The Pink Flamingo :: Is Big Mac Peaking Too Early?

I feel like the voice of doom or Cassandra predicting the fall of Troy. John McCain’s numbers are too good, too early. Maybe we’re going to be find and are heading toward a historic landslide. This is my prayer. But after 8 years of Clinton, I am terrified. Things are too good. We now hear that Big Mac is winning back annoyed Republicans.

“…The poll shows McCain's appeal has grown while the Democrats' has dwindled - suggesting he may be aided by the continued scuffling between Obama and Clinton, the senators from Illinois and New York, during their prolonged nomination battle. Just five months ago - before either party had winnowed its field - an AP-Yahoo survey showed people preferred electing an unnamed Democrat over a Republican by 40 percent to 27 percent. Now, McCain gets about 10 percentage points more than the generic Republican got, while Obama and Clinton each get about 5 points less than last fall's nameless Democrat. More than one in 10 who weren't backing the unnamed Republican candidate last November are supporting McCain, a shift partly offset by a smaller number moving toward Obama or Clinton. Of those now backing McCain, about one-third did not support the generic GOP candidate last November. "It's not that I'm that much in favor of McCain, it's the other two are turning me off," said David Mason, 46, of Richmond, Va., an independent who voted for Bush in 2004 but is disappointed with him over the war in Iraq. As for McCain's experiences as a Vietnam War prisoner and in the Senate, Mason said, "All he's been through is an asset." Overall, 54 percent now view the Democratic Party favorably while 42 percent say so about the GOP, reflecting wide displeasure with Bush, the limp economy and Iraq. That underscores how Obama or Clinton could benefit once one becomes the nominee and voters begin to focus more on issues and partisan differences.
In November about four in 10 considered McCain likeable, decisive, strong and honest while about half do now. Obama is seen as more likeable and stronger now, but his numbers for honesty and decisiveness have remained flat, while Clinton's scores for likeability and honesty have dropped slightly.

"You can't trust Hillary and Obama's too young," said Pauline Holsinger, 60, a janitorial worker in Pensacola, Fla., who preferred an unnamed Democrat last fall but now backs McCain. "I like him better, he's more knowledgeable about the war" in Iraq….”

If the Dems get their act together, are they going to be able to re-connect with annoyed voters? The Daily Mail thinks we are stupid. They also think Hillary’s vicious attacks on Barack Obama are handing the election to John McCain.

Or are Republicans just coming back home after a few of them have been in a snit?
Lone Star Times
Real Clear Politics
Jonathan Martin (Politico) on the coming campaign.
The problem, like the Politico states, is the fact that the MSM is in bed with Barack Obama.

THE IMMIGRATION FACTOR
It appears the anti’s are once again ticked with Big Mac for being nice to Hispanics. Sally Vee emailed me the usual Numbers USA dribble trying to stir people into the usual anti-immigration activism. The premise is to demand Barack Obama endorse the SAVE act. You can vote one of two ways:

Keep Illegal Aliens OUT of US Jobs

Illegal Aliens Deserve US Jobs

I must put a disclaimer right here. I am in such a vile mood today that I would probably do anything contrary. This said, we all know I voted the later. Funny thing happened. When I voted, the following URL popped up:

“41% disagreed with you.
58% agreed with you.
We're sorry you feel that way, but below are some organizations who can help you achieve your goals….”

Has it sunk in yet? Look at those numbers.

Bloomberg quotes Russell Pearce, a Republican who hangs out with his Nazi friends. You see, there are good Republicans and bad Republicans. Russell Pearce is a very bad Republican.

“…If McCain ``panders for the Hispanic vote, politically, he'll kill himself and he'll kill us,'' said Arizona state Representative Russell Pearce, a Republican who is leading a effort to revoke business licenses of employers who knowingly employ illegal immigrants. ``There are more votes in my approach than his.'' McCain, 71, plans to test that theory. He may be the one Republican in a position to do so. After a divisive immigration debate in 2006, Republican candidates in that year's mid-term elections only received 30 percent of the Hispanic vote, down more than 10 points from 2004, according to exit polls….”

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