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McCain guarantees victory
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he can “guarantee” a win on Nov. 4 in a squeaker victory that won’t be clear until late that night.
McCain spoke amid signs of a tightening race, and reports of renewed determination among his staff, which is badly outgunned in both money and manpower.
“I guarantee you that two weeks from now, you will see this has been a very close race, and I believe that I'm going to win it,” McCain told interim "Meet" moderator Tom Brokaw. “We're going to do well in this campaign, my friend. We're going to win it, and it's going to be tight, and we're going to be up late.”
McCain was down just 5 points in the Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Sunday, with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) leading by 49 percent to 44 percent among likely voters in the daily tracking poll, which has a margin of error of 2.9 points.
Reuters reported that Obama's lead has dropped over the last three days after hitting a high of 12 points on Thursday. Pollster John Zogby said: "Things are trending back for McCain. His numbers are rising and Obama's are dropping on a daily basis. There seems to be a direct correlation between this and McCain talking about the economy."
The Washington Post reported Sunday: "[I]nside the McCain campaign the mood remains one of gritty resolve. Top aides know they are behind, but they hold out hope and, like their candidate, stubbornly refuse to give up."
McCain told Brokaw in Waterloo, Iowa, that he feels "like Knute Rockne ... go out there and get one for the Gipper."
“We are very competitive in battleground states," McCain said. "Obviously, I choose to trust my senses as well as polls. The enthusiasm at almost all of our [events] is at a higher level than I've ever seen, and I've been in a lot of presidential campaigns, usually as the warm-up act. ... And I see intensity out there, and I see passion. So we're very competitive.”
McCain added: “We're going to have to just get out our vote, work hard over the next nine days, and make sure that people know that there'll be a better future. People are very worried now — very, very worried, and have every reason to be. I think it's all about who can assure a better future.”
On the endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) by former Secretary of State Colin Powell, McCain said: "I'm disappointed in Gen. Powell, but I'm very, very happy to know that [I'm endorsed by] five former secretaries of states who I admire enormously.”
McCain defended Republican National Committee clothing purchases on behalf of his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Politico revealed during the past week that the RNC spent $150,000 on designer outfits at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue for the vice presidential nominee and members of her family.
"She lives a frugal life,” he said. “She and her family are not wealthy. She and her family were thrust into this and there was some — and some third of that money is given back. The rest will be donated to charity. ... She is a role model to millions and millions and millions of Americans."
McCain appeared in a gracious mood, saying to Brokaw at the end: "I appreciate your many years of informing the American people. You've come a long way from South Dakota, but you have never forgotten where you come from.”
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Later, amid 5,000 people in Zanesville, Ohio, McCain warned of the perils of one-party rule, targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as vigorously as Obama. "You can imagine Obama, Reid and Pelosi," McCain said. "Tax and spend, tax and spend."
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Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to supporters during a rally Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Palin: Election isn't over till it's over
TAMPA, Fla. – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had a pointed message Sunday for Barack Obama: This thing isn't over yet.
Palin said the Democratic presidential nominee was acting as if he's already won the election and had already written his inaugural address.
"Barack Obama and I both have spent quite some time on the basketball court," Palin told a raucous crowd of more than 5,000 at the convention center. "But where I come from, you have to win the game before you start cutting down the net."
Nine days before the election, Palin was making another push to sway voters in the battleground state of Florida, where polls show Republican nominee John McCain trails Obama in the fight for the state's 27 electoral votes. The Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa to Orlando, where Palin was concentrating her efforts Sunday, is where most of the state's undecided voters live. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
"You kinda get the feeling that the Obama campaign thinks this whole election process is just a formality," she said. "They've overlooked, though, the minor detail of earning your confidence and your trust and winning your vote.
"And judging from the media coverage, it does seem the coronation is already set," Palin said.
Obama's campaign said the claim that he has written an inaugural address is "completely false." Spokesman Bill Burton said the reference to an address came from a New York Times report Saturday that former White House chief of staff John D. Podesta had written a draft inaugural speech for Obama and included it in a recent book. Burton said Podesta wrote it as a sample address, not for Obama but for whoever became the nominee.
Palin continued her criticism of an Obama economic plan that she says amounts to socialism, characterizing him as "Barack the wealth-spreader." She vowed that McCain would allow people to keep more of their money, and accused Obama of not telling the whole truth about what she said are his plans to redistribute wealth.
Later, at a rally before about 7,000 in Kissimmee, Palin said: "Florida, you have a choice between a politician who puts his faith in government and a leader who puts his faith in you. There's only one man in this race who's always fought for you, and that's John McCain."
Palin singled out a man holding a sign that read "Joe the Filmmaker," a play on the Ohio plumber who gained national attention for confronting Obama on his tax plans.
"Don't say I didn't warn you," Palin joked. "If you see a group of media in your driveway waiting to attack you, I apologize."
At both stops Palin was joined on stage by her husband, Todd, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. She was introduced by Elizabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host of the ABC talk show "The View" who often spars about politics with her more liberal mates on the set.
"Let me be honest, I was pretty much excited to talk for a full five minutes without getting interrupted," Hasselbeck joked with both crowds.
In Kissimmee, supporters began lining up outside the Silver Spur Arena at 8 a.m., almost eight hours before Palin took the stage.
"Florida — will you hire us and send us to Washington?" Palin said. "We look forward to you being our boss."
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Tbone has left a new comment on the post "Current":
Here are some reasons why we need to remain optimistic of a victory for the McCain/Sarah team on November 4th.
1. McCain is more prepared to be President than Obama. There are still alot of undecideds left in this race. Which Obama has not closed the deal.
2. Sarah Palin is starting to come into her own on the National Stage. This could also help with the undecided's. I have been watching all her rallies. They are all exciting.
3. Sarah should help McCain in all the rural areas where he struggled at in the primaries. Republicans have to win this big time.
4. The polls are once again overpolling Democrats.
5. The Joe the Plummer effect. This exposed Obama as a Very liberal socialist.
6. Obama will pack the Supreme Court with atleast 3 very liberal bad judges. We all know that he is the most pro-abortion candidate to ever run for President.
I am just trying to stay optimistic that on November 4th that McCain/Sarah will win.
Scott has left a new comment on the post "Current":
night owl, techno posted a top ten list of media attempts to discourage our campaign.. sarah going rogue was number 1 on the list.....
Ten themes that Obama and the MSM will focus on to depress the Republican turnout and hopefully thus win the election for Obama:
1) Sarah is going 'rogue'(divide and conquer strategy) and becoming more frustrated with the campaign, implying there are building disagreements and tensions within the McCain campaign to what strategy to employ for the remainder of the campaign-citing Sarah's preference to bringing up Wright to McCain's preference not to.
Of course what the MSM is trying to do is portray the McCain campaign as totally disorganized and incompetent, John McCain losing control of his campaign and his candidacy not worthy of a voter's consideration.
Look I have witnessed a political campaign first hand. The candidate(s)and advisors frequently sit around a table, mull over the information provided them, and decide what to do; if these people all have strong opinions how to proceed sure there may be disagreements on approach and emphasis but ultimately the candidate(s) decide what to do.
Now as I have mentioned in several postings I believe that Sarah is now hitting her stride and if her presence and speech on the campaign trail were turning people off why is she still playing to packed houses this late in the campaign?
Now if Sarah was going rogue don't you think clear disagreements in their speeches would have shown up in the last couple of weeks-instead Sarah has been a model of consistency, has not gotten off message and has not made a gaffe.
VIDEOS of Sarah Palin's interviews -- http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/
By: theindependantvoter
Palin is correct. Obama gave a SOTU speech LAST YEAR. The guy wasn't elected president, he wasn't even the winner of the Democratic primaries at that time. And the guy gave a SOTU speech, ABOUT HIMSELF. For something like 40 minutes. You can drink beer everytime he spoke about himself and be completely drunk in the first half.
He didn't talk about his policies or what he could do for us. THAT was arrogant. Actually his campaign for the last 2 years was about his favorite topic, HIMSELF. God hopefully not another 4 years of this. Ugggh!
October 26, 2008 at 4:40 p.m
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