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A surprising Rasmussen poll shows McCain is now polling ahead of Obama on the economy and taxes.  A month ago, McCain was polling 3 points behind on taxes.  Currently, he is polling 2 points ahead.  Obama seems to have hurt himself some with his answer to Joe the Plumber of “spreading the wealth around”.  A month ago, McCain was 9 points behind on the economy.  Now, he is 1 point ahead.

While these are small margins, it is yet more evidence that McCain is gaining momentum entering the election.

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Citizens in Gaza have begun cold calling Americans in attempts to get them to vote for Obama in the upcoming election.  USA Today reports that 24-year-old Ibrahim Abu Jayab is using Skype (an Internet-based phone service) to leave messages to potential American voters.  He doesn’t speak english, but he practiced his spiel: “I’m Ibrahim Abu Jayab from Gaza Strip. I support the Senator Obama from Gaza Strip, I think the Senator Obama achieve the peace in the world and in my area. For the peace, please elect Senator Obama. Thank you very much.”

It seems distinctly possible that many in Gaza view Obama as a less staunch ally of Israel.  And, Obama does have some odd endorsements (as does McCain).  Regardless, it does seem odd to see Hamas and Gaza citizens supporting Obama so strongly.

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The latest Gallup likely voter poll shows McCain is only trailing Obama by 2 points (49-47).  Various polls continue to show the race tightening up as election day approaches.  Zogby is showing McCain behind by 4 points (49-45).  Rasmussen shows a 5 point deficit (51-46).  IBD shows a 4 point differential (48-44).  Battleground shows 3 points (49-46).

I still say the election is not in the bag for Obama.  The momentum still seems to be shifting back to McCain, if he can hold the momentum for the next week, the election is anyone’s game.

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Philadelphia’s CBS 3 has joined WFTV on the Obama interview ban list.  The station interviewers gave Biden tough questions that he apparently did not like, resulting in the same punishment as was dolled out to an Orlando station for another tough interview.

Perhaps the Obama campaign should send out a list of acceptable questions before interviews happen.  Then again, Biden could just give straight answers and the questions would stop.

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Anyone who was around for 1992 is sure to remember Ross Perot.  If not, you might remember Dana Carvey doing Ross Perot impersonations on SNL.  The reason I bring Ross Perot up is that he was the last candidate to buy primetime slots on the major networks for an infomercial.  He brought his pointer and his cardboard graphs and in his trademark voice explained why he was the best candidate for America.  I have to admit, he was a bit hypnotic in a creepy sort of way.  Regardless, Perot’s shows even outperformed sitcoms. For your nostalgia here’s a bit of one of his shows:

It will be interesting to see how Obama’s show ratings turn out.  My instinct tells me that Perot’s novelty level (3rd party candidate and unorthodox for a politician) is what drew his ratings.  At this point in the election, I’d expect mostly diehard Obama supporters and truly undecided will be the viewers.  Zogby shows about 6% of voters are still undecided, but also shows Obama with a large lead.  I’m not sure how much Obama has to gain with the TV special, but time will tell.  Many seem to be sick of hearing from the politicians, given the constant political advertising that we are innundated with lately.

SNL had to get in on the act and for those that missed it, here is the spoof:

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