A blog written by Manchester College students studying the 2008 presidential campaign.

Friday, October 17, 2008

All signs point to an Obama victory...

I think the debate for the last-ditch effort for Senator McCain, and after he really only seemed angry and grumpy in the debate, the bells seem to be tolling for John McCain "Country First" '08. Recent polls have suggested a clear Obama victory, and a potential blowout by Senator Obama. Network news executives have even begin to ponder what they will cover if Senator Obama wins the election "before most Americans are finished with dinner." While it seems to late for John McCain to win the election, it is not too late for Barack Obama to lose it. However, Senator Obama has remained calm, cool and collected throughout the campaign and has done an excellent job tying John McCain with President Bush. The claim and commonplace belief that George W. Bush is to blame for the entirety of America's problems is far fetched, but the Obama campaign has done to point out the errors of George W. Bush and since John McCain voted for President Bush 90% of the time, he is included in that.
John McCain is not busy campaigning in swing states where he could steal some votes from Barack Obama, he is now back tracking in states that have been Republican strongholds for several elections. While it is interesting to point out that George W. Bush was behind Al Gore by 11 points prior to the 2000 election and that polls can be skewed or not representative to the entire nation; it seems all too clear that John McCain will not be the President come the wee hours of November 4th.

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