The new map: Obama reaches 270

TDV said, "Obama holds a 5.7 point lead in national polls, as of Friday morning, including an 11 point lead in Thursday's national Gallup tracking poll". If there was not extreme pervasive & entrenched racism in America, Obama's lead would be 20+ pts. Considering McCain + Palin + The Republicans, it's pathetic the lead is only as stated above. Factor in the Bradley Effect in polling and 5.7 lead is not sufficient. It's truly astonishing McCain still indeed 'has a chance' to win, is it not? When you're White in America, you can be mediorce and still do well, I see every day at work. When you're Black? You have to be 150% BETTER than your peer White person to be treated close to fair. McCain benefits from and is deferred a ton of accolades, props, and votes based on the fact that he's the White guy and nothing more. There is no way to explain, at this juncture, anything less than a 20 pt. lead. The Palin candidacy is an insult to all Republicans in and of itself. I suspect McCain will win this election if Obama has anything less than an 11 Point lead in all polls going into election day. Obama has to be 11+ points better, to eeck out a victory, due to refusal to vote for a Black man.

We as Americans has to get pass this race issue, the United States of American is no longer White, Black, it's Brown. Let go of the old ways of thinking (black and white) with all the interracial relationship out here it's here!!! Brown is the new black and white... This is why they are fighting tooth and nail to keep their conservative views, they are the minority!!!!

Sarah Palin – A Disguised Conspirator against America? If McCarthy-era guilt-by-association is a valid political consideration, Sarah Palin is the guiltiest in this presidential campaign. She is roaming around the country on a campaign that is funded by taxpayers parading a man who is an underground member of the Alaskan Independence Party. AIP aims to tear America into pieces and walk away with its massive land and rich oil reserves. AIP creation was inspired by the extremely violent anti-American founder Joe Vogler. The AIP website has a statement by Joe that reads "I've got no use for America or her damned institutions." In 1992 when Vogler renounced his allegiance to the United States he said, "The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government." He cursed the stars and stripes and said, "I won't be buried under their damned flag. When Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones home." The political career of Sarah was launched by extremist Mark Chryson who directed the AIP in the 1990s and radical right-winger, Steve Stoll. Both men played a pivotal role in electing Palin as mayor of Wasilla and shaping her political agenda afterward. Stoll and Chryson not only contributed to Palin’s campaign financially but played active major roles. As a result, “First Dude” Todd became an active AIP member from 1995 to 2002. While Palin has been careful in her dealings with AIP as she rose through political ranks; she has remained in close touch with the organization. She attended the 1994 and 2000 AIP conventions. In 2006 she was the convention keynote speaker. In 2008 she did not personally attend but recorded and sent a video of greetings and good wishes. She asked AIP to keep up their good work! Neither Sarah nor Todd has ever denounced Joe Vogler or their association with the AIP. During this campaign, Sarah has remained silent about this dark side. Based on her own logic, it can be said that she continues to "pal around" with her unpatriotic husband and friends who not only hates America but wants to destroy it. Under the same theory of “guilt-by-association,” John McCain can be accused of having a disguised conspirator on his ticket. It was a bad judgment by McCain to select someone with such tarnished background as his running mate. Sarah has refused to publicly share her views about this nation. Her struggle to answer simple questions by Katie Couric is a testament of her negative feelings about America. In a follow up interview with Carl Cameron, Sarah surprisingly said, "The Sarah Palin in those interviews with Katie Couric was annoyed.” Then she added, "I did not want to get clobbered.” What was she annoyed of and what was she afraid of being clobbered for? Simply, her longstanding association with AIP and her militant husband has not only made Sarah an ignorant and bitter person but also a disguised conspirator against our nation. I hope during the course of this national debate the McCain/Palin team will provide the public with a truthful explanation regarding Sarah’s association with the secessionist Alaska Independence Party as well its former and current members.

If you're drowning and someone throws you a life vest, do you care about the skin color of that person

Why would America REWARD complete Republican failure ? We wont.

We need someone who cares about people...the average American. Obama has the chance of being an FDR for a new generation.

You know, I am getting very tired of hearing mindless lemmings praise McCain for his service. I am a Vietnam Vet, I lost a lot of friends over there. McCain was a bungling punk. The son and grandson of wealthy Admirals who finished fifth from the bottom in a class of almost 900. He would have been drummed out of the military but for family influence. He destroyed millions of dollars worth of airplanes including one in Nam. His JOB was to escape when he wrecked his plane, instead... he surrendered. Then when handed the same treatment as all other POW''''s he committed treason and spilled his guts to the Cong. When he came home he committed adultry with a drug addicted bimbo, then left his disabled wife and married the ''''Barbi'''' for her daddy''''s money. John McCain is a punk and a coward!

"The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government." That's right, EARLIER THIS YEAR Ms Palin addressed a political party that admires a man who, before dying in a freak plastics explosives accident, said that. Volger, the former leader of AIP got blown up by plastic explosives in the early '90's. Todd Palin was in the Alaskan secessionist party for several years. And, as recently as EARLIER THIS YEAR, Sarah has spoken several times at their conventions. Conventions calling for the secession of Alaska from the US. How very patriotic.

Sarah Palin palling around with secessionists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eniG9l_7its

Jason, Nice analogy, indeed.

The FBI is not stupid, if Obama was involved with terror we would have known this years ago,(I might be mistaken but wasn't he a child then!); also the Hillary people would have said something like that during the time she was running. Can't you see the republicans are doing all they can to not talk about the real issues our country is in. Obama is trying to address this. This is dirty politics and Obama is about helping all races of people. Come on people stop and think. First Obama wasn't experience then came Palin and they stopped talking about experience. Obama was in the senate for years with inside information, Palin was govn. two years in Alaska.

This is the time to take the news about polls with a grain of salt. If repeated enough times about already having enough electoral votes to win the presidency many people will not even go to the polls to vote. Do not get over confident. It ain't over till it's over. And it still won't be over till Fox News admits on election night that Obama won.

This was a good article but lets make sure that we are rigistered. On Nov 4th, lets make it happen. I know I am!

Polls can be manipulated to show what you want them to show just as Fox News and others tend to do. I agree with getting out their to vote and making it happen. We cannot relax or take anything for granted. Several more weeks can see rats scurrying and attacking like the vicious things that they are. Focus, positive energy, and ecouraging everyone to get out their to vote is what is needed. Vote for real Change!!

Polls can be manipulated to show what you want them to show just as Fox News and others tend to do. I agree with getting out their to vote and making it happen. We cannot relax or take anything for granted. Several more weeks can see rats scurrying and attacking like the vicious things that they are. Focus, positive energy, and ecouraging everyone to get out their to vote is what is needed. Vote for real Change!!

Bankston I'm a 51 white male - I agree with your assessment, I have thoughts that are very similar. But even if Obama wins by 1%, he still wins and then this country can move forward.

David_FL, you are right, but it would send a stronger message for Obama to win by more than 1%. I am also a white man (of 70, though), and would like to see him win by a comfortable margin. I hope that Obama wins and does a good job as president. If that happens, his being black (even though he's just 1/2 black) could have a number of advantages. Surely it would significantly change racial attitudes. Also, other countries' attitudes towards the U.S. would improve. Obviously Obama, like everyone else, has flaws. Even so, my impression is that he is a good candidate and would make a good president. Unlike McCain, he has the ability to respect people with whom he disagrees and, at least to a considerable degree, he refrains from making personal attacks.

Your girl Sarah have her work cut out for her.......doesn't she???????????????? New Video. Palin was a member of the AIP Sarah Palin Secessionists VP candidate (AIP) Alsakan independence party member video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8-ojQKc2L0. Sarah palin caught lying on video tape. Digg it up. http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Palin_caught_on_video_lying_about_firing_in_Troopergate/who

LOVES IT! O in'08

I am starting to feel real hopeful for the future of America. A win by Obama would not only put a great person in office and change the image of America, it would prevent a continuation of the disastrous past 8 years. The economic turmoil we are experiencing is nothing more than Bush's economic chickens coming home to roost. McCain is just like Bush--an ignorant scion of a powerful family who obtained everything in life on the basis of his father's name. We've seen that movie for the past 8 years and it stinks!

I long for the day when the color of a man's or woman's skin does not affect their opportunities. As a white Anglo-Saxon whose family has been here since 1732, I am ready for this blot to be washed from our national identity. Obama's election will be a firm step in that direction.

The democrats need to question McCain’s judgment from his erratic behavior with the economy, the war, to how his campaign has either incited and/or lost control of their rallies just like Bush and Cheney whose judgment was geared toward the benefit of big corporations and oil companies and not the average middle class or working American. This is what got us into this mess. Every time they i.e. McCain campaign even admit a mistake it is followed with and I quote ".... only serve to distract from the real questions in this race about Barack Obama's judgment, policies and readiness to lead as commander in chief." They should not be allowed to posit this lie without a comparable response.

Even if the economy was ok, we still need someone who can brigde the gaps between America, and the other nations abroad. Mccain can't do that. America needs something it has been lacking for the past eight years and that is Leadership. So what if he is Half black. For you racist people out there, he is half White. We need to focus on the future; we need someone who is focused on the future as well. We need a real leader and I am convinced that it is Barack Obama.

Color doesn't matter in this election, Barack H. Obama is clear. McCain/Palin 08