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America without apology

October 9, 2008 - 8:40 am - by Roger Kimball
Frank Logan
2008-10-09 15:15:43

Despite what everybody thinks, this race has been over since the end of the primaries. Hillary exposed the real Obama to her supporters. Most of them see Obama as the empty suit with radical, racist, and crooked allies just like conservatives. They watched Obama’s supporters use gestapo tactics to capture the various state caucases. They feel that Hillary was cheated of the nomination. Their anger is real and it runs deep. Their slogan is “Country before Party” Various sources have indicated that 58% of Hillary’s supporters will support Obama. That leaves 42% who will not. About two weeks ago, a Fox News poll indicated that 28% of Hillary’s supporters said they were voting for McCain. From comments I’ve read on blogs aimed at Hillary followers, the remaining 14% will abstain, and not vote for president/vice president. What this all means is 11-12 Million democrats will not be voting for Obama and around 7 million will actually be voting for McCain. At the electoral level, this translates to 350,000 democrats in both Ohio and Pa. will be voting for McCain. In 2004, Bush won Ohio by 135,000 votes and lost Pa. by 130,000 votes. McCain will win both. Obama can not win without both. Anybody that thinks Obama has a chance in Virginia, N.C., and Florida is dreaming. He will probably lose Wisconsin and maybe Michigan. The democratic party is badly split. Look for a McCain landslide of 325-350 electoral votes to 180-200 for Obama, and it has nothing to do with race.