Chuck Todd Talks Electoral Outlook
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Electoral College, McCain, VideoNBC’s heir apparent breaks it down…
Todd thinks McCain has to find a way to disqualify Obama for president in the debate tonight. But folks, that’s an impossible task. How can you disqualify somebody for president in a debate?
So what Todd is really saying is McCain is all but done. He was saying very similar things about Hillary during her slow and steady decline, but, being a journalist, he can’t say “It’s over.”
Still, the most telling thing here is Obama only needs to carry one of the following states to win: Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Nevada, Florida, Colorado and Missouri.
That’s it. Just one of those states needs to flop and Obama is at the magic number.
Of note, Todd mentioned North Dakota and Arkansas as competitive. So maybe Electoral-Vote.com’s map isn’t that far off with North Dakota…although I still think they’re jumping the gun by making it barely lean towards Obama.
And Arkansas? Is that state really in the mix?
More as it develops…
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October 15th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I would assume that Todd means, “in the minds of the voters.” McCain has to make people believe that with the military crisis in Iraq and Afghanistan (and more looming with Iran, even the NewSSR), an economic crisis of uncharted proportions, the government grabbing for as much power as it can, that a 2-year senator is simply too risky a choice. He has to convince voters that what Obama lacks in experience, he also lacks in good judgement given the people he surrounds himself with. And what he lacks in good judgement, he also lacks in political courage given his voting record in both the Illinois legislature and in his highly partisan, very brief career as a US Senator.
But don’t worry, Obama fans, McCain and his campaign are apparently incapable of effectively articulating those messages.