Election

The Toledo Blade interview with Charlie Gibson has garnered some attention. If you have not already read it, please do so at:
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/ART18/810...

There are some interesting quotes in the article.

Ok, I am not usually a MTV news fan, but they did a writeup on how YouTube will not allow people to forget gaff's this year. At least someone is having fun :)
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You can forget the expensive telephone polls, how about cookie polls? No, we are not talking about Web browsers.
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In the polling booth, votes are confidential. At WUSTL, votes are as plain as the icing on customers' faces.

Cordray says he knows nothing about it and also says the 37% increase of business to Wachovia is not related to donation. Donation could be illegal because it was funneled through another person possibly done to skirt campaign finance limits. Kudos for the Dayton Daily News for asking questions and follow-up.
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Given all of the recent misleading posts, here is a nice article in Forbes Auto about the cars the presidential candidates drive and what it could mean about them.
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A politician's choice of car is highly scrutinized these days, as voters hope to glean some insight into who is the best choice. What do Barack Obama and John McCain's cars say about them?

Cameron Interviews Post-Debate Palin

The quoted title of this post is what appears in the title bar of the Barack Obama website.

The we have this header on the main page...

Now we have this quote from Biden during the debate...

Thanks to sepp on GCJ for pointing this out.

Some preliminary fact checking calls catches Biden and Palin. See a couple of the articles below:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081003/ap_on_el_pr/debate_fact_check;_ylt=A...

and

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_biden-palin_debate....

e-mail request:
PBS has an online poll posted asking if Sarah Palin is
qualified. Apparently the Republicans knew about this in advance and are
flooding the voting with YES votes.

I know -- it's only a poll. But it will be reported on PBS,
picked up by mainstream media and can influence undecided voters in swing
states.

Please do two things -- takes 20 seconds.

Cleveland, Ohio – October 2, 2008. MyOhioNow /Issue 6 announced today that a recent study from Michigan Consultants (a national market analysis firm) found that a proposed Ohio casino would generate approximately $255 million in payments to Ohio counties, and would ultimately be responsible for adding over 8,700 jobs to the state.

Not everybody in Alaska loves Sarah Palin - wow. A rally of people with signs saying "Mcsame", and "Keep Hockey Mom Out Of D.C.", and "Palin is G.W. Bush with Lipstick", and "Voted for her once, never again." Lots of Obama endorcement.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/rally.asp

John McCain Uses Idol Makeup Artist

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/john-mccain-uses-american-idol-makeup-art...

The 72-year-old was recently made TV-ready by makeup artist Tifanie White who’s worked on So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol.

McCain paid the 2002 beauty-school grad $5,583.43 for her services, according to the Federal Election Commission.

From Canadian News websites:

Senator Biden to Quit, Hillary to Become Obama’s VP?

By Sean Osborne Friday, September 12, 2008

Biden Dropping Out? Rumor Thrives on Internet

this just in: "John McCain suspends campaigning to work on economy, requests postponing Friday debate; asks Obama do the same."

while he wont say it, I hope this is obama's response:

"Breaking News: Barack Obama says "oh, NOW that it's time to take the test, you want to do some actual studying? Too late. I'm prepared, you're not."

chrismyers (me) posted:
In the battle for Ohio’s 20 electoral votes, Republican presidential nominee John McCain holds a 48 percent to 42 percent lead over Democratic opponent Barack Obama — but with lots of time left in a volatile race, according to the first Ohio Newspaper Poll.

Do you think this will be an issue?
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent," responsible for their own troubles.

   Wow !  Actually,  these are kind of cute   .  Isn't it nice to feature these things on this website  ?    

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Nice ABC News article on Ohio and its importance again in 2008.

In the last century, Ohio has predicted the outcome of nearly every presidential election, which is why the Buckeye State may be the ultimate bellwether when it comes to the nation's politics. The swing state is seen as crucial prize in presidential race.