away from the Presidency, but at the same time trying to make the argument that Barack Obama is not ready to be President? I should say a heartbeat away from the Presidency with a 72 year old President; she REALLY could become the President. She is the Governor of Alaska which has a population of 680,000 people. That's right, the entire state has fewer people than 17 CITIES within the U.S. including Columbus OH, Jacksonville FL, and Austin TX! Sarah Palin has no business being considered for VP. I am having Harriet Miers flashbacks at this very moment. I'm thinking he may have to withdraw this nomination and make another selection from the weak pool of Republican VP candidates. If not, Obama can start putting his transition team together now.

UPDATE: I must be on to something because Ariana Huffington just posted almost the exact same comments I posted about Sarah Palin (after I did). I'm convinced she's using my blog for ideas; well I'm convinced of this in my own fantasy world which is good enought for me:

"Palin is more Harriet Miers -- chosen for all the wrong reasons, and glaringly not up to the task."

"Maybe an anxious nation can offer John McCain a do-over."

LINK TO ARIANA HUFFINGTON'S BLOG POST ABOUT SARAH PALIN

Why You Have To Vote This Year!

For those of you sitting on the fence for the upcoming general election, I would like to give you a huge reason to head to the polls in November: THE SUPREME COURT! It is possible that the next President will be in a position to nominate two or three justices for the Supreme Court. Seven out of the nine justices currently serving on the Supreme Court were appointed by Republican Presidents! And at least one of the two justices appointed by President Clinton is likely to be facing retirement (Ruth Bader Ginsburg). Judge Ginsburg is the second oldest justice on the Supreme Court at 75 years old. Judge John Paul Stevens, the oldest judge on the court, is 88 years old and is likely to retire at any moment. Even though he was appointed by President Ford he is considered to be in the “liberal” wing of the Supreme Court.

In other words, two of the members of the so-called liberal wing of the court are very likely to retire during the next President’s term. This country would be unrecognizable if John McCain were in a position to appoint 2 or 3 right-wing, conservative justices in the mold of Roberts, Alito, or Scalia. McCain has caved-in to the right-wing zealots of his party and said that he will appoint very conservative judges. Respect for the Constitution and privacy rights have been trounced upon by the current administration and certain members of this court. It would be unimaginable to me to see the Supreme Court lean even more towards the right. For this reason alone, this is one of the most important elections in the history of the United States! Do not forget that these justices serve for life. Every American’s life, for many years to come, will be directly affected by the makeup of the Supreme Court. VOTE! More specifically, vote for Obama and for a Supreme Court that respects the Constitution and individual rights