“. . . given how good Thursday’s (Rasmussen) sample was for the GOP, it would take a massive Sunday surge to improve these numbers.” – Yours truly, yesterday morning
Turns out Sunday was a great day for McCain after all (Rasmussen):
In the first national polling results based entirely on interviews conducted after the Republican National Convention, McCain attracts 47% of the vote while Obama earns 46%. When “leaners” are included, it’s McCain 48% and Obama 47%.
Gallup’s Friday-Sunday tracking numbers will be out later this afternoon.
September 8, 2008 at 4:39 pm |
McCain and Palin are good, decent people.
So are Obama and Biden.
There is, though one glaring difference.
McCain/Palin want to continue the Iraq war.
Obama/Biden want to end it.
I want to discuss something Republicans REALLY love: Money.
Estimates are that just under 100,000 people have been killed in Iraq.
(http://www.iraqbodycount.org/)
Cost estimate: $3 TRILLION final, $1 TRILLION spend so far
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0310/p16s01-wmgn.html)
COST TO US: between $10 and $30 million per terrorist!
Ya know, I just don’t think we’re getting our money’s worth, Aye?!!
Do you? I say we END THIS WAR!
September 8, 2008 at 4:52 pm |
Nice try, cl, but Stiglitz and Blimes include economic costs (such as the effect on oil prices) which are much more difficult to measure or predict.