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Stats wizard (and Democrat) Nate Silver of (fivethirtyeight.com) puts [McCain/Palin's] odds of winning at 1.9%.
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C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3720 to 1.
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds.
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Breaking news:
A report has cleared Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of ethics violations in the firing of her public safety commissioner.
Released Monday, the report says there is no probable cause to believe Palin or any other state official violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in connection with the firing. The report was prepared by Timothy [...]
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For the third consecutive presidential election, Democrat-ick officials have attempted to disenfranchise the men and women serving overseas in the military. The McCain campaign has filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Board of Elections to ensure that their votes count.
That lawsuit alleges that ballots for overseas military voters were mailed too late to ensure they [...]
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McCAIN CAMPAIGN MEMO: READING THE EXIT POLLS
BILL McINTURFF, INTERNAL POLLSTER
Mon Nov 03 2008 16:53:14 ET
As we have seen in previous election cycles, the exit poll results do leak early and that ends up influencing the coverage of the race before even the first state polls close at 6:00 PM Eastern.
However, we want to remind [...]
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The second to last IBD / TIPP poll is now out and shows Barry Obama with a 4.5 percent lead — 47.5 percent to 43 percent for John McCain. That leaves 9.5 percent undecided in their poll the day before Election Day. The final poll comes out tonight at midnight.
With movement towards McCain in several [...]
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-- President Ronald Reagan from "The Speech" - October 27, 1964
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