[Politics] Vote '08 - McCain Vs Obama (peripheral discussion)

[Hammer]

We haven't had a politics poll, so since it's just over a month before election day in the States, who's going to win McCain or Obama?

[Timmy]

I like people that waste polls by sticking a "funny" one in.

[0x21]

Since that Palin bint seems to have made a complete arse of it I'm leaning towards Obama, but I've got a funny feeling McCain will still get it

[Zooropa]

Who I want to win and who I think will win are two different things.

And I can't bring myself to click McCain.

[Hammer]

McCain is behind Obama in the polls just now, but I think the amount of media coverage that Palin is getting is going to actually help her appeal to voters who might not be attracted to McCain or Obama-Biden.

She's going to be wheeling in the religious right and the gun lobby anyway.

Originally Posted by Zooropa

Who I want to win and who I think will win are two different things.

I'm in the same boat. I think McCain is going to pull a narrow victory on the night, but I want to see Obama in the White House.

[GoddamnElectric]

There's a significant chance that McCain wont live long enough to see out a full term. If he dies in office then that fucking nutter Palin will be running the show
I think Obama's hopes rest on enough people realising this.

[Kenny Macca Doo]

If McCain gets in it's gonna be sooooo depressing.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by GoddamnElectric

There's a significant chance that McCain wont live long enough to see out a full term. If he dies in office then that fucking nutter Palin will be running the show
I think Obama's hopes rest on enough people realising this.

For reference, he is younger now then Reagan was when he stood for his second term.

[johnnie walker]

Someone who believes that dinosaurs roamed the earth with man 6,000 years ago and whose foreign policy experience is that she can see russia from her house should never ever be allowed anywhere near the nuclear launch codes.

If McCain / Palin get in then that is what is likely to happen.

Originally Posted by Hammer

For reference, he is younger now then Reagan was when he stood for his second term.

McCain also has a melanoma that at the moment is dormant. He has anywhere from 2 years to 10 years to live just from that alone.

[johnnie walker]

I stand Corrected. Turns out you cant see russia from her house. You can only see it from one place in alaska - Little Diomede. A place sarah palin has never been.

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/3...sia-from-here/

[LesMTS]

Under current polls it's in the bag for Obama. Almost all swing states are Obama and he only needs two (even the ones with the lowest points, although I may be wrong on that) to win the presidency.
Most neutral commentators are saying that, at the debate tonight, McCain will have to pull something amazing out of the bag or really get nasty in a way Obama can't counter, else he's fucked.
I was pessimistic but I'm starting to believe Obama does have a good chance.

[xph0ria]

i've voted for Obama, but I'm still not 100% sure. I wouldn't trust the polls too much... I remember when all the polls and pundits suggested that Bush would never get into the White House...

[Mwezzi]

Obama'll get it provided he keeps a strong campaign from here onwards. Palin has utterly screwed up her interviews and come across as a complete idiot recently but she's hit back with a lot of charisma to compensate, which has taken some focus off the fact that McCain is a total lunatic. That poll fall for the Republicans will most likely start to reverse again soon.

[Westy]

Obama will win, then be assassinated a few week later by some hick from Texas or something.

[ModernAnimal]

Originally Posted by Awright

Obama will win, then be assassinated a few week later by some hick from Texas or something.

Sad but true. I still want him to win it tho.