The Key Counties to Victory for Obama and McCain

Why would anyone vote for me (John McCain)?

I'm old and out of touch with reality. I have a 1950's "bunker" mentality and people tend to think that I'm a jerk. I flip-flop on the issues and have a political philosophy much like a socialist. I am really not that different from my opponent Barack Obama; who is also a socialist. I have a problem controlling my anger; which is a bad thing for someone who is running for president. I really have no agenda except to keep the war in Iraq going for another 100 years and to make my rich friends even wealthier. I know that Ron Paul is right on every issue, but I can't say that because it would be admitting that I am wrong. I really hate the idea of small government and following the constitution because that is what Ron Paul talks about and I wish I were as smart as he is. I can not possibly win against Obama because I am not popular like he is and no one wants to give me money. I am going to get my clock cleaned by Obama; a guy who speaks well but says nothing. Then again, I don't have much to say myself so maybe I should listen to Ron Paul more often. I know that it is too late now to change the way I am, so I'm just going to run my "campain of fear" and hope that I can scare people into voting for me. That is really all you can do when you are John McCain!

Micropolitics?

I really like the idea of already getting a sneak peek at the results we should be interested in. Yet, I don't entirely see the point. We are so far away from the general election, that we won't even know which states will be the swing states, let alone if the election will even be close. This list is based on an assumption about which states will be most significant. The problem is the conjecture verges on too hypothetical to even be taken seriously.

I'm all for using technology to better understand voting patterns, but I find it excessively reductionist to find 5 counties which will determine an election.

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