Yay (0.00 / 0)

Polls are up for the financial corporate welfare pusher!

Yay $250 Billion early Christmas gift to bankers and a do nothing candidate. Isn't life grand! NC is in play! Woooopy!

Michael Bloomberg, prince of corporate welfare

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by: Will @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 11:43:37 AM CDT

This actually isn't welfare (4.00 / 2)

This is turning into a buyout, not a bailout. It is nationalization, where the feds get a big ownership stake. That is pretty cool, actually. I'm happy that this is the direction the legislation is moving. Thankfully, other countries appear to have steered us in the right direction.

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by: Chris Bowers @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 11:59:34 AM CDT

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Just as I was getting confident about CO (0.00 / 0)

What's Suffolk doing there dropping a big steamer in the punch bowl?

I'm still bracing for disappointment in Darcy's race. I'm more invested in that one (emotionally and financially) than I am in about any other race in the country, but the polling so far has been depressing. This is the first good number I've seen out of that race.

Conduct your own interview of Sarah Palin!

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by: fwiffo @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 11:49:42 AM CDT

Obama up 4, with McCain at 43%, is a bad result for Colorado? (0.00 / 0)

Doesn't seem that way to me.  Why should that make you any less confident about Obama being in good shape there?

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by: Haggai @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 12:27:50 PM CDT

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I'm spoiled? (0.00 / 0)

Seriously, in a state that was leaning Obama when the national polls were close, being up only four when the natioal polls are +7 or +8 in Obama's favor is not that great a result.

Yes, I'm spoiled. I'm worried about any state that isn't like +6 for Obama.

Conduct your own interview of Sarah Palin!

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by: fwiffo @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 12:49:23 PM CDT

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Good luck in your new home, Chris :-) (0.00 / 0)

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by: distantshore @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 12:02:02 PM CDT

new house (0.00 / 0)

chris are you moving into your McMansion?  The new socialized banks would approve!

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by: Gigadafud @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 12:13:18 PM CDT

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Nope (0.00 / 0)

Natasha is moving from D.C. to my place in Philly. Her estuff is going in storage for now while we share my one bedroom apartment. Hopefully, we can find something bigger after the election.

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by: Chris Bowers @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 12:57:11 PM CDT

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There are actually some good deals to be had in Philly (0.00 / 0)

Not a bad time for those of you in the city of brotherly love :)

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by: Jon Niola @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 13:05:21 PM CDT

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Anyone else here watch.... (0.00 / 0)

the TV show 'How I met your Mother' as I am reminded of last nights episode where Ted goes to move in with his girlfriend Stella.  

I do not watch much TV but I make an exception for this brilliant show!

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by: Gigadafud @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 14:08:02 PM CDT

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Updating my prediction from last week... (0.00 / 0)

My take from last week.

With 3 weeks to go, I'm somewhat more optimistic. I'm now going to guess at a 4.5-5% victory for Obama in the popular vote, and predicting the same states as last week (Kerry states plus New Mexico, Virginia, Colorado and Florida) plus Ohio and Nevada - 338 EVs. I'm expecting North Carolina and Missouri to just slip away, but if the national polling continues to hold, I expect I'll be adding one or both to my prediction next week. Of the two, I'm more bullish about Missouri.

I'm feeling much more optimistic about the Senate, perhaps unreasonably so considering how close a lot of these races are and that I expect the top of the ticket to tighten. I'm predicting 8 seats (vs. 6 last week) -- Virginia, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Colorado, North Carolina, Oregon, Minnesota and Georgia. Yes Georgia - you heard it here first. African American turnout from Obama's coattails will pull this one over the finish line. Jim Martin's run a great campaign in unfavorable territory, and I expect the DSCC to dump some cash into his race. Unfortunately, I think the prosecutors in Alaska have bungled the Stevens case, and he's gonna get a boost from the acquittal.

In the house, I'm going to just throw out a number... 16.

Conduct your own interview of Sarah Palin!

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by: fwiffo @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 12:03:06 PM CDT

NV-2 (4.00 / 1)

I wouldn't take this poll too seriously. Yes, Derby is probably still down but this poll polled only 222 registered voters and has a MoE of 7 points. Furthermore, Mason Dixon, at least in Nevada, tilts towards the Republican candidates. Not the most trustworthy of polls.

My Silver State - Nevada's Progressive Community Blog

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by: Sven @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 12:18:25 PM CDT