http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080921/ap_on_el_pr/obama;_ylt=AhM.RRqvVyfC3DYB4Qa.QmWyFz4D

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"Obama is pulling his campaign staffers out of North Dakota, where he had been making an effort to become the first Democrat to carry the state in 44 years. Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage said the campaign will send workers from his 11 offices in North Dakota to other battleground states. "

9/21/2008 9:19:32 PM

wat a fuckin loser. lol

9/21/2008 9:26:48 PM

Does this really deserve it's own thread?

Which states is McCain not fighting for?

9/21/2008 9:27:51 PM

sheesh...sorry...i really did think it deserved its own thread as i wouldnt be surprised if he gives up other states in the future

idk what states john mccain aint fighting for...i guess like alabama or something?

9/21/2008 9:31:07 PM

^ but i 100% guarantee you won't think i deserved a thread for my latest. "alabama or something" fucking ridiculous. lol

[Edited on September 21, 2008 at 9:33 PM. Reason : b]

9/21/2008 9:33:27 PM

iirc, obama was touting some 50 state strategy etc, mccain wasn't

9/21/2008 9:38:37 PM

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"iirc, obama was touting some 50 state strategy etc, mccain wasn't"

That's a pretty crucial bit of information. Post on

9/21/2008 9:39:19 PM

iirc, obama was touting some 50 54 state strategy etc, mccain wasn't

9/21/2008 10:10:35 PM

iirc, obama was touting some muslim christian[corrected onsite by reporter] religion strategy etc, mccain wasn't

9/21/2008 10:25:01 PM

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"Which states is McCain not fighting for?"

Probably Illinois. You don't beat the Chicago machine on their home turf.

9/22/2008 2:33:30 AM

Obama wasn't exactly taking on a "50 state strategy," but he does hope to turn a lot of red states blue and when by an impressive margin that gives him a clear mandate.

9/22/2008 2:58:04 AM

so obama gives up on one of the states with the lowest percentages of african american population in the US....why is this news?

I really hope you didnt put a lot of time and effort into this discovery.....

[Edited on September 22, 2008 at 3:27 AM. Reason : ...]

9/22/2008 3:25:23 AM

Even pulling paid staff out of a state at this point won't be completely giving up on the state given the ground game and volunteer base that has already been coordinated in the state.

On a semi-related note I read yesterday that both McCain & Obama are shifting more resources into North Carolina.

9/22/2008 6:51:30 AM

all states

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"In the wake of an epic financial meltdown that threatens to derail the U.S. economy for years, Barack Obama announced he was ending his run for President of the United States, declaring to a stunned nation, “Man, this is bullshit.” In a boisterous and hastily-called press conference, Obama detailed his reasons for the decision. “I was prepared to fight global warming, reform the health care system, repair our crumbling roads, create a 21st century electric grid, find Bin Laden, end the war in Iraq, and bring peace to Israel and the Palestinians. But now you tell me I have to clean up the worst financial mess since the Great Depression too? One that’s going to plunge our economy into a recession for most of my administration while I take the blame? Fuck that. That’s fucking ridiculous. You guys clean up your own shit. I’m outta here.”"

http://www.1001words.com/2008/09/obama-to-nation-im-outta-here.html

9/22/2008 7:10:08 AM

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"so obama gives up on one of the states with the lowest percentages of african american population in the US....why is this news? I really hope you didnt put a lot of time and effort into this discovery....."

THE RULE OF WHITEY IS OVER AINT IT??!!

9/22/2008 12:24:46 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_el_pr/mccain

add alaska and georgia to the list

10/2/2008 8:03:39 PM

So it seems NC might actually be competitive this time.

I might ought to register to vote after all.

10/3/2008 1:20:42 AM

McCain's pulled out of Michigan, btw.

10/3/2008 9:19:31 AM

tucker bounds said hes given up on montana yesterday...he had made inroads but i guess he figured he wouldnt win in it

10/4/2008 1:36:47 PM

i mis read the thread title as "official Obama is giving up" and i got happy for a second

10/4/2008 3:04:00 PM

The portion of Obama's campaign he doesn't have to pay for ( the mainstream media) is calling NC a battleground state, but they can't actually believe that. Of course, if he wants to waste money here and it helps him lose, that's a good thing.

10/4/2008 4:47:03 PM

some things i wonder/think sometimes:

-is the media inflating obamas numbers so that when he loses they can all be like omg wtf how did he lose/there are too many racists
-back when it was close, was the media trying to make it close just so that all the negros etc were like oh shit we def need to vote(making sure every person thought they had to vote)
-its gonna be the shit if mccain wins the electoral vote and obama wins the popular vote...in that situation, my dream scenario is mccain winning by like 5 electoral votes and obama winning by like 7-10 million votes

10/4/2008 5:32:32 PM

Obama pulled out of your mom.

10/4/2008 5:33:39 PM

^^That last scenario is called "free TV time".

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"The media"

10/4/2008 5:40:45 PM

Que?

10/4/2008 5:44:06 PM

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"The portion of Obama's campaign he doesn't have to pay for ( the mainstream media) is calling NC a battleground state, but they can't actually believe that. Of course, if he wants to waste money here and it helps him lose, that's a good thing. "

We are less of a battleground state than other states, but we're still a battleground state, as the polls indicate.

speaking of polls (again...): http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html
Obama has officially passed his all-time highest poll level on RCP, and is about 1.6 points away (a LOT actually) from his all-time biggest lead

10/4/2008 5:54:36 PM

I thought that a smaller portion of the people in this state were smart enough not to vote for a socialist who is buddies with William Ayers.

10/4/2008 6:07:40 PM

honestly i'm just glad that socialist president we have now is about to go

10/4/2008 6:38:12 PM

his spending is a disgrace to conservatives everywhere, but Obama's would be worse.

10/4/2008 9:36:28 PM

I'm going to laugh if Obama ends up winning NC.

10/4/2008 9:42:54 PM

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"I thought that a smaller portion of the people in this state were smart enough not to vote for a socialist"

Rofl, McCain voted for the biggest piece of corporate socialism this country has seen in a long time. You die hard righties aren't at all internally consistent.

10/4/2008 10:40:19 PM

^ definitely. its like some Republicans don't get it.

10/6/2008 7:18:20 PM

dnl, you do realize that you are supporting someone far more socialist than dubya, right?

10/6/2008 7:25:01 PM

McCain may have voted for legislation that is too far left, but Obama's whole philosophy is socialism.

10/6/2008 8:30:52 PM

I don't want to get my hopes up too much for NC, but check out that crowd at 1:14

10/6/2008 9:14:59 PM

^ Like 30k people showed up for that, 6k couldn't even get in the stadium.

30k is like half the pop. of asheville

10/6/2008 9:40:04 PM

we are talking about asheville here. don't get your hopes up thinking it's like the rest of the state. it's as liberal there as it is in the People's Republic of Chapel Hill.

10/6/2008 10:24:51 PM

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nd/north_dakota_mccain_vs_obama-618.html

haha...apparently now ND is a toss up

10/18/2008 4:18:44 PM

he's going to have to give up on all the states when he loses

10/18/2008 4:23:03 PM