1.0 link 122826 <![CDATA[What McCain's Advisors Tried to Accomplish by Choosing Palin -- Why They Will Fail]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/what-mccains-advisors-tri_b_122826.html By choosing Sarah Palin as the Republican candidate for Vice-President, McCain's all-lobbyist high command showed us three things about their analysis of the state of the race:

* They understand that if the current campaign dynamic continues they will lose. The New York Times' most recent analysis shows 172 electoral votes solidly in Obama's camp, and 79 leaning to Obama. That would leave Obama needing only 19 of the 60 electoral votes they categorize as "toss ups." Obama shows...

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