Comments on: Welcome to the Palindrome!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:48:15 +0000

Heh!

By: tigtog

tigtog — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:44:43 +0000

An appropriate LOLmacro from PunditKitchen: see Sarah Palin pictures

By: Tim Macknay

Tim Macknay — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:12:54 +0000

The Huffington Post is reporting that the McCain campaign has given up on Michigan.

By: Leinad

Leinad — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:43:38 +0000

Nabs: Thought you might after that…

I think it will tighten up come the day – there’s usually some kind of regression to the partisan mean, but the way the underlying structural trends are going I am not ruling out a 360~ Obama landslide.

On todays debate: I will not be watching, her accent makes Baby Jesus cry.

By: tigtog

tigtog — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:48:25 +0000

Helen, you’re absolutely right: the debates are pure theatre, and they reinforce existing preferences rather than changing minds. Even if one is disappointed in one’s favoured candidate’s performance, all that ensues is rationalisation of how all that lack of scintillation just reflects [insert perceived strength here} and that’s what really matters.

Possibly, just possibly, if one’s favoured candidates gets totally steamrollered in an embarrassing fashion, it might make one decide to stay home instead of going to the polls on the big day. I wonder just how strong that effect is.

Still, I appreciate the theatre. Bring on the beer and nachos!

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:30:44 +0000

Uh, not enough coffee yet today for proper syntax. And by “stupid PR exercise” I need to clarify that I meant the debate itself, not the book launch.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:29:10 +0000

I’ve been calm, rational, and reasonable throughout this whole discussion, which is more than I can say for a significant number of the responses I’ve had. I don’t take that personally, I just think that a genuine lack of a coherent and legitimate response means that you don’t have one. I’m fine with that.
Mark, it’s been enlightening. I take the hint. Move along, there’s nothing to see here. Move along.
# 65

FFS, you are erroneously assuming that the Australian reading public gives a shit about the moderator-of-the-Veep-debate’s book and whether that gives some minor fillip to Obama in the “debate”. We don’t think this stupid PR exercise is going to determine the outcome of the US election and no matter what the outcome of the “debate”, Sara Palin’s meanderings and body language will be spun to represent (1) the best thing EVAH and (2) Bullied by the nasty Dem, whatever the outcome.
Your obsessive concern about this minor point is comical to say the least.

By: Nabakov

Nabakov — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:32 +0000

And all facetious comments aside, I do believe this recent growing shift to Obama has been driven by McCain’s completely cynical and ultimately quite useless stunts during the whole bailout hoo-ha – aided and abetted by the Republicans in general trying to game the outcome and blowing it. Which is not say the Democrats didn’t try to do the same as well. But for once their ineffectualism worked for them.

I really don’t think the US electorate is of a mind to enjoying gameplaying at the moment.

By: Nabakov

Nabakov — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:37:21 +0000

Having just visited
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com
and
http://www.electoral-vote.com

I now reserve my right to adjust my predictions after the event.

By: Leinad

Leinad — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:29:41 +0000

Ditto, but spread of 24-30