Jay Bookman

By Bosch

October 30, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this

I say Obama/Biden 338 - McCain/Palin 200

Popular Vote: Obama 53 %/ McCain 47%

I don’t like decimals.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 30, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

Obama 375 McCain 163

Obama 60% McCain 40%

Also, I ‘spect we will know by 10:30pm 11/4.

By getalife

October 30, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

“Bill Clinton mentioned four important criteria to judge a Presidential candidate:

This is a good way to talk to the still (and amazingly) undecided voters on the phone ot in person.”

Brilliant.

Dems in another major “thumpin”.

By RealityKing

October 30, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this

98% of the MSM is in the tank for one candidate and making no bones about openly supporting him. America has already lost.

By GodHatesTrash

October 30, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

You know, it’s going to be closer than I originally thought, but I still place my faith in the sheer stupidity and blind racial hate of the red stater 88 and 14 crowd. Georgia goes Hensley-McCain in a squeaker, and Hensley-McCain is our new President until L-o-l-a’s coup.

By getalife

October 30, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

America has already lost.

True, under w.

By JAY BOOKMAN

October 30, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

You gotta put it in numbers or it doesn’t count.

By Tell Us

October 30, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Jay, since you’re a newspaper man, maybe you can tell us why the LA Times won’t release the Obama tape. Is there anything to hide? By the way, I’ve already voted for Obama.

By Lord Help Us

October 30, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

Not sure how the final numbers will come out, but as soon as the polls close in PA…

The race will be O-V-E-R.

Good night, wingnuts…

By One Voice

October 30, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

Looking at the electoral map, we know these things: 1) Obama will take all of the Kerry states, period; 2) Obama will also take Iowa and New Mexico; 3) Obama has relatively large and seemingly insurmountable leads (7-10%) in Virginia and Colorado. That would produce a total of 286 electoral votes, even if McCain were to win Ohio, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Indiana, and Nevada, which is HIGHLY unlikely given that Obama is leading or tied in all of them. Throw in Montana, North Dakota, and Georgia, which are essentially tied just for good measure. Zogby shows the race at Obama +7 today. But even when polls were tightening, McCain was gaining ground only in states that he couldn’t win, like California, and ones he already had, like Idaho. None of the states I’ve previously mentioned have moved, unless it was in Obama’s favor.

I say Obama wins all the Kerry states, plus Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, and Ohio, which puts him at 338 electoral votes. That’s my pick although I think it will probably be higher.

Obama will take 52% of the national vote to McCain’s 45%.

By RealityKing

October 30, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

Obama 51, McCain 49.

The landslide will come next time. After Obama’s socialistic tenets drive us into a depression and we once again realize that the only thing worse than a republican, is a democrat. Palin 56, Obama 44

By Abomi Nation

October 30, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

53.4% Obama 311

44.8% McCain 227

By "The Corporal"

October 30, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

To the L.A. Times

Bookman, Mrs. G and Midori say it’s o.k. to release the tape.

By Tom

October 30, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

Electoral: Obama 364, McCain 174

Popular: Obama 51.1, McCain 46.4, Barr Nader etc. pick up the balance

By Dudley

October 30, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this

I say Obama & Biden 363 elctoral votes and 63% popular vote

McCain & Pontius Pilote Palin 159 electoral votes and 30% popular

I’m trying to be nice to the Repubs and humble too!

By jon

October 30, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this

Obama 52%, McCain 47%

As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. - H.L. Mencken

By Joey

October 30, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

Suggestion to Bosch and Godzilla, the popular vote total for Obama + McCain will not be 100%. You may want to modify your prediction.

By "The Corporal"

October 30, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

King Hussein 50+%

McCain 49-%

By ByteMe

October 30, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

Jay, quick! Create another thread so the trolls don’t trash this one. With off-topic ranting.

Obama 364 with 53.1% of the total vote.

By AmVet

October 30, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

Obama 319, McCain 219

Obama 48.8% McCain 45.7%

GOP loses 7 more seats in the US Senate and 26 more in the US House.

Several prominent neo-cons and innumerable neo-con bloggers jump off bridges, lie down on RR tracks, etc…

By making

October 30, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

McCain 51% Obama 49% and we won’t know the winner until 2am!

By The Oddball

October 30, 2008 11:45 AM | Link to this

The Oddball predicts:

Obama/Biden 311 in the electoral college. McCain concedes relatively early in the evening, and goes on national television to offer a surprisingly eloquent, gracious and sincere message of contratulations to the new President-elect. Palin gives a perfuctory statement to the press which was written by a staffer.

McCain/Palin takes Georgia with 50%, Obama/Biden 48% and Barr 2%. The turnout breaks all previous records.

Chambliss beats Martin with barely 50% of the vote.

Elsewhere, Republicans lose huge numbers of contested Senate and House seats.

No rioting takes place anywhere, though apolitical knuckleheads use the election as an excuse to misbehave in a few cities. The right wing media tries to use it as proof of the true nature of all “liberals,” but no one listens. Numerous claims of voting irregularity are made, only to fade away in the coming months. In January 2009, the Republic is still standing.

What happens after that, only God knows.

By fearless fosdik

October 30, 2008 11:45 AM | Link to this

I’m guessing Obama 333…McCain 205.

Popular vote…Obama 49% McCain 46%

By Jen

October 30, 2008 11:48 AM | Link to this

Obama 344, McCain 194

Obama 51%, McCain 47%

Runoff for Martin and Chambliss.

By RealityKing

October 30, 2008 11:48 AM | Link to this

Obama 51/278 McCain 49/260

A divided nation.. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/

By Say What?

October 30, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this

Obama 311 McCain 227

Obama 49% McCain 45%

By getalife

October 30, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this

Jay,

I will provide the numbers when Cox provides the reward.

Lets say $500?

By Fly_on_the_Wall

October 30, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this

Obama 51%

McCain 48%

Other 1%

By making

October 30, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

Last week I didn’t think McCain would win the popular vote, BUT with all the talk from coworkers this week…I believe he will take both popular vote and electoral vote…just barely, but a win is a win no matter how we get it.

McCain 272 and Obama 266 Better luck next time!

By murph

October 30, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this

Obama 368 McCain 148

Obama 54.0% McCain 46%

By Allman

October 30, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

Obama 364 McCain 174

Obama 52.1% McCain 46.8%

By Troll Patrol

October 30, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

Jay,

Here are my predictions:

Obama 307 McCain 231

Senate 56D 42R 2I

House 245D 190R

By TW

October 30, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

Poor John. Looks like the idiot ‘socialist’ wind has passed….and the Khalid thing blew up in his face the same as Ayers did…and now he’s just gonna sulk around, crying about the campaign financing. Why didn’t he say something way back when he thought the 527s and the RNC had his back?

Oh, well, it’s not like Luckovich would have been able to draw a smaller presidential cartoon character than the one he does of ‘w’…

Obama wins Florida - go to bed early.

By Ryan

October 30, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

Obama 353, McCain 182 Obama 50.7%, McCain 45.2%

By CommunistAJC

October 30, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this

My prediction: Obama 51% Mccain 49%. Dems pick up seats in the house and senate. Then in 2 years, after we get attacked multiple times, the GOP will pick up numerous seats. Then in 2012, Palin/Jindal will be the ultra-conservative ticket and Obama Hussien will then go down as the worst president since Jimmy Carter.

Palin/Jindal 2012

By donald

October 30, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this

Obama 56 McCain 42 with the rest pulling up the rear. Electoral Obama 350 MCain 185. Martin upsets Chambliss!

By reebok

October 30, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this

Obama 50.5% 310
McCain 46.5% 228

By It's rigged anyway

October 30, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

I am an Obama supporter, but I say:

McCain 48 Obama 46 Other 6

I have no faith in the Deibold electronc voting machines with no paper trail.

By TW

October 30, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

President Obama - 379

Senator McCain - 159

By AmVet

October 30, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

I forgot one very important part of the prediction - a village in Texas gets to reclaim their idiot…

By TW

October 30, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

CommunistAJC - perhaps Jindal/Palin.

Only way she gets back to the race is by being selected. The GOP primary would send her back to Alaska weeping. Think the media is tough? A GOP primary swings a boot through her political house of cards.

More than likely, however, she is done. Her approval rating is terrible and she’s a total drag on the ticket. Charge up the base? Yes, but that’ll only get ‘em second place. No reason for a future nominee to gamble on an already failed gimick.

By TN Gelding

October 30, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

Obama 364; 51.3.

By hillbilly ragger

October 30, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

I’ll just put in for “whatever the 538 dot com pie charts say on Sat. noon.”

But I might post those numbers here to make it all official-like.

By TW

October 30, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this

Joe Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, has become an integral part of John McCain’s presidential bid, but it appears the Arizona senator’s campaign and the now-famous Toledo plumber need to work on their communication skills.

This ain’t gonna hurt JTP’s shot at a cabinet level position, is it?

By GMAN

October 30, 2008 12:32 PM | Link to this

But isn’t Jindal an Arab? Can’t win with that now can you?

By TN Gelding

October 30, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this

AmVet

October 30, 2008 12:17 PM

Show some respect.

Wish I could be there to welcome him home. Where’s Laura?

By Midori

October 30, 2008 12:38 PM | Link to this

Bookman, Mrs. G and Midori say it’s o.k. to release the tape.

What tape would that be, Corporal?

The one starring Rashid Khalidi?

The same Rashid Khalidi that McCain gave $500,000? That Rashid Khalidi???

By all means!!!

PLEASE RELEASE THE TAPE!!!

McInsane’s got some splainin’ to do.

By Bosch

October 30, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this

At a rally in Ohio today, McCain calls out for Joe the Plumber and guess what? He wasn’t there! Somebody forgot to call Joe’s publicist!

OMG - McCain can’t even get Joe the Plumber to show up at his rallies now!

“Wurzelbacher also said he had gotten an initial call about coming to the morning rally, “but no one called back to confirm,” and was “not happy” that McCain had called out his name and he wasn’t there.”

McCain’s p** off Joe! He is “not happy!”

Oh you just can’t make this up!

By Joe

October 30, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this

I say McCain/Palin 306 - Obama/Biden 232

• Popular Vote: McCain 53% to Obama 47%

Sorry you Obama lovers but the Bradley Affect will be in full force on November 4th…..

By SOUTHERN ATL

October 30, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this

Electoral OBAMA 314 MCCAIN 224

Popular OBAMA 52.1% MCCAIN 47.9

Georgia Senate Martin 50.1 Chambliss 48.0 Other 1.9

By Midori

October 30, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this

McCain funded Rashid Khalidi

John McCain has shot himself in the foot once again:

During the 1990s, while he served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars.

A 1998 tax filing for the McCain-led group shows a $448,873 grant to Khalidi’s Center for Palestine Research and Studies for work in the West Bank. (See grant number 5180, “West Bank: CPRS” on page 14 of this PDF.)

The relationship extends back as far as 1993, when John McCain joined IRI as chairman in January. Foreign Affairs noted in September of that year that IRI had helped fund several extensive studies in Palestine run by Khalidi’s group, including over 30 public opinion polls and a study of “sociopolitical attitudes.” I think John McCain needs to prove that none of the money he steered to Rashid Khalidi was used to purchase weapons. I wonder how many Israelis were killed by John McCain’s donations to “PLO sympathizer” Rashid Khalidi.

RELEASE THE TAPE!!

RELEASE THE TAPE!!

Happy Corporal Sh*t for Brains?

RELEASE THE TAPE!!

RELEASE THE TAPE!!

By Filster

October 30, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

McCain/Palin win via electoral vote while Obama/Biden take the popular vote. It will be close, along the lines of 271-274 McCain. I just hope that whoever wins, if it is close, realizes that the represent only half our nation. it kills me that so many on either side of the fence are more middle of the road, but the extremists, zealots and uber-lib/uber-conservs (a vast minority) are the ones running the show.

By AmVet

October 30, 2008 12:49 PM | Link to this

TNG, I’m sure the 20 (or less)% club will welcome him back with open arms and much fanfare. He will be honored as the greatest US President of all time. (Since Bill Clinton at least).

He will then demonstrate his ongoing commitment to helping humanity by going on the lecture tour for huge dollars and basically sitting on his arse and playing rancher in that chicken village.

But I guess he’s already done enough, hasn’t he?

Dick Cheney will join a clandestine think tank called The Swiftboat Plumbers.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 30, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this

Corporal

Here’s the contact page for the LA Times.

I’m sure they are longing to hear from you!

while you’re at it, ask them to verify this

McCain Funded Work Of Palestinian His Campaign Hopes To Tie To Obama

During the 1990s, while he served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars.

A 1998 tax filing for the McCain-led group shows a $448,873 grant to Khalidi’s Center for Palestine Research and Studies for work in the West Bank. (See grant number 5180, “West Bank: CPRS” on page 14 of this PDF.)

The relationship extends back as far as 1993, when John McCain joined IRI as chairman in January. Foreign Affairs noted in September of that year that IRI had helped fund several extensive studies in Palestine run by Khalidi’s group, including over 30 public opinion polls and a study of “sociopolitical attitudes.”

By elias

October 30, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this

Obama 345 with 50.9% of the vote

By GMAN

October 30, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

Oops…

*”During the 1990s, while he served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars.

A 1998 tax filing for the McCain-led group shows a $448,873 grant to Khalidi’s Center for Palestine Research and Studies for work in the West Bank. (See grant number 5180, “West Bank: CPRS” on page 14 of this PDF.)

The relationship extends back as far as 1993, when John McCain joined IRI as chairman in January. Foreign Affairs noted in September of that year that IRI had helped fund several extensive studies in Palestine run by Khalidi’s group, including over 30 public opinion polls and a study of “sociopolitical attitudes.”*

Jealousy is a blind B!TCH!

By Bolin Rolin

October 30, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

Whites voting for Obama 3% Blacks voting for Obama 97% McCain 338 Obama 200

By GaLiberal

October 30, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

I predict McCain will win by a razor thin margin like Bush did in 2000. McCain will get 271/48% with Obama getting 267/52%. There are enough closet racists out there that, despite what they say publicly, will never vote for a black man to run their White, Anglo, Christian country. So they’ll hold their nose and vote for McCain hoping he doesn’t die or have a stroke in office. A larger percentage of the electorate still has not cast their ballot so all this speculation based on “early voting” is worthless.

McCain’s latest round of attack ads will be sufficient for these closet racists to justify not vote for Obama and McCain knows he’s giving them cover. That’s how dishonest these Rethuglicons have become. Supporting and enabling racists. Just look at how the Rethuglicons use labels. They refer to black males as ‘thugs,’ Muslims as ‘terrorists,’ and liberals as ‘socialists.’ So to Rethuglicons, that makes Obama a terrorist, socialist, thug. Who wants to vote for that person; it’s not because he’s black. And his wife is out to get whitey, too.

When you vote Rethuglicon, you vote against your own best interests. And McCain’s character attack ads providing cover to closet racists is living proof.

By ESR

October 30, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

McCain will be my President no matter the outcome. I will never, hell will freeze over first, before I will ever use the word president and the Muslim terrorist Karl Marx name in the same sentence. I also can’t stand the idea of having to look at that mouth full of ugly teeth on Obamas wife, IF they’re really married. She looks like she could eat an ear of corn through a picket fence with those choppers. Didn’t she have a job with dental benefits, ever?

By TN Gelding

October 30, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

RealityKing

October 30, 2008 11:11 AM

At least they aren’t leading cheers for him 24/7.

I guess that’s why he had to buy his own time.

By Midori

October 30, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

G-Man, Mrs. G:

what are ya gonna do?

he’s stuck on stupid.

And Fox News.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 30, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

WILL THE U.S. NAVY RELEASE THE RECORDS OF FATAL AUTO CRASH INVOLVING McCAIN IN 1964??

Vanity Fair magazine and the National Security News Service claim to have knowledge “developed from first-hand sources” of a car crash that involved then-Lt. McCain at the main gate of a Virginia naval base in 1964, according to legal filings. The incident has been largely, if not entirely, kept from the public. And in documents suing the Navy to release pertinent information, lawyers for the NS News Service allege that a cover-up may be at play.

Secretary of the Navy 1000 Navy Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20350-1000

By SOUTHERN ATL

October 30, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

JAY, I thought that there are a total of 538 Electoral College Votes

and the Popular Vote is based on percentage (100% broken down)?????????????

Please correct me if I am wrong!

By Closet Racist

October 30, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

GaLiberal got it right!

By AJC/DNC Management

October 30, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this

McCain 273 Oblahmasan 265.

McCain 50.3% Oblahmasan 47.8%

Thee winner.

~~~~~

My goodness, democrats are such dimwits:

Health care, food, electric, gas, it takes out so much out of my paycheck. People buy a gallon of milk, and you’re like going, OK is it a gallon or a half gallon. What can I afford? You feel like you can’t breathe even though you need to breathe.- Whining woman from thee Oblahmi Infomercial

Who exactly does this woman think is turning the screws on energy companies, causing them to raise prices? And in turn making food, health care and everything else cost more?

My goodness, windfall profit taxes on the oil companies?

Get a clue, who do you think will pay for taxes on businesses above 150,000 dollars or whatever number these tax mongering socialists have decided on?

Can you libs really be this stupid?

By Soulfinger

October 30, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this

Obama/Biden!!!!!

By Red

October 30, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this

Obama 355 McCain 183 Obama 56% McCain 47%

Wall Street dou**bags who are stealing the bailout money to pay themselves billions in bonuses= decapitated.

By Midori

October 30, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

ESR,

you could always move to Alabama

oh wait!!!

they’ve had it with scum like you, too!!!

By Bolin Rolin

October 30, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

GALIBERAL! YOU GOT IT RIGHT! HE IS A TERRORIST SOCIALIST THUG! Good Job!

By Cy Brown

October 30, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

McCain 271 Obama 267

Obama 49% McCain 48%

By @@

October 30, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

Why would I register my pick with you jay? When I picked Biden for OBlahMa……I got nuthin for my win, cheapskate.

Oh well, what the hey! Without a doubt, it’ll be That Fat Lady who hits your three-inch marked column.

By Red

October 30, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

Obama 355 McCain 183 Obama 56% McCain 47%

Wall Street dou**bags who are stealing the bailout money to pay themselves billions in bonuses= decapitated.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 30, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

Midori

I know…..we have the patience of Saints.

How about that ESR @ 12:53. Seems there are some “UN-real” Americans!

By dw

October 30, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

UNFORTUNATELY THE UNITED STATES OF SOUTHERN CANADA- AT SOCIALISM, LET’S MAKE THE U.S. A THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY “WINS” IN A CLOSE ONE OVER THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA- AT EARN WHAT YOU GET. PLEASE SEE THE FORMER MIDDLE-CLASS EARNERS WHO ARE NOW UNEMPLOYED AND HAVE JOINED THE RANKS OF THE FORMER POOR, WHO ARE STILL POOR. THE ULTRA RICH ARE STILL ULTRA RICH. THEY MAY PAY MORE TAXES, BUT THEY JUST RAISE THE PRICE OF WHAT THEY SELL TO OFFSET. SO YOU HAVE JUST CREATED MORE OF A TWO OPTION CLASS SET. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO “W”, YOU SHOULD HAVE FOUGHT THE DEM CONGRESS A LITTLE HARDER AND ALSO GOT YOUR RICH BUDDIES TO TRICKLE DOWN A LITTLE MORE AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CAKE WALK FOR MCCAIN.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 30, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this

Look at these two dimwits, like I was saying, they think Nader, Barr and McKinney will get zero votes, I guess.

Or they have not a clue:

By Bosch October 30, 2008 11:06 AM Popular Vote: Obama 53 %/ McCain 47%

By Mrs. Godzilla October 30, 2008 11:07 AM Obama 60% McCain 40%

~~~~~

Speaking of dimwit liberals:

Though there was a reading of freezing or below throughout northwest Marion County, Wednesday morning’s official low temperature was 33 degrees. It was a record for Oct. 29 and the second lowest temperature ever recorded in October since 1850.-Ocala.com

“Global” what?

By JR

October 30, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this

Red, I love your Dimwitcrat math. You are a typical Obamanite. I think it will be Obama 60% Mccain 38%. A aot of people have overdosed on the Obama snake oil.

By AmVet

October 30, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this

Bolin, ESR, et al,

When you jump, please DO NOT do it from the 17th street bridge!

It is such a beeotch for traffic on the connector.

bump, bump………….bump,bump…………

By GMAN

October 30, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this

Ooops… It appears that the cries about the LA Times tape have died down to a deafening hush! Maybe its because McCain funded Rashid Khaldi’s Center for Palestine Research and Studies to the tune of $448,873 through the 90’s.

Dang that rubber and glue principle!

By TN Gelding

October 30, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

ESR

October 30, 2008 12:53 PM

Spoken like a “real” American.

By GMAN

October 30, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this

Ooops!

McCain Gave Rashid Khalidi Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars

By Red

October 30, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this

Just making allowances for the Rethuglican vote stuffing in GA, FL, and NC there JR

By AJC/DNC Management

October 30, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

On Wednesday, McCain said 1960s radical Bill Ayers had attended the same party in 2003. McCain and Palin have criticized Obama for his ties to Ayers and questioned what the videotape of the party might show.-MyWay

Where’s the tape?

By sharon

October 30, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

ESR you are not fit to sit in the same room as Michelle Obama. I’m willing to bet that there’s not one person in your miserable, stinky life as classy and educated as the Obamas. And I bet the face of your significant other (if you have one) look like they’ve been hit in the face with a bag of hot nickels.

By AmVet

October 30, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

Andy, good first point, insane second one…

Lost in all of the fuss is the fantastic prospect, that no matter who wins next week, you flat earthers and climate change ostriches will have VERY few allies in Washington anymore.

Too bad, so sad…

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 30, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

WE STAND FOR CHANGE

By Nostradamus

October 30, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

I predict President Obama will become THE first-ever sitting US President to be sentenced to federal prison while still in office.

Obama will be the next Kwame Kilpatrick.

Obama will be the next Marion Berry.

Obama will be the next Osama bin Laden.

OBAMA BInlaDEN “08 !!

By Mr Snarky

October 30, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this

I’ve got the tape on a shelf in my den, along with footage of the JFK assassination and the abominable snowman.

By "The Corporal"

October 30, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this

Looks like I’m touching a sore spot

RELEASE THE TAPE !!

By TN Gelding

October 30, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

AmVet

October 30, 2008 12:49 PM

Who would pay to him him try to speak?

I hope he isn’t counting on it. He’s going to be the lonliest man in the country.

By RB from Gwinnett

October 30, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

Amazing how the media can find all this stuff about McCain/Kahlidi, but can’t produced a tape they have in their hot little hands about obama/kahlidi, can’t produce O’s birth certificate, can’t produce his thesis, can’t produce his grades, can’t figure out where all his college money came from, etc, etc, ad nauseum.

I’ll trade your grant money for the tape any and every day of the week.

Obama ‘08 - The greatest money grab in history. Hoping for cash.

By GaLiberal

October 30, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this

I predict McCain will win by a razor thin margin like Bush did in 2000. McCain will get 271/48% with Obama getting 267/52%. There are enough closet racists out there that, despite what they say publicly, will never vote for a black man to run their White, Anglo, Christian country. So they’ll hold their nose and vote for McCain hoping he doesn’t die or have a stroke in office. A larger percentage of the electorate still has not cast their ballot so all this speculation based on “early voting” is worthless.

McCain’s latest round of attack ads will be sufficient for these closet racists to justify not vote for Obama and McCain knows he’s giving them cover. That’s how dishonest these Rethuglicons have become. Supporting and enabling racists. Just look at how the Rethuglicons use labels. They refer to black males as ‘thugs,’ Muslims as ‘terrorists,’ and liberals as ‘socialists.’ So to Rethuglicons, that makes Obama a terrorist, socialist, thug. Who wants to vote for that person; it’s not because he’s black. And his wife is out to get whitey, too.

When you vote Rethuglicon, you vote against your own best interests. And McCain’s character attack ads providing cover to closet racists is living proof.

By yankee

October 30, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

A landslide, led by the overwhelming amount of honest Republicans who vote for Obama.

By Mr Snarky

October 30, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this

The squirrels must be having a field day because the rw nuts are coming out of the woodwork today!

By Mavis Beacon Teaches History

October 30, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this

Barack Obama and Nikolai Lenin are perhaps the two greatest “Community Organizers” in the history of the world.

-

Can anyone tell me what else these two great Community “ACTIVISTS” have in common?

By SwedeAtlanta

October 30, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

Re Mavis Beacon Teaches History - 1:56 p.m.

Gee Mavis, I thought Jesus was the greatest community organizer probably followed by Mao.

By mm

October 30, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this

Obama - 349 McCain - 189

Obama - 53% McCain - 45%

By Yes I can

October 30, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this

After the fall of the incompetent despot Czar Nicolas II, (Bush the incompetent) Nicolai Lenin was a great orator (like Obama) who promised change to his country, but when he took power, he created a country far worse than the despot he replaced.

By Huac

October 30, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

Who cares what my prediction is? I want to hear your prediction, Jay. That’s what matters! In ‘04 you had John Kerry with 315 electoral votes. Obviously, you’ve established a history of being quite accurate —- when taken in reverse. So what’s your call Jay? Obama by how many?

By bkay

October 30, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this

Obama 311 McCain 227

51.5 to 44.1 >3rd parties split the rest

The west (& south) is still (mostly) a fantasyland of neocons who believe you keep spending w/o taxing.

Recently dubbed the ‘Joe the Plumber’ plan.

By Monica Lewinsky

October 30, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

From what I hear, OBAMA and LENIN are both known for their superb “Oratory” skills.

By CommunistAJC

October 30, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

TW, Where did you see a poll on Sarah Palin? How could there be approval poll on a national scale? She hasn’t done anything, yet. Her approval rating in Alaska is over 80%. The highest in the Union. Jindal is a rising star and I do believe that after Obama Hussein has wrecked the country, Jindal will come out and level Hussein. I mean, this is going to be 1980 all over again. The ignorant voters of America, who let the media tell them who to vote for do not know what’s in store for them. Remember how Obama Hussein started out saying that he would only tax people who make over $250,000 a year? Well, since then, he’s lowered the tax plan THREE times. No one knows who this guy is. He’s never accomplished anything significant, he’s never lead anything or anyone, he’s never passed a significant bill, and he pals around with racists, terrorists and marxists. Good choice democrats. I mean, damn, I would have rather had Hillary in the White House than him.

By GodHatesTrash

October 30, 2008 2:43 PM | Link to this

Hensley-McCain 278, Obama 260.

Obama wins popular vote 50.1 to Hensley-McCain 48.7

By ESR

October 30, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

Sharon and Madori..I bet your female parts smell worse than a bagfull of used buttholes.

By CommunistAJC

October 30, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

ATTENTION ALL LIBERALS AND HACK OPINION COLUMNIST JAY BOOKMAN.

This may be the most interesting and telling piece you will read. Can anyone of you please explain this one? Al Quida wants Bush and the GOP humiliated on election day. HMMMMMMM…. Now who is going to humiliate the GOP? Oh, that’s right DEMOCRATS!!! Why does Al Quida support Barrack Hussien and the Democrat Party? Gee, I don’t know, could it be because the democrat party is the party of whiners, idiots, blow-hards, and…duh duh duh….PU$$IES!!!!!!!

Qaeda wants Republicans, Bush “humiliated”: Web video.

DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda leader has called for President George W. Bush and the Republicans to be “humiliated,” without endorsing any party in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to a video posted on the Internet.

“O God, humiliate Bush and his party, O Lord of the Worlds, degrade and defy him,” Abu Yahya al-Libi said at the end of sermon marking the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, in a video posted on the Internet.

Libi, one of the top al Qaeda commanders believed to be living in Afghanistan or Pakistan, called for God’s wrath to be brought against Bush equating him with past tyrants in history.

The remarks were the first comments from a leading al Qaeda figure referring, albeit indirectly, to the U.S. elections. Muslim clerics often end sermons by calling on God to guide and support Muslims and help defeat their enemies.

In 2004 al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden issued his first video in more than a year just days before the elections to deride President Bush and warn of possible new September 11-style attacks.

Bin Laden made little mention of Bush’s Democratic challenger John Kerry, telling Americans: “Your security is not in the hands of Kerry or Bush or al Qaeda. Your security is in your own hands and each state which does not harm our security will remain safe.”

By Bite Me

October 30, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

Hey, ByteMe - You need a new name. Already taken!

Both sides are losers.

Period.

By DCDawg

October 30, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

Obama 353 EV McCain 185 EV Obama 52.6%

By Looking forward

October 30, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

“I will ever use the word president and the Muslim terrorist Karl Marx name in the same sentence. I also can’t stand the idea of having to look at that mouth full of ugly teeth on Obamas wife, IF they’re really married. She looks like she could eat an ear of corn through a picket fence with those choppers. Didn’t she have a job with dental benefits, ever?”

“President to be sentenced to federal prison while still in office. Obama will be the next Kwame Kilpatrick. Obama will be the next Marion Berry. Obama will be the next Osama bin Laden.”

“OBAMA BInlaDEN “08 !! From what I hear, OBAMA and LENIN are both known for their superb “Oratory” skills.”

Are you people proud of your words, your ignorance and your hate? Is this the sort of person you are? The sort of person you are raising your children to become?

Conservatives have nothing left in their hearts anymore but hate.

By phenobarbashort

October 30, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this

Bet Georgia +5.5 at Sportsbook.com.

More seriously, the result will depend upon how many dead folks vote in Indiana and Illinois, how many borderjumpers vote in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and North Carolina, and how many folks read the AJC and have to be treated at the 13th floor at Grady Hospital (psychiatric ward) for hysterical laughter at Bookman’s hair.

By Rocco Pedestrian

October 30, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

Obama/Biden 59.4% McCain/Palin 38.2% Electoral 396 - 142

write it in stone. historic landslide.

Power to the People! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By BT fan

October 30, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

why has`nt people come out to vote in these numbers past elections? one answer, RACE It will be a Left wing CONTROL Administration if Obama should win.This country lacks leadership on BOTH sides of the aisle.

By reebok

October 30, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

You only have to read the posts here to realize why Obama is going to win big. It’s hope and promise and opportunity vs. fear and hatred and venom. McCain and Caribou Barbie have pretty much locked down the 22% of the public who believe that W is doing a great job, but all these new voters aren’t standing in line for 2, 4 or even 6 hours to vote for the status quo. If the GOP wants to win this election, they better have a plan to steal it, because they are going to get crushed in the Electoral College as well as in the popular vote.

By Billy McCorkle

October 30, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

Obama 48.4 % 281 Electorial votes McCain 47.0 % 277 Electorial votes

By dzschroeder

October 30, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this

Obama 361 electoral votes - 54.6% McClain 177 electoral votes - 43.8%

By Armyguy

October 30, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

McCain 280, Obama 258

(It’s a lot closer than most people think.)

By SayNo2McCain

October 30, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this

I say Obama/Biden 308 - McCain/Palin 279

Popular Vote: Obama 52 %/ McCain 48%

I can’t wait until Nov. 5th.

SayNo2McCain

Obama/Biden 2008

By AL

October 30, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this

I want to be a Socialist.

By CutiePie

October 30, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this

To ESR:

I bet you look like a piece of sh@#$@#! and you have the nerve to say such rude things about “your” new First Lady!!! How dare you are callthe new President a Muslim — you sound like a “South GA Redneck” You keep thinking McCain is your President — GET REAAAAL — Its Over!!!! DAMN YA’LL LOST!!! Obama outsmarted all of your stupid “Hicks”!!!!

By Bud Wiser

October 30, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this

McCain - 274 Obama - 264

McCain - 49.4% Obama - 49.5%

Caveat - case goes to SCOTUS (again) after loser files law suits in several states, saying his dead voters rose from the grave long enough to vote, then went back down dancing to Micheal Jackson’s Thriller

No decision until December

By SwedeAtlanta

October 30, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this

I wish there was an intelligence and maturity test for posters on this blog. Much of what I read is what I would expect of children in middle and high school, not adult members of this community.

I voted for Obama but I defend that based on his presence, steadiness and policy proposals. And when speaking of McCain I don’t attack him personally. I challenge his policy proposals or the lack thereof.

It appears that those opposed to Obama are focused on allegations around his “paling” around with a terrorist, being a terrorist himself, being a Muslim and being a socialist or marxist/communist.

None of these allegations is rooted in reality

(1) Relationship with William Ayers The facts are his relationship is hardly what I would call ‘paling” around. Paling around suggests a fairly intimate (not physical) relationship of frequent social interaction. There is no evidence of that level of involvement between the two.

(2) Even if it was established he was “paling” around with Ayers, what difference does it make? Ayers was a young man at a time of massive social, cultural and political upheaval in our nation’s history. I am not defending Ayers’ actions but suggest that this was 40 years ago and he has since established himself as a well-respected educator and member of his community. While I believe he should denounce his former actions he is not currently engaged in any activity that could remotely be considered terroristic. Further I believe in an America that lets justice run its course and a nation that allows individuals to be redeemed. And to round this out I strongly believe that Jesus would want us to embrace Ayers, not shun him and denigrate him.

(3) Assertions that Obama is a terrorist. No poster has presented any truth or fact to back this assertion. His life history has been scrutinized and no one can find past behavior that most Americans would equate with terrorism. Even if he was educated for a time at a school in Indonesia and even if that was a Muslim madras, there is no evidence the madras engaged in anti-american or terroristic materials. In fact this was in the late 60’s and early 70’s before the widespread fundamentalist movement. So this assertion is void.

(4) That he is a Muslim His father was a Muslim but he was raised by his Christian grandparents as a Christian. In fact the right wing has made much of Rev. Wright who was the pastor at Obama’s church for many years. You can’t have it both ways - asserting he is a Muslim and complaining about his pastor (who he has denounced). He is a Christian. But what if he was a Muslim? This nation was founded on the belief that people should be free to practice their faith and associate with their community of believes. Why would his being a Muslim raise an issue in this campaign.

I don’t deny that the terrorists of 9/11 and many attacks on our nation and national interests have been terrorized but I don’t believe that guilt by association to a particular race or religion is an American value.

(5) Socialist/Marxist/Communist This assertion is similar without basis. Obama said he believed in redistribution of the wealth in the context of righting the current tax policies of this nation. Every tax and spend policy of the government is a redistribution of the wealth. If we fund a road project in one state, that is redistributing the wealth from the other states to the one state. When we give tax cuts and credits to corporations that is redistribution from people to legal entities. All Obama suggested was that the redistribution that occurs in any tax/spend environment should benefit the middle class for a change.

He believes strongly in a capitalist economy but believes that those who make the most should pay more, that our trade policies should contain adequate protections for American workers and ensure that these countries have the same types of work rule, health and safety provisions as apply in American workplaces.

I’m afraid that the juvenile name-calling that I would expect of teenager has become the voice of the right wing electorate. And that frightens me and it should frighten everyone else.

By RW-(the original)

October 30, 2008 6:55 PM | Link to this

I’ll stick with the race coming down to Virginia and we won’t have an answer on election night. If Obama manages pulls it off he’ll win 281-257, but if McCain holds the state he’ll win 270-268.

I’ll go with McCain/Palin 270-268, but Obama will win the popular vote 49.1 to 48.5. Then we’ll hear four more years of whining about the electoral college.

Note to Johnny Mac: If you want my prediction to come true you better have an army of poll watchers and lawyers crawling all over northern and eastern Virginia on election day and night. You need to remember that they wait for the rest of the state to count and see what they need. Webb was down about a quarter million votes at midnight and then Presto!

By Jeffrey

October 30, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this

Obama 51.4% McCain whatever is leftover. Obama 312 electoral votes to whatever is left for McCain. And oh yeah Barack wins Georgia and when he does, I’ll call Neil Boortz and rub his nose in it.

By TN Gelding

October 30, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

* CommunistAJC*

October 30, 2008 2:59 PM

Daddy Bush needs to take him to the wood shed as well.

By cc

October 30, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this

when you think about it, isn’t trickle down just another form of socialism? with promises of redistributing wealth.

By Skeptic Tank

October 30, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this

Jeffrey

I’ll call Boortz too, but he’s too big a coward to do anything but hit the dump button and spend 5 minutes mocking you on-air. Boortz the Libertarian; what a crock of feces. Boortz the Libertarian had the Libertarian candidate for president, Bob Barr, sitting right in his backyard in Cobb County, but he STILL shilled for the Republicans and John McSame. Bob Barr, uber-conservative Libertarian; John McCain, moderate Republican…and Boortz lapped the swill of the GOP. Neal Boortz is a fraud, a phony, a sellout to his supposed political ideology.

By TN Gelding

October 30, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this

Skeptic Tank

October 30, 2008 8:26 PM

He even gave the lovely Sarah some air time.

By TN Gelding

October 31, 2008 1:35 AM | Link to this

SwedeAtlanta

October 30, 2008 6:25 PM

Thanks for improving the level of discourse.

Even a shallow thinker like me has come to the same conclusions.

By Swami Dave

October 31, 2008 9:05 AM | Link to this

McCain: 295 - 50.1% Obama: 243 - 48.5%

The story of the election being Pennsylvania with the “tale of the tape” being the triple comments of “God & Guns - Disdain for people not like them”, “Racists”, and “Rednecks”.

The real fun will be the watching the shock and dismay of liberals who don’t understand what happens. Followed quickly by the bitterness and irrational squabbling from the kook fringe who will have wasted a half-billion dollars betting on the wrong horse.

As for the Georgia Senate race, Chamliss wins barely in a race that is much closer than it should have been. Democrats gain, but fail to get the 60 Senate seats that they need for filibuster-proof control.

With a Republican President and a Democratic House / Senate, gridlock continues as both attempt to placate their bases and roadblock the other side’s agenda. Both sides give after the election speeches talking about “bipartisanship” (largely defined as action on their agenda) while warning the American people of how they are protecting them from the other side.

The real Americans who drive the country and the economy wake up on November 5th & January 20th and go to work.

Oh yeah, Jay will post a thread that will get a number of supporting and opposing responses (Swami Dave’s being the most logical and rational).

Enjoy guys!

-Swami Dave

By findog

October 31, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this

Obama breaks 315 with the biggest shockers being Indiana and Arizona; McCain loses every state where he has a home, but Georgia shows the love 51-49.

By findog

October 31, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this

sorry about not reading the entire post Obama 615 51.5 to 47.2, 3rd party 1.3

By Logical Dude

October 31, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

Based on current polling, the numbers are:

Obama 364

McCain 174

I don’t think it will really be that wide of a margin, but these are what the current polls are showing, so I’ll go with the polls today

By Logical Dude

October 31, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this

oops, for a tie breaker: Obama 55% McCain 44%

By lostindixie

October 31, 2008 5:48 PM | Link to this

Jay,

I think it will be: Obama 311 EV, McCain 227 EV

Obama 52.1%, McCain 47.9%

By hillbilly ragger

November 1, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

My somewhat aggressive prediction:

EVs: Obama 339, McCain 199. (I’m figuring Kerry States plus CO, NM, NV, IO, OH, VA, FL. Don’t think he’ll get NC. Fingers seriously crossed about OH but if I had to bet I’d Obama to win, so it’s in there too).

Popular vote: Obama 52.2%, McCain 46.4% (Nothing special here, it’s just what 538 dot com has online at the moment.)