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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Hurricane Ike is headed for the Texas Coast and severe weather is possible in the Round Rock area. RRHS has announced volleyball and football schedule changes.

VOLLEYBALL.  All volleyball games scheduled for Friday at McNeil have been rescheduled for tomorrow, THURSDAY, September 11 at RRHS. Game times remain the same and all teams play. Freshman Maroon 5:30pm; Freshman White 6:30pm; Junior Varsity 5:30pm/ Varsity 6:30pm. Stay up to date by checking the Lady Dragon website: http://www.rockvolleyball.org/.  Come early and watch all the action at home.

FOOTBALL.  Sub-varsity football games against Killeen have been cancelled. Varsity will play Killeen at RRHS tomorrow, THURSDAY, September 11 at 7:30 pm. (Rescheduled from Friday at Killeen).  Discounted tickets ($4.00 per student) will be on sale in the Student Center during Thursday lunch.  Great opportunity to see the Dragons play at home. Come out and support your Dragons!

Track the Storm Here

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.

Track the storm here.

Election day is quickly approaching – November 4th, 2008

To vote on election day you must be registered with your county Voter Registrar by October 6th.

You can register by visiting the Texas Secretary of State website. You will need to print out the application, sign it, and mail it to Wilco by October 6th. The address is provided below:

Williamson County Elections
P.O. Box 209
Georgetown, TX 78627

If you are already registered to vote at your current address, you do not need to register again.
You may also verify your voter registration or update your address on your local county’s site:
Travis County
Williamson County

Misplaced/Lost Registration Certificate

If you’ve lost your Voter Registration Certificate you can still vote using a Texas Driver’s License or other valid form of ID as long as you are currently registered.

Feel free to send this on to anyone who may benefit from it.

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.