Day 34 – Decoding Sarah Palin
Good Tuesday morning. Stocks open lower after big rebound.
SIREN – Quinnipiac University – “Obama Over 50 Percent In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Find 00 Debate, Palin's Fade, Economy Put Democrat On Top. … No one has been elected president since 1960 without taking two of these three largest swing states in the Electoral College.”
FLORIDA: Obama 51 – McCain 43 post-debate
OHIO: Obama 50 – McCain 42 post-debate
PENNSYLVANIA: Obama 54 – McCain 39 post-debate
McCain pushback on Florida polls: “Our polling shows us up 7. My guess is they over sampled blacks and under sampled Cubans.
McCain pushback on Q-polls: “These polls are laughable. We hope Obama thinks they’re true. The national tracking is clear: Some polls have us down 2 percent, some 4, some as high as 6. How could you have national numbers like that, but have those kinds of numbers in three of the largest, most competitive states in the country? These states are bellwethers because they closely mirror national demographics. Given the volume of campaigning in those states, we expect that they are close to the national track – if not tighter.”
Politico Playback -- the best late-night clips.
BULLETIN: AP, "General wants help in Afghanistan now: The top American military commander in Afghanistan says more troops and other help in fighting a growing insurgency are needed 'as quickly as possible.' Gen. David McKiernan says it's not just a question of troops - but more economic aid and more political aid as well. Speaking to Pentagon reporters, the head of NATO forces in Afghanistan said there has been a significant increase in foreign fighters coming in from neighboring Pakistan this year. He did say Wednesday he's encouraged by recent Pakistani military operations against insurgents waging cross-border attacks into Afghanistan."
WORTH THE CLICK: Politico’s Jonathan Martin has video of an “emphatic, combative and at times surly John McCain” tangling with the Des Moines Register editorial board. But they loved it: “McCain's performance was crisp and deliberate.”
TOP STORY: Hank Paulson’s 3-page economic rescue plan is now the Senate’s 451-pager. Vote expected close to 8:30 p.m. ET. Other votes start at 7:30.
“Today” show: “The Senate swoops in. … Will this one fly?”
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Day 34 – Decoding Sarah Palin
By: MIKE ALLEN on October 1, 2008 @ 10:09 AM
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