Why the hell was/is McCain in Iowa?

[Drunken Irishman]

That'd be like Obama campaigning in Louisiana. Yeah, it's gone Democratic in the past, but it isn't likely this year.

I don't get the McCain campaign sometimes.

[Bucky]

1. They think, with the strong fundy base, they might pull an upset there.

I agree it's a faint hope, but it could be that they're touching that base now so that they can say they campaigned there (this IS politics, after all) and then concentrate in the swingable states down the line.

But seriously, if they want to waste time in Iowa, I say let 'em.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. It isn't like there is much time left, though.

This would have made sense maybe two or so weeks ago, but with almost a month until the election?

[leftofcool]

2. was he campaigning there?

I heard he was in a meeting with some economists or something like that.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Newspaper editorial board.

Apparently hoping for an endorsement.

He's really scraping the bottom of the barrel there.

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Yeah good luck with that.

After seeing the way he acted during the interview, he's lucky they didn't have the cops escort him out of the building.

[Shine]

5. Yup, it's pretty nutso.

:crazy:

[gauguin57]

6. As Bugs Bunny said when he realized he wasn't in Pizmo Beach ...

... "he musta taken that wrong toin at Albukoique!"

[Youphemism]

15. Actually, Bugs was headed for Miami Beach. /nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Now that you mention it...

How do the number look in Louisiana?

[Drunken Irishman]

10. Not very good. Average polls have Obama down by double digits.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Low double digits or high double digits?

Obama's gained some 8 pts. in at least two contested states in the last weeks. If he can do the same in Louisiana, it'll be in play by the election.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. 13-15 points.

[ailsagirl]

8. They've been a traveling roadshow for the last while...

careening this way and that-- it's truly out-of-control!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. He was afraid that Romney or Huckabee might win the state

He wasn't too worried about Fred Thompson though he was keeping his eye on him.
He likes Iowa because its the furthest away from Hanoi and doesn't have an ocean
for his A-4 attack craft to land on.

WTF knows? He's Nuts.

[WeDidIt]

14. Trying to pull a head fake

It was a "maverick" move meant to be all "mavericky" and throw Obama off his game since there's no way in hell he should even be there.

In other words, he rolled the dice again on a long shot gamble and, as with Palin and the campaign suspecsion gambles, came up short.