10/16/08: It’s Really, Really, Really Over

OK, it’s the morning after. The euphoria has faded (somewhat), and the vision of a new world looks that much more real. So every news source I normally read, watch or listen to on the radio all say that Obama won, and McCain did nothing to halt the roller coaster. So I peeked over the fence to see what the other side is thinking and saying about all this. But first, I wanted to see where they got their news from, if not the NY Times or CNN like the rest of us. So I looked around.

What’s your favorite news magazine? No this is not a “gotcha” question!

I just wanted to know where people on the left and right are getting their election news from these days. And the survey says:

The Huffington Post is the most read magazine on the left and The New Republic on the right.

So I went over to the New Republic to see what they thought of the debate. Here’s what I saw:
He’s a rambling man

And my favorite:
It’s Really, Really, Really Over

Here's hoping that's right! Even Karl Rove sounds pretty pessimistic – the best he can say is “Obama hasn’t closed the sale”. Of course not, the election is still 19 days away, and it ain’t over till the fat lady sings. But as he points out, McCain needs to win every one of 7 states that Bush carried in 2004: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada. If he carries [ALL] those states, while losing only Iowa and New Mexico from the GOP's 2004 total, Mr. McCain will carry 274 Electoral College votes and the White House. It's threading the needle, but it's come to that.

And right now, except Missouri, where it’s tied, Obama is leading in all of these states.

So vote now, vote early, and let’s close the sale!

ps: Scary moment of the night - Noam Scheiber's words:
McCain on a health exception to abortion restrictions (again, in its entirety): "He's [for] health for the mother. You know, that's been stretched by the pro-abortion movement in America to mean almost anything. That's the extreme pro-abortion position, quote, 'health.'" Yikes.