Motley Moose – Archive

I was the 8th in line.

About 200 people were behind me when the polls opened at 6am.

I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

For Mark Warner.

For Glenn Nye.

I voted for Change.

Lurkers, Find Your Polling Location Here – The Editors

Moose are calm herbivorous creatures. Except in rutting season we don’t fret. Despite what the would-be Republican Vice President thinks of us, we usually remain aloof and majestic.

But the next few days will be a challenge to us. There are so many things to do…

So stock markets around the world are bouncing back this morning, mainly because Europe and the US are combining in a united effort to solve the liquidity crisis by buying equity in the banking system.

Unlike the US Treasury’s original bailout plan (which merely involved purchasing the toxic debt) this is a part emergency nationalisation of the banks. There are upsides and downsides. The main upside so far? The markets seem to believe it will work...

 

Let’s be serious for a moment.

(Crossposted at MyDD)

What is John McCain’s path to victory?  Does he even have one?  If you look at Pollster.com’s state of the race, you’ll see that the numbers currently stand at 260 EVs for Obama, 179 for McCain, and 99 tossup.  In order to win the election, a candidate must have at least 270 electoral votes.  In other words, out of the 99 tossup EVs, Obama needs 10, while McCain needs 91.

It isn’t completely hopeless for John McCain, though.  Let’s examine how he might win this election.