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Originally Posted by freddie
You're sort of missing the point though... McCain actually took the lead from Obama! How's that for independent voters?
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Actually McCain hasn't taken the lead. At least not in the vote that counts which is the Electoral College. Here's some proof for you
NY Times Electoral Map... States that have traditionally been solid Republican states are swinging or are toss up states. Ohio is currently a toss-up leaning Blue, they have 20 electoral votes (Brings Obama to 258), Michigan is leaning Blue with 17 electoral votes (which gives Obama 275), New Hampshire is leaning Blue with 4 electoral votes (Obama would have 279), Colorado is leaning Blue which has 9 electoral votes (Obama 288).... HEY! That's well over the 270 votes he needs to win.
If the election were held tomorrow, McCain would only be able to muster 250 electoral votes, guess what he looses. And that's even assuming that New Mexico, Nevada and Virginia continue on a Red Trend... But I doubt that will last long with Republicans jumping ship and joining the Obama campaign in droves daily. Not to mention the HUGE voter registration drives every bloody college campus is going to be having in the next few weeks and that demographic is overwhelmingly Democratic and behind Obama.