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Originally posted by Spike
If she doesn't pull off a few good performances in the next few days then I think the best situation would be for her to step down. It doesn't make McCain look as bad as if he had of got rid of her.
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Well, that would be my initial thought also. However, if she steps down now, people will still know that it is because she is doing badly.
I'm not sure she will do well in the debate. You would think they would have prepared her well, but who knows?
It's worth repeating again that since being named as VP nominee, Biden has now done around 100 interviews with press/journalists. Sarah Palin has done....3. I saw two of them (Katie Couric and Charles Gibson), and she performed terribly on both of them.
What is really surprising is that current stats show a less than 1% chance of McCain winning all the states that Bush won in 2004. The states that Bush won easily and which should be staunch Republicans are not looking good for McCain.
In Virginia, Obama is up currently by 1.4 points. Bush won that in 2004 by 8.2 points. (The last time a Democrat won in this state was 1964).
Florida is currently tied. Bush won that in 2004 by 5 points.
North Carolina has Obama up by 0.7 points (still statistically a tie). Bush won in 2004 by 12.4 points.
In Indiana, McCain is up by 2.3 points. In 2004, Bush won it by over 20 points.
Colorado - Obama is currently up by 5 points. Bush won it in 2004 by 4.7 points.
New Mexico has Obama up by 6 points. Bush won by 1 point in 2004.