Even Ohio Can't Save McCain From Likely Defeat

NBC News political director Chuck Todd talks with "Morning Joe" about which states are favoring Obama and why Ohio won't save McCain in the election.

Chuck Todd had nothing but bad news for John McCain on "Morning Joe" today. "Lets get realistic," he said, before adding Colorado, Virginia, and Florida to Barack Obama's column. Other battleground states Todd rated as "pure tossups," but then he added, "So what? If Obama is up in these three, and you're hearing very negative comments come out of the McCain campaign about Colorado, Virginia ... and then there's Florida, which has really slipped away from McCain."

"There is no ground game," Joe Scarborough responded. Todd agreed, adding that Democrats were already doing better in early voting, based on ballot requests. "The ground game, it is just absent from the McCain campaign ... At this point, the only state that I feel good about for McCain is Ohio." He posited that McCain could win that state but lose the election, which would be "very frustrating to Republicans."

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[moneyfornewbies]

Todd is such a tool. What a difference a day makes. McCain is ahead in Fla. McCain is gaining in Pa. McCain is tied in Nevada.

This race is trending McCain/Palin. The Big Mo is with McCain. Some polls will show McCain ahead by Monday. Bet on it!!!!

[ThePatriotsMaxims]

Gallup Daily 10-22

Obama is leading in Fl. 48%-46%

Obama ls leading in NV 49%-46%

Obama is leading in PA 52%-40% (53%-40% on 10/22)

Obama leads among likely voters 52%-44%

Obama's electoral college lead is 364-173, with 3 ties (ND)

1. No candidate this far back two weeks out has ever won.

2. The Democrats have a 10% advantage in party registration; in 2004 it was even.

3. Obama is safe in all the Kerry states and ahead in half a dozen states Bush won.

It's nice to dream, though

[ThePatriotsMaxims]

Barack Obama has a double-digit lead over John McCain in the latest Pew poll, 52 percent to 38 percent with registered voters, and 53 percent to 39 percent among likely voters.

[Salvatrucho213]

I know Obama could win this by a large margin BUT like he said "don't get cocky"

[ThePatriotsMaxims]

I am not really the type of person to gloat, but I am going to immensely enjoy going back to my other videos and commenting on those who guarantee a McCain win.

And also those like RevolutionOfCg who did a convoluted "study" of the electoral map, and predicts McCain will win in a historic landslide.

[Salvatrucho213]

I think Obama will win, but there is still that chance he won't. What the McCain campaign is running is on the fears of Americans. Fear of anything out of the norm. Obama is waaaay out of this country's norm and they will try to appreciate that advantage. We have to remember the "Bradley effect". When they go into the voting booth, maybe race is what it will come down to. Lets hope not but its still a possibility. If this country has evolved you're going to see blue from coast to coast.

[ThePatriotsMaxims]

The Bradley effect occurred in 1982, and I believe we as a nation are more racially tolerant now. I don't think it will have a significant effect.

[souljaEXVOTO]

wow. best news all day. actually, this is the best news in 8 long, horrid, humiliating, excruciating, torturous, miserable years.

[rncoco]

This was the best election ever!!! I'm still going through withdrawl missing it!!! I'm so excited about the Obama presidency!

[IMediaCorp]

@Cordero787 AMEN!! (worth the reply even 8 months later) I'm tired of seeing Palin-esque airheads spew their junk online--then whine about the Media

[TheMisken]

@wolf8503 actually big cities do represent the majority of this country. If you add up the population of all the big cities and then add up the population of all the rural counties...you're going to have a landslide of a majority of people living in cities.

Seriously...

[Cordero787]

You stupid right wing fucktards call everything that isn't your borderline Republican neo-nazism, you call it communist! There is nothing wrong with socialized medicine or education anyway! You have a president that wants to actually help the common people for a change and look how your stupid,massochistic ass reacts! Why do you favor corporate and elite friendly Republican administyrations that disregard working family needs,huh? You're either an idiot or just a rich greedy pig!

[sergeantnorider]

We are talking about the presidential election nitwit...try to focus. And the fact is Obama won the popular vote by over 10million votes and in the electoral vote McCain's sorry ass didn't even break 200 (353 to 173 - ouch). Your party got humiliated and nothing can change that-its historical fact now.Hell McCain only won his home state of AZ by 9 while Obama won his home state by over 20. Obama took all the toss ups except MO (lost by 1 pt). McCain couldnt even win FL! Lol. Just shut up dude.

[wolf8503]

yeah you goofball, just like most states he won by big cities and you cant deny that. you think big cities represent the majority of this country? wrong....by the way? dont the idiot have majoritys in both houses...then WHINES because people oppose him and his communist ways.. big majoritys to, and he blames others

[sergeantnorider]

So in other words he "won" Ohio...lol...what a lame excuse dude. Winning the Super Bowl by a field goal is still a win so who cares if he won by small counties or big cities? Why are conservatives always such whiners?

[wolf8503]

Obama didnt really "Win" Ohio....

whats sad is that he won only 10-15 counties out of 88... he won the big city counties..Franklin, Hamilton,...and Athens, which is the home of Ohio University he was hammered in rural counties.

[Nacho2333]

thank God Ohio voted for Obama i would have to leave Ohio if they voted McCain

[60sThru80s]

"Use your aggressive feelings boy, Let the hate flow thru you"

Good job addressing the substance of what I said. Generations from now I'm sure your grandkids will still be declaring radio a "dying medium" (and act like they were the first ones saying it.

There's nothing new under the sun. Good luck gaining some perspective.

[MooseShady]

60sThru80s

Use your aggressive feelings boy, Let the hate flow thru you Heeheeheehee!!!