CNN

If Gov. Pawlenty can help McCain, and you jokers at CNN consider Minnesota to be a toss up state, then why isn't McCain leading in the polls there? Let me answer that for you: You don't have a clue.

Raymond Duke..are you for real? "at least McCain speaks straight up while being old an not a great orator".........so does my 75 year old grandfather and he has alzheimers!

The comments from the Obama fans amaze me. You all need to check your facts, not to mention your spelling and grammar.

Alex in MA–the question in the forum was human rights, not human life. Perhaps the bigger question is when does life begin but that is not what was asked at the forum.

The underlying question was "are you pro-life or pro-choice." Obama couldn't answer. If he is absolutely pro-choice, he could have stated that as Kerry did in his debates. Kerry said he was pro-choice politically even though he, personally, did not believe in abortion.

As for the Supreme Court: Republicans do not necessarily appoint conservative judges. McCain voted against Alito. Actions speak louder than words. Problem is-Obama has no history of action.

Why doesn't the media show the polls that include the third-party candidates? Could it be that McCain and Obama are not so close if third parties are factored in?

Go Obama ! We don't need 4 more years of disaster in this country. McCain is worse than Bush !

When you all talk about the polls, why don't you state the number of people you polled, and who you polled. Because the people you are
polling must live in another country, and don't no what's going on here in the United States of America.

Please vote for Obama.

NObama NO way...

PUMA!

McCain 08
Hillary 12

As the old saying goes................You can please some of the people some of the time and most that can't except change none of the time......

I'm sure he would be better then the present administration, ask anyone in New Orleans....and Scott that wrote the tell all true book.

Obama 08

Vig

how can you say mcsane is more decisive, more experience, heck this loser doesn't even know how many houses he has. And how in the world can you say that old geeser is not wishy washy, are you serious? What planet have you been living on? The only thing this loser has been consistant on is his favorite word "SURGE" and WAR.

Obama is not presidential, but professional , LOL and the old man is?
Obama is more presidential because he has a heart for people not like the war machine that will have us in wars the next 4 years, that is if he can keep up within 4 years.

Obama all the way

To Floridian...now i understand why they didn't let you vote in the primaries

the republicans no mccain own them like slaves. do you want me to draft your sons and daughters my friends? YES MASTER. do you want me to tell you what you wanna her my friends?YES MASTER. shut up aint nothing wrong with this economy my friends? WE KNOW MASTER. drill her drill now you only gonna save 2cents my friends? DUP US MASTER. im pro life but i oppose insurance com. to pay for birth control but im for viagra so us old men can get our hard-own my friends . YES YES MASTER YOU WAS A POW WE FEEL SYMPATHY FOR YOU < YOU CAN STEP ALL OVER US WE DONT CARE. i put iraq first not america my friends , YES WE LIKE THAT MASTER THROW AMERICA DOWN THE DRAIN FOR IRAQ.

Interesting election this cycle. I wonder who will come out on top this time. Liberals or Conservatives. Leftists or Rightists. Socialists or Imperialists. Obama or McCain.

*sigh* Once again...it takes an act of Congress to reinstitute the draft, not a Presidential order. Stop with the fear mongering. And I believe the Democrats were the ones who introduced draft reinstatement into Congress, not the Republicans. Since we have a Democrat majority, we really only have to worry if some of the Dems vote for it, right? But that would never happen, right?

Of course, military draftees enjoy full military benefits (including dental and medical), so maybe they figure this counts as a national health care plan. *rimshot* Thanks folks, I'll be here all week.

Sorry, confused obama with Bomb mcCain

August 21st, 2008 1:51 pm ET

Obama needs to "reveal" who a possible future president might be NOW.

Why wait???? Yes, the media will vet this VP candidate. We the People should have far more time to vet this VP candidate than a few weeks. If this person were to become president and we don't vet him (won't be a "her"), we might be super sorry.

Meanwhile, there is still only one candidate for me. I am one of the 11 percent who is considered "undecided" and also a new Independent. I was a Democrat all my adult life until Obama decided to allow his followers to trash Hillary Clinton and until Obama tried desperately to keep Hillary from finishing the primary process.

I will be writing in Hillary in November.

Another grumpy old white woman for Obama August 21st, 2008 1:51 pm ET

The answer to the question posed is above everybody's pay grade.
To say otherwise is to speak for God. Obama was right. No human can speak for God. Is an egg fertilized 5 minutes ago a person with rights? Is the woman carrying that egg less a person than the egg?
Is her life less important? To say these people are pro-life is ridiculous. They are Anti-Choice. It is that simple. If they were pro-life, they would be pro All life. Not just potential life.
Vote for the born.
Vote for Obama

JB, Boston August 21st, 2008 1:52 pm ET

In regards to the housing issue, since it is closed:

First, Kerry went thru the exact same thing with houses and cars. Dems said it was a non-issue then. Is it an issue now, hypocrites?

And, Obama got a house at a $300,000 discount. I don't believe he should be reminding people of anyones house situation.

Come on people. A level playing field!!! We don't need no stinkin hypocrites!!

EDW August 21st, 2008 1:53 pm ET

Obama won Minnesota by a landslide in an open caucus. He has that state, moving on…

obamaton August 21st, 2008 1:54 pm ET

Yeah, observer, everyone knows that middle America doesn't mean squat to the Democratic Party. As long as we can get our urban welfare wards and brie-swilling liberals to the polls, we will be just fine.

$9.5 trillion national debt

Graduation rank 894 of 899 at Annapolis

Votes with Bush 95% of the time

John McCain admits, “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.”

C'mon people. Is this really the person you want running the greatest country on Earth??

The only people who pay any attention to the polls and the
pro Mccain media are the news anchors making their
outlandish statements.
Voters, we evidently cannot expect fair reporting or
integrity from the media/ap.
But, they don't realize we are intelligent enough to
see through their bias, coverups and lies.
We must show them our strength by electing Obama
in November.

And for those who are commenting about Obama going negative. What exactly do you expect? For him to sit by and let McCain attack with falsities and not hit back in return? GROW UP!

No Tommy, I don't because I'm not dumb enough to have someone tell me that I need to fight for something that they don't physically take their butts to fight for. I'm a leader not a follower – that is why I am rich and own what I own. You can call me an elitist. Thank you.

Furthermore, I don't support Obama either because no government official will do anything to help you. You have to help yourself and adapt. That's why no matter the administration I will make money. Always have and always will.

Venus,

I hope you don't teach math.

McCain is not winning Minnesota.

And? When has Minnesota ever decided anything? Where else does he lead? Also, I like this "McCain cuts Obama's lead in half" business as if he ever led by much before. It is a 1% Obama advantage according to CNN and other polls have McCain ahead. CNN is determined to keep Obama the frontrunner to a level of obsurdity it is sickening.

Raymond Duke...now you have to slam the Mexicans along with the blacks huh??? Guess we know what color your neck is AND party affiliation......

Hey newspeople what about Mr McCain agreeing that returning to the draft would be ok with him? Could this be a Freudian slip that truly tells us what this man is up to? Time for the news reporters to stop with the kid gloves with McCain. What about some hard news on McCain past – 1st marriage problems – keating scandel – his constant flip flops just to get on news – and his being a POW while I am sorry for what he went thru I would suggest that the 58,000 of our comrades who gave there lives is more meaningful. Come on fellow voters we cannot elect this man he will shoot from the hip and slip from the mouth.

joycelyn:

"Obama and Whoever",,,,,,,

doesthat mean you would be happy with the obama and Bill Ayers the terrorist?

How about the obama and the Rev. Wright?

Possibly the obama and his friend Rezko, he could serve while in prison.

Maby you would consider the obama and o.j.simpson, or Lewis Fharrakhan, oprah winfrey, the mayor of Detroit, the list of whoever is endless and you need to get back on your meds and quit playing with it.

Cnn – how do you spell Minnesota? pawlenty won't help Mclame at all. He is sinking his own ship, and no one wants to be there to hear him screm "i'M Melting...."!!!

Mcsame graduated 895th out of 899 students. Saying he's Intellectually challanged is being politically correct. Being mentally incompentent seems to be the only criteria needed to run for president as a Republican .

Change 08

If Obama has to win he has to pick either one of the following 3:

1st choice : Hillary (ignore Bill)
2nd choice: Wesley Clark (will make McCain look small)
3rd choice: Biden

Bayh, Kaine or Sebelius does not do it for him

Pawlenty would help only until some wag points out that McCain wants someone with absolutely NO foreign or defense experience to be a heart beat away from the Presidency. And, oh yeah, McCain is 72.

so wait let 's recap...Obama isnt ready but Pawlenty would be?? Who is this guy? At least when Obama people comment about mcCain,they use his words or actiona against him. Why does the "Im"moral right always use lies and Fox news inaccurate sound bites. it is like these guys take pleasure in ignorance. Wake up America. Fear can't be your only only god!

Why is it that most pro Mccain posters can't spell.... Oh thats right they also voted for George Bush twice.

Happy to hear this, but will really start paying attention to the polls after the conventions.

Go Obama!!!!

Obama has so many people that dislike him (uh...cause he's skinny maybe???) Let's see PUMAs, Notfallinginline., The WH, The RNC, various Rep. 527's, White Sheet trailer residents, Hillary supporters – and some belong to multiple groups.So ...defend yourself Barack.

You're trying to do the right thing for all american's ...no matter how many of them are confused to think John McCain gives a rat's booty about them. He'll be filthy rich after this election is over – guaranteed. Barack has just now finished paying his student loans – TRUTH FOR ALL THE HATERS

Yeah, observer, everyone knows that middle America doesn't mean squat to the Democratic Party. As long as we can get our urban welfare wards and brie-swilling liberals to the polls, we will be just fine.

Obama won Minnesota by a landslide in an open caucus. He has that state, moving on...

In regards to the housing issue, since it is closed:

First, Kerry went thru the exact same thing with houses and cars. Dems said it was a non-issue then. Is it an issue now, hypocrites?

And, Obama got a house at a $300,000 discount. I don't believe he should be reminding people of anyones house situation.

Come on people. A level playing field!!! We don't need no stinkin hypocrites!!

The answer to the question posed is above everybody's pay grade.
To say otherwise is to speak for God. Obama was right. No human can speak for God. Is an egg fertilized 5 minutes ago a person with rights? Is the woman carrying that egg less a person than the egg?
Is her life less important? To say these people are pro-life is ridiculous. They are Anti-Choice. It is that simple. If they were pro-life, they would be pro All life. Not just potential life.
Vote for the born.
Vote for Obama

I would say the real stupid people that is taking up good oxygen are the women who are to stupid to go get birth control before they spread their legs willingly. It is handed out free by most health clinics. But I guess that would require you to get off your drug stupor first so your brian can function.

Dont count on Pawlenty helping McCain in Minnesota. Minnesotans are smarter than that.

Obama 2008

Obama needs to "reveal" who a possible future president might be NOW.

Why wait???? Yes, the media will vet this VP candidate. We the People should have far more time to vet this VP candidate than a few weeks. If this person were to become president and we don't vet him (won't be a "her"), we might be super sorry.

Meanwhile, there is still only one candidate for me. I am one of the 11 percent who is considered "undecided" and also a new Independent. I was a Democrat all my adult life until Obama decided to allow his followers to trash Hillary Clinton and until Obama tried desperately to keep Hillary from finishing the primary process.

I will be writing in Hillary in November.

Ah yes, good old Minneasota... (pronounced Minny-a-sota)

All the college kids are getting mileage out of the last few weeks of summer before hitting the books. They aren't answering polls. Wait till school starts, McStiff will go pee pee in his pants when he sees how far ahead the kids take Obama in the fall polls. I'm injoying a refreshing drink by the pool right now, and not a bit worried about polls. Enjoy it while it lasts McStiff, and it won't be long.....

I am with all those that are smart enough to understand that Obama meant we are not God ,we can ask all the question we want to , but only God knows, not Rick Warren or John McSenile.As far as Pawlenty delivering Minnesota remember the BRIDGE,of course to John McSenile that was pork barrel spending to fix. OBAMA 08
Connie from Indiana

Why should I vote for a Obama, he never lead anything in his life and everything is above his pay grade.

Go John Go!!

McCain 08

It looks like a lot of states are red, but if you look at how many electoral votes they carry, it's like 3,4,5. Like that.

It's about our futures here people, and don't forget about the supreme court.

Obama is grasping at straws. Now he has to knock John Mccain having more than one home. Big deal. That is John Mccain's perrogative to have what he wants. What is the big deal? This is the USA and if we can afford to have what we want what business is it of anyone else.. Mind your own business Obama. No one made an issue when you took of to Hawaii.

Thanks "The Worldl Can Take More of Bush McCain War Mongering", for enlightening OBSERVING. Many people who do not attend church regularly and have no relationship with God, do not understand the phrase "above my pay grade". They simply see it as an unclear answer and arrogant. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact of the matter is, those of us who attend church regularly and have a relationship with God, as Senator Obama obviously has, know that there are some things only God can answer with any specifiscity and absolute certainty. Thus, the statement "above my pay grade" is a most appropriate response, since God is above all things and the giver and creator of life and human rights. Only He would know when human rights begin.

Folks want Senator Obama to give a definitive response to a question that has been the great debate as long as women have been giving birth!!! Even the most educated and experienced scientists, theologians, debaters and the public cannot agree or give an absolute answer on this because the answer lies with God, who is ABOVE EVERYONE'S PAY GRADE!!!

Americans must love and repect liars. Look at the present administration. Their history of telling the truth is about one sentence long. Their history of lies will go on through eternity as 911 volumes of lies told by President G.W. Bush and Vice President Cheney, among many others. McCain will add on to these volumes because he has learned how to lie from the experts. It is the only way to win an election in America (not counting rigging the votes). McCain's snappy, and concise performance in the Evangelical Church last Saturday, can be credited to his knowledge of all the questions before his performance. He gained points on his carefully crafted answers, no doubt about that. The fact that his numbers immediately rose in the pols, indicates how much Americans love liars..

What an oxymoron nobody can help McCain he is a 72 year old remnant from the past who has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt he simply doesn't have it all together.

If Americans think 4,000 plus casualties in Iraq is bad just elect McCain and that total will likely be for a week. Good thing McCain is willing to institute the draft your going to need all the bodies you can find.

I hope you all are ready for you sons to be drafted when Senator McCain institutes the draft. I saw on the news at his town hall meeting yesterday in New Mexico that one elderly lady asked his about how he planned to fight the wars and she said institute the draft and he said that nothing was off the table. I think that is is way of telling you all that he will do it if he feels he needs to.

PUMAs will basically use any excuse to conceal the real issue for them... Hateful, prejudice, and insecure... They probably love Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, and Michael Tyson... a long a "they" are entertaining – its fine... But "they" have no place in leadership.

And, to be clear:

"They" = people of color (especially, those of African descent).

Actually "Alex in MA", average does not mean that half are on each side – that would be the median. For example, if I have an IQ of 140, you have an IQ of 120, and a McCain supporter has an IQ of 40, then the average IQ is 100, but more than half of us are above average! I don't know if the Carlin bit makes that common mistake, but just an FYI in case you're ever at a cocktail party with statisticians .

McCain wouldn't protect our children like Obama would... McCain would draft them!!

News media is really the problems in this election. We have
to wrong information.Also they are misleading the voter with
negative news against Obama.

Huckabee and Giuliani should their mouth closed. Glenn
Beck,Hannity,Sanchez,and other that talk against Obama and
nothing about McCain dirty campaign that he promise not do
doing the primary,he knoew negative talk against Obama and
look at him. This will be in mess with McCain going to war with
russian. Cafferty, is another bad mouth

Nothing is going to help McCain after the debates when people are going to see just how forgetful he really is and Lieberman won't beanywhere around to help him.

That's good. I am hoping the we, THE PEOPLE, will wake up! And take a good look at what the last EIGHT YEAR OF GOP/BUSH/CHENEY HAS COST US!

We can not afford another failed Republican presidency.

Our nation can not focus on just being a 'super power' we need to address the serious issues facing us.

The war costing $1. 38 BILLION a DAY! While we owe money to China & Saudi Arabia (that's where ALL the 9/11 terrorists were from!)!

Our educational system needs an overhaul, before we get any lower than 49th in the world!

Our infrastructure needs to be rebuild! How can we afford it with a national debt nearing $10 TRILLION?!

Our HARD-WORKING-CITIZENS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS NEED NATIONAL HEALTHCARE! CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE COULD INSURE WITH WHAT WE ARE SPENDING IN IRAQ EVERYDAY????????????????????????

INSTEAD OF CALLING SEN. OBAMA NAMES WHY DON'T THE FAR-RIGHT-BLOGGERS ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND HOW MCCAIN WILL SOLVE THEM?

How many electoral votes does Minnesota have? Ten. He's definitely going to need those ten, because right now it's really really really close.

I am glad to see all these people on here rebutting these republican trolls that are in here spreading lies so sad that my party has come to the point were the only way to win an election is to lie cheat and steal your way there and these same people have the audacity to call themselves christian! not in my bible this is the radical right that has taken over the GOP. They are every bit as dangerous and distructive as the Muslim extremist! NO EXTREMISM 08!!!!

Go Obama/Biden 08

Cnn ; I got to laugh at the joke you people in the liberal media are pulling on the american people. While it may be true that McCain is not a young man and not a great orator he at least speaks straight up. I was sitting hear listening to Obama the next John Kennedy speaking (Being portrayed by you people as a great orator) stumbling, stuttering and trying to come up with a coherent sentence. The problem is there is no teleprompter to tell him what to say that someone else wrote. This man does not have an idea. He is like a goose in a cotton field (Totally Lost).

People make no sense August 21st, 2008 1:38 pm ET

McWar needs to explain how he was dumb enough to get caught early in his military career, and spent a long war not fighting but being held captive. Wow what a hero. No guns blazing – shoot your way out of anything – defend America. Just tortured spilling your guts against America. blah blah blah

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It's pretty easy to sit back and talk all kinds of trash and even make fun of his name when you don't have to go through it yourself, isn't it?

You are no different just because you support Obama. You're on the same level as the PUMA psychos and right-wing freaks who care only about their agenda and not the truth.

CNN IS A LIBERAL NETWORK THEY FEATURED TOM DASCHEL IN THER MCCAIN DOCUMENTARY. DASCHEL IS ONE OF THE TOP ADVISERES TO THE OBAMA CAMP. OF COURSE YOU WOULD THINK CNN WOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT DURING THE DOCUMENTARY. BUT WHY WOULD THEY CNN IS OPEN ABOUT IT'S SUPPORT FOR OBAMA.

Lets do this Obama! I think more important than the National poll is just trying to win every state. Think Micro not macro.

Wait... I thought yesterday Obama wasn't leading in Minnesota? These polls are ridiculous!

And once again Florida Gov...LOL!!!!!!! Your state is trashed and I could laugh at you all day....

Maybe next time if your state doesn't "flip'flop", God won't be so pissed. But then again, maybe if people just don't flip-flop, God won't be so pissed, LOL!!!!

"Poll: Obama leads in Minneasota, [sic] Pawlenty could help McCain"

It is rather disconcerting that CNN is either sloppy or its editors can't spell. However, I am not surprised. CNN.Com has a female newscaster in the afternoon who can't speak English.

I seem to recollect when Bush was running a second time. They showed us a map all red and told us that ,that how many states voted for Bush, Everyone knew then that it was a bunch of crap. Now you are doing it again!! Everyone knows Mc Bush does not have that many states. according to your maps, Obama would have to be 50 points behind McCain to show that much red.
Why don't you people be honest for once and let America have a free election by the people for the people, I read that somewhere!! not by the machine for the machine!!! Mc Cain does not have a lead on Obama, why do you show it that way???

McWar needs to explain how he was dumb enough to get caught early in his military career, and spent a long war not fighting but being held captive. Wow what a hero. No guns blazing – shoot your way out of anything – defend America. Just tortured spilling your guts against America. Through diplomatic means, and his father power he was allowed to live. It's laughable that people consider him a hero and strong on war. He spent his time in captivity during war. Is that what he plans to teach us? He was flying a plane he was too dumb to know how to fly and got shot down. Maybe if he wasn't a C student he would have been able to learn the technics to manuever out of position and not get shot down. My grandfather flew endless hours fighting in the same war and he came back a *Real American Hero*.

By the way OBSERVING, the question was "When do Human LIFE(not RIGHT) begin?

You must be as stupid as all supporters of McLame. You cannot even spell your own handle-name!

I think it was the late comedian George Carlin that asked us to imagine how stupid an "average" American is! By definition half of us are more stupid than that!

I can tell right now, there is no way my state will go for McCain, EVER!!!

Pawlenty has destroyed Minnesota! Our infrastructure is in shambles because Mr "No New Taxes" couldn't find it in his budget to spend some money on our transportation systems, which has created a safety nightmare!

See why i do not beleive in polls!!!!!! Yesterday all the news media, especially CNN were all over BO saying how he is losing ground in all these states. Not even 24hrs later, he is up again in some of thes states. EVERYONE, hold your breath, the real test will be to see who wins in November.

OBAMA and whoever 08

It amazes me to see all the comments that are hateful and, in particular, come down on Sen. McCain for his affair and second marriage. Now, I do not condone what he did. But, I ask, how many who write those hateful comments:

a. have done the same?
b. support those mega-rich professional athletes (by buying all of their gear/jerseys/etc.) who have done the same?
c. can't wait to get in line at the theaters to support those movie stars who have done the same?
d. do not speak out about those sordid lifestyles except to bash a political opponent?

The double standard is alive and well, and it is being fertilized and watered mostly on the donkey's side of the aisle.

OBSERVING: You sound like you're on the McCain payroll. The World Can' Take More of Bush/McCain War Mongering, thanks for explaining that to him. Sounds like he's been brainwashed by the GOP.

Yes McCain is more – more for the rich, more for the same old Bush
tatics, and MORE FOR WAR.
OBAMA 08

So let's see!

Obama by 10 points minus 3 points for Nader - so that's 7 points.

McSame down by 10 points minus 1 point for Barr – so that's down by 9 plus 3 = 6 points? McSame only down by 6 points!

What happened to yesterday polls?

The only polls that matter now are the swing states polls!

Ginkgo biloba could potentially help McCain too! Maybe he could remember how many houses, not to mention condo's, he has. McOutatouchelitist & McMindisgoing!

And to sum up his pick........he's an idiot if he doesn't pick one!!! But then again, if he does, it'll probably be the same response, LOL!!!

What ; Cnn was back earlier saying that Minnesota was a toss up state and now you finally admit the truth that they have went democrat for the last 36 years. If minnesota went republican that would spell trouble for Obama. Being as close as the polls suggest shows he is in trouble. I do not get were you say that Missouri is a toss up. It will go republican. You can bet the farm on that. Arkansas in the general will go republican. These are common sense people who work everyday. They do not take to welfare handouts and socialist views.Neveada mostly mormon. they will go republican. Look for New Mexico to go republican as usual. The only change that will come their is Richardson being beat out for Governor. The Hispanics are an intelligent bunch of people and they know voting for Obama will place this country in the same condition as the Mexico they left.

McCain is simply too old and forgetful to be an effective President.

Basing all this on a poll that only had 763 people seems a stretch at best. Do a poll of 3000-5000 and see what you get for a result. Don't forget to call a representative number of college students that don't have land lines.

Betcha the numbers change.

These polls are really getting ridiculous.

Ha! We here in Minnesota would be glad to get rid of Pawlenty! Can anyone say "collapsed bridge????" But do you really want someone who vetoed additional transportation spending to be in charge of the nation's infrastructure (and one heartbeat away from the top spot?)

Not to mention that while housing values have gone down dramatically, our property taxes keep going up and because Pawlenty keeps cutting funding for education to keep his Bush-y "no taxes" pledge.

Ugh. I'd be thrilled to have him out of here, but I wouldn't wish him on the rest of the country. You guys don't deserve that.

John McCain ranked 894 out of 899 midshipmen, was called before the academic board and barely survived it, had a mediocre "grease" rating (officer potential) and yet through all that he got into flight school.

How's that possible, and do you think that might have contributed to his being shot down?!

P.S. – His father was the ranking 4-star Admiral in the Navy at the time, but I'm sure that had nothing, whatsoever, to do with it, right?!?!?!?!

OBSERVING: Obama was speaking of God...read a book, educate yourself.

BARACK THE VOTE !!!

I wish there were some options between these two.
I just can't really get excited about either agenda, and very apprehensive of Obama's social populist and vaguely outlined notions on healthcare and taxes.

McCain is a huge hypocrit! I'm listening to one of his town halls – falling asleep of course. But he said I believe "all of us are created equal and endowed with certain...."
How come he voted against MLK's B-day being a holiday when he did as much for "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as any american" during our lifetime. I hope is not race but because he was a democrat? yeah that had to be it.

McCain is a digusting was of time. If he ever tells the truth, he can truly count on the brain dead, pillow case wearing trailer trash for votes

OBSERVERING

you do realize that the comment "above my pay grade" is a commonly used phrase to refer to things that are decided by god or a higher power?

And for the record guys, Senator McCain ha no choice but to have a conservative also on the V.P. He has no choice!! He has to put someone with that same criteria. But I gotta say, wouldn't it be a good combination?? Senator McCain on one side and a conservative on the other?? Is like having dinner but later on, you're eating what you don't wanna eat! LOL!!!!

I swear, the conservative who's he gonna pick, I'm gonna laugh!! Laugh hard!!! LOL!!!!

By the way, tell James if he's on that bet or what?? I don't mind taking his money...

McCain will institute a new military draft.

Those of you who vote for McCain may as well get ready to kiss your children and grandchidren goodbye as they are shipped of to war with Iran and Russia and whoever else McCain wants to fight. He loves war and that is all he ever talks about.

He needs to quit hiding behind is POW status and explain why he is such a war monger.

Yes, I would have to agree that, except for the negative campaigning, rabid attacks on every misspeak, careful political calculating, shifting positions to match public opinion, and carefully staged public appearances, Mr Obama is certainly a new kind of politician!

It does not matter who McSame has for running mate as it will be Mcsames way or no way as he will not listen to anyone. He is an idiot you hear me.

Tell your momma vote Obama.

Vig..You mean McCain is decisive in saying WAR, DEFEAT THEM, VICTORY, RUSSIA MUST GET OUT OR ELSE...! Yes, shoot first then ask questions, very decisive. Hope your bed is high enough to get under when he becomes your President.
The World Can'..YOU are ABSOLUTELY right about the Pay Grade statement from Obama! I was wondering when someone would GET IT! Duhhh! Obama has the humility and JUDGEMENT McCain talks about but can not seem to muster up for himself.

Where is Minneasota? Anywhere near Minnesota???

It is amazing that CNN report that the polls have McCain ahead. Either CNN is joking or Americans are just that nutty!!!! Who in their right minds would vote to keep us at a set back.

John McCain is just plain frightening! I don't see how our dear USA can survive with another Bush in the White House. We need Barack Obama to lead our precious country out of the mess it is in! Throw in the towel old man.

Obama is desperate and CNN is more desperate to report something positive about its candidate. OBAMA IS DONE. Why wouldn’t Cnn report about McCain taking the lead in Florida and Ohio and also Obama fighting for dear life in PA? This election is over

OBSERVERING: you are to da.mn to understand what obama was saying no one has a right to define human rights, what does it matter in America human rights has been violated by white people since the discovery of America starting from slavery, women's right, iraq invasion, torturing POW and so on still no one has answer for it, except GOD.

About McCains fake POW story about 2 Christians, that came from his favorite author, and he never mentioned "the most important spiritual event in his life" before reading that author. Some Russian poet from the gulags wrote that story, and McCain is a Hack that uses fake POW stories to win elections by pulling heart strings. LOOSER!!

Obama 08!

When is the media going to attack McCain on the Keaton 5 Scandal?

Not gonna happen. A state that never votes republican is NOT going to do so this year.

75 days more !!!!!!!! lot of things will change

After the first debate Mc Cain will lead

Hillary 08 or Mc Cain 08

Wait just read this ticker again 763 polled hahahaha where did they do the polling in the Dem. part of the state. My gosh thats only a handful of people. Are you kidding CNN with these polls already. When they start polling half a million or more in one state then it will be more significant.

Landslide McCain! Not that I am all that enthused about him, especially if he picks a liberal VP, but thank God Obama won't win.

Anyone actually look at Pawlenty's approval rating in Minn? I read the paper there a few weeks back and they are REALLY down on a guy showing up 5 mins late for the observance of the bridge tradegy and that he has done little to make the other bridges safe.

Why was he late? Opening a campaign office in Des Moines was more important.

The 1 in 5 liely voters saying Pawlenty would make them more likely are already firmly in McCain camp. He does nothing to help the swings!

I don't put much in polls that are being taken now. It's still early in the game. I think by the second debate we should have a better idea of how it could go. I'm an Obama supporter, so of course I'm thinking positive for him to take it. My only concern is how America was fooled for the second time by Bush in 2004 with the fear game he played. I sure hope my fellow countrymen and women have learned from that.

Obama !!

mcshameless said proudly:

"there is no conflict of interest between me and the lobbyists around me" who work for the wall street loan sharks, drug industry, and the war-profiteers of military industrial complex,

as "my intersts and the lobbyists' perfectly coincide."

mcshameless never had bearings to lose.

he had a rich and powerful daddy and grampa, though, LOL.

he switched wives like they were shoes,

until an dumb blond drug addict with a rich daddy came along.

she fit right in with mcshameless.

Pawlenty is McCain's best choice. Ridge and Lieberman both have abortion views that don't swallow very well. Romney grins too much when he speaks, just like Bush does.

Romney also embraces all of Bush's policies, domestic and foreign, whole heartedly. Romney would give be the gift that just keeps giving to the Democrats. He would truly personify a 3rd Bush term. Mitt is the worst possible choice.

McCain's best choice would be Huckabee.

WHO CARES ABOUT POLLS IN AUGUST!!

When John "little Georgie" McSame has to get up in debate and answer for his 7 homes, being old and decrepit, connections with Abremoff, being in big oils pocket, having lobbyists run his campaign, being old and decrepit, YUCCA MOUNTAIN, tax breaks for the rich, voting with Georgia 95% of the time, and being old and decrepit he will pay.

TRUST ME PEOPLE!! There are two or three different McShames, as he has changed his possitions so many times it rediculous, and all three are gonna have to answer to the American people on stage in debate, where he cant hide behind his cronies, and rove insiders.

I cant wait!! Obama 08!

obama will win . a million Dollar bet to anybody who doubts me

spelled the state wrong -_-

clinton for vp if not i vote mcain, to tell u the truth i could care less about being a democrat!!!!!!!!!!!

Vig who is Mr. Wannabe and what do you mean by that. Maybe you are describing yourself. Yes Obama wants to be President of the United States, What do you want to be? I though so!!!!!!!

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Any Clinton supporter who says they'll vote for McCain is NOT a CLinton supporter and shame on her for not saying so.

Selfish PUMAs would rather destroy the county than accept the defeat of their candidate. YOU ARE WORSE THAN THE REPUBLICANS!

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I would rather have Romney as VP and pull in Michigan for McCain since they took it away from Hillary.

You might want to use spell check on your headlines next time, I do believe there is an incorrect spelling.

There's no way will MN go McCain, even with Pawlenty.

CNN, STOP WITH THE POLLS!!!

ITS LIKE YOU LIKE MAKING NEWS ,BY MAKING PEOPLE RELY ON THESE POLLS, WHEN YOU KNOW DANG ON WELL THEY MEAN NOTHING!!!

AFTER THE CONVENTIONS, AND THE DEBATES, AND THE WEEK BEFORE THE ELECTION, THEN AND ONLY THEN CAN YOU START SHOVING THESE POLLS DOWN OUR THROATS!!!!!!

Vig – John McCain does NOT have the kind of temperament we need in a president. He's the type of person who would order an air strike or an invasion out of anger, without carefully thinking out the ramifications of his actions. In short, McCain would have us in a formal military conflict with ANYONE who go on his bad side.

Let's quick playing with the Electoral Map. Minnesoa, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Washington are historical Democratic states in the Presidential election and there's no reason why they won't go the same this time. Color them blue. Depending on the VP Michigan and Florida would probably go red; maybe Pennsylvania if Ridge is on the ticket, but leave them alone for now. I'm not an Obama fan, but give him the States that we all know will go for him in the end.

Genesis 2:7, God "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul". READ YOUR BIBLE!!

I live in Minnesota let me tell he can add two Pawlenty 's he is not going to win in Minnesota.

No one can help McCain except Bush, he can help by leaving office early.

How about -- University of Minnesota was asked to come out with such a pro-Pawlenty poll just days before McCain is to name his VP??

The republican administration is running McCain's campaign. They are doomed this year. The repubs may get a blip, but the people are not going to be fooled this time.

It is landslide Obama. No more repubs campaigning for Mcain.

Obama 08/12.

Vig-

If McCain's politics are distasteful (which they are), then vote for the other guy!

OBSERVERING, It is a sign of insecurity and rude to use CAPITAL LETTERS just to get attention. Everyone who posts here wants their post read as much as you do. Don’t be obnoxious.

Obama just may well see his lead increase after it becomes widely known that, despite John McCain calling Social Security "a disgrace", and despite his being married to a millionaire he acquired by cheating on his first wife while she was ill, he gladly collects almost $2000 a month in Social Security! Ten homes? "Straight talk"? Calling Obama an "elitist"? Looks like the Republicans have chosen a guy who fully reflects their total disconnect from working Americans just trying to make ends meet. How McCain can cash those checks without shame is beyond me, and reveals a deep character flaw.

"Minneasota"?

These polls are gonna be all over the place for the next few months. Did Kerry have a lead over Bush according to the polls for the entire race? The only poll that matters is the general election.

We the Neo-Cons of Minnesota will most definitely rally around Mccain,

if he picks Lieberman for VP.

up by 10 points time to lean Minnesota to Obama, dont keep it a toss up because of what ifs

"Fla. gov.: Fay is dumping 'historic rainfall totals'"

LOL!!!!! What happen Gov? Can take care of your state? LOL!!!! Don't worry, is only God's plan. Plus, don't feel bad. My state has been cursed for a VERY LONG TIME....God ALWAYS had something for us to cherish and we couldn't ask for more...

HAHAHA!! God is punishing you!! And guess what? When Senator McCain wins the election, the only people that are gonna be left out is conservatives but guess what? Since nobody cares about values, it looks like God is sending his message now before it's too late! LOL!!!!!!!!!

"Only God can judge me"

Wow, the ignorance of Panamanina McCain followers. I really don't think people who are going through foreclosures, losing their jobs, struggling to make ends meet really care when human life begins.

What is most important today is what these human beings are suffering now and how a future President can help them.

Obama is the kind of person we need!

McCain is going to win. Obama is running a negative ad about how many houses McCain owns, if that's the best Obama can do against,
McCain I have to laugh. Does Obama forget how he bought his house? Avery shady deal with someone that is now in jail.

McCain would lose many moderates and independents if he chose that right wing born again Christian Pawlenty.

McCain is stuck between a rock and hard place.

Should he pick Lieberman and make the Christians angry?

Hope he picks Ridge......to make the Christians upset.

Minnesotans would only vote for McCain with Pawlenty to get Pawlenty out of the governor's office.

Red States...Blue States.The Neo-con Civil War. What is it going to take, America?

Wow such insightful and relevant comments:
Go [insert candidate name here]! '08
[insert candidate name here] is bad, and [insert candidate name here] is my hero
Geez, does anybody have anything useful to say? Perhaps about Pawlenty's political positions?
Oh, that would require actual research. Sorry.

Get Real – Pawlenty isn't going to do squat.

McCain 08 – in Minnesota! There will be no Obama without Clinton. Obama is goind Down.

SO TIRED OF THESE STUPID POLLS

WHY DONT YOU RELEASE THESE POLLS A FEW DAYS

BEFORE THE ELECTION PHYSCHOS

OBSERVING: To Christians, GOD is above everyone's pay grade. That was what Obama was saying. It will be God who will decide who will be forgiven.

Surprising though the arrogant McCain says he is "saved and forgiven". I think that "forgiven" is way above his pay grade.

Obama is not Presidential – he's professorial. John McCain's politics may be distasteful, but he's more decisive, more experienced, is not wishy-washy and has more leadership ability that Mr. Wannabe.

With all of the polls released recently that have shown McCain catching up to Obama, it's nice to see one state where intelligent, sane people still outnumber the rabidly insane by at least 10%.

Dream on repuglicans.

S I N K I N G-–1 INCH AT A TIME FOR OBAMA.

DOESN'T HAVE THE FIBER.

DOESN'T OWN THE ISSUES.

ELITIST-–GENERALIST--DOESN'T HAVE--H U E V O S ! ! ! !

As the McCain campaign's attacks based on lies and disinformation battle the Obama campaign's attacks based on facts, expect to see a major shift towards the Obama campaign.

No whining, Senator McCain – you started it!

Home state candidates are good, but Minnesota will never vote Republican in the election. If Pawlenty is his pick, he will probably get closer to Obama, but won't take the state.

That would be like Obama expecting to pick up Kansas if Sebelius were is VP. Not gonna happen, folks.

cnn your bias is incredible....why not show the poll from rasmusen (a reputable established polling firm) that shows Obama with a minute 2 point lead in MN rather than taking a poll from NPR.

Incredible...you guys just waon't give up. Your candidate, the annointed one is going down in flames.

"We're going to bring a gun to a fist fight" – Obama

McCain you're screwed now LOL, DEMS on the offensive !!!

Please waste your money in Minnesota McWar. Pigs will fly before you will win that state.

A--D E F I N I N G--M O M E N T--W H E N--D O-–H U M A N-–

R I G H T S--B E G I N ? ? ?

O B A M A: ::::::::::::::T H A T 'S--A B O V E--M Y-–P A Y-–G R A D E

Obama is the man .. McCain is the tool

John McCain should win an Oscar for best actor 2008. He is so good that he has his own people confused about who he is.

GO OBAMA GO!!!!

That's good! But it doesn't mean much now. Let's wait until November.

Obama '08