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The Battle To Be The Media Darling

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:32:45 PM EST
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Tonight Barack Obama and John McCain will be battling to be the Media Darling for the night. I think McCain leads that contest, AS LONG AS he wins tonight, even if by a point. The Media is rooting hard for him. Here is the latest RCP average:

McCain 31.8
Romney 28.2
Huck 12.2
Rudy 9.3
Paul 8.2

Personally I am rooting hard for Romney because I want to see the long faces on Tweety and Co. if Saint John loses. I am also rooting for Paul to beat Rudy. Another 5th for Rudy would be sweet.

But make no mistake, if McCain wins, he will be toasted all night long. The Media loves McCain even more than it hates Hillary Clinton.

BTW, drop your predictions here if you like. I predict Willard in an upset.

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    Obama took Iowa; Obama takes NH, (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by oculus on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:40:22 PM EST
    Obama doesn't get the Dem. nomination.

    You can just predict tonight (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:43:45 PM EST
    No need to be wrong on the long run story for no good reason.

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    lol (none / 0) (#7)
    by Jgarza on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:46:17 PM EST
    nice.  she only has 15-20 million left according to the huffpo.  if that true she is toast.

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    Ha. (none / 0) (#13)
    by oculus on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:54:35 PM EST


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    C'mon Ronny Paul.... (none / 0) (#2)
    by kdog on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:43:07 PM EST
    I got a sawbuck riding on him to beat Rudy.  

    The sooner Rudy rolls up his tent the sooner I sleep that much easier.

    He is out of it anyway (none / 0) (#5)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:44:59 PM EST
    McCain wins, and he takes Rudy out with the Media's help.

    Romney wins, and it is him and Huck, one on one, and Willard wins.

    Rudy has no path.

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    Praise the sun god..... (none / 0) (#20)
    by kdog on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 09:14:00 AM EST
    Lost that sawbuck, but losing when betting with your heart doesn't really sting:)

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    I'm really (none / 0) (#3)
    by RalphB on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:43:31 PM EST
    hoping for a McCain win and a big one.  If he gets the R nomination, at least I'll have one candidate I can vote for whom I respect.

    I just can't go Obama.

    Well (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:45:28 PM EST
    You'll be hating MY posts on McCain for sure.

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    Probably (none / 0) (#18)
    by RalphB on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 05:26:06 PM EST
    but it's more likely I won't care about those posts. I respect John McCain for his past and his present and don't know you from little green apples.


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    I respect his past as a Vietnam war vet and (none / 0) (#19)
    by oculus on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 05:30:08 PM EST
    POW in the Hanoi Hilton.  I'm quite worried about what he might do in the future re middle east though.  Good to see a Republican willing to acknowledge the presence of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and the need to reach some type of accommodation.  

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    Paul over Rudy (none / 0) (#8)
    by Maryb2004 on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:46:28 PM EST
    would be sweet.

    McCain as the media darling for the night might not be all bad.  It would remind the voters that if he wins they will have to look at his image on the news every night for 4 years.  

    they might like it (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Jgarza on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:49:09 PM EST
    he will make everyone under 90 feel like they are Barack Obama.

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    i'm going (none / 0) (#9)
    by Jgarza on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:47:03 PM EST
    for Willard he is my fav repub.

    i'm mean really (none / 0) (#10)
    by Jgarza on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:47:56 PM EST
    he is more pro gay then Ted Kennedy, it is my duty to want him to win.

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    Go Mittens! (none / 0) (#12)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:54:09 PM EST
    I just want to watch the circular firing squad should one of the non-beltway sanctioned candidates win.

    Grandpa Fred isn't even cracking the top 5, eh?  Well, it's not like he really cares or anything.

    The Media (none / 0) (#14)
    by HeadScratcher on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 03:55:50 PM EST
    Like a good story, a horserace. You know who gets good press? The other person. You know who they pick on? Your person.

    Rupert Murdoch is backing Hillary so Fox News is as well, right?

    The media love McCain because they consider him to be more open and blunt. Not as calculating.

    I'm can live with McCain because if nothing else he's done more in his life than I or most of us ever will be called to do.! I'm not saying I support him, just that I can live with him.

    The Rominator makes a come-back (none / 0) (#15)
    by tworivers on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 04:00:32 PM EST
    McCain just barely ekes out a 1-2 point victory over Romney and Romney spins it as a "victory"

    Ron Paul comes in a very strong third. (My in-laws live in NH and everytime I go up there I'm struck by  how many Ron Paul signs there are).

    Wild guesses (none / 0) (#16)
    by JayR70 on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 04:12:30 PM EST
    Obama by 7, Clinton, then Edwards.

    Romney by 1, McCain, The Huckster, Paul, Rotten Rudy.

    Edwards is "toast" but McCain (none / 0) (#17)
    by oculus on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 04:12:55 PM EST
    will be "toasted."

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