From the article BtD cites:

Maybe not too cocky, but still fairly confident, I'd say.

I'm going to continue being cocky about that.

Unless he takes the opportunity at one of the debates to climb up on McCain's lectern and fart audibly in McCain's face while waiving the national flag of Iran, Obama will win California (and probably would still win).


I wouldn't worry about that "big funding for activity in the state" and "solid internal polling numbers." That is just campaignese for "Please, please, don't give up!"

Alex, bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa

If Democratic voters and voters leaning towards Obama decide to not vote because "Obama is just going to win anyways" it can be lost.

That is true, though it was true of the last four elections as well and didn't in any way put the Democratic candidate at risk of losing the state (which has been a 10 point win or more each time).

But yes, everybody should vote regardless of how certain the result seems. I just don't see any real risk of the result (for president) changing. California is willing to consider Republicans at the state level, they just don't seem willing to do so at the national level. North Carolina is similar in reverse.

And I'm still not voting for him. It would have to get awfully more close in the polls for me to change my mind.

Absolutely, I was very careful in phrasing that so it didn't say who to vote for, just to vote.

(And president is really the only position where I hold the view that everyone should vote regardless. For everything else I think most people should refuse to vote on grounds of ignorance.)

Senator Biden on the recent stock market selloff:


Wow, just wow.........and some of you guys want this mental giant as your next VP;)

I don't get it. Is it the Roosevelt reference that bugs you?

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