Over at MyDD, Jonathan Singer has this gem from the Giuliani campaign:
If these are the process stories campaigns revert to in lieu of fundraising numbers, maybe I was wrong to complain about media coverage of fundraising yesterday. The last seven head to head polls between Clinton and Giuliani show Clinton winning by an average of 5%, and yet the Giuliani campaign thinks that it is heading to a 400-500 electoral vote landslide against Clinton. That is some interesting math. In fact, the latest polls from every state show Clinton already four points or more in states worth significantly more electoral votes than those where Giulaini leads by four points or more:
Clinton 250, Giuliani 182, Swing 106
(Note: the seeming four point incongruence comes from the new election law in North Carolina that would give at least four votes to the Democratic nominee.)
The Giuliani map seems to be a result of three factors. First, they suck at math. Second, they have no problem whatsoever with lying. Third, they are convinced that it is still September 12th, 2001. I am actually glad they released it, however, because something this utterly mega-stupid puts to rest any fears I had of Giuliani winning the Republican nomination. Surely, you can’t have a campaign this stupid and still win the Republican nomination, can you?
Oh, wait. Never mind. Perhaps a more accurate statement is that the world is just as flat for Giuliani as it is for other Republicans.
Update: I think the funniest thing about this map is that Giuliani doesn't even know what states he is ahead in. He lists Arizona as swing, for example, despite significant leads in the state.
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