Anyone think Palin will withdraw from the McCain ticket?
SuzannePjam
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I see a Harriet Meyers situation coming. McCain didn't get the bounce he was hoping for from the announcement. Actually he got no bounce at all. I have a feeling within a few weeks she'll be off the ticket citing she's "putting her family first because of the intense media scrutiny." Who else thinks the same way??
Prediction Market Starts Betting That Palin Will Withdraw From Ticket
The Intrade prediction market has opened trading on whether "Sarah Palin [is] to be withdrawn as Republican VP nominee before 2008 presidential election." At 8:55 am, Tuesday morning, the market is selling the prediction at 18 a share and rising. That means 18 percent of traders think Palin will be removed.
Intrade predicted Joe Biden would be Barack Obama's running mate in August and its traders was also correct about every Senate race in 2006. It fell flat in predicting a Democratic majority.
Keep checking back through out the day for updates on the trading numbers.
Prediction Market Starts Betting That Palin Will Withdraw From Ticket
The Intrade prediction market has opened trading on whether "Sarah Palin [is] to be withdrawn as Republican VP nominee before 2008 presidential election." At 8:55 am, Tuesday morning, the market is selling the prediction at 18 a share and rising. That means 18 percent of traders think Palin will be removed.
Intrade predicted Joe Biden would be Barack Obama's running mate in August and its traders was also correct about every Senate race in 2006. It fell flat in predicting a Democratic majority.
Keep checking back through out the day for updates on the trading numbers.
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But everybody else is overwhelmed by indifference and the promise of an early bed..."-- Elvis Costello
"Some of my friends sit around every evening and they worry about the times ahead,
But everybody else is overwhelmed by indifference and the promise of an early bed..."-- Elvis Costello
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I hope not though.
Never going to happen.
:eek:
don't even joke!
armageddon is here!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
I think if she withdraws from the campaign it will be because she was asked to not because she decided to. If this story keeps going and McCain's poll numbers start being effected you can bet that the GOP will ask her to withdraw. Any political party would do the same.
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Whatta country. We deserve everything we get!
You're probably right, but I hope it doesn't come to that.
It's funny how many people attack Politicians....and then when you have 2 relative "outsiders" on the 2 top tickets (Obama & Palin), people attack their "experience" and then try to attack them and their families personally (Obama = Muslim, Michelle = non-partiot ; Palin = dirty (re:investigation in Alaska that appears ot be pretty stupid) and now her teenage daughter's pregancy...after the rumors about her youngest already).
Anyhow, it's gettin greally old to hear everyone complain about politicians and then keep electing the same damn ones for 30+ years and keep wanting the same damn "experienced people" as Pres. & Veep.
I'd love a ticket of Rep & Dem outsiders combined, it would be refreshing.
Many with vast monetary funds have stayed away from McCain and needed to get someone anyone who could help bring in funds even if going in he knew they had issues and she certainly does.
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You're wrong there...they love this. They get to have the Pro-life talk of a candidate played out 2 times...once right in front of th eworl during the election. I'm sure they are loving every second of this.
I'm in complete agreement with you there.
Was it 1972? When Thomas Eagleton was replaced on the McGovern ticket by Sargent Shriver?
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/09/01/evangelicals-say-palins-daughter-wont-be-an-issue.html
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
The same year that the Obama's Washington outsider went to Washington?
I agree with the Evangilicals that it shouldn't be an issue, but I also can't stand their blatant hypocracy. Had this happened to a Democratic candidate the James Dobson's of the world would have cursed the candidate and his/her heathen daughter straight to hell.
I don't really think an investigation, that began prior to her being offered the VP position, is stupid.
An investigation into whether or not she abused her power to illegally fire someone, really seems pretty valid if you ask me.
In my opinion, she is a typical Republican candidate with lots of baggage.
McCain has already "used" Romney, Lieberman and Pawlenty in the VP version of "Where's Waldo" on Friday, and if he burns anymore political bridges than that will hurt him more than public opinion.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
I think the investigation is stupid...just my opinion after having read some on it.
I think EVERY person (and thus every candidate) has plenty of baggage.
You're are probably right about that...but that's why I don't listen to them.
The last time a candidate was investigated for abuse of power regarding state troopers it was Bill Clinton allegedly using them to procure sex partners for him and if I remember correctly, the country survived him and his scandals pretty well.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
fair enough.
Many do though. There are far to many people out there that would vote for who ever these Evangilical preachers tell them to vote for.
3Gs.. God gays and guns
Curious to know your source about the bounce you claim McCain recieved in the polls. I see Palin created a lot buzz in the media, but I don't think they brought his poll numbers up.
Latest Gallup Poll shows no 'Palin bump' for McCain
Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
The Gallup Poll's daily tracking service never sleeps: The Labor Day poll shows Barack Obama leads John McCain 49-43 percent. The bottom line: No big bump (yet) for McCain's pick of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee.
Obama led McCain by the same 6 percentage points right after the end of the Democratic National Convention -- and a day before Palin became national news.
Obviously, the daily tracking poll in the next day or two will reflect what Americans think about Palin now that they know her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is about five months pregnant.
"Some of my friends sit around every evening and they worry about the times ahead,
But everybody else is overwhelmed by indifference and the promise of an early bed..."-- Elvis Costello
Eliot Spitzer was the last that I remember... He was surviving that, well, until the hooker thing
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
It depends which polls you are looking at.
CNN had it at Obama 49 - McCain 48 on Monday
Zogby had it at McCain 47 - Obama 45 on Monday
and Rasmussen had it at Obama 46 McCain 43
Of course the only poll that matters is on 11/4
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
I'd have to go searching, but I think McCain did get a significant "bump" in fundraising.