So in the Red Eye this morning (the free daily put out by the Chicago Tribune) they mentioned that Obama is planning a rally in Grant Park on election night. They are planning the event now with huge needs for security, etc. They are expecting 100,000 people but I'll bet there will be even more. I HAVE TO BE THERE!
Now that I'm saying this, being the superstitious pessimist that I am, I now believe that I have jinxed the Obama campaign. No one wants to be too cocky and...*other cliches*
BUT I do have to say if I were John McCain and Sarah Palin, I'd be pretty worried right now. With only 12 days to go, here's how MSNBC's Chuck Todd breaks down the polls in swing states:
Those for Obama: Indiana (51- 41%), Iowa (52-39%), Michigan (58-36%), Minnesota (57-38%), Ohio (53-41% - remember 2004?!?), Pennsylvania (52-41%), Wisconsin (53-40%), Nevada (51-46%), North Carolina (51-47%), Virginia (56-44%).
McCain's only lead in a "swing state" (I put it in quotations to indicate that West Virginia hasn't been in this position in the last 2 election cycles but it did go Democratic in '88, '92, and '96): West Virginia (44-53%).
So now that I'm putting these numbers up here, I feel sick. Because I don't want to get too hopeful. As perhaps I did in 2004. I woke up the morning after that election night and had myself a good cry as I "looked forward to" another 4 years of W. I won't stop feeling anxious until it's all over after Nov. 4th. We all know that Republicans have gotten quite good at stealing elections.
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Obama will be HERE Sunday! At Civic Center Park! I realize I saw Ross Perot (1992) and Bill Clinton (1996) speak there, too! It was the birthplace of my interest in politics.
Time to start considering how to lobby for the 2009 Homosexual Agenda? (This is a pretty good article...)
In case it doesn't come through above, try http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/22/61532/364/259/638411
We are TOTALLY going.
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