(CNN) - Does the road to the White House run through the Rocky Mountains? A new state poll in Colorado suggests that Barack Obama has doubled his lead over John McCain there, as the Democratic nominee claims more territory on CNN’s Electoral Map.
In a new survey — one of five new CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation state polls released Wednesday - 53 percent of likely Colorado voters questioned say that Obama is their choice for president, with 45 percent backing McCain. That 8 point lead for Obama is double the 4 point advantage he held in our last poll, taken two weeks ago.
"Older voters in Colorado have started to break Obama's way." CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "Two weeks ago he was losing the over-50 crowd by a couple of points. Now he has a five-point edge among them."
Election Center: Check out CNN's Electoral Map
The new numbers in Colorado, along with similar findings from other new polls in the state, are factors in CNN's move of Colorado from a toss up state to lean Obama in our new Electoral College Map. CNN is also changing Indiana from lean McCain to toss up. A new CNN Poll of Polls in Indiana suggests McCain holds a two point lead over Obama in a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since 1964. The poll of polls is an average of the latest state surveys.
With the switch of Colorado’s nine electoral votes and Indiana’s 11, CNN now estimates that if the election were held today Obama would win states with 286 electoral votes and McCain states with 163, with 89 electoral votes still up for grabs. Two-hundred and seventy electoral votes are needed to clinch the presidency. Obama's estimate of 286 electoral votes is a jump from 274 in our most recent electoral college map.
Washington State is also being moved from lean Obama to safe Obama, though that move doesn't change the electoral count. The CNN Electoral College map is an estimate of what could occur if the election were held today. State polls, voting trends, campaign visits and advertising, are among the factors used in deciding the electoral college map.
Colorado is one of three western states that voted for George W. Bush four years where Obama now leads McCain. The others are Nevada and New Mexico. Democrats have been making major gains across the west at the state level the past two election cycles, and the party held its nominating convention in Denver this summer as part of a strategy to win over the region in the race for the White House.
CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider says that Obama's widening lead in Colorado is being "propelled by an amazing 15-point Democratic lead in Colorado's fast-growing suburbs. The nation's economy has faltered, and so has Republican support, for nearly 30 years the cornerstone of the Reagan coalition."
A CNN/Time/ORC poll released Wednesday also suggests that Obama is holding on to a strong lead in Virginia, with 53 percent of those questioned backing Obama and 44 percent supporting McCain. That 9 point lead is down from a 10 point lead Obama held in our last poll conducted in Virginia last week. No Democrat has won Virginia in a presidential contest since Lyndon Johnson carried the state in 1964.
Both McCain and Obama, campaigning in Florida Wednesday, are fighting hard to win the state's 27 electoral votes. The CNN/Time/ORC poll indicates that Obama holds a small 4 point edge there, 51 percent to 47 percent. George W. Bush carried Florida by 5 points as he won re-election as president in 2004.
Bush also won Georgia by 17 points over Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, in that election. But the CNN/Time/ORC poll suggests McCain holds a much smaller lead over Obama this time around. Fifty-two percent of likely Georgia voters are backing McCain, with 47 percent supporting Obama. That 5 point lead for McCain is down from an 8 point lead McCain held in our last poll, conducted two weeks ago.
And the CNN/Time/ORC poll indicates that Missouri, another state George Bush carried in 2004, is basically a dead heat. McCain holds a 2 point lead in the poll, 50 percent to 48 percent, well within in the survey's sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
The poll was also expanded to include the major third party candidates, Independent Ralph Nader, Libertarian candidate Bob Barr, and Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney. None of them are polling over 4 percent in any of the states surveyed, and none of them seem to be a factor in the outcome of the results in those five states other than Missouri, where Nader's 4 percent showing could have an impact.
But will he hurt either McCain or Obama?
"In most of the states we have polled in, the margin between Obama and McCain is the same in the two-way match-up as it is when we include the minor-party candidates," Holland said. "That indicates that Barr, Nader and McKinney together may be drawing equally from boththe Democratic and Republican candidates."
The CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation polls were conducted Thursday through Tuesday, with 774 likely voters in Colorado, 747 likely voters in Florida, 690 likely voters in Georgia, 825 likely voter in Missouri, and 721 likely voters in Virginia questioned by telephone.
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So I guess McCain's strategy of going "negative" on Obama at every moment is working very well........For the Obama camp that is.
Barack the vote
America Unified '08
Go Obama!
We don't need or want Grumpy Gramps and Dimwit Diva!
If Obama wins Colorado and Virginia, it's over, regardless of what happens in other swing states.
It's worth noting that voters in the Mountain West, who have known McCain longer and better than the rest of the country, are abandoning him in droves.
McCain supporters in other regions, ask yourself this:
What do they know that I don't?
People are suffering in my state. It will be interesting to see if the voters here stick with what got them there or will they step in a new direction.
OBAMA/BIDEN
Excellent. Please Vote early.
Vote Obama/Biden
YAY!
It just takes old folks longer to process new information. I should know, I am an old folk.
Okay, this is too much good news. Obama supporters let's be cautious and not fall into a trap. Go out and work as hard as ever, it's not over until it's over.
Obama/Biden 08
GO COLORADO and GO OBAMA!!
change AZ to lean mccain! It's a 2-4% race here and that's with a 4% margin of error! TURN AZ BLUE!
Let’s be perfectly honest, there is only one thing that can save John Mcain now- BEING WHITE. I see and hear a lot of vernom about OBAMA but those who utter such vernom know very well that Senator Obama has said better things than Mcain, by far. At the backdrop of what the GOP has done to the economy and the world at large, I would have expected Mcain to have only one supporter- Cindy Mcain. As for me I vote Obama not because of his skin and mine, but I VOTE A NEW ERA, I VOTE HISTORY( which I will proudly claim to be a part of), I VOTE HOPE, I VOTE CHANGE. Thanks to those white folks out there who don’t look at COLOR. You are the REAL HEROES and GOD bless you.
Bob BARR is running? Why? Who'd vote for him?
The negative ads only push Obama closer to the finish line.
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
Keep it up, Obama supporters! There will be time to rest on November 5th, in the meantime work like you're 10 points behind.
It's OK, though. McCain has Obama right where he wants him.
I WONDER WHETHER THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS LIKE KENNEDY WHO WERE RALLYING BEHIND OBAMA AND DESCRIBING HIM AS A GREAT LEADER REALLY KNOW OBAMA...
DEMOCRATS NEEDED A WIN SO BADLY THAT THEY JUST STARTED BACKING OBAMA...
VERY SCARY...
McCain / Palin 08
Yeah! the news keeps getting better and better .... Go Obama and Biden!
This is great news. The only down-side is that now McCain and Palin will have to work overtime to find a smear. Obama goes up, they try harder to pull him down with their filth machine. Too bad their issues
can't do it.
Does this mean that I can plan to attend Grant Park (Chicago), for Obama's "victory" party on Nov. 4th (smile)...............NOT QUITE YET!
This is a good sign for Obama supporters. However, let's not get complacent. Just Barack the vote on Nov. 4th (or earlier if your state allows).
America United '08
WTG one more red state turn blue
Arizona should be moved to toss up as well.
Good, hopefully this is another sign that we won't have to endure "John the Martyr" or "Sarah the under-qualified VP candidate" past next Tuesday!!
Wonderful news and it looks like the best advice is....
First – Don't take anything for granted – Vote early
Second – Lines are long so take a chair and some food/water to share
Third – Check you ballot before you submit
and Last – If you are elderly or infirm go to the front of the line and ask for help.
Shame on MCAIN for thinking that he can win a campaign by pointing his short fingers. You point 1 to Obama and 3 are pointing at you. All about BLAME,BLAME, BLAME. From mr NASTY, NASTY,NASTY…Apart from talking about VIETKONG prison he has nothing to talk about. Always wanting to know about…‘THE EXTENT OF THIS RELATIONSHIP…’ . PATHETIC.
Sarah had a good chance for the future had she come level-headed but she is BEATTLE-HEADED and has hooked into this BLAME culture- Shame
Obama loses if you don't vote, and i for one will probably drink my self to no end if mccain/and that loser palin wins.
Yeah! Stand in line.......as long as it takes. I voted Thursday and stood in line for 2 hours.
Go Obama08!
We don't care what your polls say. The real poll will be Nov. 4th. Glad all these Obamarobots are voting early so they will be out of our way when real working people vote.
I like the "grumpy gramps and dimwit diva" characterization. It's so appropriate.
Yeah! I can't wait until Nov. 4th and we don't have to hear lies from McCain and Palin anymore.
Obama '08
Just a few more days and Grandpa and his vicious witch running mate are history. Thank God!
The polls are definitely good news.
Breaking news: Joe the Plumber will be McCain's National Security Advisor. McCain was quoted as saying Joe knows how to find terrorists in the caves of Afghanistan because plumbing goes under the ground.
McAngry's campaign has been disgraceful. Now Palin is looking at more trouble in her state, more charges are now being brought up against her.
Obama/Biden!!!!!!
The way to go people. I am praying for your great country!!
Crush em' Barack!!!!
You make me proud!
But if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it-lest you even be found to fight against God Acts 5:39. McCain is throwing everything he's got against this guy. Has he ever stopped to think why it is that the harder he tries the higher Obama goes. Thank God for small mercies.
Sarah Palin, the gift that keeps on giving!
Great news!!! But people please don't forget to vote! We have to make this happen for the future of America!
CNN its time to change Montana to a toss-up state. Just look at all the polls. I know the 3 electoral votes are not much...but every vote counts.
It is obvious Obama makes gains. He runs a positive campaign, he spends more time talking about what people care about. He does not waste his time attacking his oponent.
Thank goodness! If McCain wins, I think we'll all know it was a scam.
let's go corolado!
next Arizona !!!
Obama/Biden administration. I feel unsafe already. I'll miss what America used to stand for alot.
God Bless the Obama-Biden campaign.
America go and vote early.
CLINTON DEMORCATS FOR MCCAIN!!
GOOD OF COUNTRY OVER GOOD OF PARTY!!
COUNTRY FIRST!!
SAVE OUR COUNTRY STOP OBAMA AND HIS LIBERAL PALS!!
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I WILL SUPPORT A REPUBLICAN, AND I AM PROUD TO SAY I SUPORT JOHN MCCAIN!!
ON NOV. 4TH LETS SHOW THEM WHAT THE CLINTON FACTOR CAN DO..CLINTON SUPORTERS MUST SUPORT MCCAIN!!!
NEWS FLASH TO McCAIN CAMP: Keeping going negative against Obama, because everytime you do, Obama surges in the polls. Please throw more stones, please!
Obama/Biden '08
Western ranchers know that Barack Obama has run a noble campaign. McCain's campaign has just been a lot of bull.
. . . .Keep "talking" Palin.
Obama / Biden 08.
I've been campaigning for Obama in Indiana, and everyone in other swing states should too. It does make a difference as we can make sure people go out and actually vote. We need change. We need Obama.
Don't get get overly confident! We NEED the young vote. in short, if the younger voters don't go to the polls Obama loses! Get them out there! Drive them yourself if you have to... They NEED to vote!
This is the first I've heard in awhile about the Nader factor. Lots of people (me included) blame him in part for Bush getting elected in 2000 because he siphoned votes away from Gore. Fortunately it looks like Barr may have a similar impact on McCain, so it'll even out this time around. Hopefully.
Every single vote (popular and electoral) counts. Don't abandon your future to others. Vote yourself.
Wow...should be an interesting night next Tuesday. I think I feel the winds of change blowing across our great land!!
B.S. , I don't believe it. CNN is in the tank or taking money.
Meanwhile,
I am just sitting back at the GOP's many failed attempts to tear down Obama with nasty smears. Ayers, Rezko, Rev. Wright, ACORN, and now most recently (today)...Khalid. I'm glad to see that most of America can see past all of the Republican smokescreens, and care about the issues only.
Remember everyone – Barack the Vote.
these polls don't mean anything..wait till 11/04 and see that John McCain, the man with a real view and plan for America, will win...and it will not be with polls, but real votes
Rationality prevails.
The fundamentals of our economy are strong!
I'm John McSame, and I approve this message.
Can we please vote now??
Obama speaks of unity in the party. Perhaps we on these blogs should also do the same. It has been a long fought campaign and many mean comments made from candidates and voters.
Let's hope we can, either way.
Today I voted for the first time in my life for a Democrat. As much as it hurt to do, it is the only way that I can boycott the way McCain & Palin have run this race. They have run the nastiest campaign that I can remember. It is obvious that they don't know what to do to catch up & that the smear tactics are not working, so why do they continue to do it.
Yep I voted myself!!!!!!
Obama 08!!!!!
Go Obama! But let's not get too complacent, we still need everyone to get out and vote!!!
CNN you wouldnt sell Sen Obama 30 Minutes of airtime but you gave
mccain 60 minutes of airtime what even happened to that no bias no
bull that you are always talking about.
'Uncounted'.
This is a must-see bi-partisan documentary for educated global-minded voters. The dire situation that the United States now finds itself on the domestic, economic and foreign relations fronts are a result of outright criminal election fraud by the Bush Administration and the Republican Party.
Demand Justice not 'if' but 'when' John McCain attempts the same strategy!!! McCain is a sickly old liar and will cheat to win!!!
God help us all.
Great news!
Everyone, don't forget to VOTE!!! Be at the polls for early voting if your state has it. If it doesn't, be sure to come early as you can to the Nov. 4 polls.
No matter what it takes, VOTE!
Get out the VOTE!!! Make sure everyone who wants Obama to be president and who is registered gets to the polls and votes for Obama/Biden!
No time to relax. Don't ever think it's in the bag folks. Run through the tape and finish the race a winner!
I want to be proud of my state...Obama needs to win so we can have hope for the future. Without hope what is there? McCain does not offer anything but what we have already endured. And his running mate may be the "best thing" they have in Alaska...I've been to Alaska...there's not much there, a few radicals and survivalists, folks who stay becasue the state gives them money to do so.
With happy tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat, I will proudly vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday...this has been a long time coming and I will be a very proud American.
well, the more lies mcfailing are spewing the better it is for Obama. keep those lies coming..
So does McCain still have Obama "Right where he wants him"?
When you point a finger at someone the rest of the fingers points back at you. McCain is drudging every thing he's got at Obama, but he forgets that he has ties to the same guy he's accusing Obama of keeping friends with if at all. McCain should be careful what he wishes for because he might get more than he bargained for.
Don't get overly confident! Obama needs the youth vote. In short, if Obama doesn't get it, he loses. If they vote, he wins. So... get them out there! Drive them yourself if you have to! Get them to the polls!
People are suffering...losing homes, jobs, house value, savings...and what is McCain now talking about "Khleid"–
Simply tone deaf
All of these negative ads by McCain are having an effect:
Washington went from lean Obama to safe Obama
Colorado went from toss-up to lean Obama
Indiana went from lean McCain to toss-up
Thank you to all of the American voters who are paying attention and not buying the usual right wing hysteria.
Come on GA, we can do it too! Let's get out an vote though people. A vote doesn't count until IT'S MADE!
This is good news for us Obama supporters, but the election still has a week left and anything can happen. We must keep pushing hard, fight for every vote, and push back against McCain's charges of income redistribution and not let this election slip away
Lets put the nail in the coffin this week.
Leave nothing to chance.
The polls are merely an indicator, but they are far from actual.
Lets shut up all the Hannitys and O'Reillys of the world and send Tucker Bounds back to his moms house.
Get out, and vote.
to Socialists!
Love it! Grumpy gramps and Dimwit Diva... HAHAHAHAHA!
My contact in Chicago is saying that people are waiting in line for two hours to vote early. They don't care about how large a lead Obama has in Illinois, they are making a statement. I'm so proud of my home town.
Has anyone noticed that the Republicans no longer proudly tout their title. They run with no party affiliation. Ex. Dole in NC, Hunnicutt in GA, McCain for President. The media needs to announce the party of each candidate as part of responsible reporting.
wouldn't it be funny if McCain lost Arizona!!!!!!!!!!!
Just goes to show.....people are more interested in solving thier problems than creating new ones...go figure.Go-Bama
Ahhh,
I hope this means that we are that much closer to sending Grandpy McShame, and his corrupt Moose back to political obscurity.
cnn is jus like tne mccain campaign.always one step behind.other networks has done that weeks ago.always tryin to make it look good for mccain
because people are not stupid they will see true colores of Mccain and e showed his true colores to Americans
Change of subject McCain seems to be losing ground in his home state. Now who would of thought he may have the possiblity of losing his home state. Now that would be funny.
Help me turn Indiana Blue
Please vote for Obama! This is the time for change. Let's turn the page on 8 yrs of Bush. It's time for a new America!
Wait in line if you have to-make sure your vote is counted!
Obama/Biden 08
Do not trust the polls!!!!!
Hello America! A poll is a poll until the people vote. This is a question ask of people that likely to vote, a poll is a poll. Go Obama/Biden
All Obama/Biden supporters continue to hope we win on November 4, 2008. This beautiful, wonderful Country deserves to be brought back to her superb level of dignity. America! America! I love this Country; so does Senator Obama and Senator Biden and all of our citizens!
God bless America!
Cannot wait till November 5th when Palin goes back to Alaska and Grandpa McCain goes out shopping for a rocking chair!
Many other polls show Obama in the lead in Indiana by a good margin so I would question CNN's poll of polls on this point.
McCain will be lucky to hold on to his own state let alone any other states.
How about that MCSAME, MCSENILE!!!
Definitely an entertaining election. Very interesting trends in the polls, Obama is slipping a bit in the national lead (most polls now showing around a 3-5% lead), but he's gaining in the battleground states at the same time. I guess it suggests McCain is building leads in already republican states and perhaps trimming Obama's lead in solid Obama states. It does suggest that the Obama camp is playing the electoral map very wisely. Though, if he slips anymore nationally, it's going to start impacting the battlegrounds too.
As a Coloradoan, i'm pleasantly surprised!
I voted for Obama, but there are still many catholic freaks here, who will vote for McCain no matter what.
PEOPLE GO OUT AND VOTE!!!
McCain is the captain on a sinking ship, and Obama is the clear choice for positive change in America.
Obama/Biden '08!!
Good Job Obama and thank you for staying on message unlike senator McCain who is preaching divisive politics .
Wow! The polls keep trending Obama's way. And all McCain can do is smear to the very end. Obama has run a text book campaign and totally schooled McCain. Without throwing dirt and calling names Obama has shared his vision and plan for OUR future, everyone, in this great country we all love. It's sad because I did have so much respect for McCain. But let's not be complacent. We still need everyone to get out to vote. To use a sports analogy – 40 minutes of hell- ie, lets keep the pressure on!!
That negative campaigning of the Republicans sure is working, huh?
When do you think they'll get a clue?
and by the way it's not an uphill battle for mccain.it's over for mccain
People of Colorado vote vote vote don't let the polls make you think your vote is not needed. We need ever vote. We do not need this election to be decided by a Republican leaning Supreme Court.
I voted this past Saturday for Obama.
6 days left, lets not get comfortable with this lead. Anything can happen between now & then!!!
CNN... I LOVE your map... much better than all the other maps online. Eventhough they all say the same thing:
GAME OVER McCAIN !!!
OBAMA 08' !!!
Keep going negetive Mccain and Palin see the results but lets not get cocky Obama Supporters GET OUT AND ROCK THE VOTE!
I am just personally tired of attacks and the bush-mccain policies and feel ill just thinking of what they will do in the white house. They spin so much stuff, that I can just this being repeated over again. Obama is fresh and the world needs a new turn... and like everything in life, there is always risk... but that's why Obama represent hope.
Whoo Hoo!!! Go Obama!!!! This is great news to my ears! I'm so ready for it to be November 4th...
I voted today. Get out the vote. Don't be complacent. Encourage everyone to vote early.
Obama/Biden 08
Well, the old guy has too much of a temper and doesn't seem like he has much of a plan for anything that we haven't seen before...and his teeth are too yellow for TV. His VP pick doesn't seem to agree with him on certain stuff and sounds like a second grade teacher telling the kids to wear boots outside. They're like 2 loaded cannons rolling back and forth on a sinking ship.
So I'm voting for the muslim terrorist baby-killing socialist and his sidekick joe the gaffer.
Is it the 5th yet?
YES WE CAN!!! KEEP IT UP UNTIL NOV. 4!!!!
Please go out and vote this November, these polls won't mean anything if we don't vote in November! I am more anxious than ever to vote for Obama, even though I'm sure he will win my state, I want the popular vote to really send the republicans and their smear campaigns a loud and clear message that we've had enough!
...What did you expect?....
How would McCain reach across the aisle to work with Democrats when he has run such a nasty, divisive campaign? How can he solve problems with the other side when he has condemned their ideas as socialist, communist, and Marxist?
McCain and Palin have been running a poisonous, scorched-earth campaign.
What doth it profit McCain if he should gain the whole world but lose his soul?
You would think the fact that Obama is gaining ground in Arizona (McCain's home state) would give McCain a clue. NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING IS NOT WORKING!!!
And, for this first time in my life I'm proud of my country for not falling for the negativity.
Obama 08
....and McCain and Palin deicide to ignore the issues and attack Obama with falsehood claims again! No wonder it's getting worse for them.
HAH! This must be the "surge" McCain was talking about. BARACK THE VOTE!!!
Yeah!!!
I voted early and attended the rally (100,000+) this past Sunday!
Colorado LOVES Obama!
Barack the Vote '08
McCain is actually pathetic. He has no message except for being critical of Obama on every turn. One would think that even he would get tired of speaking the name "Obama". His every message or sentence has OBAMA in it. Where are his policies. He keeps saying he has been "TESTED". What has he been tested on? He certainly hasn't been President yet, so any other type of testing he may have had surely does not measure up to actually being Presidentially tested. I know you will not POST my comments because you very seldom do. I guess being PRO McCain make a difference to CNN
GO Obama/Biden
I think Obama's strengthening in the polls is a direct result of the last-ditch round of attack ads by McCain/Palin and the RNC. The population is very weary of the negativity, which seems to be the only thing the Rep's are offering.
Let's not forget. mccain/palin, has to to pay the devil it's due. Namely, rove, bush, and big business....If they get elected. we will have, the same" cast of characters" in the white house. But under a different name......Vote for change..............................................
Does that mean McCain is closer to " Right where he wants to be."
Maybe had McCain and that acid-tongued Palin run a more positive, FACTUAL and issues-based campaign, they wouldn't be drowning in their own muck right now!
O BA M A / B I D E N '08!!!!
I voted already, Texas we have until Thursday Night for early voting, get out there Texas and vote! I can't speak for other cities but if Houston was the only city in Texas where the vots counted, Obama would win by a landslide. So come on the rest of Texas, let's change the way Washington works and give Obama a chance to clean it up.
Hmmm.......and even as I read this article, Sean Hannity is on his radio show bellowing about how McCain has turned the tide because the polls are closing up, and the undecideds are flocking to McCain.........
WHAT A FREAKIN' MORON!!!!!
Get out and Vote. We need to stop these lies and I would hate to see such LIARS win this election. Get your friends, get your family members, get your neighbours, get your community…we all know what a disgusting campaign McCain/Sarah is running but we can put a STOP to this by voting….
Muslims, Chinese, Indians, African Americans, Caucasians, All US Citizens…get out and VOTE! Obama/Biden is the right choice. Let's get the momentum going, they need us and they need our full support.
We are the United States of America, We are all part of gods great big family!
Picking Sarah Palin as his VP was the best move ever, it just sealed the deal for us Democrats. I hope next week at this time I'm still celebrating Obama's victory.
It's time to turn all of those "red states", BLUE! We are a new generation and the old ideologies must be buried in the past and used as HISTORY! This is a new "American GENERATION"!
If you dont want to vote for obama because he is black then.................VOTE FOR THE WHITE HALF.
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
I love it. He keeps surging on past the mud slingers. McCain and Palin keep throwing spaghetti without the sauce up against the wall. The result is that it does not stick. Not this time, not this year. Get out and vote.
Sarah and John are you having a good day with your attack adds and your slezzy campaiging. Obama just gained some in the electoral college. And you and Sarah lost some more ground. God is performing his tasks well here.
The Wonders of the Internet! So I listen to CNN, and read my own LocaL Paper, 8000 miles away..
Yeah! I would have been voting in Colorado but I registered in IL instead... But Obama will still take CO!!!
McCarthyism is alive and well in the Republican Party – elect McCain or Dole and we will be watching who house we go to for a Christmas Cookie Party, could be a Communist subversive or worse a terrorists; two people I USED to respect have fallen from grace.
Any bets that the GOP (and or Fox News), will attempt to resurect stories about Bill Ayers and Rev. Wright again before election day??? The "Fear card" is the only hand that the Republicans have left to play against Obama.
They will use buzz words like "Dangerous", "Terrorist", and "unpatriotic" when making reference to Barack. Too bad that the Republicans haven't given the American people more credit for being smarter.
The GOP is absolutely Pathetic.
Colorado is Turning blue like the beer can......
Let's GO Colorado!!!
Barack Your Vote08!!!! Intelligent Leadership!!!!
Don't take polls for granted, make sure to get out the vote Nov. 4th.
Obama/Biden 2008
Stood in line in FL for 3 hours on Saturday people were coming with chairs no one was moving so that was a good sign.
DO NOT LEAVE THAT LINE DEMS. I DONT CARE WHAT IT TAKES.
Finally, negativity in campaigns work against the candidate.
Come on Sen Mccain, go out as the honorable man we thought you were.
GObama!
Taking our country back!
Yes we can!
God bless America!
Yes! Let's vote now, I was just in Colorado, and I know they love Obama!!! I hope and pray he wins!!! I have voted in California and praying for a landslide for Obama....
Yes Sir, VOTED early so I could have my vote count to move this state blue. Barack the VOTE 08.
Remember everyone, vote! We want to win by a landslide. Go early and take friends and relatives with you. Make sure your vote is tallied correctly by carefully reviewing your ballot. Let's take this country back for the sake of our children's future.
Obama/Biden 2008
I have never seen such bias in my life! I am making it my personal cause to form a nationwide boycott on you and all your media croonies. Whatever happened to fair and balanced coverage? That's okay- let's talk on the 5TH!!!!
Bravo Barack – you SOOOOOO deserve this win!
We love you!
Don't forget to vote early everyone!!!
I voted 2 weeks ago in Atlanta.
Get out and VOTE for Obama/Biden. This will stop all this negativity that the McCain/Palin campaign is spewing out with every breath.
Let's shut them up be ELECTING Dems in "08
FANTASTIC.
It proves the American voters are realizing who will be the
survival of our country.
And, they are sick of and digusted with the constant ongoing
lies by Mccain/palin.
The lies are bad enough but to spew hate, anger, fear and
radicals at their rallies is the last straw.
And, now the republicans are trying to suppress our votes.
ENOUGH, ENOUGH!!
This election year, is truly a historic voting year as Uniting this country for the better.
And, as for Gov Palin, question, didn't you and your family want to divide from the rest of the country? Also, please give it a rest about someone who is working for the Foundation that supports McCain Campaign!
GET OVER IT GIRL!
It shows the superiority of Obama's campaign strategy and, I can only hope, that people are rejecting McCain/Palin's smear/fear-mongering. Obama supporters, Please get out and VOTE!
PA should be marked as a Obama safe state, he is way ahead there.
Hey GOP,
I'd say that "now" is probably the time that you should be unleashing your "October surprise".
You know the supposed game changer in this election, that you said would scare away everyone from voting for Barack Obama.
Give me a break.
Bravo Colorado. I even know people in rural Nebraska who voted Obama/Biden. Bless their hearts.
Would begging help Virginia, Pennsylvania, No. Carolina, Georgia, etc. too? Please, please, please!!!!!
don't worry McCain supporters, someway somehow "Joe the Plumber" will pop up and save the day in Colorado. This deal ain't sealed yet!
God Bless Colorado (Which in Spanish means redish or red-like)
Looks like Colorado should change its name to "Azulandia" (Blue Land)
OB08
In the immortal words of Howard Dean, "Ya-Hoooooooooooooo"!
This should motivate the pundits to vote for change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO OOOOOBAMA!!!
Im happy that people are looking past the lies of the repubs and taking a stand i hope these polls translate into votes
'That one' is going to beat the 'rogue's' running mate...
Of course, that will only happen if people show up to the polls. Get out and vote now if possible, or do it Nov. 4th if cannot, in the end the only thing that matters is that you DO IT!
Don't forget the silent majority out there.
Isn't it a surprise that those who claim to be VERY RELIGIOUS to be GODLESS? In one word, NO!
The Verdict: False. What McCain is doing here, in part, is comparing apples and oranges. He compares two different aspects of Obama's tax plan as if they were the same. And Biden never said people making less than $150,000 are the "only" people who would get a tax cut under Obama's policies.
seems like old had... McCain False!!!
Hey John should be used to hearing "Houston we have a problem, Oh were going down"!!! That's the sound of the Republican Machine going down! Looks like your gonna get shot down twice in your life there Johnny boy!!! More or less it's the END
Thanks Palin
it aint over till its over
Dewey defeats Truman anyone?
Well...well. It seems as if it's been down hill every since Palin has stepped into the picture. His running mate is so BRAIN-LESS she doesn't even no how to put on her own lipstick. She will thousands to have others do it for her.
TO BLINDSIDED, I know your there: It's so funny that you just keep pulling those same lines from Obamas books. What about the rest of the page or chapter that you didn't post! So misleading! That's so dumb...just like a McCain supporter.
Always and forever...Obama 08 and12
To Jack Cafferty – McCain dosen't need president Bush to campaign for him....he has Joe The Plumber ...who isn't a real plumber, who has not paid his taxes, has tax lien against him, and use to live in Alaska (wonder if he knew Palin before) and is just another bad example of bad choices for John McCain..
I still say Joe the Plumber is a McCain campaign plant, and if investigated you'll see I'm right.
These two charactors are dishonest, unethical, extrim liberal sum suckers, and most of all they don't care about average Joe the Plumer!!!
Take that to your cookie jar....
Negativity begets negativity. McLiar and "Palin the Puppet" are going to reap what they sow....
Such an evil campaign...I can't wait until the airwaves are free of their hate and racism and lies.
Obama will take more than Colorado, he'll take it all the way!
Everybody please get to the polls and vote, and those who can vote early, I tell you I have voted already and it went very smooth. so if you have the chance to vote early, do it, This is history, and the sooner I can look at MSNBC and don't see, not to mention palin's nerve recking voice the better.
Obama/Biden
Obama supporters, get out there and VOTE no matter how long you have to wait or how bad the weather is! We can only make this happen if we vote for Obama!
go obama most of us around are praying for you .
I...T...S Over Bayyyyyyybb
I would think the American people are the world's role model, but re3ally wonder why a huge number of people are scared of change. Obama is promising change and as far as I am concerned that can only bring better thing for Americans and the world at large, the key to success in this age and time is LOVE, remember that peace is not absence of war, but the presence of LOVE..., I am not saying McCain/Palin are bad choices but Obama/Biden are simply better..one love
Obama/Biden 2008.
I am disgusted with the Republicans demonizing people. Why is this Professor of Palestine descent suddenly radicall???
Apparently, McCain led the IRI which funded Prof.Khalidi. Now to win a few votes, they are demonizing him. Just like ProAmerica parts of this country or real America or other such nonsense.
I am tired of this politics of division. Stop DEMONIZING PEOPLE.
finally ,,,,,,,,people are seeing that the BUSH like scare tactics from 04 will not work this time,,,,what we should be scared of if mccain does win , palin could be president ,should something happen to mccain, that alone should steer you away from voting mccain in,,,,,,i just dont get why people dont see that ,,, its so clear to me,,,
Let's go vote !
The McCain Palin Lies are not going to work. We are smarter than that.
Go.... O B A M A ! ! !
Please Please Please. Beaware of anticipated endorsement of McCain by Bin Laden. Remember 2004. Also McCain all of a sudden started talking about Al-Qaeeda. Some thing is cooking. I can smell the pigs
Get out the vote!!
Make sure all those for McCain have a way to the polls. It is vital not to have Obama in the white house!!!! We cannot have another banking fiasco caused by government regulation. (Now everyone repeat after me...Fannie Mae!!!).
Get the facts and vote. Don't just follow CNN. Think for yourselfs, stop being sheep and don't just jump on the bandwagon.
Don't be stupid. Vote for McCain!!!!!!
I am getting nervous....God please let Obama win!!
LANDSLIDE!! si se puede
GO OBAMA/BIDEN!
go obama most of us around the world are praying for you.
Count my dad as one of those older Colorado voters breaking for Obama. A Vietnam war vet who has always voted republican, he voted earlier this week for Obama.
McCain's negative and ugly ads DID IT!
He claims to he honorable........he cheating on his wife!
Claims to be working for the people.........he had the chance to do it for so long and he didn't
Claims to be truthful.........by calling Latinos "they are good for labor work"
MY FRIENDS, MY FRIENDS, MY FRIENDS, MY FRIENDS......uhhhhhh
VIVA OBAMA!
DON'T BELIEVE ANY POLLS! JUST BARACK THE VOTE ON NOV. 4TH
OBAMA/BIDEN -08!
I've been waiting for the CNN electoral map to reflect what we Coloradans have known for a while - as long as people get out and vote - it's over here.
Two quick anecdotal stories as proof. It's a gorgeous day here in CO, and I just got back from a 15-mile run. Along the way I kept track of the Obama vs. McCain signs I saw - it was about 10 – 1 for Obama. (And that's in a critical Denver suburb.)
Last week, I was in South Denver for a meeting and counted yard signs until I got too bored: Obama 138, McCain 3, Nader 2. Granted, that area of Denver is one of the most liberal parts of town, but come on!
Having said all this, take nothing for granted: get out and vote Colorado!
Don't get comfortable with the polls. Vote on the 4th it's the only poll that counts.
Yea, Washington. I'm so proud to see the move to solid Obama! Colorado welcome aboard. Keep up the hard work. Just 7 more day!
Go Obama!!!
As the days draw closers the gaps seems to increase...Must be all those negative things that McCain and Palin want to bring up so I say to them just keeping them coming for the next 6 days we will be greatful for that.
Tuesday can't get here fast enough. At least we can get a break from the Reupublican trash talking for the holidays. Then after the inauguration, it'll be Obama bashing 24/7.
And no, I'm not overconfident. I just see the writing on the wall, barring any dirty tricks.
So much for Joe Schnitzelbacher...
why is it no one is sayin anything about todd palin membership in a party that wants Alaska to succeed from the US.
America can not be fooled any more, no scare tactic is going to save senator McCain, 2008 will be remembered the year America said enough to politicians who play to our fears when they lack good ideas.
Hey McCain have you ever noticed that when you put out negative stuff the Polls comeout and show you how much America is not into the bashing of others. Guess you don't pay attention to the polls, just like you don't pay attention to the economy, and the people.
OB/JB 08
To the unfaithful members of the Republican (Rethuglican) Party:
It's not too late to jump on the Obama Train. Many of your fellow party members have already come aboard. Next stop 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
America Unified
Palin 2012?... (NOT!)
FOLKS GET READY AS SHOWTIME IS NEXT WEEK. THE GOP IS ABOUT TO GET HAMMERED.THE RESULTS WILL BE UNPRECEDENTED AND HISTORIC IT WILL TAKE THE GOP A GENERATION TO GET OVER BUSH,MCBUSH AND MCBIMBO. I MOCK THESE GOP FOOLS FOR WRECKLESS FISCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE GREATEST NATION ON THIS EARTH. THERE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO TRIAL FOR NEARLY BANKRUPTING THIS NATION
looks like Mc Cain has been a wrong nominee for republicans. I feel his nomination is helping Obama.
Elizabeth Dole,
Is it Godless to inject Botox into your face?
Your days in office are numbered!
CNN please stop covering Obama in positive light too much. You are going to build up overconfidence in us Obama supporters.
We all know Obama is going to win, but don't spread the message to the republicans because then they will be extremely motivated to go tho the polls even more if they think Obama might win big.
Obama '08.
I smell a landslide coming!
Obama 352
McCain 186
OBAMA'S WINNING BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ALL THAT NEGATIVE STUFF FROM MCCAIN WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO PAY BILLS, STAY IN THEIR HOMES, AND KEEP THEIR JOBS. MCCAIN HAS BEEN IN CONGRESS FOR 26 YEARS AND THIS IS HOW HE HANDLES HIMSELF. HE GETS ANGRY EVERYTIME SOMEONE DOES NOT AGREE WITH HIM, I DON'T THINK MCCAIN HAS EVER REACHED ACCROSS THE ISLE.
can you spell WHITE HOUSE.
If CNN polls are correct, Obama has already won this election!
However, to make these polls correct, everyone needs to VOTE, EARLY or on ELECTION DAY, make sure your VOTE count folks!
God bless America, GOd bless Obama/Biden.
We are expecting a rain storm and very cold weather here in Oregon for this weekend and it will not stop me from going door to door for Obama getting the vote out.
I sent Obama another $50 today in response to the disgusting Dole ad. The Republicans have really energized this campaign for me. For very smarmy ad and every disgusting lie they tell I work all that much harder against them. I am 58 years old and never in my life have I ever given a dime to a campaign let alone my precious time.
I am so inspired and elevated by Barack Hussien Obama that I will do all in my power to help him between now and the day he is elected of President of the USA.
I am thrilled America is waking up. I had pretty much given up hope over the last 8 years. It's about time.
Get out and VOTE! This race will tighten up over the next few days. VOTE OBAMA!
TO ALL OF AMERICAN,
PLEASE VOTE FOR OBAMA ! NOBODY WANT TO SEE THE THIRD BUSH ! NO MORE BUSH PLEASE VOTE FOR OBAMA .......
dan,UK
and McCain surges in Missouri, Florida, North Carolina....It's funny how CNN always forgets to post the positive news on McCain. One would think you are rooting for Obama, but that cannot be the case, as you are a nonbiased news organization. RIGHT?
Do NOT become COMPLACENT! Everyone must vote.
DONT LISTEN TO THE POLLS. VOTE OBAMA 08
What is the connection, between the "Princes in the Tower", and Bond??
Looks like McSame and his side kick Palin the Bulldog are at it again accusing Barack of being involved with a radical professor. When is this going to end? The Republicans wonder why Barack is leading in those battleground states...all they have to do is look in the mirror. Quit spilling the hate!
To take a quote from the Rock...Can you SMELLLLLL what Barack is cookin!!!
The voters have seen through McCain's nasty desperation. They want a cool-headed, intelligent, capable leader, not a hot-head with a religious fanatic as a V.P. choice. Smart Republicans have decided a few years with a Democrat in the White House is better than a worse economy and likely another war.
Go vote people! Obama 08!!!
The higher Obama's gains, the nastier McCain's attacks become. If McCain's internal polls about gaining on Obama were true, then why is his attacks still getting more nastier and desperate?
Vote early, vote now. Vote Obama/Biden and save the world from four more years of Bush with McBush.
Just wait when Obama gives amnesty to twenty million illegals here. More unemployment and more spreading the wealth.
I am so excited to see that there are more people in the US that are willing to look at the REAL issues NOT race when it comes to our country. John McCain has shown America that he is willing to say or do whatever in order to get a vote. This is NOT what America is and shouldnt be.
GOBAMA!!!!
And we'll dance on the ashes of what's left.
There were 100,000 people joined in his Denver rally recently ,so this is not a surprise . May be Missori will also follow where he rallied the same count of 100,000 people .
If John will just wise up and drop Palin, stop the negativity, and put oput an ad with some substance, he may swing more votes his way. If McCain loses, and Plain takes control of the repub party, well Dems are gonna have a pretty smooth ride for wuite a while. Palin is a huge drag on McCain and is obviously looking out for her future, not McCains or the parties future. McCain is all negative and not telling us what he would do, just saying how what Obama would do is wrong. I really don't understand the repubs campaign strategy.
ONE OLD WOMAN DIED AFTER STANDING ON LINE FOR TWO DAYS TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA OF SOUTH AFRICA. TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF BOTH PARTIES IN THE US OF A, THIS IS OUR COUNTRY AND WE LOVE IT. PLEASE, WE CAN AFFORD TO STAND ON LINE FOR ONE, TWO OR THREE HOURS TO EXERCISE OUR RIGHT AND PRACTICE DEMOCRACY WHILE MAKING HISTORY. PLEASE, GET OUT AND VOTE, IF POSSIBLE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
the good news keeps pouring in. The dam is about to break. The waves will wash away the negative campainers and fear mongers and usher in the change we need. McWar and his goon princess cannot read the hand writing on the wall. Do not lose the election and also lose your honor. Time to call off the dogs and admit you've been beat by a better candidate.
Meanwhile everyone please make sure to vote.
YES WE CAN
I voted for Obama today, and will go back and vote for him again tomorrow. NOBAMA!!!!
Dont get complacent people vote now or vote Nov 4th but vote. If you have been listening to McCain and Palin the last 2 days it is outrageous the things they have been saying about Obama. John McCain has lost all sense of dignity if he ever had any to begin with. And Palin is a flat out pathological liar.
I ALREADY VOTED FOR OBAMA!!!!
Go Blue COLORADO!!
VOTE!!! VOTE!!! PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE!!
Think about your children and grandchildren when voting over the next week. Do you want them to inherit more of this Republican mess? Creating fear in Americans is their main strategy. Don't be fooled Americans.
Vote Obama/Biden
-Tomkat-
This is so funny!!
The McCain camp isn't very smart..the more attacks they make, the bigger the lead Obama gets in swing states and national polls.
I guess McCain and Palin want Barack to win because they are making themselves look worse and worse. They don't even talk about how they're going to solve the nation's economic problems.
All attack, no substance.
The government is for the people, by the people. The Republicans are against government. Figure that one out for yourself.
OMG the titanic withe rethugs in it is sinking at a fast pace. Anybody! Anyone! Go save the sinking ship!! Not! We might throw afew life savers and come aboard the strong unsinkable ship of the democrats with Obama being the intelligent captain and Biden the co-captain who will navigate this ship to a safer AMERICA.
McCain claims that he is closing in on Obama, and yet he still increaces his attacks. If McCain were winning like he claim he was, then there would not be any need for attacks.
I just voted for Obama! Unfortunately I live in a deep red state, but I'm hoping there will be record turn out for Obama!
The McCain camp isn't very smart..the more attacks they make, the bigger the lead Obama gets in swing states and national polls.
I guess McCain and Palin want Barack to win because they are making themselves look worse and worse. They don't even talk about how they're going to solve the nation's economic problems.
All attack, no substance.
This is excellent news to democrats in Colorado! We have always been in the minority and I'm so happy to see the tide is turning. I feel the need to apologize to everyone for statements made by the holier than thou Focus on the Family in my town of Colorado Springs. They do not reflect the vast majority of us that live here. Please don't judge Colorado Springs because of the hate filled diatribes coming out of such a bigoted organization. They are so afraid of change of any kind. The republican Christian right has ran things around here for so long and they're terrified that they will lose their power in Washington!
I for one will be glad when November 5th gets here. I am an Obama supporter, but, I am sick and tired of all of this. I think if this goes on any longer we are going to see ugliness in this country like we have not seen in quite some time. It's maddening.
Ps: VOTE even if the forecast is crappy. even if the line is long. If we dont vote our future will be dire and frustrating.
VOTE OBAMA 08
GO OBAMA. LETS TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK FROM THE LOSERS. WHICH IS mcsame and pitbull in lipstick(her words).
I voted last week for Obama in TX. I know it's not a state he's trying to win, but it doesn't matter. The more we vote, the more we show that he does have a mandate from the American people. Go OBAMA!!!!
SO PROUD OF MY HOME STATE! GO COLORADO!!!!!
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Obama got my vote 2day
NOW MCRAGE WILL GET EVEN ANGRIER.....BABYLON, YOUR KINGDOM IS FALLING!!
Look at the most recent poll in Arizona on the Election Tracker...McCain 46, Obama 44. McCain is losing more and more ground in his home state! McCain losing there would send a real message to the repubs!
On a related note, a site just went up (http://www.fit2vote.com) that enables people to vote for their candidate, but first presents them with a voter fitness test that measures their knowledge of U.S. government, politics, and the 2008 presidential candidates' positions on issues.
On this site votes are weighted by test score so people with a reasonable understanding of government, politics, and candidate positions have a stronger voice in the election.
It's good to see that Obama has a decent lead this many days out from the election. I hope that this lead translates into a mandate at the polls.
It's funny, I keep thinking every time we have an election cycle that I've seen the worst campaign tactics I will surely ever see....and then the candidates surprise me all over again.
I don't know exactly who the advisers are that keep telling repub candidates to go negative negative negative, but this year more than most it really seems to be backfiring. I really hope that means that the voters are getting smarter and a bit less gullible when fed campaign lies.
I'm really just waiting for the Republcan party to drop the "N" word in reference to Obama. That would seal their fate for about 100 years.
All friens of America around the globe hope the Obama is going to win! Go Obama!!!
I feel a breath of fresh air coming. I am so, so very tired of Bush and the horrific legacy he is going to leave. Then I look at McCain and Palin and see Bush all over again. Obama/Biden will unite whilst McCain and Palin will continue to tear down this great country. Vote, vote, vote Obama/Biden and lets get on with the healing!
Stop the hate!
Obama 08!
Go Obama, I think it will be cool to see how well the European Social model works in America!!!
I hope Obama wins and wins big. Regardless of the lies McCain is telling, Obama is really the best choice for our country this time around.
Out of curiosity, how far ahead in the polls does Obama have to be before CNN stops promoting McCain? There have only been 3 positive articles on the ticker about Obama today, 2 of them being polls. While there have been 15 about McCain or Palin, all campaign rhetoric.
That was very unfair news coverage toward senator McCain from CNN standpoint.
GO GO GO GO
Go and Vote
Vote for BO
YES WE CAN
Electoral college is what matters now.
Voted for change in Texas!
VIVA COLORADO and VIVIA OBAMA!
Get out and vote, i ahve already told my boss that my wife and I are going to be at the poll at 7am when it opens here in PA, and if there is a line at that time i may be late for work...he said that was fine that this election is important. I am 54 and I will be casting my vote for Obama...
He offers hope which is what we need, while McCain offers negative feeling and thughts. McCain has never expalined what or how he would do things, or what he would do. i am tired of the negative campaign he has run.
Everyone get out and vote. the future of our country depends on you.
I am soooooo excited that he's gaining more ground in other states! I'm from VA and I live in a very staunch-republican area, and I can't stand how ignorant these people are!!!! Barack Obama all the way!!! He's going to bring change to this nation!!!!
Keep matching until the last voting place is closed.
Yes we can, we are almost there 6 days to go and counting.
We thee people are finally finally going to be heard.
We will finally shot Rush the dope head up.
Majority of the people finally woke up. No more brainwashing, and bold face lies.
Loose with dignity John McCain, don't be a sore looser.
Pls. keep matching until the last vote is counted.
Why do you always moderate my emails??? You let some very vicious things appear but not common since discussion.
It is scary to listen to McCain/Palin and now 'Joe NOT the Plumber' say these horrible things and realize that there are people out there that believe what they are saying, May GOD protect us all.
Remember this simple math folks: POSITIVE = WINNER & NEGATIVE = LOSER (period)
Looks like the proof is in the pudding – old saying from old lady in South Carolina (used to live in Colorado!)
Lets just hope McCain doesn't steal the election through voting machine fraud like is happening in West Virginia.
Ohhh man, now I don't want my boy to win! LOL!! This ain't fun!! I wanted to keep it a surprise...
Let's go GOP!!! If you win, business is good for us! LOL!!!!
Happy to see Indiana change to "toss up". Just voted today for Obama in Indiana! Get out and vote! Waited in line nearly an hour. Almost everyone was voting for Barack!
Central FL, if America elects Obama there is no way we can expect God's blessing. A vote for Obama is a vote against unborn life, women, the family unit, etc.
Chi4Obama, nothing about an Obama presidency will bring unification to our country. His policies are radical while his rhetoric is moderate.
WAKE UP, AMERICA! YOU KNOW NOT WHAT YOU DO!!
We still have to vote people. Lets not get cocky, just like Barack has stated. I want Obama to win as much as anyone, but WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! McCain is so desperate now he will stop at nothing, the next 6 days McCain/Palin will try to scare the vote their way. WE HAVE TO VOTE. Send Palin back to her igloo and McCain to his retirement village in AZ
FIVE DAYS TILL CHANGE !!!!
GO OBAMA GO !!!!
Obama/Biden for all Americans!!!
Mccain – Palin is the rotten egg of your campaign, isnt she? Try again in 2012. You've learned your lesson not to pick just a pretty face, duh!
I stood in line 3 hours today with 10 friends to vote for Obama in Tampa!
You don't have to own a gun and go to church to love being an american.
This is great news, but the game isn't over. McBush and Duffous are going to cheat and cheat bad as they become even more desperate. Obama campaign, don't let your guard down - please!
Vote, Vote, Vote too add water to the tidal wave.
The Polls will mean nothing if they do not get out to make the vote.So please everyone dont forget to vote before its to late.Lets put Obama over the top
The message is finally sinking in. Obama gives us all hope for peace and comfort that someone is offering people an alternative to the last 8 years of reckless behavior we all are going to be paying for in lives and money for years. VOTE OBAMA grandmother from texas.
We are facing the worst economy since the Carter Administration...
Wait a minute!
McCain's party line is that Obama cannot admit that the surge worked. Obama said that it work beyond any of their wildest dreams.
It's even working in Colorado.
Great news for our country – it is time that we had someone in the office that cares about the 95% and does not pander to other 5%.
Barack the vote, go vote, that is the answer.
400+ electrol votes change the whole country blue and yes we can let go for it.
Six hours in the line is nothing than 4more years of crying
It brings tears to my eyes that Abraham Lincoln's vision for America that he died for 145 years ago is almost realized.
gee, the same old people reading the same old stuff. Obama is going to drive this country into the ground in less than a year! His $250,000 threshold tax strategy will not work. Most people making that money will be claiming losses from the stock market, along with other deductions, to put their adjustable gross income at under $250,000. So many people are at or around the 250k benchmark that 99% of taxpayers will see a tax decrease. I don't believe, even with the tremendous gap of wealth in this country, that the remaining 1% will "carry" the rest of us. So, either he will have to go back on this promise, and lower the threshold amount from 250k, or we are in for another fiscal crisis!
Let's take it all the way home. I voted early in Texas for OBAMA. I was in Florida on vacation and took my elderly grandmother to the polls so she could vote for OBAMA. Stood in line for 3 hours which caused me to missed my flight back to Texas. I didn't care since the stakes are too high and worth every bit. Get out and VOTE!!
Obama/Biden 08
My oh my – the ticker blog has degraded to an Obama cheerleading site. You ought to considering renaming it "chantsforobama.com"...
Go Obama/Biden leave mcain in the dust. How about that and Clinton hasnt even crisscrossed the US for Obama yet. Lets get out and vote everybody and lets not waste our vote on mcain if you gona vote you might as well give it to Barack Obama and make it count.
We are doing it, but we have not done it yet, keep working, call friends, relatives, talk to the people.. we are making history!
OBAMONOS!!
Your obama will not be the president ... your game will be over soon and sham on you, this is from democrat
What about the latest poll in Arizona that shows McCain lead DOWN to single digits! Change the map CNN!!
Does this mean that people aren't falling for McCain/Pain smears and lies????
Enough already!!!
Already voted for Obama/Biden, 08 via absentee ballot
If they have the faintest hope of a Republican Party with ANY life left after the 2008 elections, McCain and Palin had better give VERY sincere "national unity / work together / we're all Americans" speeches, ESPECIALLY if (the gods forbid!) Palin has any thought of running in 2012. Given McCain's penchant for whining and Palin's EMPTY brain-case, I doubt if the former will happen. The latter will depend on whether the few Republicans with principles / the sense the gods gave a fence post take back the party of Lincoln and Rockefeller. Unfortunately the Konservative Kristianist Krazies are like the undead ... they just keep rising up from their shallow septic tank graves.
Bud Clark
San Diego CA USA
i'm tired of being a redneck..damit..almost voted McCain, but i found my heart and love my country too much, the last 8 years was not good, and i'm terrified 4 years with McCain will either be the same as Bush or even worst..finally...i voted with my heart today for Obama, and i feel good, no matter what happens.
The national polls may be tightening ever so slightly, but where it really matters, in the individual states, McCain is either treading water or losing more ground (as these and other polls found at on realclearpolitics.com and pollster.com suggest). Barring the unforeseen, Obama should break 300 electoral votes as well as 51% of the vote nationally. All you fringe, right wing nut-jobs, get out your bottle of Wild Turkey, its shaping up to be a long night for you all on November 4th.
way to go Obama!
I love it!!!
Six days and counting! I have not been this excited for a day to come since I was a kid looking forward to Christmas (hoping that Santa brought me the gift I prayed for!)
Obama has to win!
All we need is Virginia and Pennsylvania to be called early and it is a wrap!!!!
The Palin/McCain camp claims they've pulled even in the polls. Apparently they get their polls from the same place as they get their other information – The Wisalla, Alaska Political Consignment Shop.
The U.S. economy is in the tank, but Gramps and Caribou Barbie still don't seem to notice. They continue to link Obama to terrorists and Islamic fundamentalists in their stump speaches.
People don't care about that, nor do they believe it. The people of this nation want someone who can lead them out of this mess. And neither McSame nor Palin seem to understand that.
i am very anxious to see what he is going to be sayin tonight
"People are lying, Obama is losing!"
McCain!!!!
...and the ugly girl never got elected Homecoming Queen either, no matter how popular she was!
THE MOST IMPORTANT VOTE YOU'LL EVER CAST!!!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN /08
It seems like every time McCain make a negative attack, Obama's numbers go up- and it's been like this for weeks and weeks. What I'm really curious to know is why the McCain campaign isn't looking at those numbers and saying, "Ok, this smear campaign thing isn't working- let's go another way."
Instead, it's "Ok, Ayers didn't work... pick someone else we can try to tie him to and make it look bad." Or "Hmm, this socialist thing isn't working too well, how about we get people to call him a Marxist? That's scarier, right?" Hello? Same tactic, different day! Where are the BRAINS in the McCain campaign??? Are there any? Or are they being ignored? It's like a caricature of what not to do.
GREAT! 5 days and counting!
Obama all the way!
YES WE CAN!
I hope Obama wins so I can give all my money to people who don't work!!
And I love his wife who for the first time in her life likes America.
Socialism all the way,
Let's send money to all our enemies and maybe they will love us.
Let's let Oprah be Secretary of State.
God, please help us elect the right man.
Even super conservative Colorado Springs is covered in OBAMA/BIDEN signs. It makes my little liberal heart go pitty-patty!
While he will win the overall popular vote by 5-6 points in the end, Obama will win in an electoral landslide.
Finally, it appears that the American people have had enough of the GOP slime machine and their habit of exaggerating, distorting, and just plain lying to gain power. Finally, the American people care about the issues and the damage that has been done to our country! Finally, we have a candidate who stands up to the slime machine and throws a truth wrench into the mechanisms! Thank you, Sen. Obama for fighting the sleaze and staying on issues.
Is it just me or does anyone else feel that McCain/Palin are both somewhat psychologically unbalanced?
They just don't seem to get it, if the plan does not work change tactics! My Republican party needs a complete overhaul. We had our chance to promote new policy, speak on issues and plead to Independents.
Time has ran out and we deserve all of these comments I am seeing.
The Neoconservative base of the party lost this election and if there is going to be any finger pointing they need to look in the mirror.
The GOP needs to get back to the Party it was prior to Rove and Bush.
I congratulate Obama/Biden on their upcoming victory and hope we have learned our lesson for a new party emergence in 2012 – Fellow Moderate Conservatives Unite!!
Obama is blowing MCbush out because the Republicans are running
a filthy campaign
Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No weapon that formed against you shall prosper.
I once attended a baseball game where I sat three rows from David Eisenhower and Julie (Nixon) Eisenhower. Does that make me a Republican? Barack Obama is resident on planet earth and so is Osama bin Laden, so I guess he was bosom buddies with terrorists. I love the desperate despicable logic of Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and McCain/Palin. Has the Republican party really gotten this dumb and low.
Finally, it appears that the American people have had enough of the GOP slime machine and their habit of exaggerating, distorting, and just plain lying to gain power. Finally, the American people care about the issues and the damage that has been done to our country! Finally, we have a candidate who stands up to the slime machine and throws a truth wrench into the mechanisms! Thank you, Sen. Obama for fighting the sleaze and staying on issues.
The CNN poll is left wing PROPOGANDA!!!!
I detect a new type of Republican troll posting here.
'Socialists' and 'Oliver', are you really for Obama, or are you trying to seem rabidly for Obama?
Your rabid behavior is a give-away, seems Republican-like. Think that it will repel undecideds? I don't.
Hooray for Obama Biden, the voices of reason, intelligence, democracy, love of country/constitution and human rights!!!! Go Obama Biden 2008!
sounds like obama will be spending more money. He seems to know how to do that very well. Spendng millions of dollars on his campaign.
I am very sad to see a person who says he is for the people, spend so much money to get himself elected. CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE JUST IN THE UNITED STATES COULD BE HELPED WITH THE MONEY HE IS SPENDING ON THIS 30MIN. T.V. SHOWING. TONIGHT. IT SICKENS ME.
It's a shame how the sheep continue to follow Obama everywhere... yet how can they not.. more money for anyone making under 250k.....
There have been elections that have been bought before, but this is taking it to a new low...
Keep on buying Obama, in 4 years America will see you for who you really are.
I'm voting against the angry old negative has-been and his ill-prepared celebrity sidekick.
Go ahead – Pay off Joe the Plant (aka Joe the Plumber), cut out the verbage and GO = OBAMA 08.
P.S. Be careful this Halloween. I understand there is an honest-to-goodness WITCH out there. Her name is SARAH PALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta love it, Blue Blue Blue the map goes!!!
Could it be that my country is back? No more hate and no more divisive politics? I pray it is, but will keep on working through November 4th.
Obama/Biden in 2008!!!
lovely!!!
Way to go Colorado!!! But let's not get complacent! Let's get the vote out!
Hey GOP,
Maybe you should blame Hillary Clinton for your inevitable loss in this election.
Just think that if she had never released the Rev. Wright tapes back in March; you could actually play that Trump card NOW as a true "October surprise".
As Democrats, the last thing we want to become is complacent in our support for Obama/Biden. The message must still get out and the campaigning needs to go on. Let's keep the message alive to elect Barack Obama and Joe Biden on Nov. 4.
Obama/Biden 2008
I wonder how far in the lead Obama would be if the LA times DID release the tape of his toasting Rashid Khalidi with Ayers at his side. When the anti-semetic poem was read, does the tape show Obama getting up and leaving? What were Obama's comments. Why is the main-stream media & CNN which is supposed to be an unbiased news outlet not talking about this story. If they did, where would Obama be in the polls now?
Nice to see how the dems & liberals like to skew things in their favor instead of giving both sides of every argument to the voters so they can actually decide carefully!
This is McCains own doing he stated early he would run a honorable race. many in my circle have stated that his nasty tactics are not what we want. John McCain can not keep his word about his own honor how can we trust him moving into the future.
A 60 Minutes interview, originally broadcast on October 12, 1997
Is it true John McCain confessed to war crimes?
And now he's okay with torture.... If this is true, well.....we are googling this for the facts.
Hey, you know that if you comment AGAINST Obama, and it NEVER gets posted, then you have an Obama supporter doing the moderating.
McCain/Palin!!!!
Go Obama! Start another communist country with your terrorists money! All $63 million of it you dirtbag! Give 12 millionb illegal aliens driver's licenses and register prisoned criminals so you can get their votes. You are nothing but what you appear to be on the surface!
McCain is a liar and a coward with very bad judgment. He and that hateful witch Palin will have their comeuppance Nov 4.
Looking at Obama I see a dishonest kid how wants things his way. He is unethical, crooked, with so many terrorists tie the media will not investigate, because money and corruption will win. $10.00 says the dumb fracker will get knocked off with in the first two of his term then were stuck with another frikin idiot!!!
It the Dumb leading the Dumber Obama/Biden!!
McCain/Palin 2008!!!
McCain/Palin 2008!!!
McCain/Palin 2008!!!
It looks like the rabid Obama mob is gonna take this one. I can't wait to see what the People's Republic of America will look like under Obama-Reid-Pelosi!
Go Barack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's keep praying for Barack & Joe! GET OUT THERE AND VOTE! If you have a video camera, tape yourself voting. Repubs like to steal votes!
As the clock ticks nearer to Nov. 04th, some Rep. are starting to realize that Obama is the right choice. I just don't know what took them so long.
As I sit here and listen to my racist Republican bosses curse Obama, I don't get mad. I don't even defend Obama. Why? Because the actions are always louder than the words.
Go Obama/Biden!
CNN is no longer a reliable source of political news because its best political team does more reporting about its own polls than they do about the candidates. Whatever happened to investigative report??
McCain's negative ads attacking Obama the person have really backfired. No one likes a guy who hides behind insults, a bully who is all words, made-up words at times.
Go Obama. Restore our country's sights. I am a 59-yr old male, and am calling my friends in Denver, Boulder and Loveland again after dinner tonight!
Go Obama-Biden 2008!
I find it hard to believe that Indiana will swing for Obama. As a longtime (former) Hoosier, I'd be really really surprised. This is a state that GW won in a landslide 4 years ago and hasn't gone blue since 1936. I don't think the Dems should count on Indiana.
Go Barack! That's our man. Everybody check out Grumpy's face. Keep on turning those red states blue.
VOTE FOR THE FUTURE AND SAFETY OF AMERICA. VOTE STRAIGHT DEMOCRAT. TEXAS WHITE VETERAN FOR AMERICA. WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER WAR MONGER AS PRESIDENT. NO TO MC BUSHCAIN AND MOOSE CHENEY FACE.
COME ON U.S.A..................THE RIGHT CHOICE IS MCCAIN
Obama supporters, just remember, polls are not votes!!! It is imperative that every registered voter show up-no excuses!!
I voted yesterday. Anyone who can vote early, do so.
As an old "granny" I'm counting on all you young people not to let us down. We "oldsters" may not have a lot of years ahead for us-but for you it's a lifetime. I want my grandson to have a bright future as well as all of you.
Southern white granny for OBAMA/BIDEN
CNN PLEASE POST THIS!!!
Maddog57; I to am praying for a landslide for Obama , then the supreme court will not be able to steal this election, the repubs or one state making the decision for us all. VOTE EARLY INDIANA,VOTE OBAMA
Connie
McCain will be lucky to win Arizona.
And th think- I used to have respect for him in 2000. I hardly recognize him now
McCain will be lucky to win Arizona.
And to think- I used to have respect for him in 2000. I hardly recognize him now
I have news for you all. McCain is going to win by the slimmest of margins. Obama continually over polls. Anyone remember that from the primary's. BTW – in Nevada early voting the youth vote is lower than it was in 2004. Someone may want to get the kids off the video games and Ipods and tell them to go vote.
$750000000.00 can buy alot. I wish he redistribute some of that my way.
Okay, but like you all say, it isn't over until it's over. And maybe Chi4obama, McCain's negative campaigning isn't winning over many people, but your Obama friends are certainly not helping matters with all of their name-calling.
At one point, I was uncertain. However, I'd rather align myself with other voters who avoid using slurs and epithets in every post they make. If I read 'Caribou Barbie' or 'Dimwit' or 'Mc-Anything' one more time, I might just scream. So thank your fellow posters for pushing me back over to the 'rethuglican' side of the aisle.
Next up – Nevada and Ohio!
Look out folks, the Democratic wave is cresting.
As an Arizona native who now lives in Denver, I would like to apologize to the rest of the nation for John McCain's unbelievably nasty, erratic campaign. It appears his behavior of late has begun to turn off even Arizona, which according to a new Arizona State University poll, is now too close to call for the presidential race.
Learn about this man Mr. Obama. Do NOT just go along with the promise of hope… I know we all need things to be better. Obama is not the answer he promises:
From Audacity of Hope:
"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
From Dreams of My Father:
"I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites."
"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race."
Wish you all would update the Arizona polls. Friends there say it is dead heat. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Please God – let it be true. I'm praying every day for Barack Obama & Joe Biden to win this election and to keep them & their families safe from harm.
I don't get why business owners are talking about needing to fire people under Obama's plan!?!?!
Under his plan, the consumers which you rely upon will actually have the money to spend on your good and service rather than needing to more picky with where and how thye spend your money. In actuality, if you run your business soundly, there should be MORE opportunity to sell your product and boost profits!
I'm no economists but this just seems like common sense to me. You will need to fire more people (I say more because of where the unemployment rate is now) with the same tax policies because your customers will not have the means to pay for your product. Money in the consumers hand will lead to more money and more expansion opportunities than money in the company's hands.
I hear Arizona's no longer red, but now bright pink...that's gotta have the McCain camp blushing.
DO IT, Arizona; the country will thank you for it!
OBAMA '08
I gotta post another one... What has Obama done in office?
He was in federal office 143 days before deciding to run for president... I didn't get to start my 401k that quickly.
He has NEVER written a major law.
He has not done anything besides sit in some chairs and read very well written speeeches....
Heck, vote for me for president.. i'll promise change and lower taxes too.. i just don't "articulate" as well as Obama...
Come on America... to be honest, both candidates are a joke, but at least pick the better of the two....
It seems the people of Colorado want to see someone with intelligence in the White House. Thanks Colorado!
I read a comment about McCain that said: From hero to zero. I guess that's how many republicans are seeing him now...
Get out and vote for OBAMA!
We deserve better than the slimeball campaign that McCain and his Diva have given us.
Expect more and you'll get more
Anyone who believes your Polls are as naive as Obama!
I'd like to see what strategy the GOP will pursue since the smear tactic doesn't work anymore. Oh i hope they vote Pale-in as their nominee and Biden resigned to have Hillary nominated as the VP. mmh.
From Jhb
UNDECIDEDS – Make you voice heard and exercise the vote for those of us across across the world who can't!
GObama!!
I think what is happening is that the voters who like to be with the winner are breaking for Obama. With luck, the floodgates will open and it will be a landslide.
Obama's slogan: "spread the wealth" No one want to spread their wealth, but if the choice is between spreading a little bit of my wealth and not having any, I will gladly choose spreading it little bit.
Please let this election be over soon. I swear if I hear one more pundit ask the question "Who Is Obama?" I will kick my television. The man has been campaigning for 2 years already lets get on with it.
Barack/Joe '08
I TELL YOU, PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE CHILDISH CRAP ABOUT WHO WAS FRIENDS WITH WHOM YEARS AGO. MCCAIN'S CAMPAIGN GETS MORE AND MORE SOPHOMORIC EVERY DAY.
These comments sound like entranced worshippers at a evangelical revival.
On the road to victory, there are no rest stops-
Let's run up the score and send our boy to the White House with a clear mandate!
NEW PRESIDENT OR BUSH SUCCESOR ?
YOUR CHOICE OBAMA/BIDEN 08
CNN keeps supressing my support for Obama
My mission is accomplished. I am extremely satisfied because i voted for Obama and i am not a college grad. Well, i have common sense.
Way to go CO!! Working hard in FL – early voted for "That One!" Come on GA and NC! And look at AZ! McCain's own state is tired of him!! But don't give up yet...the Repubs will do ANYTHING to steal another election!!
VOTE! VOTE EARLY!! VOTE TODAY!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN
So where is the race tightening? I hear this talk about the race is tightening. Where? Looks like Obama is pulling ahead. Is a landslide possible? Please vote! No over confidence. Omama 08
It's still a tight race, people have to get out and vote! Vote early if it is possible in your state! Vote for the guy who has over 80% world approval (that's the young, intelligent one who will bring dignity back to the White House).
I wish we had the ablity to vote early here in Missouri...can't wait any longer!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08!!!
Feels like a "blue" Wednesday. Get out and vote everyone, encourage early voting! I wish I could but I will be in line early next Tuesday. Time for change, EIGHT IS ENOUGH! Senator Obama will bring needed change to the nation and the world. We need a real VP not a gimmick and definitely not a VP who thinks that there are "anti-American" pockets of America.
My nephew just went back to Colorado so he could vote for Obama. I'll tell him the good news...
That being said
I am sure that McCain thinks the fundamentals of his campaign are sound. Problem is his campaign has been lying to us for so long that he is starting to believe his own BS.
That being said the three keys to the race are 1. voter turnout, 2.voter turnout and 3. voter turnout. Despite everything W has done 28% of those surveyed still like him. If only half the people vote that 28% is equal to a McCain Landslide. If 60% vote than Obama squeaks by. If we can push turnout closer to 70% then it is Obama who gets the landslide. It is simple math. That is why we have to get every vote we can for Obama. And it is also why the Republicans are trying so hard to turn off the electorate with their negative attacks. The only way they win is if enough of us stay home. Don't let them do it.
VOTE!!!!!
We the PEOPLE need to make this a LANDSLIDE.
We need to utterly crush the failed policies and divisive politics of the Republican party.
VOTE!!!!!
Go Obama!!!
Please, please everyone make sure you vote, its not over yet.
I still have a very pessimistic view about this election.
Obama may win in the popular sense.
But somehow, I feel that the Rethuglicans are working on another way to "steal" this election (ala '00 and '04).
There have already been reports of early voting irregulaties in W. Virginia; whereby many people have been voting via Touchscreen for Obama. However, for some "odd" reason the votes still keep coming up in McCain's favor. Hmmm, I wonder why?.
I apologize to the rest of you for George Bush. I have never voted for him for President but I have for gov. of Texas. He should have never left Texas. I said that 8 years ago and still stand by it. Can't go on with more of the same for 4 more years. I am now retired and work as a volunteer everyday for democrats–local, state of course national–every day!
A change is coming, I feel it in the atmosphere!!!!
Weaping may indur for a night but joy comes in the morning.
Obama/BIden
God bless you and your families
Obama running the map BLUE – update AZ polls next, please please please
So what, if 100,000 show up at an Obama rally, doesn't mean they will all vote, or that they are pro Obama!
I attend many sporting events and many concerts with thousands of people, though I'm not paying $100 for a denim jacket with their logo.
Obamas numbers are soooooo inflated!!!
...some are simply curious...
Yeah! In one week we will know how the electoral map will flesh out. Let's hope that all voters have a chance to speak!
COLORADO may mean red in Spanish but it's going blue this time around. People are wising up!
Obama/Biden 08
That's good new! Go Obama
After listening to the last debate and how Mr. O fluttered, I have to change my vote to McCain. It is evident of the support Obama has garnered by the intellectual level of his backers.
The polls are all wrong, and McCain will win!
YOUR CHOICE
NEW PRESIDENT OR BUSH SUCCESOR?
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
By the way, Pennsylvania (which hasn't voted for a Republican for Pres. since 1988) is gonna be a loser for McCain as well. The closest any poll has him at, six days out, is the Rasmussen poll at 7 points, while the average of PA polls has him down double digits at 11 points. Even if McCain gets it closes the gap, the city votes from Philly and Pittsburgh will put Obama over the top, just like they did for Kerry in '04 and Gore in '00. McCain is wasting time and money in PA, which is costing him in places like Ohio, Florida and Virginia.
Vote for Obama and vote early! He's brilliant and inspirational and has his heart and head in the right place for these times. We can't afford to have four more years of the disastrous, worn-out Bush-McCain Republican policies and their discredited, unilateral, cowboy-style, pre- emptive international aggression. And please, don't allow Sarah Palin to be a heart beat away from being Commander in Chief of the United States... Talk about a dangerous recipe for disaster!