McCain Struggles to Hold the South: WSJ

[amborin]

<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122385515550927117.html>

the article also documents the super smarmy evil rethug tactics of all, including McCain's brother

[Trajan]

1. Because you did NOT include the fair use copy ...

I will ....

McCain Struggles to Hold the South

Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin are scheduled to roll into Virginia on Monday in a bid to stop the Republican ticket's slide in the state and thwart what once was unthinkable: fractures in the "Solid South," the backbone of successful Republican presidential politics for four decades.

Not long ago, Virginia appeared solidly in the McCain camp. Republican strategists knew the race would be tighter there in 2008 than in past years, but were confident enough not to open a standalone state headquarters and spent sparingly on advertising while pouring resources into other states.

But in the past week, polls began showing Sen. McCain falling well behind Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama in the state. Two weeks ago, Sen. Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, held a rally in Prince William County, Va., long a conservative stronghold in a state that has voted for only one Democratic presidential nominee since 1948. The Democrats drew more than 20,000 people, many of whom waited an hour in a torrential downpour and lightning before the candidates arrived.

Fueled by demographic shifts, rising doubts about the direction of the country, perceived missteps by Sen. McCain and a voter-registration push by the Obama campaign that has helped add a net of 310,000 new, mostly younger voters, the Democratic ticket increasingly appears positioned to win Virginia and make critical inroads across the South. A CNN/Time Inc. poll released Wednesday shows Sen. Obama has opened a nine-point lead on Sen. McCain in Virginia.

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I wish posters would understand that; because you didnt include a snippet of text from that story, it forces EVERYONE to link to the site, giving them an undesired INCREASE in traffic at our expense .... Why would we want to ramp up business for a periodical whose editorial content runs COUNTER to our own ?

I prefer to link as little as possible to right wing websites. Even this one ...

[Arugula Latte]

2. What the hell? We all knew Obama had a GREAT shot at Virginia weeks ago.

Why didn't the McCain lame-os know?

[Trajan]

4. I think Obama's campaign is one for the ages ....

It will be taught in history books for decades ...

McCain's will too ... for opposite reasons ...

[scarletwoman]

5. Many thanks for posting that excerpt! I'm with you, why give right wing sites extra hits?

The truth is, I really dislike it when people just post links with no excerpts, no matter where the link goes. Just because an OP thinks something may be worth reading, doesn't mean I'll think it is. Give me a sample so I can decide for myself, it really saves a lot of time.

sw

[Overseas]

3. Just pushing and praying for that Bradley effect? Pushing against Republican Desertion Effect.

People leaving a morally bankrupt party in droves.