now, after this pick which could pick up quite a few burned Hillary supporters, it's gonna be a toss up.

You know, before now I would've thought the majority of Americans would be too smart to even acknowledge this utterly idiotic line of reasoning. Thanks for bringing me back down to earth with the very first post.

I don't know what's more retarded -- the notion that Democrats are going to vote for McCain because they're such Hillary fans that they won't vote for Obama; or that Hillary only ever had a following not because of her health care stance, not because of her anti-war views, not because she was married to an extremely popular two-term president -- but because she's a woman, and therefore any woman will attract the same following. The press coverage of this reminds me of football sportscasters who keep pretending up until the last 30 seconds that a blowout is not a blowout (honest-to-God true headline on Yahoo: "Analysis: Palin may be plus or bust for McCain." Wow! Somebody actually sat around all day to come up with that analysis?) Here's the truth: McCain just put a would-be Miss Alaska in line for the presidency. Game over, fuckwits.

And after all the hard work that Karl Rove did to build a shadow government. He must be shitting his pants right about now.

If you were a woman, which of the above would you strive to be like? ok then. point made.


I'm sorry to have enlightened you about the true state of the American public voters, but it's true. Most women in this country aren't pro choice, they're just not. Women didn't give a damn what Hillary wanted or thought, she was just a bitch that had power and was sticking it to the man and they liked it. Now that this other woman has come along, Hillary will be forgotten and left like an ex wife. And she does have more experience than even Obama. She was a Mayor for 6 years and a Governor of a very important oil reserve state for 2 years.

Hillary's place, taken by the "other" woman again! I love it.

UTICA, New York - Republican John McCain's surprise announcement Friday of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate - some 16 hours after Democrat Barack Obama's historic speech accepting his party’s presidential nomination - has possibly stunted any Obama convention bump, the latest Zogby Interactive flash poll of the race shows.

The latest nationwide survey, begun Friday afternoon after the McCain announcement of Palin as running mate and completed mid-afternoon today, shows McCain/Palin at 47%, compared to 45% support for Obama/Biden.

In other words, the race is a dead heat.

The interactive online Zogby survey shows that both Obama and McCain have solidified the support among their own parties - Obama won 86% support of Democrats and McCain 89% of Republicans in a two-way head-to-head poll question not including the running mates. When Biden and Palin are added to the mix, Obama's Democratic support remains at 86%, while McCain's increases to 92%.

After the McCain "Veep" announcement on Friday, Palin was almost immediately hailed as a strong conservative, and those voters have rallied to the GOP ticket, the survey shows. Republicans gather in St. Paul, Minnesota this week to officially nominate McCain and Palin as their presidential ticket.

Pollster John Zogby: "Palin is not to be underestimated. Her real strength is that she is authentic, a real mom, an outdoors person, a small town mayor (hey, she has dealt with a small town city council - that alone could be preparation for staring down Vladimir Putin, right?). She is also a reformer."

"[size=18=A very important demographic in this election is going to be the politically independent woman, 15% of whom in our latest survey are undecided."[/size]

"In the final analysis, this election will be about Obama vs. McCain. Obama has staked out ground as the new JFK - a new generation, literally and figuratively, a new face of America to the world, a man who can cross lines and work with both sides. But McCain is the modern day Harry Truman - with lots of DC experience, he knows what is wrong and dysfunctional with Washington and how to fix it, and he has chosen a running mate who is about as far away from Washington as he could find.

"This contest is likely to be very close until the weekend before the election - then the dam may break and support may flood one way or the other."

The interactive survey shows that 22% of those voters who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in their primary elections or caucus earlier this year are now supporting John McCain.

Among those who said they shop regularly at Wal-Mart - a demographic group that Zogby has found to be both "value" and "values" voters - Obama is getting walloped by McCain. Winning 62% support from weekly Wal-Mart shoppers, McCain wins these voters at a rate similar to what President Bush won in 2004. Obama wins 24% support from these voters.

Other demographic details are fairly predictable, showing that the McCain/Palin ticket heads into its convention on Monday with numbers that may fuel an optimism they may not have expected, and that many would not have predicted, especially after Obama's speech Thursday night.

The 17-year-old unwed daughter of John McCain’s new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is five-months pregnant, Palin and her husband, Todd Palin, said Monday in a written statement.

McCain’s campaign told FOX News that the presumptive Republican presidential candidate knew about Bristol Palin’s pregnancy before he chose Palin as his running mate last Friday, and that Bristol is planning to marry the father of her child.

“We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us,” the Palins said in the statement. “Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.”

The Palins asked the media to respect their family’s privacy.

“Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media to respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates.”

A McCain campaign spokesman told FOXNews.com that Bristol’s pregnancy was considered a “private, family matter” that had “absolutely nothing to do” with her mother’s candidacy

McCain’s campaign told FOX News that the presumptive Republican presidential candidate knew about Bristol Palin’s pregnancy before he chose Palin as his running mate last Friday...

the very fact that the "messiah" is behind so soon after his convention should give you an idea of what trouble he is in. Buyers remorse anyone?

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama jumped to his biggest lead since late July in public opinion polls, after his Aug. 28 speech to more than 75,000 people in a Denver football stadium when he accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

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In a separate USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Aug. 29, about 40 percent of respondents said they consider Palin, a 44-year-old first-term governor, qualified to be president -- the lowest level since President George H.W. Bush picked Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as his running mate in 1988. One-third of the people surveyed don't think Palin is qualified, and the rest had no opinion.

By comparison, 57 percent of Americans considered Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden qualified to take the top office if necessary, with 18 percent doubting his qualifications.

Palin may not attract large numbers of disillusioned supporters of Hillary Clinton. Only 9 percent of Democratic women said Palin makes them more likely to support the Republican ticket; 15 percent were less likely to back McCain. Among all women, 20 percent said Palin's selection made them more likely to vote for McCain and 11 percent were less likely.

Half of those polled had never heard of Palin before her selection, the Gallup/USA Today poll found.

In a Rasmussen Reports tracking poll, 35 percent of those surveyed said Palin's selection made them more likely to vote for McCain, while 33 percent said they were less likely to back the Arizona senator.

Most voters questioned in the Rasmussen poll had a good impression of Palin, who beat out more experienced contenders to join McCain's ticket.

Obama, a senator from Illinois, had a 47-44 percent advantage over McCain in Rasmussen tracking results through Aug. 30, the same margin he had a week ago, before the Democratic convention began. Including undecided voters who say they're leaning toward one candidate or another, Obama leads 49-46 percent, Rasmussen said.

Gallup's tracking poll interviews at least 1,000 U.S. adults each day, and reflects combined data from the most recent three days of polling, and has an error margin of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

Rasmussen surveys 1,000 likely voters each night, and combines three days of polling in each tracking result. Its poll also has a plus or minus 2 percentage point error margin.

The father of her daughters baby has a website that says I am a redneck and I will kick your ass.

You're the dumbass that thinks she's running for president.

This person, faults and all, is a typical American. Mr. Obama can't say that, he went to Harvard.

But remember, she IS the Governor of a state that borders two countries, Canada and RUSSIA.. so the thought of foreign relations have crossed her mind before.

If elected, he will be the single most unqualified person ever to hold the office.

None of this even touches upon her bullshit claim that she's a reformer

Conservatives typically are not fearful of the future...

I think McCain and Palin will do a much better job than Obama and Biden. McCain and Palin could probably get this country turned around for the better.

Ya ya ya so I'm not good with thinking so sue me. That's why I try to avoid it like a plague.

Here, just to prove I'm not completely biased, it appears Sarah Palin cheated on her husband. It was reported by the National Enquirer that Sarah had an affair with her husbands former business partner. And it just so happens that he recently filed an emergency motion to have his divorce records sealed!

John McCains camp is threatening legal action against the reporters to shut them up.

My mom said she read that supposedly sometime last year I think Congress passed a law that made it possible for illegals to vote and both of them are counting on the votes. If that is true then all I can say is, .