“Toss-up” states Minnesota and Wisconsin were re-designated to “Lean-Obama” Friday, giving the presumptive Democratic nominee another 20 electoral votes in CNN’s current estimate. The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes ”” 39 shy of winning the nomination.
Why even have a vote? The media has already called this election contest well before the candidates have even been formally made their respective party’s designated candidate for President. Let’s face it, elections are no longer about issues and planks in a platform, but rather political ideology, money and power. And where’s the discourse between candidates? The media even controls the so-called debates. (Oh, that’s right! They’re not really debates because the candidates aren’t allowed to engage in face to face interchange. “Please direct your comments to the Moderator.”)
I, for one, feel that this nation would be better served if a muzzle were placed on these pundits and their endless statistical projections. How much longer will they be allowed to call an election before citizens get to cast their vote?
Small wonder I, like many others, have become a cynical sideliner.
That’s not exactly news that the People’s Republic of Minnesota and Wisconsin which had a socialist congressman for years are “leaning Obama.” I will take notice when more moderate or conservative states start leaning Obama.
Elves: The text in Kendall’s post needs to be updated/corrected. The sentence in the CNN story reads “win the presidency”, not “the nomination.” Pls delete this reply once it is corrected. Thanks.
How far ahead was John Kerry in late June, 2004?