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21
Sep
2008
10
Sep
2008
McCain’s New Lead (tie?) in the Polls
John McCain’s Surge in the Polls!
It appear that John McCain is pulling ahead of Barack Obama in the national polls. We’ve seen an increasing trend in the past week puching McCain ahead. Some believe it is simply a post convention ‘bump’ in the polls, but many other believe that it is John McCain’s excellent pick of Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. In the begining of the summer, McCain was behind Obama by 15-20 percentage points. For him to be tied, and even leading in some polls, is quite amazing.
While the national polls have significant value, we have to remember that the Electoral College actually elects the President. The national trends may lead (or be pushed) by trends leaning McCain in key states. However, we haven’t seen the data yet from those key states quite yet. You Obama folks will really need to worry if polls in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, Florida, and New Hampshire really start swinging McCain’s way. In addition, you McCain kids should really worry if those same few states swing the other way.
Let’s see if this trend lasts more than a week, or it’s something that will really stick for McCain.
There is an excellent site out there, www.electoral-vote.com, that posts the most recent polls as they are published. Remember though: not all polls are equal! Some are MUCH more reliable than others! There are several inheirent flaws to most polls today, including the increased use of cell phones and caller-ID.
You need 270 to win!
You can play it all out at www.270towin.com and predict what YOU think will happen on November 4th. Will Texas go Obama? California for McCain? What about something in between that’s a little more likely?
A bonus question for you!
Bonus to the person who finds the ‘reddest’ state out there right now, and the ‘bluest’ state also!
But here’s something, after you’ve read some articles and crunched some numbers, that you can really discuss:
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9
Sep
2008
Hurrican Ike’s Heading Toward Texas
It appears that Ike could hit the Texas coast sometime this weekend. It’s a slow moving storm that has already caused havoc in Cuba and killed a few people.
6
Sep
2008
Coats for Kids Drive
The Round Rock Area Serving Center will begin collecting new and gently used coats at 1099 E. Main Street, Monday – Saturday from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. beginning Sept. 8. The coats will benefit RRISD students on the federally free and reduced lunch program. The Round Rock Area Serving Center will distribute coats on Nov. 1, 2008 at the Dell Diamond. Registration is required.
5
Sep
2008
McCain’s Acceptance Speech
John McCain gave an acceptance speech from Thursday night at the RNC. The 45 minute speech outlined his history, where he sees the Republican party moving in the future, and why he sees himself as an agent of change in Washington. He also spoke a lot about his running-mate, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska.
A video and written transcript of the speech.
McCain did a good job of telling his story to the American people. Watch for yourself and make your own mind up.
Check it out: The 2008 Republican National Conventions YouTube Channel. It has all of the speeches from the convention and more!